#20 Barron Indy 500 Bump Day Qualifying
May 18, 2003
Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Barron Puts #20 Meijer/Mo Nunn Toyota Solidly in the Show With 227.2 Bump Day Qualifying Average at Indy INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 18, 2003) - Alex Barron, subbing for the injured Arie Luyendyk, clocked the fastest qualifyin ... Continue reading
Louis Meyer Milkman Of The Speedway
May 17, 2003
INDIANAPOLIS May 17, 2003; Thje AP filed this feature. Louis Meyer is remembered for becoming the first three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 -- and the Speedway's original milkman. Thanks to Meyer, the Victory Lane chugalug is one of Indy's most storied traditions. It's a ritual that has become so entrenched that ... Continue reading
Takagi-Barron Indy 500 Friday Practice
May 16, 2003
Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Takagi Wraps Up Practice for the Week at 228.6, Barron Goes 227.7 in Race Set-Up, Looks to Bump Day INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, May 16, 2003) - Tora Takagi wrapped up his week of practice for next weekend's 87th running of the Ind ... Continue reading
2003 BorgWarner Louis Schwitzer Award Presented to Dallara Chassis
May 16, 2003
INDIANAPOLIS, May 16 -- The 37th BorgWarner Louis Schwitzer Award has been presented to Gian Paolo Dallara for the Dallara IR3 chassis. The annual award is selected by engineers and presented to engineers for innovative engineering excellence in the field of race car design. The Dallara IR3 chassis was designed largely ... Continue reading
Chevy Indy 500 Essay Contest Winner
May 16, 2003
Contacts: Molly Carter mcarter@gmrworks.com GM Communications (630) 961-6431, Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing CHEVROLET HOSTS LOCAL HERO AS AN HONORARY PIT CREW MEMBER AT INDY 500 FOR HER FIGHT AGAINST MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND FIREFIGHTING EFF ... Continue reading
Takagi-Giaffone-Barron Indy 500 Practice Thursday
May 16, 2003
Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Takagi Fastest Again, Giaffone Third Again, Barron Fastest Among Non-Qualified Drivers at Indy INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, May 15, 2003) - Mo Nunn Racing's Tora Takagi was fastest in practice for the second day in a row, teammat ... Continue reading
Microsoft and Ganassi Team Up at Indianapolis 500
May 15, 2003
Taking Information Work to the Extreme, Target Chip Ganassi Racing Revs Up With Microsoft Collaboration Technologies INDIANAPOLIS, May 14 -- What does a world-class car racing team do to gain a competitive edge at the biggest race of the year? It turns to the latest technology advances from Microsoft Corp. . During thi ... Continue reading
Arie Luyendyk Not OK'd to Drive In 500
May 14, 2003
Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Luyendyk Not Cleared To Drive at Indy 500; Replacement Driver To Be Named for #20 Meijer Entry INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, May 14, 2003) - Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk has been re-examined by the IRL IndyCar S ... Continue reading
World-Famous BorgWarner Trophy to Honor Winner at Indy
May 13, 2003
CHICAGO, May 13 -- Every May, thoughts of racing fans the world over turn to the racing spectacle that will close out the month at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Opening Day will be followed by weekends of practice and qualifying, and there's never a lack of excitement during May at Indy. But the moment that counts w ... Continue reading
Current Indianapolis 500 Starting Lineup
May 12, 2003
Print it Indianapolis May 11, 2003 Final qualifications will take place on May 18, 2003 amn the race on May 25, 2003. At Indianapolis Motor Speedway (r-rookie) Row 1 1. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Toyota, 231.725 2. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 231.006 3. (27) Robby Gordon, Dallara-Honda, 230.205 Row 2 4. ... Continue reading
May 12, 2003
INDIANAPOLIS May 11, 2003; The AP reported that Helio Castroneves wiped away tears of joy Sunday after he reached yet another goal at the Indianapolis 500. The two-time defending winner won the pole for the May 25 race, a day after his 28th birthday. In doing so, he knocked best friend Tony Kanaan off the top spot. Cas ... Continue reading
Takagi Qualifies 7th, Giaffone 16th for Indy 500;
May 12, 2003
Luyendyk Chooses To Wait Until Bump Day INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 11, 2003) - Mo Nunn Racing's Tora Takagi and Felipe Giaffone qualified for the 87th Indianapolis 500 under cool and gusty conditions today while their teammate for the month, two-time winner Arie Luyendyk, decided to wait until Bump Day next Sunday to ma ... Continue reading
Robby Gordon holds Indy pole -- for now
May 11, 2003
May 11, 2003 INDIANAPOLIS -- Robby Gordon overcame gusty winds and a cold track to take the provisional pole Sunday in the first three hours of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. Gordon, a NASCAR Winston Cup regular who will drive in both the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 Winston Cup race on May 25, was a disappoint ... Continue reading
Chevy Indy 500 Pole Day Qualifying
May 11, 2003
Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Six Chevys Qualify for Indy 500 on Rescheduled Pole Day INDIANAPOLIS, May 11, 2003 - After severe weather washed out Saturday's scheduled Pole Day qualifications, six Chevrolet drivers completed quali ... Continue reading
Takagi-Giaffone-Luyendyk Indy 500 Pole Day Washout
May 11, 2003
Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Rain Washes Out Pole Day Qualifying; Postponed Until Sunday INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, May 10, 2003) - A series of severe storms that passed through the Indianapolis Motor Speedway area from late morning into the early afternoo ... Continue reading
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