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Unser to rehab, Renna to race.
Indy Racing League driver Al Unser, Jr., driver of the Cortecosponsored No. 7 car for the Kelley Racing Team, will enter a treatment centre to deal with problems that came to light following an incident in Indianapolis last week that resulted in his arrest.
Q&A: Ryan Hunter-Reay.
Well, basically the Formula Atlantic Series, if not the most, it's one of the most competitive years Atlantic has ever had. It's just as competitive as the British F3 or any of the other top competitive open-wheel series in the country, or in the world.
German 500 cancelled.
Despite recent claims to the contrary, officials of the bankrupt EuroSpeedway in Lausitz have confirmed that they have had to cancel this year's German 500, leaving the CART 'European Tour' with just one stop...Rockingham.
Pre race quotes - Nashville.
"The CURB Records team is excited to come to Nashville for the Firestone Indy 200. I'm hoping to continue and even improve upon my success here last year. It would be great for us to have our first win of the season in (team co-owner) Mike Curb's hometown.
CART's Mexican initiative.
Responding not only to the recent influx of drivers and teams from Mexico that are having success in the CART FedEx Championship Series, but also to the businesses and huge crowds that surround the CART events in Mexico, CART announced its Hispanic Marketing Initiatives over the weekend in Clevel
Beardsley to compete in Infiniti Pro series.
2000 SCCA Formula Mazda National Champion Matt Beardsley will make his Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series debut July 20 at Nashville Superspeedway. Beardsley will drive the No. 12 Alpine Bank Old-Republic Land Title Beardsley Motorsports entry.
Carpentier praises best Bridgestones ever.
Patrick Carpentier ran among the leaders and took control when misfortune claimed his main competitors today, earning his second career victory in the FedEx Championship Series and first on Potenza tyres since Bridgestone became the Official Tire of CART this year.
Discover Card branch into CART with Haas.
After agreeing to sponsor the #26 Travis Carter/Carl Haas owned Ford in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series for the rest of the 2002 season, Discover Card tightened their links with Haas by signing on as an associate sponsor of the Newman-Haas CART FedEx team.
Vasser once again fastest Ford.
As he was last weekend in Toronto, Team Rahal's Jimmy Vasser was the fastest of the five Ford powered CART FedEx contenders on the opening day of practice and qualifying at Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport.
Miller reveals darker side to Unser Jr.
Al Unser Jr's open-wheel career is in limbo today after a shocking internet column from Robin Miller, one of CART's most respected journalists, publicly revealed the personal problems that the double CART Champion has been struggling with for several years and that culminated with his arrest in I
On the right track - Cleveland.
Scotsman Dario Franchitti, currently third in the championship point standings with 64, is the defending champion for this weekend's Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by U.S. Bank.
Champ Car fans win autographed helmet.
A couple of true Honda Indy 300 fans have won an authentic racing helmet signed by every driver in this year's FedEx Championship Series.
Another heartbreaker for Scheckter.
For the third time this year, Indy Racing League rookie Tomas Scheckter led more laps than any other driver, only to drop out of contention because of a late race mishap whilst seemingly on course for a maiden IRL win.
Bell excluded after crash.
Visteon/Patrick Racing driver Townsend Bell had a streak of three consecutive points paying finishes snapped at the Molson Indy Toronto when CART officials excluded him following a crash with Bruno Junqueira.
Podium Press Conference - IPS.
"I was right up behind Aaron Fike, I seemed to be just far enough behind him that when those guys spun in front of me, I just listened to my spotter, he told me to go low, and I just hoped that he knew what he was doing and fortunately I was able to drive around it." - Jason Priestley
Who Dares wins.
Airton Dar? earned his first career Indy Racing League victory on Sunday, winning the Ameristar Casino Indy 200 with a dramatic late pass at Kansas Speedway and completing a great double win for team owner AJ Foyt.
Result - Kansas IPS.
Complete results from Sunday's opening round of the Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series event on the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway.
Post Qualifying quotes - Kansas IPS.
"I tried to get in it as fast as I could on the warm-up lap, and the car was perfect. I could run it on the bottom like my grandpa told me, and everything went as planned. My grandpa and Jack Starne set the car up, and it was fast from the start." - AJ Foyt IV
Scheckter sends a message.
Tomas Scheckter reminded the rest of the Indy Racing League fraternity that he is all set to take his first career IRL win any time soon as he took pole position for Sunday's Ameristar Casino Indy 200 at Kansas Speedway.
Post practice quotes - Kansas.
"We started off the day kind of slow with a little push in the car. Through the sessions, we've worked it out. Our people are starting to jell, and it's that combination of people that are sorting things out." - Sarah Fisher
Redon shows the way.
Laurent Redon continued his impressive debut season in the Indy Racing League with Eric Bachelart's equally professional Conquest Racing team by setting fastest time in the opening day of practice at the Kansas Speedway.
Boat switches to Infiniti.
Indy Racing League veteran Billy Boat and CURB/Agajanian/Boat Indy Racing are switching to Infiniti engines starting with the Ameristar Casino Indy 200 this weekend at Kansas Speedway.