IndyCar News

Buzz Calkins impressive 12 race finishing streak ended in Sunday's Gateway Indy 250 when the Bradley Motorsports driver became involved in a pitlane accident with Indy Racing Northern Light Series debutant Alex Barron during the first round of pit-stops and was forced to retire.

The FedEx Championship Series brings a breathtaking points race to one of its most breathtaking venues this weekend when the series travels to the Pacific Northwest for the Molson Indy Vancouver at Concord Pacific Place.

Despite crashing out of his first career Indy Racing Northern Light Series start, Chris Menninga is hopeful of a return to action in the season closing Chevy 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway as a precursor to a full rookie campaign with the No.92 Hemelgarn/Metro Racing team as long as the finance

At least one new team will be on the grid for the start of the 2002 Indy Racing Northern Light Series season with the news that respected Dayton Indy Lights operation Conquest Racing have made the step up to the IRNLS and will contest the final two races of 2001 before launching an all out assaul

Mark Dismore and Sam Hornish Jr completed Sunday's Gateway Indy 250 podium behind Al Unser Jr with Dismore doing his chances of finding a top-line ride in 2002 no harm at all after being released from Kelley Racing and Hornish taking another step towards the 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced on Saturday that current sponsors Purex have resigned with the team as title sponsors for a fourth consecutive Indy Racing Northern Light Series campaign with driver Robbie Buhl in 2002.

Kaptain Robbie Knievel will attempt to make one of his most expensive jumps before the start of the season-ending Chevy 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway as the stunt legend tries to vault a full grid of Indy Racing Northern Light Series machines valued at approximately $10 Million.

Former Formula One test driver Laurent Redon completed his Indy Racing League Rookie Test at the new Chicagoland Speedway and now plans to race at Chicagoland on Sept. 2 and at Texas Motor Speedway on Sept. 16.

Sam Schmidt announced today that Alex Barron would assume the duties of the #99 Sam Schmidt Motorsports Racing Special. Barron, who has demonstrated the ability to perform well with limited resources in CART, has been on Schmidt's shortlist for a long time.

Target/Chip Ganassi driver Memo Gidley, who was involved in a serious single-car incident on Lap 21 of Sunday's Motorola 220 at Road America, has left hospital with a small fracture in his upper leg.

Newman-Haas Racing has won a total of 59 CART events since Paul Newman and Carl Haas began their association back in 1982 and win number one was scored by Mario Andretti at Road America in the summer of 1983 meaning that every visit to Elkhart Lake is a special one for the squad.

The Champ Car silly season got off to a dramatic start at Road America this weekend with the announcement that current points leader Kenny Brack had signed for the Target Chip Ganassi Racing outfit for the 2002 CART FedEx Championship.

Following the arrival of Jaques Lazier with the team, John Menard has confirmed that 1999 Indy Racing Northern Light Series Champion Greg Ray has left his squad and that Lazier will be Team Menard's driver for the remainder of the 2001 season.

Sam Schmidt has reacted angrily to the news that Jaques Lazier has left his fledgling squad and defected to Team Menard, leaving him driverless for the next round at St Louis.

T.E. McHale: Some quick background on Dario before we begin taking questions.

Michael Andretti (Pictured last year) has collected three FedEx Championship Series victories at Road America (1990, '91 and '96) and has scored championship points in 10 of his 16 career appearances at the venue, with three runner-up finishes (1985, '86 and '99).

Patrick Racing's General Manager Jim McGee pronounced the team "pleased" with Townsend Bell after the current Dayton Indy Lights Championship leader completed a trouble free day of testing for the Reynard-Toyota outfit at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course on Monday.

Visteon/Patrick Racing's Jimmy Vasser qualified a season high fourth while team-mate Roberto Moreno will line-up 15th for tomorrow's Miller Lite 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

Not content with signing Aerosmith as a sponsor for the Indianapolis 500 earlier this year, Heritage Motorsports have teamed up with another major rock-star in the shape of John Mellencamp for the remainder of the season giving Heritage the mantle of being true rock and roll racers.

Rookie CART FedEx team Arciero-Blair Racing return to the Champ Car arena this weekend at Mid Ohio following their one race lay-off with the exciting announcement that the much vaunted 'Driving 101' program had signed on as sponsors of the team for the remainder of the year.

PacWest Racing's participation in Sunday's Miller Lite 200 is now in doubt following an apparent dispute with engine suppliers Toyota, which resulted in neither Mauricio Gugelmin nor Scott Dixon turning a single lap in either of Friday's two practice sessions.

Michael Andretti (pictured at Mid-Ohio last year) owns five top-five finishes in 16 career starts at Mid-Ohio, including back-to-back victories from the pole in 1990 and '91.

Former Grand Prix winner Johnny Herbert will test an Indy Racing car with Heritage Motorsports at Kentucky Speedway on Monday (Aug. 13), the team announced today.

T.E. McHale: Kenny Brack, the driver of the No. 8 Shell/Ford/Lola became the first driver of the FedEx Championship Series season to reach 100 championship points when he drove to victory two weeks ago in the Target Grand Prix presented by Energizer at Chicago Motor Speedway.