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CART: Kanaan securs second career pole position at Target Grand Prix

CART: Kanaan securs second career pole position at Target Grand Prix

July 29, 2001 CICERO, Ill. - Tony Kanaan earned the first pole position in the history of Mo Nunn Racing Saturday when he topped all qualifiers for Sunday's Target Grand Prix Presented by Energizer at Chicago Motor Speedway (4 p.m. ET, live, ABC-TV). Kanaan (Hollywood Honda Reynard) emerged from a tightly-packed field ... Continue reading

CART: Starting Lineup for Target Grand Prix, Chicago

CART: Starting Lineup for Target Grand Prix, Chicago

July 29, 2001 CICERO, Ill. -- Starting lineup for Sunday's Target Grand Prix Presented by Energizer FedEx Championship Series race at Chicago Motor Speedway, with car number in parentheses, driver, type of car, time in seconds and speed in miles per hour: 1. (55) Tony Kanaan, Honda Reynard, 23.145, 160.052. 2. (3) Heli ... Continue reading

CART: Junqueira tops speed chart during testing for Target Grand Prix

CART: Junqueira tops speed chart during testing for Target Grand Prix

July 28, 2001 CICERO, Ill. - Rookie Bruno Junqueira of Target Chip Ganassi Racing, who has displayed impressive mastery of one-mile ovals during his initial FedEx Championship Series season, continued to show that success Friday when he paced the field during testing for Sunday's Target Grand Prix Presented by Energize ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: John Andretti has fond memories of Indy 'Double Duty'

NASCAR WCUP: John Andretti has fond memories of Indy 'Double Duty'

July 28, 2001 John Andretti INDIANAPOLIS - Tony Stewart has done what has become known as "Double Duty" two of the last three years, racing in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, N.C., on the same day. It may not be remembered as much, but the first to do it was John Andretti. The year was 1994, and he ... Continue reading

IROC: Indy Legend Unser to Replace Goodyear in IROC at Indy

IROC: Indy Legend Unser to Replace Goodyear in IROC at Indy

July 28, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Two-time IROC champion Al Unser Jr. again will substitute for fellow Indy Racing Northern Light Series competitor Scott Goodyear in the final round of IROC XXV at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Goodyear still is recovering from a lower-back fracture suffered in May during a crash in the I ... Continue reading

#66 Zanardi Chicago Friday Practice Notes/Quotes

#66 Zanardi Chicago Friday Practice Notes/Quotes

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Alex Zanardi #66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Target Grand Prix - Practice Notes/Quotes - Friday, July 27, 2001 Chicago Motor Speedway - Cicero, Ill. - 1-Mile Oval Round 12 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series Ale ... Continue reading

#55 Kanaan Chicago Qualifying Notes/Quotes

#55 Kanaan Chicago Qualifying Notes/Quotes

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Tony Kanaan #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Target Grand Prix - Qualifying Notes/Quotes - Saturday, July 28, 2001 Chicago Motor Speedway - Cicero, Ill. - 1-Mile Oval Round 12 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series Tony Ka ... Continue reading

#66 Zanardi Chicago Qualifying Notes/Quotes

#66 Zanardi Chicago Qualifying Notes/Quotes

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Alex Zanardi #66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Target Grand Prix - Qualifying Notes/Quotes - Saturday, July 28, 2001 Chicago Motor Speedway - Cicero, Ill. - 1-Mile Oval Round 12 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series ... Continue reading

CART: Herta ready to continue success after leading for first this season

CART: Herta ready to continue success after leading for first this season

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 26, 2001 High Speed Herta: Herta and the Forsythe Championship Racing Team lead for the first time this season, as Herta dominated the field for seventeen laps last weekend at Michigan International Raceway. Herta finished fifth at the Harrah's 500, his ... Continue reading

Kanaan/Zanardi Chicago Pre-Race Notes/Quotes

Kanaan/Zanardi Chicago Pre-Race Notes/Quotes

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com MO NUNN RACING - PRE-RACE NOTES/QUOTES Target Grand Prix - July 27-29, 2001 Chicago Motor Speedway - Cicero, Ill. - 1-Mile Oval TONY KANAAN -- #55 HOLLYWOOD/MO NUNN RACING HONDA-REYNARD **This weekend marks Kanaan's 65th career Champ Car star ... Continue reading

CART: Leader Brack seeks return to winning form at Target Grand Prix

CART: Leader Brack seeks return to winning form at Target Grand Prix

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 26, 2001 DETROIT- After a momentary stumble, FedEx Championship Series leader Kenny Brack of Team Rahal is no doubt looking forward to his return to friendly environs for this weekend's Target Grand Prix Presented by Energizer at Chicago Motor Speedway ... Continue reading

CART: Andretti and Team Ready for Time Off After Hectic Mid Season Schedule

CART: Andretti and Team Ready for Time Off After Hectic Mid Season Schedule

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 25, 2001 Indianapolis, IN-Team Motorola are in the final stretch of competing in six races in seven weeks and they are definitely ready for a day off. The team is tired, the driver is tired but they are in a better points position than when this run sta ... Continue reading

CART: Gidley and Junqueira prepared for Windy City battle

CART: Gidley and Junqueira prepared for Windy City battle

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 25, 2001 Cicero, Ill. - Target Chip Ganassi Racing travels to the Windy City this week to prepare for the Target Grand Prix presented by Energizer, an event the team has dominated since its inception in 1999. In the inaugural race, former Team Target dr ... Continue reading

CART: Carpentier collects first career victory at Harrah's 500 in Michigan

CART: Carpentier collects first career victory at Harrah's 500 in Michigan

July 23, 2001 BROOKLYN, Mich. - Patrick Carpentier of the Player's Forsythe Racing Team pulled out of a riveting three-car draft coming off the final turn of the final lap to earn his first career FedEx Championship Series victory Sunday in an exhilarating Harrah's 500 Presented by Toyota at Michigan International Spee ... Continue reading

CART: Race Results, Harrah's 500, Michigan International Speedway

CART: Race Results, Harrah's 500, Michigan International Speedway

July 23, 2001 BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Results of Sunday's Harrah's 500 Presented by Toyota FedEx Championship Series race at Michigan International Speedway, with starting position in parentheses, driver, type of car, laps completed, and reason out, if any: 1. (21) Patrick Carpentier, Ford Reynard, 250. 2. (25) Dario Franch ... Continue reading

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