CART: Gidley and Junqueira ready for challenging four-mile circuit
Aug 16, 2001
August 16, 2001 Elkhart Lake, Wis. - Team Target drivers Bruno Junqueira and Memo Gidley are gearing up this week for the Motorola 220 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Road America is a favorite among many of the CART FedEx Series drivers, and that group includes Junqueira and Gidley. The blend of high-speed corne ... Continue reading
CART: Fittipaldi, Newman/Hass return to home away from home
Aug 16, 2001
August 16, 2001 Race car drivers are generally pretty quick to point out the importance of feeling comfortable in a race. In that case, it is hard to imagine that anyone could feel much more comfortable in a racecar than Christian Fittipaldi (Kmart Toyota) when he is in a Newman/Haas car at Road America. In the past fo ... Continue reading
CART: Michael Andretti has added pressure at Road America
Aug 16, 2001
August 16, 2001 Indianapolis, IN-This weekend there will be added pressure on Team Motorola since Motorola sponsors the race. "There will be a little more pressure this weekend but that's good," Andretti said. "Hopefully we can go to Road America and do a good job and m ake Motorola proud of Team Motorola racing." Team ... Continue reading
CART: Dixon takes advantage of test at Mid Ohio
Aug 15, 2001
August 15, 2001 (Lexington, OH) - PacWest rookie Scott Dixon took advantage of his final rookie test day Monday at Mid-Ohio following the running of the Miller Lite 200 on Sunday. Dixon, who finished Sunday's race in the 12th and final points paying position, ran just under 200 miles on the 2.258-mile permanent road co ... Continue reading
US F2000: Lapoint gets Atlantics ride
Aug 14, 2001
August 14, 2001 LOS ANGELES, CALIF- Lynx Racing announced today that it will field a car for Jason LaPoint, currently running second in the U.S. F2000 Championship, in three of the final four races of the CART Toyota Atlantic season. LaPoint, 24, of Woodburn, Oregon, will be teamed with David Rutledge, 23, of Vancouver ... Continue reading
CART: Castroneves caps dominant weekend with win at Mid Ohio
Aug 13, 2001
August 12, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio (August 12, 2001) - Helio Castroneves of Marlboro Team Penske climbed the trackside fencing in his customary victory celebration, and made an even bigger climb back into the thick of the FedEx Championship Series championship hunt Sunday when he captured the Miller Lite 200 at the Mid-Oh ... Continue reading
INDY LIGHTS: Bell wins fourth of the year at Mid Ohio
Aug 13, 2001
August 12, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio (August 12, 2001) - Championship points leader Townsend Bell (DirecWay Lola) won a series-leading fourth race of the year and his second in a row at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Sunday in Round 8 of the Dayton Indy Lights Championship. Bell led every lap from the pole and scored his third ... Continue reading
CART: Townsend Bell Lands Test Opportunity With Patrick Racing
Aug 13, 2001
August 12, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 12, 2000) - Bob Dorricott and U. E. "Pat" Patrick announced today that Dorricott Racing's Townsend Bell, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., has been selected to test with Patrick Racing Monday, Aug. 13, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Bell, 26, is driver of the Dorricott Racing-prepare ... Continue reading
CART: Miller Lite 200 Race Results, Mid Ohio
Aug 12, 2001
August 12, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio - Results of Sunday's Miller Lite 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with starting position in parentheses, driver, type of car, laps completed and reason out, if any: 1. (2) Helio Castroneves, Honda Reynard, 83. 2. (1) Gil de Ferran, Honda Reynard, 83. 3. ... Continue reading
CART: DeFerran becomes repeat pole winner for Miller Lite 200 at Mid Ohio
Aug 12, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 12, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio (August 11, 2001) - Defending FedEx Championship Series champion Gil de Ferran of Marlboro Team Penske became the third Champ Car driver to win back-to-back pole positions at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and moved into a nin ... Continue reading
CART: Starting Lineup, Miller Lite 200, Mid Ohio
Aug 12, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 12, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio -- Saturday's qualifying results for Sunday's Miller Lite 200 FedEx Championship Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with car number in parentheses, driver, type of car, time in seconds and speed in miles per hour: 1. ( ... Continue reading
#55 Kanaan Mid-Ohio Friday Practice Notes/Quotes
Aug 10, 2001
Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Tony Kanaan #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Miller Lite 200 - Practice Notes/Quotes - Friday, Aug. 10, 2001 Mid Ohio Sports Car Course - Lexington, Ohio - 2.258-mile Road Course Round 13 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Se ... Continue reading
#66 Zanardi Mid-Ohio Friday Practice Notes/Quotes
Aug 10, 2001
Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Alex Zanardi #66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Miller Lite 200 - Practice Notes/Quotes - Friday, Aug. 10, 2001 Mid Ohio Sports Car Course - Lexington, Ohio - 2.258-mile Road Course Round 13 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Champio ... Continue reading
CART series returns to action in Miller Lite 200 at Mid Ohio
Aug 9, 2001
August 9, 2001 DETROIT - The FedEx Championship Series recently concluded its most grueling stretch of the season, with six races in seven weeks. The run began with reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves' second victory of the season at Detroit, and ended with 2000 CART Rookie of the Year Kenny Brack's th ... Continue reading
CART: Herta returns to home turf at Mid Ohio
Aug 9, 2001
August 9, 2001 Home Turf: Based in Hilliard, Ohio, Mid-Ohio is the home race for Forsythe Championship Racing. With the shop just over an hour away from the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, this race is a highlight on the CART circuit for Herta and many of the Ohio natives on the Forsythe Championship Racing crew. Herta at ... Continue reading
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