Pacific Coast Motorsports Race Notes from Fundidora Park
Mar 24, 2003
Sunday Race Notes from Fundidora Park - The season-opening round of CART Toyota Atlantic Championship got underway early Sunday morning in hot and sunny conditions. - After posting one of the fastest times in morning warm-up, Alex Figge was looking forward to the start of the Tecate Telmex Grand Prix. - On the opening ... Continue reading
FIGGE BEGINS SEASON WITH SOLID SIXTH PLACE FINISH
Mar 24, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FIGGE BEGINS SEASON WITH SOLID SIXTH PLACE FINISH MONTERREY, MEXICO (March 23, 2003) –Alex Figge, of Santa Barbara, Calif., today finished sixth in Round One of the 2003 CART Toyota Atlantic Championship at Fundidora Park. Under hot and sunny conditions, the 16-car CART Toyota Atlantic field ... Continue reading
Mar 23, 2003
CONTACT: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com LUIS DIAZ THRILLS MEXICAN FANS WITH SECOND CONSECUTIVE TECATE/TELMEX MONTERREY GRAND PRIX POLE POSITION MONTERREY, Mexico (March 22, 2003) - For the second consecutive year, Dorricott driver Luis Diaz, of Mexico City, has placed the No. 33 Telmex/Dorricott Racing Toyota/Sw ... Continue reading
Mar 13, 2003
LONG BEACH, Calif.--March 13, 2003--Stars from film, television, music and sports are set to face off in the world's longest-running, most successful celebrity auto racing event. Toyota Motorsports today announced its exciting lineup for the 27th annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race on Saturday, April 12, in Long Beach. Th ... Continue reading
Championship Auto Racing Teams Reports 2002 Results
Mar 12, 2003
INDIANAPOLIS, March 11 -- Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002. The number of events held in a particular quarter affects the comparability of earnings information from quarter to quarter. CART conducted four events in the fourth ... Continue reading
Championship Auto Racing Teams Acquires Miami Street Race
Mar 11, 2003
INDIANAPOLIS, March 11 -- Having made a successful return to the Miami market with the Champ Car World Series in 2002, Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. ensured the long-term future of the Grand Prix Americas event today when it acquired Raceworks LLC, the Miami-based company that was the promoter for last season's ... Continue reading
Champ Car Statement -- Road America Regrettably Removed from 2003 Schedule
Mar 11, 2003
INDIANAPOLIS, March 10 -- Champ Car today announced that it is regretfully removing the Grand Prix of Road America from its 2003 Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford schedule. In February, CART, Inc. filed suit against Road America for failure to pay the final installment on the agreed-upon s ... Continue reading
1999 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston: Fan Report From the Paid Seats
Mar 10, 2003
Race Fans: Reflections from the Seats ... Continue reading
PRUETT RUSTY NO MORE; WINS GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG - Complete Results
Feb 23, 2003
CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 (517) 927-3614 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 23, 2003 PRUETT RUSTY NO MORE; WINS GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ‹ Scott Pruett proved he hadn¹t lost anything in the seven years he¹s been away from the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup by bec ... Continue reading
Feb 23, 2003
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (February 23, 2003) - The leading active racewinner in the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford came into Sunday's season opener with no intention of resting on his well-earned laurels as Paul Tracy (#3 Player's/Indeck Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) paced 71 of 105 laps ... Continue reading
Feb 23, 2003
Revolution Motorsports Qualifying Notes Hayner to start 4th, Sak to start without a qualifying time. St. Petersburg, Fla. February 22, 2003 Stu Hayner will start the #2 Trenton Forging / Revolution Motorsports' Corvette in fourth for Sundays Trans-Am season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida. ... Continue reading
Rookie Bourdais to Start From St. Pete Pole
Feb 23, 2003
St. PETERSBURG, Fla. February 22, 2003: The AP reported that Champ Car rookie Sebastien Bourdais is a quick study. The 23-year-old Frenchman retained the top spot in Saturday's qualifying for the inaugural St. Petersburg Grand Prix, becoming the first CART driver since Nigel Mansell in 1993 to win a pole in his first r ... Continue reading
CHAMP CAR REVISES SCHEDULE, TV TIMES
Feb 16, 2003
Indianapolis February 15, 2003; The Champ Car World Series today announced several adjustments to the 2003 Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season schedule and the series also unveiled the CBS Sports and Pee Channel television broadcast lineup for the 19-race series slate. Changes in the ... Continue reading
Feb 9, 2003
Jan 31, 2003
Indianapolis, Indiana January 31, 2003; Steve Herman writing for the AP reported that former CART champion Michael Andretti will retire as a driver after the Indianapolis 500 in May to concentrate on being a car owner. The 40-year-old son of former Indy winner Mario Andretti bought the former Team Green last fall and b ... Continue reading
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