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First Indy Racing League pole for Infiniti.
Eddie Cheever Jr. lead his Infiniti engine powered car to Pole position in today's qualifying for the Yamaha Indy 400. Cheever also earned his first career MBNA Pole by claiming the top spot at California Speedway.
I'm disappointed, says Gil de Ferran.
After a great start to the season the Marlboro Team Penske duo of Gil de Ferran and Helio Castroneves did not perform to expectation during qualifying to the Yamaha Indy 400.
CART communications team reaches completion.
Completing a staff restructuring that included several promotions, one new hire and the return of a former departmental employee; Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc.
Penske honours Gary Buckner.
This coming weekend, Marlboro Team Penske will continue to honour colleague Gary Buckner, who passed away on the Friday between the Homestead and Phoenix IRL rounds.
Bud to sponsor Andretti's Indy 500 car.
Budweiser announced today that it will serve as an associate sponsor of the Motorola / Archipelago entry driven by Michael Andretti for the 2002 Indianapolis 500.
Allmendinger leads the way for first Barber win.
American AJ Allmendinger overcame relative inexperience, a few misplaced wheels and a hard charging Davy Cook to score his first professional victory in the opening round of the 2002 Barber Dodge Pro Series at Sebring, Florida.
Helio takes one for the team.
Helio Castroneves swept past teammate Gil De Ferran with 16 laps to go in Sunday's Bombardier ATV Copper World Indy 200 to take an emotional victory for the Marlboro Team Penske squad.
Result - Bombardier ATV Copper World Indy 200.
Complete results from the Bombardier ATV Copper World Indy 200 at the one-mile Phoenix International Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona, round two of the 2002 Indy Racing League Championship.
Post Qualifying quotes: Phoenix.
Helio Castroneves and Marlboro Team Penske were able to overcome the many difficulties thrown up by the fickle one-mile Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday as the ever-smiling Brazilian claimed his, and his team's first MBNA Pole Award.
Scheckter best Infiniti in qualifying again.
Tomas Scheckter led the Infiniti-powered drivers in qualifying at Phoenix by turning the fifth fastest lap of MBNA Pole qualifications on Saturday. His best qualifying lap of 177.971 mph was his fastest of the weekend and places the No.
Snap-On to provide tools for leaders circle teams.
Snap-on Tools has joined the Indy Racing League Leaders Circle by providing tool support for the 24 teams participating in the new incentive program, IRL and Snap-on officials announced from Phoenix on Saturday.
Allmendinger wins first race.
He said it was the longest 40 minutes of his life, but in the end, it was worth the wait. A.J. Allmendinger from Hollister, Calif. scored his first Barber Dodge Pro Series career victory in the opening round of the 2002 season at Sebring International Raceway.
Rahal enters Vasser for Indy 500.
Rahal/Letterman Racing and primary sponsor Miller Lite have officially entered driver Jimmy Vasser in the 2002 Indianapolis 500.
Team Motorola completes road course test.
Team Motorola and driver Michael Andretti continued their testing program for the 2002 CART FedEx Championship Series season with a two-day test (Wednesday and Thursday) on the California Speedway road course.
Crew changes at Cheever Racing.
Red Bull Cheever Racing General Manager Richard Caron recently made these organizational changes for the rest of the season, starting with the Bombardier ATV Copper World Indy 200 on March 17 at Phoenix International Raceway:
Pit Bull named energy drink of Indy racing.
Pit Bull Energy Drink has been named the Official Energy Drink of the Indy Racing League and Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series, Pit Bull and Indy Racing officials announced March 14.
Indy Racing has retained Creative Artists Agency.
The Indy Racing League announced March 14 that it has retained Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the world's leading talent and literary agency, to maximise awareness of the motorsports series in mainstream culture and drive race attendance and television viewership.
CART debuts on SPEED Channel.
SPEED Channel proved itself fast out of the box, delivering a .53 rating on its first live race broadcast of a CART FedEx Championship Series event - the Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix on Sunday, March 10.
Marlboro Team Penske remembers Gary G. Buckner.
Gary Buckner, a member of Marlboro Team Penske since 1993, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 8 in Reading, PA.
PDM Racing prepares for Phoenix.
PDM Racing is looking to build on the momentum generated by an eleventh place finish in the Indy Racing League's first race in 2002. PDM Racing driver, Tyce Carlson successfully battled fellow IRL stars last Saturday, March 2 in Homestead, Florida.
Saturday summary - Monterrey.
It was a victory for Mother Nature during final qualifying as rain prohibited most cars from leaving pit lane but the grandstands were still booming as Adrian Fernandez not only cemented an emotional pole position but also slithered his way around the 2.1-mile track faster than anyone else to inc
Hylton signs Yasukawa for Atlantics.
Hylton Motorsports team owner Keith Hylton has announced that he has signed Roger Yasukawa to pilot the No. 9/us print/Toyota/Swift in the 2002 CART Toyota Atlantic Series, beginning in Long Beach.
Three Indy entries for Kelley; Treadway files 2nd.
Kelley Racing filed three entries for the Indianapolis 500 for the second consecutive year, including one for two-time winner Al Unser Jr., while Treadway & Associates Racing filed a second entry for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.