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Answering the call to support the families of the fallen heroes and victims of the recent attacks on America, representatives of FedEx and CARA Charities announced that the fourth annual Runway Madness charity fundraiser would be turned into a "red, white and blue celebration."

Leading CART rookie Scott Dixon will have the backing of a new sponsor as the Champcar series heads for Texas and the Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston this weekend.

Forsythe Championship Racing's Bryan Herta last raced on the streets of downtown Houston while driving for Team Rahal in 1999. The 2001 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston will mark Herta's third appearance on the tight street circuit.

Michael Andretti and Team Motorola are eager to take on the streets of Houston this weekend for the Texaco/ Havoline Grand Prix. Andretti's best finish on the 1.53-mile temporary street course was a third place effort in 1999 and he is eager for a repeat of his podium finish this weekend.

Adrian Fernandez takes his eponymous CART outfit to Texas looking to take his first win of the season in a city that proved a home from home during his formative years.

He may have retired at the top some years ago, but Mario Andretti remains an important figure in American open-wheel racing.

Cristiano Da Matta believes that Helio Castroneves should have no cause for complaint following his demotion to fourth place in the official results of Saturday's Rockingham 500 at the Rockingham Motor Speedway, a demotion that gave Da Matta his first podium finish in 14 races for Newman-Haas Rac

One of the many new venues to have joined forces with the burgeoning Indy Racing Northern Light Series in the past two years, Kentucky Speedway, has extended its sponsorship agreement with The Belterra Casino Resort for a third season as the 1.5-mile track continues to build on its growing popula

The Rockingham 500 will now be the Rockingham 400 after CART officials decided that with delays continuing to mount and the prospect of some early evening rain, the first ever CART event at the Rockingham Motor Speedway would now be run over 168 laps as opposed to 210, a shortening of 100 kilomet

An emotional Mark Blundell reflects on Alex Zanardi's horrific accident - talking about a racing colleague he competed against in both F1 and CART, what it is like to see such a devastating crash and a lot more...

Medical teams attending the scene of Alex Zanardi's accident at the Lausitzring last weekend compared what they found to something from a war zone.

Michael Andretti has seen just about everything in his 18 year CART career and therefore he was perfectly placed to describe the dangers of practicing on ovals when the track conditions are not perfect as seen at Rockingham Motor Speedway yesterday.

Johnny Herbert has admitted to being upset by the severity of the injuries suffered by former Lotus team-mate Alex Zanardi at the German 500 CART race last weekend.

With Alex Zanardi still in a medically induced coma following his sickening EuroSpeedway crash last Saturday, unsurprisingly Tony Kanaan will be Mo Nunn Racing's sole representative this weekend in the Rockingham 500 as the sophomore CART team try and keep their spirits up and claim their first v

Complete Championship standings after Round 16 of the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series at the EuroSpeedway in Lausitz, Germany. Drivers

Adrian Fernandez retired from the 'American Memorial' after 120 laps with an engine problem after a troubled run in Germany but racing was the last thing on his mind on a day where Alex Zanardi's horrific accident darkened a tough weekend even further.

Kenny Brack returned to the top of the CART FedEx points table after a two-race hiatus with his fourth oval race victory of the season in Saturday's sombre American Memorial event at the two-mile EuroSpeedway that will be remembered not for the great racing but for Tuesday's terrorist attacks on

Derrick Walker faces another off-season sponsor hunt after the Kroger Company announced that they would not be continuing their support of Sarah Fisher's No.15 Dallara-Aurora in the Indy Racing Northern Light Series Championship next season.

Alex Zanardi was awake and 'responding to directions' according to Chief CART doctor Dr Steve Olvey as the Italian was being airlifted to a nearby German hospital following his and Alex Tagliani's horrific accident in the closing stages of 'The American Memorial' but Zanardi is also said to have

It has been confirmed that Italian driver Alex Zanardi has lost part of both his legs in the horrific accident that brought the inaugural CART race at the Lausitzring to a premature halt.

The sanctioning body of the FedEx Championship Series has decided to wait for further news before taking action that could see the postponement of this weekend's German 500 at the Lausitzring.

The Champcar calendar has grown to include another new venue for 2002, following an announcement that CART had reached an agreement to stage a second race south of the American-Mexican border.

The changing face of the CART FedEx Series changed a little more on Thursday with the announcement that former Team Xtreme general manager John Lopes had been named the Senior Vice President of Racing Operations for the series.

Sam Hornish Jr and Panther Racing were crowned 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series Champion driver and team following Sunday's Delphi Indy 300 in which Hornish finished second.