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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.
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fontana
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california
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cart
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fed-ex
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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.
team penske
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fontana
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california
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cart
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fed-ex
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paul tracy
Debacle Down Under
A fan goes looking for information on the CART race Down Under in Limboland, lamenting the decision of the powers-that-be choosing not to tape-delay the next-to-last race of the season. Worse, the race begins with a lap one debacle which scrambles the championship points chase and makes the season finale at Fontana critical.,A fan goes looking for information on the CART race Down Under in Limboland, lamenting the decision of the powers-that-be choosing not to tape-delay the next-to-last race of the season. Worse, the race begins with a lap one debacle which scrambles the championship points chase and makes the season finale at Fontana critical.
team penske
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fontana
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surfer's paradise
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adrian fernandez
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gil de ferran
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juan montoya
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.
team penske
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bruno junqueira
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nicolas minassian
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fontana
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california
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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.
team penske
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fontana
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california
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cart
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fed-ex
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paul tracy
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.
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fontana
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california
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cart
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fed-ex
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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?
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fontana
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california
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cart
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fed-ex
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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.
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fontana
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california
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cart
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fed-ex
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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.
team penske
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fontana
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california
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cart
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fed-ex
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paul tracy
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.
team penske
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gil de ferran
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cart
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racing
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champion
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2000 season
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.
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team penske
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cart's sneak peek
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indy 500
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team target/chip ganassi
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brickyard
Slouching Toward Nazareth
A short discussion of the history and characteristics of the Nazareth Speedway in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, with speculation about the prospects of Target-Chip Ganassi Racing and Team Penske.
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cart fedex racing
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toyota
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bosch
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nascar
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busch
"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.
team penske
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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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.
team penske
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
"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.
team penske
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michael andretti
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jimmy vasser
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team penske
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roger penske
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cart
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.
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irl
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indy racing league
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indycar series
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2007 irl preview
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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.
team penske
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helio castroneves
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team penske
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gil de ferran
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cart
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championship auto racing teams
CART Commitment
Team Target-Chip Ganassi smiled at the reception they received at the Indy 500, and the remaining CART teams were pleased -- and proud of the Ganassi victory. Now there's talk more participants in the senior series will sign up for the Indy 500 in 2001.
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indy 500
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indianapolis
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cart fedex
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series
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racing
Dan Wheldon - Hunting for the Crown
Dan Wheldon is the IRL's latest media attraction.
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dan wheldon - hunting for the crown
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won four out of the last five events
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wheldon placed second in the 2004 championship
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danica patrick
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dan wheldon
Danica - Watch Your Back
There are some exciting up-and-coming female stars in the racing world!
team penske
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danica - watch your back
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5 more fast women to watch
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won three events in 10 starts
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danica patrick
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kathrine legg
Going Backwards
Sad but true, the 2006 IRL schedule has been cut down to 14 events.
team penske
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going backwards
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2006 irl schedule
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opportunities for corporate sponsorship
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danica patrick
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dan wheldon
Indy Racing League Season Review
The 2006 Indy Car Series season began with tragedy, as the untimely death of Rahal-Letterman driver Paul Dana at Homestead-Miami marred the opening weekend.
team penske
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indy racing league
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indy car series
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championship
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team penske
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roger penske
IRL - 2005 Top Five
The top five finishers in the 2005 IRL season.
team penske
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irl - 2005 top five
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danica patrick
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dan wheldon
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tony kanaan
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helio castroneves
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.
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cart
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auto
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auto racing
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championship auto racing teams
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paul tracy
Thanks. I Needed That.
A fan's review of the Championship Auto Racing Team series race at Houston, Texas, complete with thoughts on the 2000 series championship, driver changes, rumors around the circuit and news from the Internet about CART racing.
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team target chip ganassi
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team penske
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chip ganassi
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jimmy vasser
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juan montoya
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.
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team penske
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cart
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championship auto racing teams
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cart
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bobby rahal
"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.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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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.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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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.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
"It Never Rains in California"
Despite lack of practice time and a rain delay and a track that wouldn't dry out, the CART gang took to the new oval at Rockingham, England and put on a great show for the new fans in Europe.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
"Mr. Rahal, Please Report to Human Resources."
It's an off-week for the CART Teams, but the rumor mill is active with talk about CART owner Bobby Rahal being fired from his job as team manager for the Jaguar F-1 effort.
team penske
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"
The <b>CART FedEx</b> raced in the rain at Portland last week, with Max Papis winning from the pole.
team penske
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
"The Party's Over" ... for 2001, at least
The CART season seems to have ended with the proverbial whimper rather than a bang, but there is some good news -- FedEx has renewed its contract as primary series sponsor.
team penske
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
20 Plus Races, 20 Million Plus Rumors
Racing may be over for 2001, bur rumors continue to buzz around the CART circuit.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
A Busy Day For Vancouver's Traffic Cops
Roberto Moreno takes first in the Molson Indy Vancouver, a popular victory for a veteran driver, and now the CART series gears up for two weeks in Europe.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
A Little Good News
There's no new CART CEO, the engine package is still up in the air, teams are having trouble finding sponsors to field two cars, but all the iffy news pales in comparison to word that Alex Zanardi has progressed far enough in his rehabilitation to stand on his two new feet.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
A Mile Ain't Far Enough
The swift Swede sophomore, Kenny Brack, takes the victory at the CART-FedEx Series race at Chicago, proving once again the Ford/Lola combination is the class of the field on the short ovals.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
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.
team penske
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tom cicale
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team players
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james gilmore
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a j foyt
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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.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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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.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
Cold Tires, Hot Cars
Team Rahal driver Kenny Brack makes it two in a row with a victory at the Milwaukee Mile, a race which included a competitor being black-flagged out of the competition for the first time in recent memory.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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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.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
From Super Sub to Super Star?
A few thoughts about Team Target Chip Ganassi's new driver, Memo Gidley, as we await the CART series assault on the streets of Toronto.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
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.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
Hello? Hello? Anyone There?
Only one-third of CART races in 2002 will be on a television network available to most US households. I'll be left out. How about you? Nevermind. CART says the situation will get better. Later.
team penske
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
Is CART A Goner?
A funny rumor -- Kenny Brack to NASCAR -- began circulating last week, but long-time fans are more worried about the health of the series rather than the destination of a driver.
team penske
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
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.
team penske
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
Leaving Home
It's time for qualifying and practice for the legendary <b>Indy 500</b>, and so <b>CART</b> heads for Japan to run at Twin-Ring Motegi. The man happiest about that migration is 1999 Indy winner Kenny Brack, who picked up his first <b>CART</b> victory.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
Meandering Through Mid-Ohio
CART fans appreciate the good racing when Team Penske comes away with a dominating victory at Mid-Ohio, but it's Silly Season too, and the fans enjoy the racing rumors just as much.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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champ car racing
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.
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cart
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fed-ex
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juan montoya
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auto racing
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