IndyCar News

Patrick Racing's decision to go with the Lola chassis in 2003 may have signalled the end of Reynards participation in the Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford.

Patrick Racing has announced that Visteon Corporation will continue as the primary sponsor for its #20 CART entry next season, and that Oriol Servia will continue to drive for the team after impressing in the second half of 2002.

Team Rahal has announced that its nascent Toyota Atlantic programme will be backed by the Argent Mortgage Company as primary sponsor in 2003.

Infiniti Pro Series frontrunner Aaron Fike's other racing pastime has earned him a top national short-track honour, with the award of the 2002 National Midget Driver of the Year title.

A.J. Foyt IV finished up his two-day Indy car test at Homestead-Miami Speedway on a positive note. The 18-year-old who will make his Indy Racing League debut at the 1.5-mile track in less than three months had a tough start in the A.J. Foyt Racing entry.

Team Rahal and Honda Performance Development Inc have confirmed the speculation that former CART pilot Kenny Brack will re-sign to the squad for his return to the oval only Indy Racing League next year.

Tora Takagi has been confirmed as Mo Nunn Racing's second driver for the 2003 Indy Racing League season, finalising his switch from the CART series after two years with Derek Walker.

Red Bull Cheever Racing announced yesterday that they will be using Chevrolet power in the Indy Racing League competition from next year onwards.

Team ISI will field the #24 Dallara-Infiniti in the 2003 Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series [IPS], team owner Kenn Hardley announced last night. Indy Racing veteran John Paul Jr will serve as team manager and driving coach for the newly formed team.

Davy Cook announced today an alliance with PC World Magazine , the most widely-read computer publication, that aims to generate new advertising customers while also contributing to the development of the young racers career.

This week's speculation that CART could come to Brands Hatch in 2003 would mean the return of Champ cars to the Kent circuit. In 1978, Champcars under the USAC banner contested races at both Brands Hatch and Silverstone. Today Crash.net has a look back at the Brands Hatch race.

Sarah Fisher, voted by fans as the 'Most Popular Driver' in the Indy Racing League for the last two seasons, will serve as the grand marshal for the 19th annual Richmond Christmas Parade next weekend.

Team members from Penske's Indy Racing League team are busy going head-to-head with fellow crewman from NASCAR and the NHRA in a special racing-themed episode of the hit US television show Junkyard Wars.

Toyota Atlantic Series hotshoe Michael Valiante may be on the radar screens of several CART team but the young Canadian has also been keeping his foot in at the other end of the racing ladder recently, both on and off the track.

Team Motorola (Green) and driver Michael Andretti may be moving on from the CART Championship but the telecommunications giant will remain as an integral part of the series after reaffirming their position as suppliers of CART's 'Official Two Way Radio.'

"This is a big day for Johnson Controls. I get to, on behalf of the other 90,000 employees that we have, announce that we're going to sponsor Paul Gentilozzi and the Rocketsports Racing Team for the 2003 CART series." - Jeff Tellman - Johnson Controls Motorsports Manager

Falcon Cars unveiled its Falcon Indy 01-A 2003 Indy Racing League contender on Friday in front of a large crowd of IRL team owners and officials, technical partners and media at the Falcon (MK Racing) facility in North Carolina.

Although the Player's-backed squad has finalised a two-car line-up involving Patrick Carpentier and Paul Tracy for 2003, F1 refugee Alex Yoong reveals that he has received an alternative offer from Forsythe Racing for next season's CART series.

Following the announcement that Dale Coyne Racing would return to CART in 2003, the CART weekly teleconference featured both Coyne and new signing Joel Camathias. Here they talk...

Indy Racing League driver Buddy Rice turned a top speed of 223.3 mph with Red Bull Cheever Racing on Nov. 20 in his first test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Michael Andretti's 18-year CART career came to a premature end in Mexico City when he made hard contact with the wall in Turn 13 on lap 51 of the Gran Premio Telmex Gigante.

Team Rahal used the season-ending Mexico City GP to announce an multi-year extension to its sponsorship agreement with the Gigante Group, one of the leading self-service retail chains in Mexico, and sponsor Michel Jourdain Jr's Lola-Ford.

Team KOOL Green's final CART race ended in disappointment as Dario Franchitti lost out on a potential victory and the runner-up spot in the points chase and Paul Tracy spun at the very first turn then later retired with mechanical problems.

Christian Fittipaldi qualified second at Mexico for his final CART race in a session in which the red flag was thrown on no less than four occasions.