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IndyCar Racing in Mid-August
A brief rundown on the mid-August Kentucky and Pikes Peak events.
racing • indy • irl • indy racing league • irl

Indianapolis 500 Disappointment
No matter what brand a racing you are a fan of, if the race gets rained out, it is considered a disappointment.
indy • indianapolis 500 • dario franchitti • indy 500 winner • milka duno

Kanaan Takes Texas
Tony Kanaan wins his second race of the 2004 IRL season.
racing • indy • irl • indy racing league • irl

"Send in the Clowns!"
Max Papis works some magical strategy to come away with a win at Laguna Seca, but everyone's talking about Paul Tracy talking himself into a major fine or Honda leaving CART in a huff over engine changes.
cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing

The Quiet Before The Storm
The CART/FedEx racing season is poised to begin this coming weekend, with the first race set for Monterey, Mexico. There's little hard news, but there's been lots of hype about "Driven," the new Slyvester Stallone film about champ car racing.
cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing

Franchitti Gets First Win
Dario Franchitti won his first IRL event as the Andretti Green teams dominates the series.
racing • indy • irl • indy racing league • irl

Andretti/Green Sweep Nazareth
The Andretti Green team swept the top three spots, setting a record in the IRL Series' 100th event.
andretti/green sweep nazareth • nazareth speedway • danica patrick • dan wheldon • tony kanaan

"Give Me Two of What Roger Ordered."
A review of The CART - FedEx Racing Series visit to the Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course, where Team Penske ran away with the race while a fog of rumors swirled around other teams and drivers.
michael andretti • jimmy vasser • team penske • roger penske • cart

"My Kind of Town," da Matta sings.
Cristiano da Matta takes the checkered flag at the CART FedEx Series champ car race at Chicago for his first victory -- and the first victory for PPI Motorsports. Michaeal Andretti again runs second and maintains his point lead, but only 11 of the 24 starters finish the race.
cart • racing • fed-ex • cristiano da matta • juan montoya

.04 Seconds in Michigan
A viewer's report on the CART Fed-Ex Series race for the Michigan 500, with Juan Montoya taking a tip-of-the-nose victory from Michael Andretti. Plus, news, views and opinions from your Suite 101 columnist and from around the 'Net.
cart • fed-ex • auto • auto racing • open wheel racing

2007 Indy Racing League Preview
The 2007 Indy Racing League season kicks off Saturday evening at the Homestead-Miami Speedway for the XM Satellite Radio 300.
irl • indy racing league • indycar series • 2007 irl preview • 2007 indy racing league preview

California Testin'
The Championship Auto Racing Teams have a late summer off-week, but several teams take advantage of the down time to test at California's Laguna Seca Raceway where Team Penkse's Helio Castroneves sets the fast time -- a track record, in fact.
helio castroneves • team penske • gil de ferran • cart • championship auto racing teams

Canada's Concrete Canyons
The CART Fed-Ex series invades the concrete canyons of downtown Toronto, Canada, and veteran Michael Andretti comes away with his 40th champ car victory.
cart • fed-ex • toronto • molson • indy

Is the Season Over?
The IndyCar Series is winding down for 2005, and some of the contenders say they're glad to see it. Rumors abounding regarding the way the male Indy Racing League drivers feel about their female competitor, Danica Patrick, have been given merit on more than one occasion.
indycar series • contenders • indy racing league • rumors abounding • female competitor

Lost on ESPN2
The CART Racing Series hits the Gateway City for an oval race, and fans watch reigning champion Juan Montoya pick up the pieces after Little Mikey enjoys another piece of the Andretti Luck.
cart • championship auto racing teams • st louis • oval track • racing

Rice Wins Kansas Squeaker
Buddy Rice and teammate Vitor Meira gave Rahal-Letterman Racing a one two finih in one of the closest IRL races in history.
racing • indy • irl • indy racing league • irl

Rumors. We've Got Rumors
It's an off-week for CART, with the series heading for Toronto next week, but it's always fun to check out the rumors that abound at this point in the season.
cart • fed-ex • mo nunn • bruton smith • texas motor speedway

Teamwork
An overview of the Championship Auto Racing Team series race at Vancouver, British Columbia, where Paul Tracy and Dario Franchitti finished one-two for Team Kool Green.
cart • auto • auto racing • championship auto racing teams • paul tracy

Two More for <i>The Captain</i>
The Championship Auto Racing Teams visit Laguna Seca Raceway, and Marlboro Team Penske comes away with another one-two finish, dominating qualifying and the race despite some grumbling from anonymous drivers following Patrick Carpentier's spectacular Friday over-the-wall tumble.
team penske • cart • championship auto racing teams • cart • bobby rahal

Waltrip, Rookies Will Struggle
Michael Waltrip and the 2008 NASCAR rookie class are in for a long season.
nascar 2008 preview • nascar preview • nascar • sprint cup • michael waltrip

Wheldon Wins in Japan
Dan Wheldon continues his top five finish streak with his first victory.
racing • indy • irl • indy racing league • irl

"Say It Ain't So, Joe!"
Is CART collapsing? A series of bad decisions, late decisions, and protested decisions has left the series with no engine providers for the 2003 season other than a Ford-Cosworth spec offering.
cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing

