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MODERATOR: Let's get some statistics, for Jeff Ward the first Indy Racing League victory, the previous career had 20 Supercross victories, 54 AMA Motocross national-event victories. He's had four second-place finishes in the IRL, his 51st start, and first victory.

Driving in his second race for Team Menard, Raul Boesel rode the roller coaster that is the Texas Motor Speedway until a wheel bearing gave way retiring the Johns Manville/Menards Dallara Chevrolet on lap 185.

2001 Barber Dodge Rookie of the Year Rafael Sperafico made the best of his Michelin tires, a clear track, and his burgeoning talents to card the fastest time in Friday's qualifying session at the legendary 2.238-mile Laguna Seca circuit with a lap of 1:27.371secs.

Red Bull Cheever Racing teammates Eddie Cheever Jr. and Tomas Scheckter continued their Indy Racing rampage through Texas Motor Speedway on Friday, each leading one of the two practices for the Boomtown 500.

Team Rahal has won 13 races in the ten seasons of the team's existence winning on ten different CART tracks.

Laguna Seca was the home race track for Dorricott Racing team owner, Bob Dorricott who passed away earlier this year. Little more than a month after he passed, his team comes to the classic Monterrey venue with the points lead in CART's Toyota Atlantic Series.

The Herdez Competition team suffered a rare and as yet not fully diagnosed mechanical failure during Sunday's Miller Lite 250 involving the refuelling valve (aka "buckeye") on the number 16 Lola-Ford.

As was widely predicted following their Indianapolis heroics, Richie Hearn and Sam Schmidt Motorsports will team up once again at the Texas Motor Speedway this weekend thanks to the continuation of what was an Indy-only sponsorship deal with Grill2Go.

In their respective bids to gain the upper hand in the American Open Wheel battle both CART and the IRL have been at it again this week with CART CEO Chris Pook hyping the fact that less than 40,000 turned out to the historic Milwaukee Mile in response to the pitiful early-season IRL attendance f

Michael Andretti and the entire Team Green/Motorola group have had a testing six weeks on the CART/IRL tour with the transition from Reynard to Lola chassis adding extra work to their already hectic, emotional and at-times agonising early-season.

Frenchman Laurent Redon has been cleared to drive in Saturday's Boomtown 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway just over a week after his crash in the final stages of the Indianapolis 500.

Though his many female fans would hardly believe it Cristiano da Matta had pick up problems on Sunday. It was nothing to do with his chat up lines, however, but more to do with his fuel lines...

Paul Tracy earned his 19th career victory, and the first for Team KOOL Green in 2002, with a dominant performance in the Miller Lite 250 at The Milwaukee Mile.

Adam Saal:

Team KOOL Green drivers Paul Tracy and Dario Franchitti posted the eighth and ninth quickest times respectively in practice Friday for Sunday's Miller Lite 250 at The Milwaukee Mile.

Despite the fact that most movement of late has been away from the CART series, the CBS network has made a move in the opposite direction with its coverage of this weekend's Miller Lite 250.

Not only did Marlboro Team Penske earn a record twelfth victory at Sunday's Indianapolis 500, but three members of the team were also recognised throughout the month of May for their individual achievements.

There are plenty of larger-than-life numbers surrounding Texas Motor Speedway.

Pennzoil and Panther Racing have confirmed that they will continue their Indy Racing League association through 2005, extending one of the most recognisable partnerships in the championship.

The CART series lost one of its crowd favourites when Alex Zanardi was involved in an horrific accident at last year's race in Germany. Although the Italian survived the impact with both Alex Tagliani's car and the wall, he was severely injured, and would never race again.

Target Chip Ganassi Racing has rescued Scott Dixon from his PWR deal for the remainder of the 2002 season after sponsorship failed to materialise at the Kiwi's former team.

It can't be too bad having a living legend as a grandfather: especially when that grandfather is AJ Foyt and your birthday present is the announcement that you will be racing in the Infiniti Pro Series this year.

Dede Rogers, owner of DSTP Motorsports, has announced that Buddy Rice will return to the driver's seat to stand in for the injured Joey Hand at the 2000 CART Toyota Atlantic Championship-winning team, beginning with the series' fourth round at Laguna Seca.

Indy Racing League rookie Laurent Redon was released May 27 from Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, said Dr. Henry Bock, Indy Racing League director of medical services.