IndyCar News

G-Force driver Bruno Junqueira (Chip Ganassi Racing) has claimed pole position for this year's Indianapolis 500 - putting an American chassis manufacturer on pole position for the first time since 1980.

Twenty four drivers qualified on pole day for the 86th Indianapolis 500, and Bruno Junqueira took pole for Chip Ganassi Racing with an average of 231.342mph for his four qualifying laps. Qualifying continues tomorrow - but Junqueira will start from pole even if his speed is beaten.

The Indiana Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers [SAE] have announced five candidates for this year's Louis Schwitzer Award, which will be presented 17 May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Buddy Lazier and his Hemelgarn/Coors Light team have their No. 91 Coors Light/TaeBo/Life Fitness/Delta Faucet/Chevrolet-powered Dallara in the field for the 86th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race but not with the speed they were hoping for.

Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves was the leader of a stunning burst of speed during 'Fast Friday' practice for the 86th Indianapolis 500, recording a top lap of 38.7785secs [232.087mph] in the #3 Marlboro Team Penske Dallara-Chevrolet.

Reactions from teams and drivers after the fifth day of pre-qualifying practice for the 86th Indianapolis 500 event to be held on 26 May at the world famous Motor Speedway. LAURENT REDON (No. 34 Mi-Jack Dallara/Infiniti/Firestone):

Provimi Veal Corp. today announced it will continue its long-time association with Arie Luyendyk by becoming an associate sponsor of Treadway-Hubbard Racing's No. 5 Meijer G Force-Chevrolet for the May 26 Indianapolis 500.

Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. is in the final stages of the relocation process which will move the open-wheel sanctioning body from its home in Troy, Michigan to Indianapolis later this month.

Indy Racing League driver PJ Jones was released May 8 from Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis with a fracture of the C-6 vertebrae, said Dr. Henry Bock, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Racing League director of medical services.

Indy Racing League veteran Robby McGehee became the first driver to hit the new SAFER barrier when he crashed in Turn Three of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Opening Day of the 86th Indianapolis 500.

Indy Racing League rookie Tomas Scheckter has been suspended from all on-track activity through May 7, fined an undisclosed amount and placed on extended probation for unsportsmanlike conduct, IRL Vice President of Operations Brian Barnhart announced May 3.

ABC Sports, ESPN and ESPN2* will provide extensive, live television coverage from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the month of May leading up to the 86th Indianapolis 500.

With the 'month of May' kicking off at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend, the hopes, ambitions and aspirations were prised out of the various Brickyard newcomers ahead of Sunday's opening practice day. ALEX BARRON (#44 Rayovac Blair Racing Dallara-Chevrolet):

PJ Jones, the son of 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner Parnelli Jones, will contest the great race for Team Menard after signing up to replace the injured Jaques Lazier.

Indy Racing League veteran Jaques Lazier was released from Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis last night, in the latest stage of his recovery from a back-breaking accident at Nazareth.

Marsh Supermarkets and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have signed a three-year contract expanding their relationship, giving Marsh a greater presence at the two largest-attended sporting events in the world, the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series event.

Bob Dorricott, one of most respected names in North American open-wheel racing and a two-time Dayton Indy Lights Championship team owner, died on Friday, aged 65. He had been battling cancer for some time.

A spin on lap 139 ended a strong performance by driver Townsend Bell at the Bridgestone Potenza 500 on the Twin Ring Motegi oval in Motegi, Japan.

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Following the IRL's rejection of Penske Cars' application to become a constructor in the series next season, the Poole-based company has agreed to release its chief designer John Travis.

Engineer Thomas Knapp left the Kelley Racing team after the Firestone Indy 225 last week by mutual agreement with team boss Tom Kelley.

By virtue of finishing third in today's Bridgestone Potenza 500 at the Twin Ring Motegi superspeedway, Team KOOL Green driver Dario Franchitti took the points lead in the 2002 FedEx Championship Series.

Bruno Junqueira will start tomorrow's Potenza 500 at Motegi from pole position after beating off Tony Kanaan and Paul Tracy in a tense qualifying session.

IRL veteran Mark Dismore will drive a Sam Schmidt Motorsports entry with primary sponsorship from Grill2Go at the 86th Indy 500.