2009 Indy 500 Grid
The Brickyard celebrates its centenary in 2009 with the staging of the 93rd Indy 500 on May 24th, where Castroneves, Briscoe and Franchitti make up the front row.
2009 indy 500 grid • helio castroneves indy pole • 2009 indy 500 starting grid • 2009 indianapolis 500 grid • 2009 indianapolis 500 starting grid

2009 Indy 500 Review
The Indy 500 was packed with incidents, accidents and some great racing. Helio Castroneves scored Roger Penske's 15th victory at the Brickyard.
2009 indy 500 review • 2009 indy 500 result • 2009 indy 500 winner • 2009 indy 500 report • 2009 indianapolis 500 review

Fernandez Doubles Up
Adrian Fernandez takes his second win of the season at Chicagoland Speedway.
fernandez doubles up • adrian fernandez • danica patrick • dan wheldon • tony kanaan

Kanaan Wins the IRL Crown
Adrian Fernandez won this third event of the season, while Tony Kanaan clinches the 2004 IRL Championship.
kanaan wins the irl crown • danica patrick • dan wheldon • tony kanaan • helio castroneves

Gentlemen, Start Your Season!
The 2001 CART/FedEx Racing Season gets under way in Monterey, Mexico, and a crowd of 100,000+ watch Brazilian Cristiano da Matta grab the win in his first ride with the legendary Newman-Haas Racing Team.
cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing

The Little Engine That Could
CART race fans suffered through another hum-drum street course race seemingly run in a no-passing zone while the real excitement is generated by a heated battle over changing the series' engine specs.
the little engine that could • cart announces new engine formula • issue loaded with controversy • fedex championship series • ford

All I Want for Christmas Is a New Team Engineer
The holidays are over, and the teams again are setting their sights on the CART season opener at Monterey, Mexico. It's more than two months away, but it's not too early for Team Players to add one of racing's best engineers to its staff.
tom cicale • team players • james gilmore • a j foyt • cart

Are We Really Going Racing Again?
The CART/Fedex Series heads to Texas for a first-time appearance at Bruton Smith's Texas Motorspeedway, a fast 1.5 mile oval. This same weekend Sylvester Stallone's new movie about the adventures of the CART series -- DRIVEN! -- will open.
cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing

Forty Days to Monterey!
Checking the latest news as teams test, drivers practice, and fans gear up for the start of the 2001 CART season.
cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing

It's Official! Team Penske Back Home Again in Indiana.
Team Penske uses CART's Winter Sneak Peek to announce a return to competition at the storied Indy 500. The 10 time winners join Team Target/Chip Ganassi to become the second CART team to compete at the Brickyard under the new Indy Racing League formula.
team penske • cart's sneak peek • indy 500 • team target/chip ganassi • brickyard

More on the Engine That Could
We're still nearly two weeks from the next race in the CART/FedEx series, and so we're left to speculate on engines, the IRL and why CART may no longer be the premier auto racing series in the USA.
cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing

Mr. Miller Has Left the Building
Robin Miller, a veteran auto racing reporter, left his long-term employer, the Indianapolis <i>Star</i>, under circumstances no one has been able to decipher. The news stirred talk among fans because Miller, love him or hate him, knew how to get people's engines wound to the maximum rpm.
robin miller • veteran auto racing reporter • indianapolis star • news • talk

Parading Through The Streets of Long Beach
The CART/FedEx Racing Series ends a long lay-off with a parade through the streets of Long Beach. The race draws celebrities, a hundred thousand fans, but the lack of passing zones turned it into a parade.
cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing

The Teams, The People, The Cars
A brief run-down of who's driving what in the upcoming season, including observations about who's gone where to drive what and links to each team's Web site.
cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing

The Week That Was
Auto racing safety continues to highlight media discussion of the sport in the week after NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the Daytona 500.
dale earnhardt • hans device • crash safety • auto racing • cart

The Week That Wasn't
The CART/FedEx Series sits in the middle of a long lay-off brought about when Brazilian politicians and series executives couldn't get together on who owes whom what to stage a race in Rio. Team Penske made use of the downtime by fielding a couple of IRL cars at Phoenix.
cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing

Waiting Game
Okay, I'm jealous. The straight-line NHRA hot rods burned rubber at Pomona over the weekend. The email lists and Web sites buzz with the countdown numbers for the Daytona 500. But we CART/FedEx Series fans are stuck in the groundhog's hole, waiting for the March open wheel opener down in Mexico.
cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing

Zanardi Tests, Fans Await New Season
The CART/Fed-Ex racing season doesn't begin until March, but, with former series champion Alex Zanardi testing in Florida, a fan can while away cold winter nights by doing a little 'Net Racing.
cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing

88th Indy Pole Position Set
The pole for the 2004 Indianaolis 500 was won by substitute driver Buddy Rice!
racing • indy • irl • indy racing league • irl

Franchitti, Dixon Favorites for IRL Crown
After five races in the 17-race 2009 Indy Racing League season, let's take stock of what we know and don't know about the championship chase.
target chip ganassi racing • penske racing • danica patrick • newman haas lanigan racing • versus

Rice Wins From Pole
Buddy Rice, Kenny Brack's replacement, wins the Great American Race from the pole starting position
racing • indy • irl • indy racing league • irl

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