IROC: Bobby Labonte repeats at Talladega in IROC Series
Apr 23, 2001
April 23, 2001 Talladega, AL., April 21-Repeating his finish last year, NASCAR Winston Cup Series veteran Bobby Labonte, driving the white True Value IROC Pontiac Firebird, won his second True Value IROC Talladega race by .2097 seconds in the second round of the 25th True Value IROC series at Talladega Superspeedway. V ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Penske Team Stages First 2001 Private Test at Speedway
Apr 23, 2001
April 23, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Penske Racing returned to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday, staging its first spring private test for drivers Helio Castroneves and Gil de Ferran in preparation for the 85th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 27. On pit lane with the drivers and three Marlboro Team Penske Dallara ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Lazier leads Richmond testing, breaks 160 mph
Apr 21, 2001
April 21, 2001 RICHMOND, Va - At the end of the day, Buddy Lazier said he was amazed how fast the Indy Racing cars were cornering around the .75-mile, D-shaped Richmond International Raceway. Most of the other fans and onlookers at Richmond Friday were just simply amazed. Lazier led a speed assault at Richmond during t ... Continue reading
IROC: Eddie Cheever, Scott Goodyear ready for Talladega high banks
Apr 21, 2001
April 21, 2001 Talladega, AL - 1998 Indianapolis 500 Champion Eddie Cheever Jr. and his Cheever Indy Racing teammate Scott Goodyear will battle NASCAR stars and fellow open-wheel standouts at the second round of 2001 True Value IROC Series competition at Talladega Superspeedway on April 21. Cheever, who captured his fi ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Atlanta 500 Classic Pre Race Notes and Quotes
Apr 21, 2001
April 21, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Quotes from selected Indy Racing Northern Light Series drivers and team officials about the Atlanta 500 Classic April 27-28 at Atlanta Motor Speedway: BILLY BOAT (No. 98 CURB Records Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone): "As a team, we're looking forward to getting back on the racetrack and back ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Indianapolis Star sponsoring opening day at the Speedway
Apr 21, 2001
April 21, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Star, Indiana's largest daily newspaper, is the title sponsor of the opening day of Indianapolis 500 practice on Sunday, May 6. Practice starts at 1 p.m. (EST) and concludes for the day at 6 p.m. Children age 12 and younger will be admitted to the Speedway grounds free of ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Ray hits 223.7, Luyendyk 222.5 at Speedway in private testing
Apr 21, 2001
April 21, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Greg Ray, winner of the coveted Indianapolis 500 Pole Award in 2000, turned an unofficial late-afternoon lap of 223.7 mph at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as private testing continued Thursday. Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk reached 222.5 in the morning. Jeff Ward, the 19 ... Continue reading
SPRINTS: Indy Racer Kite to compete at Concord
Apr 20, 2001
April 20, 2001 CONCORD, N.C. - Three-time Indianapolis 500 starter Jimmy Kite will strap himself into the red and silver #45 Environmental Protection Associates 410-winged sprint car owned by Tommy Gainey, this Saturday here at Concord Motorsports Park for the 40-lap United Sprint Car Series (USCS) feature. The Stockbr ... Continue reading
Northern Light Indy Racing Series Weekly Notebook
Apr 20, 2001
April 20, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Joe Truscelli announced today that Johnny Unser will pilot his No. 18 Truscelli Team Racing Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone entry in the 85th Indianapolis 500. "Truscelli Team Racing is very excited to work with Johnny Unser as its driver for this year's Indy 500," said Truscelli, who has fie ... Continue reading
US F2000 Alumni Enter Indy 500
Apr 20, 2001
April 20, 2001 FAIRFIELD, N.J. —This coming May, the U.S. F2000 National Championship Presented by Speedvision will once again be well represented at “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”, the Indianapolis 500. With official entry into the 85th running of the Indy 500 now closed, five former U.S. F2000 d ... Continue reading
IROC: True Value IROC News from Talladega
Apr 20, 2001
April 20, 2001 Talladega, AL - The True Value IROC series continued with practice sessions this morning with series drivers Eddie Cheever Jr. of the Indy Racing Northern Light Series and Cart FedEx Championship series driver Kenny Brack. Cheever Jr. and Brack were joined by series test drivers Dick Trickle and Jim Saut ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Indianapolis 500 leads US sporting events in economic impact
Apr 19, 2001
April 19, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- This weekend, Jimmy Spencer returns to the #1 Yellow Racing Pontiac driver's seat for the Subway 300 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series event at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Spencer is no stranger to the 2.66-mile oval, having won the 1994 DieHard 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race w ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Luyendyk takes first laps at IMS since 1999 Indy 500
Apr 19, 2001
April 19, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk stood in a garage in Gasoline Alley Wednesday, wearing a driver's suit and eyeing the Treadway Racing No. 5 Meijer G Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone entry that had just carried him for a few shakedown laps around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Spe ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Four former winners; 94 cars entered for 85th Indianapolis 500
Apr 18, 2001
April 18, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, April 18, 2001 - Indianapolis 500 champions Eddie Cheever Jr., Buddy Lazier, Arie Luyendyk and Al Unser Jr., along with notable drivers Michael Andretti, Gil de Ferran, Scott Goodyear and Sam Hornish Jr. headline an all-star field entered for the 85th running of the Greatest Spectac ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Indy winners Unser Jr., Lazier, and Cheever test at Speedway
Apr 18, 2001
April 18, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis 500 winners Al Unser Jr., Buddy Lazier and Eddie Cheever Jr. turned laps at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today as private testing intensified in preparation for the 85th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race on May 27. Two-time "500" runner-up Scott Goodyear and rookie Casey Mears als ... Continue reading
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