IndyCar News

Ford claimed their third victory at the two-mile California Speedway in the last four years on Sunday, as Team Rahal's Jimmy Vasser became the first double Fontana winner in The 500 Presented by Toyota.

Jimmy Vasser's victorious - and record-breaking - domination of the California 500, in which he led 148 of the 250 laps en route to a tenth career win, capped a highly successful weekend for both the native Californian and his #8 Shell Team Rahal crew.

Nearly all great racecar drivers from every era of open-wheel racing have started their racing careers by competing in some form of karting, and CART has now taken further steps to ensure that those that start in karts have an opportunity to grow into the Champcar drivers of the future.

Four finalists have been revealed ahead of this year's Greg Moore Legacy Award presentation, with representatives from the three main CART-supported series vying for the prestigious recognition.

Indianapolis 500 fans have the opportunity to view one-of-a-kind trophies and other memorabilia from the collection of three-time Indy winner Wilbur Shaw, thanks to a new exhibit opening at the IMS Hall of Fame Museum this weekend.

The crew of the #8 Shell Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone driven by Jimmy Vasser and led by Bharat Naran had been on top of the heap of the Craftsman Pit Crew Challenge standings all season, and showed why when it came to crunch time Friday at California Speedway.

Indy Racing League driver George Mack has kept busy during the off-season by helping his younger brother Lloyd, 21, with his racing career.

In the 2000 CART FedEx Championship Series event in California, the 2.029-mile oval served as the site for a record world closed-course record lap for auto racing when Gil de Ferran turned in a qualifying lap at a blistering 241.428 mph in just 30.255 seconds.

Adrian Fernandez was injured in the spectacular first-lap accident at Surfers Paradise last Sunday, but still managed to take questions when the pre-Fontana media call came around.

The five fastest pit-crews in the CART FedEx Series will battle it out for the coveted Craftsman Pit Crew Challenge this weekend at the California Speedway near Fontana with the Team Rahal Shell crew looking to defend their 2001 title.

Continuing what has been in a concerted effort this season to help teams educate prospective sponsors, CART have announced that it will hold a Business-to-Business Forum in partnership with Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. on Thursday at the California Speedway.

Christian Fittipaldi looked a sure bet to earn his sixth podium and fourth second place finish of the season in the Honda Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise but he dropped to an 11th place finish due to a call to end the race later than most expected.

Monsoon-like conditions made a mockery of Sunday's Honda Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise and led to the strangest result of this, or perhaps any other season as rookie Mario Dominguez claimed a bizarre victory for Keith Wiggins' Herdez Competition outfit.

CART personnel: Adam Saal [CART Vice President of Communications]; Chris Kneifel [CART Steward] and John Lopes [Vice President of Racing Operations]. Host: Merrill Cain. Press conference.

Team Motorola had high hopes for a top spot in provisional qualifying for the Honda Indy 300 on the streets of Surfers Paradise but had to settle for ninth when traffic slowed Michael Andretti's fastest lap.

Complete opening practice session results for Sunday's Honda Indy 300 in Surfers Paradise, round 17 of the 2002 CART FedEx Championship Series.

Sections of the Southwest Vista grandstand at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are being dismantled and rebuilt as part of the Speedway's normal offseason maintenance program.

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. and Target Chip Ganassi Racing announced today that they have reached an agreement for Toyota to supply Indy Racing League (IRL) engines to the team beginning in 2003, the manufacturer's inaugural season of IRL competition.

Target Chip Ganassi Racing will field two cars in the Indy Racing League in 2003 for young stars Tomas Scheckter and Scott Dixon, team owner Chip Ganassi announced Oct. 23.

Dario Franchitti of Team KOOL Green holds the rights to the track qualifying mark on the 2.795-mile street course at Surfers Paradise with a time of 1:31.703 (109.724 mph), which propelled him to victory in 1999. In addition, Franchitti scored a pole in the 1998 event.

With the CART 'silly season' in full swing, Toyota Atlantic driver Rocky Moran Jr has been keeping his mind active in other areas, not only planning for next season, but also opening a new kart track in Southern California.

After confirming that Buddy Lazier and Ron Hemelgarn will continue their partnership into the 2003 Indy Racing League season despite the loss of major sponsor Coors, the veteran team boss has yet to decide on what chassis Lazier will use in 2003 and feels that he is spoilt for choice.

Further proving that there is much more to many of the athletes in the CART FedEx Championship Series than having the ability to drive an 800hp racecar at blinding speeds, Kenny Brack will again strap on his guitar and join a powerful musical lineup that will perform at this year's Runway Madness

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and 500 Festival are teaming up for the second time with a common promotional theme and design - "Art in Motion" - for both the Indianapolis 500 and 500 Festival activities in 2003.