IndyCar News

As Cristiano da Matta took the chequered flags at Sunday's Grand Prix Americas driving his #6 Chevron Lola/Toyota, cheers began on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing are expected to finalise their 2003 plans in the very near future according to team manager John O'Gara with Honda engines favourite to fill the biggest piece of the puzzle.

The Grand Prix Americas telecast on CBS Sports exposed more sports fans to the fast-paced action of the CART FedEx Championship Series than any other CART event this season.

Despite an impressive half-season with Kelley Racing in 2002, Tony Renna may have to look elsewhere for a full-time IRL ride in 2003 as Tom Kelley's team looks set to focus on a two-car line up with Scott Sharp and Al Unser Jr.

British single-seater ace Justin Wilson has experienced his first taste of Champ Cars with 2002 CART FedEx Champions Newman-Haas Racing at a private test on the 1.5 mile Homestead Oval in Miami, Florida.

The Newman/Haas Racing team pulled off its third 1-2 sweep of a 2002 CART FedEx Championship Series event last weekend with a run that not only clinched the Vanderbilt Cup for Cristiano da Matta (#6 Chevron Toyota/Lola/Bridgestone), but propelled both team entries to spots in the Craftsman Pit Cr

The new Toyota Indy V8 engine completed its first official test day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Wednesday, in preparation for entry into the Indy Racing League in 2003.

This week the CART weekly press conference features Paul Newman and Carl Haas, team owner of Newman/Haas Racing. Questions precided over by Merrill Cain.

"Considering all the obstacles, the time frame, logistical issues, political, legal issues as you are all aware of, we feel great about this event. Our expectations were met. Very happy about the weather, even though we had a little rain yesterday. It turned out to be a terrific event.

Team Rahal, a franchise member of CART, and Norwalk Furniture Corporation, have announced a partnership for Norwalk Furniture to be a major associate sponsor for the Team Rahal racing programs in 2003.

Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series champion A.J. Foyt IV and Indy Racing League standout Airton Dare completed a total of 114 laps during Indy Racing League testing on Wednesday at Phoenix International Raceway.

Former Formula One driver Gaston Mazzacane could be looking to relaunch his career in the Indy Racing League after completing his Rookie orientation test with Sam Schmidt Motorsports at the Kentucky Speedway on Wednesday.

Spaniard Oriol Servia is set to make his 50th career CART FedEx Championship start this weekend in Miami and after almost three full years on the main CART circuit the 28 year-old former Indy Lights Champion appears just around the corner from the winner's circle.

The main focus of attention this weekend at Newman-Haas Racing may be the potential for Cristiano da Matta to sew up the 2002 FedEx title but his teammate Christian Fittipaldi is equally pumped up heading to Miami, where he can almost fall out of bed and into his racecar.

Less than a week to go before the inaugural Grand Prix Americas, and the respective 'heads of state' for the CART FedEx Championship and American Le Mans Series got together to answer questions about the Miami event, their race series, the threat from opposition and a lot more besides...

Less than a week to go before the inaugural Grand Prix Americas, and the respective 'heads of state' for the CART FedEx Championship and American Le Mans Series got together to answer questions about the Miami event, their race series and a lot more besides...

Ricardo Mauricio has passed the speed phase of his Indy Racing League rookie test while running with the crack Red Bull Cheever team at Kentucky Speedway.

Rockingham Motor Speedway has hired former Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Ashley Pover (right) to replace David Grace, who is stepping down from the helm of Europe's fastest Motor Racing circuit.

Preparing to assume the lead role in powering the CART FedEx Championship Series in 2003 and '04, Cosworth Racing put its new 2003-spec XFE engine on the dyno this week where it underwent its first endurance testing in advance of expected road testing later in the year.

With the future of his IRL squad cloudy for 2003, team boss Sam Schmidt has been busy organising potential drivers for his Infiniti Pro Series team as he attempts to secure the future of Sam Schmidt Motorsports.

On Friday, September 27, sometime Indy Racing League driver Jimmy Kite will return to his roots at the Auto Tyre and Parts Race Park in Benton, Missouri.

Ricardo Mauricio will have to wait a little longer before getting his first laps in behind the wheel of a full-blooded Indy Racing League car after Mother Nature put paid to his initial test session with Re Bull Cheever Racing on Thursday at Kentucky.

In the wake of his angry retirement from the Sure For Men Rockingham 500, Adrian Fernandez is pleased that CART have said they will address the three-tier pitlane speed limit and the issue of speeding in the pits under yellow at the end of the year.

Leading Indy Racing League outfit Red Bull Cheever Racing will test 23-year-old Brazilian Ricardo Mauricio at Kentucky Speedway on Thursday following the closure of Dr Helmut Marko's Red Bull Junior FIA International Formula 3000 team.