IndyCar News

Red Bull Cheever Racing team owner and driver Eddie Cheever Jr. made the following statement about the announcement released today by Infiniti Division of Nissan North America, Inc. to discontinue providing engines to the Indy Racing League at the conclusion of the 2002 season.

Treadway-Hubbard Racing and driver Rick Treadway will not be competing in this Sunday's Indy Racing League event at Pikes Peak International Raceway due to the failure of primary sponsor Airlink and its principals to fulfill their financial obligations to the team.

"Of course, we're happy and proud to be coming back to Colorado to race. It's our hometown race, and next to Indianapolis, the most important race on the schedule for the Bradley Motorsports team.

Venezuelan Alex Garcia, driving for Transnet Racing in the CART sanctioned Toyota Atlantic Championship, finished his fourth race in the series in 17th position at the historic Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California.

Adrian Fernandez' 150th CART FedEx career start was not a memorable one as the Mexican driver ended his day on the outside of the second corner at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca following a multi-car first lap crash.

An Interview with Chris Pook, Skip Barber, Townsend Bell, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Barber CART Scholarship winners. Hosted by Adam Saal.

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.

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.

"I came in for the final pit stop, and the clutch was soggy. I didn't have a radio, so I couldn't tell the team. I put in the clutch, the gear engaged, the car lurched forward, and it died. I don't know what I have to do to win a race." - Tomas Scheckter

Chip Ganassi Racing's Jeff Ward earned G Force's first victory of 2002 on Saturday night with a stunning last lap pass to win the IRL Boomtown 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Adam Saal:

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.

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...

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.

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.