IndyCar News

Scott Smith, a long-time executive in the event marketing industry, has accepted the new position of assistant vice president of Indy Racing Marketing, the new marketing arm of the Indy Racing League.

Beginning with this weekend's Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200, the IMS Radio Network will present live broadcasts of all 13 Indy Racing Northern Light Series events this season and will debut two new members on its on-air team.

Championship Auto Racing Teams begins another season of CART Radio Network [CRN] coverage when the green flag drops on the 2001 FedEx Championship Series this Sunday in Monterrey.

It has been announced that the MBNA America Bank will sponsor the prestigious Indianapolis 500 pole award, with a trophy and check for $100,000.

Entering its third season with Hemelgarn Racing and driver Buddy Lazier, Tae-Bo has expanded their involvement with the team by becoming primary sponsor for the 2001 Indy Racing League season.

Oldsmobile's 2002 Bravada will go where no SUV has gone before when it paces the 85th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 27, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Oldsmobile officials announced today in a press conference in Detroit.

The 2001 CART season opens this weekend at a new facility in Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Mexico, with several acknowledged road course specialists looking to get off to a flying start.

With just three dyas to go before the first race of the new CART season, Adrian Fernandez, Michel Jourdain Jr, Gil de Ferran, Michael Andretti and Alex Zanardi give their views on the trip to Mexico.

Looking to build upon the spellbinding on-track drama generated by each of its past two FedEx Championship Series seasons, Championship Auto Racing Teams [CART] launches a record 21-event 2001 campaign this weekend in Mexico.

Target Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Bruno Junqueira and Nicolas Minassian make their CART FedEx Series debut in Sunday's Grand Prix of Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico.

Championship Auto Racing Teams announced today that veteran race car driver Chris Kneifel has been named 2001 chief steward of CART's FedEx Championship Series.

Like everyone in the sports world, Indy Racing Northern Light Series standout Al Unser Jr. was shaken by the death of seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt on Feb. 18 in the Daytona 500.

Kenny Br?ck spent his entire rookie season on the CART FedEx Championship Series just learning the new tracks. Every week was a new experience for the 1999 Indy 500 champion.

Max Papis couldn't have asked for a better opening race in last year's CART FedEx Championship Series. Papis, driver of the Miller Lite Ford for Team Rahal, scored a come-from-behind victory at Homestead, Fla., only a few miles from his hometown Miami Beach.

A new engine and the addition of another championship caliber driver have Patrick Racing primed for another run at the Vanderbilt Cup during the 2001 FedEx Championship Series season beginning with the Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix presented by Herdez, March 9-11.

Racing fans throughout Europe will be able to follow the high-speed excitement of CART's FedEx Championship Series through a precedent-setting Eurosport television package announced today - which will include showing 18 of the 21 races live.

Coming off its best-ever season with five victories and seven pole positions in 2000, Toyota has reloaded with an eye on bigger and better things in 2001.

McCormack Motorsports will field an entry for Rookie of the Year hopeful Brandon Erwin in the 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series, team owner Dennis McCormack has announced.

An interview with Tom Carter and CART President Joseph Heitzler, regarding the year-end earnings report - and the future of CART.

Fernandez Racing completed day two of a three-day test at Firebird International Raceway today, with teammates Adrian Fernandez and Shinji Nakano each making substantial progress on the 1.2-mile road course.

Quotes from the Indy Racing Northern Light Series drivers and team officials about the first day of open testing at the Homestead-Miami Speedway:

Legendary Formula One team owner Sir Frank Williams recently praised Sam Schmidt for starting a new Indy Racing Northern Light Series team.

The first demonstration laps were turned last Tuesday on the new road circuit at Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Mexico, site of the March 11 Monterrey Grand Prix, season-opener of the 2001 FedEx Championship Series.

While preparations for the season-opening FedEx Championship Series event were moving ahead in Monterrey, Mexico last week, many Champ Car teams were in Monterey, Calif. for four days of off-season testing at Laguna Seca Raceway.