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2008 Indy 500 Preview The upcoming Indy 500 looks like being a very close affair with a vast array of talented drivers in the field. indy 500 2008 • indianapolis 500 2008 • indy 500 • indianapolis 500 • indy 500 preview
Indy 500 History, 1909 - 1945 Initially conceived as a testing ground for road cars the circuit at Indianapolis soon became one of the world's great motor racing venues. indy 500 • indy 500 history • history of indy 500 • indianapolis 500 • indy
Swede Savage, Indy 500 Driver Swede Savage is still spoken about in revered tones among Indycar fans. What might he have achieved but for his fatal accident during the 1973 Indy 500. swede savage • swede savage indy • swede savage bio • swede savage biography • swede savage crash
Jovy Marcelo Jovy Marcelo's performances in lower formulae hinted at a considerable talent, but he did not live long enough to fulfil it. jovy marcelo • jovy marcello • jovy marcelo indy • indy 500 history • indy history
Strange Indy 500 Cars The Indy 500 has a long tradition of radical designs and exotic specials, from cars with two engines to machines with six wheels. indycars • strange indycars • strange cars • strange racing cars • weird cars
Unusual Indy 500 Cars The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was intially built as a testing ground for road cars. Before long it was the Indy 500 which became a proving ground for racing cars. indycars • strange indycars • strange cars • strange racing cars • weird cars
88th Indy 500 Preparations Preparations are underway for the 2004 Indy 500 as teams test the new IRL 3.0 liter engine. racing • indy • irl • indy racing league • irl
A Tale of Two Races A weekend in the life of an auto racing junky. nascar • irl • indy 500 • coca-cola 600 • matt kenseth
Al Unser Jr. Wins At Vegas Al Unser Jr. won his first IRL race in 5 years, as he cruised to victory in the Las Vegas 300. The victory may signal the beginning of cooperation between the IRL and CART. irl • indy • unser • cart • auto racing
CART Teams Dominate Indy 500 For the second year in a row, an Indy rookie won the annual 500 mile race. Helio Castroneves, driving for Team Penske, led the last quarter of the race and beat out team mate Gil deFerran and Michael Andretti for the Borg Warner Trophy. irl • indy cars • indianapolis 500 • racing • race
Field Set for 84th Indy 500 The starting field for the Indianapolis 500 is set, and the cars will not run on the track until Thursday. There are a lot of interesting things that happened during qualifying. indy 500 • indianapolis • usac • silver crown • unser
Field Set for 85th Indy 500 The field is set for the 85th running of the Indianapolis 500. Find out if your favorite made the field, as well as more details about their lives, career's and more. irl • indy cars • indianapolis 500 • starting grid • qualifying
Indy 500 History, 1946 - 2008 The Indy 500 will soon be celebrating its centenary. Over the years The Brickyard has provided plenty of memorable moments. indy 500 • indy 500 history • indianapolis 500 • indianapolis 500 history • the brickyard
May Events in Indianapolis Indianapolis celebrates the Indy 500 with more than the race. The 500 Festival fills May with events that appeal to a variety of interests. indy 500 festival • indianapolis motor speedway • mini-marathon • brickyard • may activities
Milka Duno Biography Milka Duno recently transferred to indycars after a successful spell in sports cars. She will be hoping for a change of luck at the 2008 Indy 500. milka duno • duno • milka duno indy 500 • milka duno indy • danica patrick
Panther and Andretti Not Talking Panther Racing and Michael Andretti are not talking about an Indy 500 entry for CART's winningest driver. Instead, it appears Panther is going with 21 year old Sam Hornish, Jr. racing • irl • cart • indy 500 • michael andretti
"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
Indy's Roaring May Hoosier Hannah celebrates the 89th Indy 500, and Indiana's great annual Memorial Day weekend motor racing events. hoosier hannah • indiana • indy 500 • brickyard • indianapolis
California Here We Come! The Championship Auto Racing Teams head for the track at Fontana, California to settle the CART/Fed-Ex Championship for 2000, with Gil de Ferran, Adrian Fernandez, Paul Tracy and Kenny Brack at the top of the points chart.,The Championship Auto Racing Teams head for the track at Fontana, California to settle the CART/Fed-Ex Championship for 2000, with Gil de Ferran, Adrian Fernandez, Paul Tracy and Kenny Brack at the top of the points chart. fontana • california • cart • fed-ex • paul tracy
Could CART Become Too Popular? The CART season is over -- and it was one of the best in recent memory -- but NASCAR devotees and those who pass judgement only at the bottom line still don't give the USA's premier open wheel series proper respect. fontana • california • cart • fed-ex • paul tracy
Farm Team? Mutterings in the press and paddock accuse Chip Ganassi, a guy with four consecutive CART championships in his pocket, of running a farm team for F-1. Looking at his selection of drivers for the 2001 season, you have to wonder a bit. bruno junqueira • nicolas minassian • fontana • california • cart
Goodbye Oldsmobile, Thanks for the Rocket 88 Ride It's a quiet week in the racing off-season and so word that General Motors will pull the plug on the venerable Oldsmobile name spurs talk among auto enthusiasts around the world. What effect the decision will have on the Indy Racing League, for which Olds provides engines under the Aurora badge, is not yet known. fontana • california • cart • fed-ex • paul tracy
Indy Opens for Testing The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened for testing and at the conclusion of the four days, Greg Ray put himself in a position to be the favorite to win the Pole Position for the Indianapolis 500, to be held on May 28th. indy • irl • indy racing league • northern lights • indianapolis 500
Penske Returns to the Brickyard Roger Penske, the man who started the split between CART and the IRL has returned to "The Brickyard" for the 85th Indianapolis 500. His two entries open up some interesting possibilities. irl • indy racing league • cart • roger penske • auto racing
