IndyCar News

Injured Indy Racing League veteran Davey Hamilton continues to convalesce in hospital following his horrific crash at the Texas Motor Speedway five months ago but his progress continues to stagger the doctors caring for him and after getting out of bed and standing up for the first time since he

Although the 2001 FedEx Championship Series champion has finally been decided, more than $1million of unfinished business remains as the CART campaign prepares to conclude 2001 with this weekend's Marlboro 500 presented by Toyota at California Speedway.

Racing for the final time on the type of high-banked big track that has showcased the series at its best, the Dayton Indy Lights Championship will come to an end after 16 years of competition on Sunday with a 50-lap sprint race at California Speedway.

CART vice-president of broadcast services Keith Allo has resigned his position to pursue another opportunity, the governing body has revealed.

Fans have voted Team Motorola driver Michael Andretti as the 2001 recipient of the WorldCom Most Popular Driver Award, the sponsor and series organiser CART announced today [Thursday].

Arciero-Blair Racing competed today in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) event at the coastal resort town of Surfers Paradise, Australia. Driver Alex Barron of Menifee, Calif. competed in round 20 of 21 in the FedEx Championship Series finishing 13th.

It began last night with showers, then this morning sprinkles turn again to a torrential downpour during the first day of practice at the Honda Indy 300 on the streets of Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia.

Cheever Indy Racing has secured Red Bull energy drink as a major sponsor for the 2002 Indy Racing Northern Light Series season.

PDM Racing has announced a restructuring of the team ownership and has also welcomed an new associate sponsor.

Oriol Servia will be ready to go at Australia after his terrifying crash at Laguna Seca Raceway nearly two weeks ago. Servia crashed on the 66th lap of the race when he went over the back wheel of Mauricio Gugelmin's car and flipped over twice.

Yet another new name was added to the CART FedEx Series hierarchy on Friday when investment and finance broker James Grosfeld was appointed to the CART Board of Directors to help aid the series with "a number of initiatives that will help us grow our business," according to CART Chairman Joe Heit

Former Formula One driver Johnny Herbert continued to adapt to the oval version of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, turning the fastest lap of the day at 222.366 mph in the No. 35 Heritage Motorsports Menards G Force/lnfiniti/Firestone.

Mo Nunn Racing became the second CART FedEx Championship team owner to confirm a full-time operation in the rival Indy Racing League series when he announced a deal to run 2001 IRL rookie of the year Felipe Giaffone in a Hollywood sponsored entry in addition to a single car CART team sponsored by

Team Rahal driver Max Papis gave the Firestone Racing program one of its sweetest victories today when he won the Honda Grand Prix featuring the Shell 300 at Laguna Seca Raceway.

A third place finish for defending series champion Gil de Ferran was more than enough for Honda to clinch the 2001 CART manufacturers' championship at Laguna Seca.

Team Rahal driver Max Papis led just the final 16 laps of the Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca Raceway, but brought home a number of records en route .

Oriol Servia has been released from hospital following his acrobatic exit from the Honda Grand Prix of Monterey.

A bitterly disappointed Paul Tracy turned on the CART stewards after retiring from the Honda Grand Prix of Monterey after an accident in the pits.

Gil de Ferran gained another crucial Championship point in his quest for a second consecutive CART FedEx title by claiming pole position at an unusually warm Laguna Seca Raceway before getting a bit hot under the collar himself and spinning his Marlboro Team Penske Reynard-Honda into the tyre bar

Jimmy Vasser's predicted move to Team Rahal was finally confirmed at Laguna Seca on Friday when the veteran American inked a one year deal to run the Shell sponsored Lola-Ford currently piloted by Championship contender Kenny Brack who is moving to one of Vasser's old team's, Target Chip Ganassi

Honda Performance Development has confirmed suspicions that it would withdraw from the CART FedEx series by announcing that it will not continue beyond the end of the 2002 campaign.

The CART organisation has admitted that it is disappointed with Honda's decision to quit the Champcar series from the end of 2002, claiming that the company had been involved in discussions over a new engine formula.

Last year here at Laguna Seca, Nunn saw his first-year team, with Tony Kanaan behind the wheel of the #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard, qualify 14th and retire with brake problems some 20 laps from the finish.

Texas Motor Speedway General Manager Eddie Gossage has been named the Indy Racing League's "Promoter of the Year" for 2001.