Northern Light IRL: Productive first Indy test for Scott Goodyear and new Ininitii engine
Apr 18, 2001
April 18, 2001 Indianapolis, IN - Cheever Indy Racing teammates Eddie Cheever Jr. and Scott Goodyear turned a total of 153 incident-free laps in the team's #51 Excite@Home Infiniti machines at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Monday as private testing intensified in preparation for the 85th Indy 500 on May 27. For Goody ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Atlanta 500 Classic Fast Facts
Apr 17, 2001
April 17, 2001 WHAT: Atlanta 500 Classic; Third of 13 races in 2001; Indy Racing Northern Light Series season WHERE: Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1.54-mile paved oval WHEN: 7 p.m. (EDT) Saturday, April 28 DISTANCE: 300 miles/200 laps POSTED AWARDS: More than $1 million CARS: Dallara and G Force chassis; Oldsmobile V8 and In ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Team Target's Junqueira tops speed chart in rookie testing
Apr 17, 2001
April 17, 2001 Indianapolis -- Target Chip Ganassi Racing, the defending champions of the Indianapolis 500, returned to the historic 2.5-mile oval this weekend to participate in the annual rookie orientation program. Drivers Bruno Junqueira and Nicolas Minassian completed all phases of the program on Friday morning, al ... Continue reading
IROC: True Value IROC News from Talladega
Apr 17, 2001
April 17, 2001 Talladega, AL - The True Value IROC team concluded their first day of testing Monday at Talladega Superspeedway in preparation for round two of the 2001, 25th anniversary season. Veteran test drivers Dave Marcis, Dick Trickle, Jim Sauter and Andy Hillenburg were on hand to put the Pontiac Firebirds throu ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Saturday quotes from Indy 500 rookie orientation
Apr 15, 2001
April 15, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - The following are quotes from participants of the Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation Program on Saturday, April 14, 2001. BRANDON ERWIN: "We just ran two or three sessions this morning, but we gained quite a bit of speed from yesterday. Yesterday, we ran around 211 (mph), and this morning ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Witherill completes ROP test; Junqueira tops ROP chart
Apr 15, 2001
April 15, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Bruno Junqueira posted the fastest time of the two-day Rookie Orientation Program at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway April 13-14, while Cory Witherill passed his final phase of the rookie exam Saturday, making all nine participating rookies eligible to compete in the 85th Indianapolis 500. ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Indy legens Unser, Ruterford offer special insight into ROP
Apr 15, 2001
April 15, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - The rookies for this year's Indianapolis 500-Mile Race call Johnny Rutherford and Al Unser "sir" and lean on every word they say about racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It's the respect seven Indianapolis 500 victories bring. But this same group of fresh-faced newcomers who went t ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Drivers take crucial step towards Indianapolis 500
Apr 14, 2001
April 14, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Seven drivers - Nicolas Minassian, Brandon Erwin, Bruno Junqueira, Shigeaki Hattori, Didier Andre, Felipe Giaffone and Jon Herb -- passed their Indianapolis 500 rookie tests Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Minassian was the first driver to pass the test, which is required before ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Foyt enters cars for Salazar, Gordon for 85th Indy 500
Apr 14, 2001
April 14, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis 500 legend A.J. Foyt has entered two cars for the 85th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, as Speedway officials released more entries that beat the April 11 deadline. Entries were also received from Blueprint Racing, Bradley Motorsports, Della Penna Motorsports, Nien ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Hornish aims for three-peat as Indy Racing comes to Atlanta
Apr 14, 2001
April 14, 2001 ATLANTA - As the Indy Racing Northern Light Series heads to Georgia for its annual stop at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the big question on everyone's minds is simple. Can anyone stop Sam? Sam Hornish Jr. won the first two races of the season and will attempt to tie a series record with his third consecutive ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Indianapolis 500 leads US sporting events in economic impact
Apr 13, 2001
April 13, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis 500 was the largest producer of economic gains in 2000 among all annual major sporting events in the United States, an article in the Jan. 15 Sports Business Journal indicated. The Journal cited a study by noted sports economist Professor Mark S. Rosentraub, Dean of the Le ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Indy Racing Northern Light Series Notebook
Apr 13, 2001
April 13, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Greg Ray continued to dominate the two-day private test April 10-11 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, turning the fastest lap of the session - 24.98 seconds - on the final evening. That time was nearly identical to Ray's MBNA Pole lap of 24.988 from this event last July. Ray's previous best durin ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Five teams file entries on deadline day for 85th Indy 500
Apr 12, 2001
April 12, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Five teams - Cheever Indy Racing, Hemelgarn Racing, McCormack Motorsports, PDM Racing and Walker Racing - filed a total of seven entries April 11, entry deadline day for the 85th Indianapolis 500. The 85th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for May 27. Entries must be postmarked by April 11, so ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Ray picks up the pace on second day of Atlanta test
Apr 12, 2001
April 12, 2001 ATLANTA, - Defending Atlanta 500 Classic champion Greg Ray showed more speed April 11 during the second day of private testing at Atlanta Motor Speedway, leading five drivers with a best time of 25.17 seconds on the 1.5-mile oval. Ray led the first day of testing April 10 at 25.21 in the No. 2 Johns Manv ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Nine drivers expected for Indy Rookie Orientation Program
Apr 12, 2001
April 12, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Nine rookie drivers are expected to take an important step toward the 85th Indianapolis 500 by participating in the Rookie Orientation Program on April 13-14 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Testing starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. each day, with a break from noon-1 p.m. Drivers expected ... Continue reading
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