News By Topic: Indy Racing League

Northern Light IRL: Kroger, Procter & Gamble to sponsor Walker Racing

Mar 17, 2001

March 17, 2001 PHOENIX- Walker Racing owner Derrick Walker announced March 16 that The Kroger Co., the largest retail food company in the U.S., in association with Procter & Gamble, will be sponsors on the car driven by Sarah Fisher during the 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series season. Procter & Gamble, a longtime ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Team Target rookies turn their first laps at the Brickyard

Mar 16, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel March 16, 2001 Indianapolis -- Target Chip Ganassi Racing tested Tuesday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where it will attempt to claim its second straight Indy 500 championship on May 27. Rookie drivers Bruno Junqueira and Nicolas Minassian are attempti ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Chicago Motor Speedway names GM and VP

Mar 16, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel March 16, 2001 CHICAGO, Ill. -- H. Pete Merkel has been named executive Vice President and General Manager at Chicago Motor Speedway, in an announcement today by Chicago Motor Speedway CEO, Gene Haskett. "We're delighted to have someone with Pete's experienc ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Buhl's car to help drive sales of new Purex product

Mar 16, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel March 16, 2001 PHOENIX, Thursday, March 16, 2001 - Purex, the nation's leading value detergent, will use the Team Purex/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Indy Racing car driven by Robbie Buhl to nationally launch its new product, Purex Tabs, at the season-opening Pen ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Indy Racing Northern Light Series Notebook

Mar 16, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel March 16, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, March 16, 2001 - Indy Racing veteran Eliseo Salazar is following the lead of two-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong. Salazar is working with Carmichael Training Systems (CTS) of Colorado Springs, Colo., to dev ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Buzz Calkins looks for fresh new season at Phoenix

Mar 16, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel March 16, 2001 Buzz Calkins is second on the all-time starts list with 40 (out of a possible 43) Indy Racing Northern Light Series green flags to his credit. * Of the 40 events that Calkins and the Bradley Food Marts/ Sav-O-Mat #12 have started, Buzz has tak ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Ganassi Team Stages Series of Firsts in Speedway Test

Mar 16, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel March 16, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, March 16, 2001 -- For Bruno Junqueira, Nic Minassian and Target Chip Ganassi Racing, it was a series of firsts March 14 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Junqueira and Minassian took their first laps at the Speedway, ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: New Season, New Name: Team Cheever Becomes Cheever Indy Racing

Mar 15, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel March 15, 2001 Indianapolis, IN - One of the Indy Racing League's premier teams, Indianapolis-based Team Cheever, will now be known as Cheever Indy Racing, team owner/driver Eddie Cheever Jr. announced Wednesday. "We changed the name of our team to highlight ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Kelley Racing files three entries for 85th Indy 500

Mar 13, 2001

INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, March 13, 2001 - Kelley Racing filed three entries March 12 for the 85th Indianapolis 500, with longtime teammates Scott Sharp and Mark Dismore named as drivers of two of the cars. Sharp and Dismore have driven for Kelley Racing in the Indy Racing Northern Light Series since the team's debut in Ja ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: IMS Radio Network to broadcast all 13 Indy Racing events live

Mar 13, 2001

March 13, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS- Beginning with this weekend's Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200, the IMS Radio Network will present live broadcasts of all 13 Indy Racing Northern Light Series events this season and will debut two new members on its on-air team. Veteran broadcaster Mike King will return for his third year as ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Infiniti Track Tests New 35A Indy Racing Engine

Mar 11, 2001

PHOENIX, Ariz.--Infiniti successfully track-tested its new 35A Indy Racing engine at Phoenix International Raceway this week. Eddie Cheever Jr. and Scott Goodyear were the first to log miles on the all-new Infiniti Indy engine, completing 429 trouble-free miles on two different engines in the No. 51 Excite@ Home Dallar ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Pennzoil Copper World Classic Indy 200 Pre Race Quotes

Mar 10, 2001

PHOENIX- Quotes from selected Indy Racing Northern Light Series drivers and team officials about the Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 March 16-18 at Phoenix International Raceway: BUZZ CALKINS (#12 Bradley Food Marts/Sav-O-Mat Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone, 1996 Indy Racing co-champion) (About preseason testing at Phoenix ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Indy Racing Northern Light Series Notebook

Mar 9, 2001

INDIANAPOLIS - Steve Dunlap has been named chief mechanic and crew chief for Sam Schmidt Motorsports during the 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series season. Veteran Davey Hamilton will drive for the team, which was formed last month by former Indy Racing standout Sam Schmidt. Dunlap spent more than 30 years as an eng ... Continue reading

TRACKS; Lingner Group to seve as producers/consultants at IMS events

Mar 9, 2001

INDIANAPOLIS - Lingner Group Productions, Inc., will serve in 2001 as executive producers and consultants for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s three world-class racing events, the Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400 and SAP United States Grand Prix, IMS and LGP officials announced today. “All of us at LGP are ... Continue reading

INDY 500: 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada to pace 'Greatest Spectacle in Racing' this May

Mar 9, 2001

INDIANAPOLIS- Oldsmobile’s 2002 Bravada will go where no SUV has gone before when it paces the 85th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 27, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Oldsmobile officials announced today in a press conference in Detroit. The Bravada has made history as the first SUV selected as the Offici ... Continue reading