Presidents: USA 0, CART 1 CART winding up its tour and heading into the off-season doesn't stop rumors, news and views from racing around the Internet. Fans were delighted last week to learn of the return of Alex Zanardi, a former champion with a win-to-start ratio of 1 to 3.4 ... but veteran media watchers were at odds over the appointment of Joseph Heitzler as the new president of the racing series. fontana • california • cart • fed-ex • paul tracy
Taking a Spin Through Rumor Town Everyone comes equipped with a nose ... and with an opinion. It's off-season for the Cart/FedEx Series. What do we have better to do than take a spin around the Internet? fontana • california • cart • fed-ex • paul tracy
The Blue Light Special Thinking about internationalism in auto racing, a fan wonders how a Lincoln Navigator-driving Brazilian who likes his fish hot from a George Foreman grille ends up driving an English chassis powered by a Japanese motor owned by a famous American film star and sponsored by a discount store chain. fontana • california • cart • fed-ex • paul tracy
Who Is This Guy Anyway? A brief look at Gil de Ferran, winner of the 2000 CART Series Championship, taking the prize in his first year with Team Penske. fontana • california • cart • fed-ex • paul tracy
Isn't it Long Beach yet? The CART/FedEx Series seems in limbo after the cancellation of the race in Rio, and fans are impatient for the Long Beach Gran Prix, which is still nearly two weeks away. 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
"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
Cleveland: the Anti-TMS Team Kool Green's Dario Franchitti takes his first win in the CART FedEx Series since 1999, but the buzz after Cleveland's Marconi Gran Prix was near win by Team Target Chip Ganassi's new driver, Memo Gidley. cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing
Right Things, Wrong Things Ganassi put four drivers from Team Target in the Indy 500 after giving the seats in his primary cars to two experienced US open wheel drivers. The Brickyard now has the greatest CART contingent participating since the war between the series and Indy owner Tony George began 6 years ago.,Ganassi put four drivers from Team Target in the Indy 500 after giving the seats in his primary cars to two experienced US open wheel drivers. The Brickyard now has the greatest CART contingent participating since the war between the series and Indy owner Tony George began 6 years ago. cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing
CART Came, CART Saw, CART Conquered CART Teams dominate the 2001 Indy 500, with IRL Teams fading to also-rans while Team Penske avenges its ignominious 1995 appearance by taking the top two positions. cart • fed-ex • juan montoya • auto racing • champ car racing
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
2002 IRL Schedule Announced The IRL announced its 2002 schedule earlier this week. Find out when the IRL teams will be in your area, and who is televising them for those who can't make it to the track. irl • indy racing league • auto racing • motor sports • speedways
Doesn't Anybody Want This Trophy? A rain delay pushed the completion of the California 500 - and the crowning of the CART 2000 Season Champion - back one day, but the delay didn't deter Gil de Ferran from outlasting the other contenders to earn the Vanderbilt Cup and his first title. gil de ferran • cart • racing • champion • 2000 season
Giaffone Quickest at Miami-Homestead Tests Testing has begun for the 2002 IRL season and its opening race on March 2,2002, at Miami-Homestead Speedway. Clearly the class of the testing field was Filipe Giaffone, followed closely by the Penske/Marlboro Team. irl • indy racing league • auto racing • testing • penske
Hornish Wins Again in Miami Sam Hornish made it two in a row as he beat out Sarah Fisher for the win at Miami. irl • racing • indy racing league • motorsports • races
How They Qualify At Indy Here are the Official Qualifying Procedures for the Indianapolis 500. Find out what is involved in making the starting field or winning the pole. irl • indy racing league • auto racing • motor sports • indy cars
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
Indy 2000 ! Juan Montoya dominated the 84th running of the Indianapolis 500. There were some interesting twists and disappointment along the way for other drivers. auto • auto racing • irl • indy racing league • cart
Indy Opens For Practice Practice for the 2000 Indianapolis 500 began this weekend and saw Eddie Cheeever, Jr., turn the fastest lap of the weekend. indianapolis 500 • indy 500 • indy car • irl • brickyard
It Never Snows in Long Beach, California The Bosch Spark Plug Gran Prix at Nazareth, Pennsylvania is snowed out, and so the CART series moves on to Long Beach, California for the season's first race on a street course. cart • racing • irl • indy 500 • target-chip ganassi
Japanese Anti-Climax The CART series visits Japan while NASCAR racing suffers a devastating loss to its first family. auto racing • racing • cart • fed-ex series • juan montoya
Just Like Dad A discussion of Michael Andretti's prospects for CART 2000, with a reflection on his father Mario's illustrious career. mario • michael • andretti • usac • champion
Legendary Owner, Jim Gilmore Dies New Year's Eve Legendary Indy Car owner, Jim Gilmore was killed New Year's Eve in a freak auto accident in Michigan. Gilmore was the car owner for many drivers, including A.J. Foyt. irl • indy racing league • northern light racing series • indy 500 • racing
Not A Happy Camper The 1,100 mile odyssey, a really fast track, and the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 from Texas Motor Speedway. sports • sports • winston cup racing • winston cup racing • auto racing
Ray Out at Menard In news fromt the IRL, Greg Ray has been replaced by Jaques Lazier for the remainder of the season. This and other news from the IRL are featured this week, as well as the 2002 Indy 500 schedule. irl • indy racing league • motorsports • auto racing • indy 500 |
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