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Indy 500 Exclusive - Our F1 Man goes to Indy.

Indy 500 Exclusive - Our F1 Man goes to Indy.

I cannot remember the last time I was in the press room at 5:45 am on race day. But this is the 87th running on the Indy 500 and that’s all part of the long tradition of what is, after all, “the greatest spectacle in motor racing” Part of the tradition has always been the date clash with he F1 race in ... Continue reading

Indy Participants Complain About Foyt's Driving

Indy Participants Complain About Foyt's Driving

INDIANAPOLIS May 25, 2003 ; The AP reports that A.J. Foyt IV struggled through his first Indianapolis 500, with competitors complaining about his driving. It wasn't the greatest way to celebrate your 19th birthday. Other drivers and teams had to deal with avoiding the much slower and inexperienced Foyt throughout Sunda ... Continue reading

indy 500 kite strings- notes and quotes on Jimmy Kite

indy 500 kite strings- notes and quotes on Jimmy Kite

Kite Strings- notes and quotes on Jimmy Kite #18 Royal Spa- PDM Racing Dallara-Chevrolet the event 87th Running of the Indianapolis 500 the driver Jimmy Kite age: 27 hometown: Stockbridge, Ga. birthplace: Effingham, Ill. marital status: single helmet color: red and blue with lightning bolt pattern uniform color: yellow ... Continue reading

IRL Indy Car Driver Richie Hearn and Sam Schmidt Motorsports Lend Their Support to Outstanding Non-profit Driver's Education Program Giving Teens the Driver's Edge

IRL Indy Car Driver Richie Hearn and Sam Schmidt Motorsports Lend Their Support to Outstanding Non-profit Driver's Education Program Giving Teens the Driver's Edge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Andrea Roqueni Spin Public Relations 602.697.0061 IRL INDY CAR DRIVER RICHIE HEARN AND SAM SCHMIDT MOTORSPORTS LEND THEIR SUPPORT TO OUTSTANDING NON-PROFIT DRIVER'S EDUCATION PROGRAM GIVING TEENS THE DRIVERS' EDGE Innovative Curriculum Designed to Raise Awareness and Combat the Deficienci ... Continue reading

FANS OF JIMMY KITE LAUCH SITE TO SUPPORT INDY RACER

FANS OF JIMMY KITE LAUCH SITE TO SUPPORT INDY RACER

FANS OF JIMMY KITE LAUNCH SITE TO SUPPORT INDY RACER INDIANAPOLIS, May 23, 2003 - Indianapolis 500 driver Jimmy Kite received one of the ultimate accolades of his racing career today. A web site, www.JimmyKiteFans.com, created and supported entirely by fans of the Stockbridge, Georgia driver was launched this morning. ... Continue reading

Chevy Indy 500 Bowtie Bullets

Chevy Indy 500 Bowtie Bullets

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Bowtie Bullet Points: Chevrolet Notes for the Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Round 4 of 16, Indy Racing League IndyCar Series Sunday, May 25, 2003 Chevy Qualifiers Ten q ... Continue reading

BorgWarner to Present Championship Driver's Trophy, Team Owner's Trophy At Indy 500 Drivers Meeting Saturday

BorgWarner to Present Championship Driver's Trophy, Team Owner's Trophy At Indy 500 Drivers Meeting Saturday

Helio Castroneves and Roger Penske to Be Honored for 2003 Indy Victory CHICAGO, May 22 -- Back-to-back victories at the Indianapolis 500 have earned Helio Castroneves and Roger Penske each another BorgWarner Championship Driver's Trophy and BorgWarner Team Owner's Trophy, respectively. BorgWarner Turbo Systems Presiden ... Continue reading

Giaffone-Barron-Takagi Indy 500 Carb Day Thursday

Giaffone-Barron-Takagi Indy 500 Carb Day Thursday

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Takagi, Giaffone & Barron Wrap Up Indy 500 Preparations With Carburetion Day Final Practice INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, May 22, 2003) - Mo Nunn Racing teammates Tora Takagi, Felipe Giaffone and Alex Barron wrapped up their prepa ... Continue reading

GMAC to Sponsor Sarah Fisher in IRL

GMAC to Sponsor Sarah Fisher in IRL

Contacts: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Lou Ann Baker Dreyer and Reinbold Racing (317) 513-1284 GMAC to Join Fisher for Indianapolis 500 and Remainder of Season INDIANAPOLIS - With anticipation building for Sunday's Indianapolis 500, Dreye ... Continue reading

Codemasters Declares Virtual Winner of Indy 500 Using IndyCar Series Video Game

Codemasters Declares Virtual Winner of Indy 500 Using IndyCar Series Video Game

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.--May 22, 2003--In a video game competition that ended in classic IndyCar(TM) Series fashion, Sam Hornish, Jr. earned his first virtual victory of the 2003 season. To celebrate the 87th running of the Indy 500 and the launch of the IndyCar(TM) Series video game for the PlayStation(R)2 computer enterta ... Continue reading

Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) - Sponsor of Indianapolis 500, Title Sponsor of Checkers/Rally's Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge

Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) - Sponsor of Indianapolis 500, Title Sponsor of Checkers/Rally's Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge

Double Drive-Thru's Focus on Speed and Service Accelerates Indy 500 Race-Week Event TAMPA, Fla., May 21 -- Focused on speed and service, Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. , the nation's largest double drive-thru chain, today announced that Checkers(R) and Rally's(R) is the title sponsor of the Indy 500 Pit Stop Chall ... Continue reading

L. FOYT PREPARED TO TAKE ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND DOUBLE DUTY

L. FOYT PREPARED TO TAKE ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND DOUBLE DUTY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FURTHER INFO: John King Performance PR Plus (704) 377-8727 Pprplus14@aol.com FOYT PREPARED TO TAKE ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND DOUBLE DUTY MOORESVILLE, N.C. - Robby Gordon isn't the only NASCAR Winston Cup driver performing double duty this Sunday. Larry Foyt, driver of the No. 14 Foyt/Harrah's Racing ... Continue reading

JIMMY KITE IN INDY 500 AFTER YEAR OF WAITING

JIMMY KITE IN INDY 500 AFTER YEAR OF WAITING

JIMMY KITE IN INDY 500 AFTER YEAR OF WAITING INDIANAPOLIS, May 18, 2003 - Most of the drivers that remained to make qualifying runs for the 87th Indianapolis 500 had been waiting since opening day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 4th. The wait has been much longer for three-time Indianapolis 500-starter Jimmy ... Continue reading

No Bumps On Bump Day - Indy 500 Starting Lineup

No Bumps On Bump Day - Indy 500 Starting Lineup

INDIANAPOLIS May 18, 2003; The Associated Press reported that drivers took no chances on Bump Day. When Jimmy Kite's car sputtered twice in his first qualifying attempt, he turned it off, coasted into the pits and waited for another chance to make the Indianapolis 500 lineup. When Airton Dare thought about waving off h ... Continue reading

Chevy Indy 500 Bump Day Qualifying

Chevy Indy 500 Bump Day Qualifying

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Meira's Chevy Posts Second Fastest Speed in Indy 500 Bump Day Qualifying INDIANAPOLIS, May 18, 2003 - Qualifying for the 87th running of the Indianapolis 500 concluded today at Indianapolis Motor Spee ... Continue reading

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