IndyCar News

IndyCar drivers and Rahal Letterman Racing co-owner Bobby Rahal will be among the notables attending the Snap-on Stars of Karting awards banquet tonight [11 November], kicking off the national championship finals weekend in Orlando.

Patrick Carpentier has signed to drive for the Red Bull Cheever Racing IRL IndyCar Series team in 2005, according to his now former boss Gerry Forsythe.

Alex Zanardi took CART by storm in 1997 and 1998 winning the drivers' title back-to-back. The Italian though was soon the victim of some less than complimentary remarks, despite the fact that his results spoke for themselves.

Menards Infiniti Pro Series team owner Kathryn Nunn admits that she has some difficult decisions ahead of her, after being impressed by each of the seven female drivers that ran in one of her cars at Texas Motor Speedway this week.

Four drivers turned 60 laps apiece at Texas Motor Speedway yesterday, as Nunn Motorsports began a three-day evaluation of female racing talent in its Menards Infiniti Pro Series car.

Justin Wilson and Nelson Philippe experienced mixed fortunes in final qualifying for the Gran Premio Telmex-Tecate in Mexico City, as Wilson scored third on the grid, but Philippe was unable to qualify and improve his time from Friday when he overheated the clutch in his Mi-Jack Conquest Lola aft

Tony Kanaan and Thiago Medeiros are both from Brazil and drove No.11 entries this season in Indy Racing League events. They also share the distinction of being champions of their respective series.

Fernandez Racing and its sister team Super Aguri Fernandez Racing have been deeply saddened over the tragic death of teammate and friend John Martin Jr. who lost his life in a surfing accident in Nassau, Bahamas, on Friday.

IRL IndyCar Series champion Tony Kanaan returned to a hero's welcome upon his return to Brazil last weekend.

Justin Wilson has put his disappointment at missing out on the Roshfrans Rookie of the Year title to one side to praise rival AJ Allmendinger for winning the award.

Former British Formula 3 race winner and Formula One test driver Narain Karthikeyan became the first Indian driver to test an IRL IndyCar last week when he completed a rain-affected one-day test for the Red Bull Cheever Racing team.

The chase for top rookie honours in the 2004 Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season came to an end in Australia but thanks to Roshfrans, AJ Allmendinger will have 10,000 extra reasons to enjoy his season-ending trip to Mexico City.

Champ Car driver Patrick Carpentier is awake, alert and uninjured after his accident in the closing stages of Sunday's Lexmark Indy 300 on the streets of Surfers Paradise.

Ryan Hunter-Reay will be looking to repeat his success of last season once the Lexmark Indy 300 weekend gets underway on the Gold Coast in Australia.

As the 2004 IRL IndyCar Series came to a close, find out who was celebrating, who was commiserating and who can't wait for 2005 to start.

Alex Zanardi survived the 'big one' in 2001, when he crashed at the Lausitzring in Germany, just days following the tragic events of 9/11.

Walker Racing will be back to a two car entry for this weekends Lexmark Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise, with V8 Supercar driver David Besnard stepping in to partner Mario Haberfeld for the Australian event.

Texas Motor Speedway has developed a nasty habit of throwing a gut-wrenching incident into its IRL season finale, and Red Bull Cheever Racing driver Alex Barron was thankful to walk away from the 2004 incident.

IRL officials agreed with many a seasoned observer in considering that Texas race winner Helio Castroneves got a big jump on the field at the final restart in the Chevy 500k, and penalised the Brazilian for his over-enthusiasm. However, the punishment will not affect the race result.

Defending race winner Ryan Hunter-Reay describes a lap of Surfers Paradise.

by Rob Wilkins Alex Zanardi made his name in Indy Cars, winning the championship back-to-back in 1997 and 1998. He was a well-respected and admired racing driver, and still is, despite that accident in Germany back in 2001.

by Rob Wilkins Alex Zanardi was dealt a devastating blow in 2001, when he suffered an appalling crash in Germany which cost him both his legs. He never gave up though, and although he insists he is no 'superman', the Italian is an example for us all.

Newman-Haas Racing teammates Sebastien Bourdais and Bruno Junqueira have not always seen eye to eye this year but both insist that all is well between the two as they prepare for the penultimate round of the series in Surfers Paradise. ERIC MAUK:

Exactly one year ago on Tuesday, Kenny Brack suffered appalling injuries in a vicious crash at the Texas Motor Speedway.