Northern Light IRL: MBNA to sponsor Indianapolis 500 Pole Award
Mar 8, 2001
INDIANAPOLIS - MBNA America Bank, N.A., will sponsor the prestigious Indianapolis 500 pole award, MBNA and Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials announced today. The MBNA Pole Award will honor the top qualifier each year for the Indianapolis 500 with a trophy and check for $100,000. The Indianapolis 500, known as the & ... Continue reading
USAC/IRL: Davey Hamilton plans to compete in all 4 divisions at 'Copper World'
Mar 8, 2001
Davey Hamilton, who owns four victories in "Copper World" competition so far, will try for four more March 15-18 as he competes in all four phases of this year's Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 at Phoenix (AZ) International Raceway. Hamilton, of Las Vegas, Nev., will pilot the Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara/Oldsmobile ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 Entry List
Mar 7, 2001
Indy Racing Northern Light Series Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 At Phoenix International Raceway March 18, 2001 Car Driver Hometown Car Name C/E/T Entrant Chief Mechanic 2 Greg Ray Plano, Texas Johns Manville/Menards D/O/F Team Menard Gary Neal 3 Al Unser Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. Galles Racing Starz SuperPak G/O/F Galles ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Offseason Questions to be Anwered at Phoenix Opener
Mar 7, 2001
PHOENIX - Whether an Indy Racing Northern Light Series team has turned thousands of laps of offseason testing or none, there still are many questions. Now it's time for all teams to get some answers. The Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 on March 18 at Phoenix International Raceway is not only the series' season opener, i ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Target Chip Ganassi Racing to Defend Indy 500 Title
Mar 6, 2001
Indianapolis -- Target Chip Ganassi Racing, 2000 Indy 500 champions and four-time CART FedEx Series champions, today announced it will return to Indianapolis in May to defend its title. Team Target rookies Bruno Junqueira and Nicolas Minassian are eager for the opportunity to duplicate former team driver Juan Montoya's ... Continue reading
CART Names Veteran Race Chris Kneifel Chief Steward of Series
Mar 4, 2001
DETROIT - Championship Auto Racing Teams announced today that veteran race car driver Chris Kneifel has been named Chief Steward of CART's FedEx Championship Series. CART President of Racing Operations Hal Whiteford announced that Kneifel will assume his duties immediately and will oversee the action when CART opens it ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Schmidt, Treadway charge forward; Hamilton to drive
Mar 3, 2001
Indianapolis, IN: Sam Schmidt Motorsports will become a technical and marketing partner with Treadway Racing for the 2001 Indy Racing League season. Treadway Racing driver Davey Hamilton will pilot the #99 Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone entry for Sam Schmidt Motorsports and Larry Nash will manage the on-track program. "S ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Hamilton, Schmidt form Vegas connection for new team
Mar 3, 2001
LAS VEGAS- Call it the Las Vegas connection. Owner Sam Schmidt named Indy Racing veteran and fellow Las Vegas resident Davey Hamilton as the driver for Sam Schmidt Motorsports this season in the Northern Light Series on March 2. The team will make its debut at the season-opening Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 on March ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Teadway/Hubbard wins race to file first for 85th Indy 500
Mar 3, 2001
INDIANAPOLIS- Arie Luyendyk has won the Indianapolis 500 twice, and his Treadway/Hubbard Racing team ensured that he won another race this year: the first entry for the 85th Indianapolis 500. Treadway/Hubbard Racing filed two entries March 1 for the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on May 27 at Indianapolis M ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Penske Auto Center to Sponsor Penske Racing at Phoenix Opener
Mar 2, 2001
TROY, Mich., March 1 Penske Auto Center will be the primary sponsor of the Penske Racing cars driven by Gil de Ferran and Helio Castroneves in the 2001 Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200, according to an announcement today by Roger S. Penske. The season-opening race for the 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series is schedul ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Indianapolis 500 Entry invitations in the mail
Mar 2, 2001
INDIANAPOLIS- Entry invitations for the 85th Indianapolis 500 were mailed March 1 to race teams eligible to compete in the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on May 27 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Entries must be postmarked by April 11. All drivers will compete for one of the 33 starting spots in the world&# ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Indy Racing Northern Light Series Weekly Notebook
Mar 2, 2001
INDIANAPOLIS - Like everyone in the sports world, Indy Racing Northern Light Series standout Al Unser Jr. was shaken by the death of seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt on Feb. 18 in the Daytona 500. But two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Unser has plenty of fond memories of Earnhardt, whom he competed ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Ward eyes victory this season driving for new team with historic roots
Mar 1, 2001
March 1, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS-- Ward and Rathmann united. And add a Mecom and a Davis. All are part of the new but appropriately named Heritage Motorsports team that will make its Indy Racing Northern Light Series debut in the season-opening Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 on March 18 at Phoenix International Raceway. The ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: McCormack selects short-track standout Erwin as 2001 driver
Feb 28, 2001
INDIANAPOLIS-- McCormack Motorsports will field an entry for Rookie of the Year hopeful Brandon Erwin in the 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series, team owner Dennis McCormack announced. Erwin, 25, from Denton, Texas, will drive the team's No. 30 G-Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone starting at the season-opening Pennzoil Cop ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Galles Trio Finds Comfort Zone in Miami Testing
Feb 28, 2001
INDIANAPOLIS- Galles Racing drivers Al Unser Jr., Casey Mears and Didier André combined to put in more than 1,000 miles of testing Feb. 25-26 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in preparation for the start of the Indy Racing Northern Light Series season. Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Unser turned approximately 300 laps ov ... Continue reading
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