News By Topic: Championship Auto Racing Teams

CART and ESPN International sign ARD to broadcast German 500 live

Sep 1, 2001

August September 1, 2001 DETROIT - Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. (CART) and ESPN International, its worldwide television rights holder and partner, have made an agreement with Germany's dominant national television network, ARD, through its exclusive sports rights acquisitions arm, SportA GmbH, Munich. ARD is to ... Continue reading

CART: Andretti still looking for more speed at Vancouver

Sep 1, 2001

August September 1, 2001 Michael Andretti, No. 39 Motorola/Honda-Reynard "We rolled out this morning in really good shape and I was pretty happy with the car but this afternoon we made some changes and really just lost our direction. The car definitely isn't as good as it could be and we need to go back and figure out ... Continue reading

CART: Tagliani tops testing during day one at Molson Indy Vancouver

Sep 1, 2001

September 1, 2001 VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Alex Tagliani of Player's Forsythe Racing delighted a partisan Canadian crowd of 43,917 Friday when he recorded the fastest lap of the day during testing for the Molson Indy Vancouver at Concord Pacific Place (6 p.m. ET Sunday, tape delay, ESPN2). Tagliani (Player's/Indec ... Continue reading

CART: PacWest Announces Nextel as sponsor for Dixon

Sep 1, 2001

September 1, 2001 (Vancouver, BC) - PacWest Racing Group, in association with Nextel Communications, is pleased to announce that Nextel has become a sponsor on the #18 car of rookie Scott Dixon for the remainder of the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series season. Nextel, which currently sponsors the #17 PacWest entry of ... Continue reading

CART and Molson agree on three more years in Vancouver

Sep 1, 2001

August September 1, 2001 DETROIT and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada - Molson and Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) have come to an agreement to renew the Molson Indy Vancouver race for three years beginning 2002. As a result of the three-year agreement, the Molson Indy Vancouver intends to remain at its curren ... Continue reading

CART names Robert Dole Support Series Promotions Manager

Aug 30, 2001

August 30, 2001 DETROIT - Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. today announced that Robert Dole has joined the company as its Support Series Promotions Manager. Dole will lead efforts to promote and build presence for the CART Development System, with a particular focus on CART's partnership with the Skip Barber Racing ... Continue reading

ATLANTICS: Joey Hand seeks first Atlantic win at Molson Indy Vancouver

Aug 30, 2001

August 30, 2001 Chesterland, Ohio - As the 2001 CART Toyota Atlantic rookie points leader, Joey Hand hopes to capture his first victory of the season at this weekend's Molson Indy Vancouver, the 10th round of the 12-race Atlantic championship series. Hand, who drives for the 2000 Atlantic championship-winning DSTP Moto ... Continue reading

CART: First time champhionship leader Castroneves looks to protect lead at Vancouver

Aug 29, 2001

August 29, 2001 DETROIT - The FedEx Championship Series brings a breathtaking points race to one of its most breathtaking venues this weekend when the series travels to the Pacific Northwest for the Molson Indy Vancouver at Concord Pacific Place (6 p.m. ET Sunday, tape delay, ESPN2). The Canadian Rockies will serve as ... Continue reading

CART: Gidley to race in Vancouver following Elkhart Lake crash

Aug 29, 2001

August 29, 2001 Vancouver, British Columbia - The winning tradition returned to Team Target last week in Elkhart Lake, Wis. as rookie Bruno Junqueira overcame a spin early in the race to capture the team's first victory of the season. Junqueira had fallen to 21st after his spin before storming through the field to coll ... Continue reading

CART: Toyota Team Preview: Molson Indy Vancouver

Aug 28, 2001

August 28, 2001 MOLSON INDY VANCOUVER Date: Sept. 2, 2001 Broadcast: ESPN2, 6 p.m. ET (tape delay) Race Length: 90 laps for 160.290 miles Track Length: 1.781-mile street course 2000 Winner: Paul Tracy Toyota's Best Finish: 5th, Cristiano da Matta, 1999 Toyota's Best Qualifying: 5th, Juan Montoya, 2000 Track Speed Recor ... Continue reading

CART: Michael Andretti eager for return to Vancouver

Aug 28, 2001

August 28, 2001 Indianapolis, IN-Michael Andretti and Team Motorola are eager to return to Canada after their earlier successful venture over the border to Toronto in July where they captured their first Champ Car victory as a team. "I've been fortunate to win some races in Vancouver", said driver Michael Andretti. "No ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Team Conquest Racing Moves up to IRL

Aug 27, 2001

August 27, 2001 MADISON, Illinois (Aug. 26) - Dayton Indy Lights Championship race winners Conquest Racing will move up to the Indy Racing Northern Light Series for the final two races of the 2001 season with rookie driver Laurent Redon. Conquest and Redon, a 28-year-old Frenchman with extensive Formula 3000, Formula 3 ... Continue reading

RACING: Longtime Motorsports Writer Bill Lorenzen Passes Away

Aug 24, 2001

August 24, 2001 BENICIA, Calif. - Longtime motorsports journalist Bill Lorenzen died from complications stemming from heart surgery on Aug. 7. He was 69-years-old. Lorenzen was a member of the Motorsports Press Association (MSPA) for more than 20 years and served as vice president of automotive writers. ... Continue reading

CART unveils five-year plan and strategic direction

Aug 24, 2001

August 24, 2001 CHICAGO - Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. today will announce its five-year strategic direction in meetings with sponsors and manufacturers. As part of the plan, CART identified six imperatives that will serve as the roadmap to grow the open-wheel racing sanctioning organization's business. The pre ... Continue reading

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings

Aug 24, 2001

August 24, 2001 Target Chip Ganassi Racing owner Chip Ganassi reached a rare milestone Sunday when he became only the second car owner in CART history to win CART and NASCAR events on the same weekend. Ganassi's teams captured CART's Motorola 220 at Road America - where rookie driver Bruno Junqueira (Target Toyota Lola ... Continue reading