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Q&A: Sebastien Bourdais, Bruno Junqueira.
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:
Q&A: Kenny Brack.
Exactly one year ago on Tuesday, Kenny Brack suffered appalling injuries in a vicious crash at the Texas Motor Speedway.
Q&A: Rocky Rocquelin, race engineer for Junqueira.
Behind every successful driver is a successful team. Guillaume 'Rocky' Rocquelin, chief engineer for the #6 Newman Haas Lola driven by Bruno Junqueira, answered questions on the series and the team with just two races left in the 2004 Champ Car World Series season.
Gold medallist to grand marshal at season finale.
American teenage swimming sensation and Texas native Dana Vollmer will serve as the Grand Marshal for next weekend's IRL IndyCar Series Championship finale at the Texas Motor Speedway
The Red Bull Diaries: Ed Carpenter.
During the course of the 2004 IRL IndyCar Series Championship, Red Bull Cheever Racing has published a series of diary excerpts from various members of their organisation from the drivers to the owner himself.
Medeiros ready to keep following Kanaan's lead.
Though separated by almost twelve years, Tony Kanaan and Thiago Medeiros both achieved their goals at California Speedway last weekend, taking the Indy Racing League and Infiniti Pro Series titles respectively.
MIPS: Chesson brothers are fun, free and fast.
The brother tandem of P.J. and James Chesson have taken the Indy Racing League Menards Infiniti Pro Series by storm this year. They have done it their way with fun, being free spirits and going fast.
US team win Champ Car sponsored prize.
Eight Champ Car World Series drivers have amassed $10 million in earnings over their long racing careers but the American Mojave Aerospace Ventures team led by Burt Rutan and Paul Allen picked up the same amount in a little under two hours on Monday.
MIPS: Medeiros claims title despite Fontana flip.
The California 100 Menards Infiniti Pro Series event ended with a new winner and a newly crowned Champion upside down after a spectacular last lap collision.
MIPS: Series hits the road courses in 2005.
The Indy Racing League Menards Infiniti Pro Series will feature a series-high 14 races in 2005, including three events on road courses and one street course, league officials have announced.
Hard work yields little reward for Haberfeld.
Mario Haberfeld and Walker Racing had a busy weekend as the Champ Car World Series visited the 1.5-mile oval at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but even after their best efforts, 14th place in the Bridgestone 400 Presented by Corona was all they were rewarded with.
Q&A: Sam Hornish.
Sam Hornish Jr's last IRL IndyCar Series victory came all the way back in February at the Homestead-Miami Speedway and this weekend's Toyota Indy 400 could be his best chance yet to break Honda's dominance as he goes for a third consecutive win at the two-mile California Speedway.
Q&A: Lyn St James, Kathryn Nunn.
Earlier this week former Indy 500 driver Lyn St James and current Menards Infiniti Pro Series team owner Kathryn Nunn announced plans to test a number of female drivers in one of the team's Dallara-Infiniti's at the Texas Motor Speedway in November with a view to signing a female driver for the 2
Surfers festivities already underway.
With just three weeks to go until the Lexmark Indy 300, Indy Fever is already taking hold in Surfers Paradise with more than 50 events on the official off track calendar.
V8 Supercar star confirmed for Surfers Paradise.
Lexmark Indy 300 General Manager James O'Brien has welcomed the news that V8 Supercar driver David Besnard will take part in the Champ Car race at Surfers Paradise next month.
Bourdais wins big in Vegas.
A tenth of a second isn't much, but that's all it took for Sebastien Bourdais to make poor results at Montreal and Laguna Seca a distant memory as he took a sixth win of the season in the Bridgestone 400 - the first Champ Car race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
No time for rest if you're a Penske crew chief.
Although they do not command as much fanfare as their NASCAR counterparts, an IRL IndyCar Series crew chief is just as important to his or her driver as 'Zippy' is to Tony Stewart, or 'Fatback' to Ricky Rudd.
Brack makes racing return.
After almost a year away from racing, Kenny Brack made his return to competition last weekend, behind the wheel of a Porsche in his native Sweden.
Foyt IV makes Supermodified debut.
A.J. Foyt IV made a spectacular debut in the Supermodified Racing League last Saturday night at the Madera Speedway in Madera, California. "I had a lot of fun, everyone treated me really good and I'd like to do it again," said Foyt IV.
Haberfeld aiming to break into top ten.
Mario Haberfeld will be hoping for some luck this weekend at Las Vegas as the Cummins Walker Racing driver attempts to climb into the top ten of the Champ Car World Series standings.
Tagliani wants bragging rights for second home.
Alex Tagliani will be looking for bragging rights when the Champ Car World Series debuts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway next weekend - but knows that he will face stiff opposition from fellow Vegas residents Paul Tracy, Jimmy Vasser and Patrick Carpentier.
Fernandez delighted with second win.
Adrian Fernandez claimed his second IRL victory in the Delphi Indy 300 on his first visit to the Chicagoland Speedway.
Bridgestone, Corona back Vegas event.
Champ Car World Series sponsors Bridgestone and Corona have both announced that they will increase their role in the series when the championship makes its first-ever visit to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
TA: Full circle - Lynx prepare to say goodbye.
It will be the end of an era when the chequered flag falls on the final Toyota Atlantic race of the season this weekend when the Lynx Racing team completes its final race.