News By Topic: Championship Auto Racing Teams

CART: Race Results, Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200, Portland

Jun 24, 2001

June 25, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. -- Results of Sunday's Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco FedEx Championship Series race at Portland International Raceway, with starting position in parentheses, driver, type of car, laps completed, and reason out, if any: 1. (1) Max Papis, Ford Lola, 76. 2. (8) Roberto Moreno ... Continue reading

CART: Gugelmin looking for more grip on raceday at Portland

Jun 24, 2001

June 24, 2001 "The balance of my car was very good for qualifying," said Gugelmin. "I pretty much got everything out of it I could and I have no complaints. Starting 11th is not a bad position, we just need to figure out a way to get into the second group for qualifying in the future. Tracks always get better and bette ... Continue reading

CART: Da Matta Leads Six Toyotas in Top 10 at Portland

Jun 24, 2001

June 24, 2001 DA MATTA'S SECOND LEADS SIX TOYOTAS IN TOP NINE - Cristiano da Matta (Texaco/Havoline/Kmart Toyota) earned his third top-five qualifying effort of the season with a second today at Portland International Raceway as he led a group of six Toyotas in the top nine qualifiers for Sunday's Freightliner/G.I. Joe ... Continue reading

CART: Papis picks up first career road course pole at Portland

Jun 24, 2001

June 24, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. - Max Papis of Team Rahal earned the first road- or street-course pole position of his six-year FedEx Championship Series career Saturday when he topped all qualifiers for the Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco at Portland International Raceway (4 p.m. ET Sunday, live, ESPN). P ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Bell Beats His Own Record Again For Dayton Indy Lights Pole

Jun 24, 2001

June 24, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. - Improving on his overnight pole lap set on Friday, Townsend Bell (DirecPC Lola) set yet another Dayton Indy Lights Championship track record Saturday in final round qualifying for Sunday's Spirit Mountain Casino Challenge at Portland International Raceway. Bell broke the track qualifying ... Continue reading

CART: Michael Andretti does 'dirt tracking' during Portland qualifying

Jun 24, 2001

June 24, 2001 Michael Andretti, No. 39 Motorola/Honda-Reynard "There might have been one more tenth left in the car and that might have gained us one position. It was a bit like dirt tracking out there for me today and we were really struggling so I just did the best I could do. The start here can sometimes be tro uble ... Continue reading

CART: Scott Dixon overcomes morning problems for good qualifying effort at Portland

Jun 24, 2001

June 24, 2001 "We had a lot of problems with the car this morning," said Dixon. "My crew worked hard on the car today and I'm really happy we qualified so well. We had a little understeer, but with a clear track and new tires I was able to gain some speed, allowing me to earn my best starting position of the season. Al ... Continue reading

CART: Memo Gidley to replace Minassian in Portland

Jun 23, 2001

June 23, 2001 PORTLAND, OR. -- Target Chip Ganassi Racing announced today that Memo Gidley will replace Nicolas Minassian in the cockpit of the No. 12 Target Toyota/Lola this weekend at the Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 in Portland, Ore. Gidley has appeared in 22 CART FedEx Series events over the past two years with his ... Continue reading

MISC: Dodge Develops Speed-to-Market Skills On Race Tracks Around the World

Jun 23, 2001

June 23, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. - Dodge and Mopar are doing battle this month in some of the most challenging events in the world, from the road course at Sonoma to the short track at Memphis, and from less than five seconds on a quarter-mile drag strip to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In all that competition, Dodge and Mopar ... Continue reading

CART: Castoneves tests fastest at Portland

Jun 23, 2001

June 23, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. - Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves of Marlboro Team Penske, who was dominant in winning from the pole last weekend at Detroit, continued without missing a beat Friday when he paced the testing for Sunday's Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco at Portland Inter ... Continue reading

CART: Andretti Charges to Fourth in Detroit

Jun 18, 2001

June 18, 2001 "The car was dynamite at the end of the race. It was handling pretty well all day, but at the end, it really was great. Team Motorola did a super job in the pits today. Just as I thought coming into the race, pit stops were going to be important and lucky for us we were able to take advantage on our stops ... Continue reading

CART: Moreno paces Toyota with season best third place finish at Detroit

Jun 18, 2001

June 18, 2001 - Roberto Moreno's third-place finish was his best of the season and his second top-10 showing this season (10th at Japan) and his fourth points-paying effort in six 2001 events. - Christian Fittipaldi's fifth-place finish is his third top-five showing in the last four races - his only non-top five came a ... Continue reading

CART: Castroneves repeats victory in Detroit Grand Prix

Jun 18, 2001

June 18, 2001 DETROIT - Helio Castroneves of Marlboro Team Penske made a triumphant return to the site of his first career FedEx Championship Series victory Sunday when he captured the Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit on The Raceway at Belle Isle. Castroneves (Marlboro Honda Reynard), the reigning Indianapolis ... Continue reading

CART: Race Results, Detrot Grand Prix

Jun 18, 2001

June 18, 2001 DETROIT, Mich. -- Results of Sunday's Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit FedEx Championship Series race at The Raceway on Belle Isle, with starting position in parentheses, driver, type of car, laps completed, and reason out, if any: 1. (1) Helio Castroneves, Honda Reynard, 72. 2. (4) Dario Franchit ... Continue reading

The Callahan Report: Racing and Father's Day; Remembering the Bond

Jun 16, 2001

June 16, 2001 NEW ORLEANS: I was five years old when my father introduced me to motorsports. Dad thought it was a normal family outing to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was his way of spending some quality time with his wife and kids. Little did he know that he was fueling his son with a passion that would last a ... Continue reading