Northern Light IRL: Heritage Motorsports, Ward return to series at Nashville
Jul 20, 2001
July 20, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Heritage Motorsports has returned to the Indy Racing Northern Light Series this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway after a one-race hiatus with Jeff Ward also back as driver. The team, which debuted in Indy Racing this season, skipped the Ameristar Casino Indy 300 on July 8 at Kansas Speedw ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Track Maintenance at Texas on Shedule
Jul 20, 2001
July 20, 2001 Maintenance on Texas Motor Speedway's racing surface is at the midway point with work progressing right on schedule, according to speedway officials. The 1.5-mile speedway surface is being repaved with a granite-based asphalt compound that will dry much faster than the current limestone-based compound. Cr ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Nissan selects new motorsports chief
Jul 20, 2001
July 20, 2001 Nissan North America, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Ron Stukenberg to the newly created position of corporate manager, motorsports operations, NNA, effective immediately. Stukenberg, a 19-year Nissan veteran, is responsible for integrating motorsports projects with Nissan and Infiniti brand a ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Indy Racing Debut at Nashville Sold Out
Jul 19, 2001
July 19, 2001 LEBANON, Tenn. - Race day tickets for the inaugural Harrah's Indy 200 on July 21 at Nashville Superspeedway are sold out, Nashville Superspeedway Vice President & General Manager Cliff Hawks said. The 200-lap race on the new, 1.33-mile concrete oval at Nashville is the debut of the Indy Racing Northern Li ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Harrah's Indy 200 Pre Race Quotes
Jul 17, 2001
July 17, 2001 LEBANON, Tenn. - Quotes from selected Indy Racing Northern Light Series drivers and team officials about the Harrah's Indy 200 on July 21 at Nashville Superspeedway (listed in alphabetical order): DONNIE BEECHLER (No. 11 A.J. Foyt Racing Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone): "I haven't tested there, but I'm real ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Harrah's Indy 200 Event Happenings
Jul 17, 2001
July 17, 2001 LEBANON, Tenn. - Event happenings leading up to and during the Harrah's Indy 200 on July 19-21 at Nashville Superspeedway: SCHEDULE: The Harrah's Indy 200 starts at 7 p.m. (CDT) July 21. MBNA Pole Qualifying starts at 4:45 p.m. July 20. Practice sessions start at 5 p.m. (two groups) and 7:30 p.m. (two gro ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Davey Hamilton Interview: Rehabilitation begins
Jul 13, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 13, 2001 Bob Jenkins: The most obvious question is, Davey, how the heck are you? Hamilton: I'm doing all right. It's been a change of life. I'll tell you that. It's something I never thought I'd be going through as a racing driver, but you got to play w ... Continue reading
IROC: Brack is on a mission; The 2001 True Value IROC Championship
Jul 13, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 13, 2001 Tinton Falls, NJ - Just ask the current CART points leader, Kenny Brack what he thinks about self-doubt and he'll tell you it is a self-imposed obstacle to be traversed. He believes wholeheartedly that nothing is impossible if you try hard enou ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Field takes aim at Hornish at Unique Nashville oval
Jul 13, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 13, 2001 LEBANON, Tenn. - On the surface, it appears that it will be tough for any Indy Racing competitor to catch Northern Light Series points leader Sam Hornish Jr. this season. But of the remaining five races in the season, the Harrah's Indy 200 on J ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Season point standings after 8 of 13 races
Jul 12, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series Statistics Package (After 8 of 13 races) 1. Sam Hornish Jr. 309 2. Buddy Lazier 249 3. Eliseo Salazar 217 Felipe Giaffone (R) 217 5. ... Continue reading
BUSINESS: Ron Stukenberg Appointed New Manager of Nissan Motorsports Operations
Jul 12, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 GARDENA, Calif.- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) announced today the appointment of Ron Stukenberg to the newly created position of corporate manager, motorsports operations, NNA, effective immediately. Stukenberg, a 19-year Nissan veteran, is ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Teams search for concrete results at Nashville test
Jul 12, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 LEBANON, Tenn., Wednesday, July 11, 2001 - Seven Indy Racing teams and drivers started to unlock the secrets of speed at the all-concrete Nashville Superspeedway during private Indy Racing Northern Light Series testing July 10 on the 1.33-mile ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Legendary Indy Machines Star at British Auto Festival
Jul 11, 2001
Posted By David Treffer Contributing Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 11, 2001 CHICHESTER, Great Britain - Racing cars and drivers that have been stars of races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the past 90 years were among the many entries in this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed. Held in late June or e ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Cheever wins wild Indy Racing debut in Kansas
Jul 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 9, 2001 KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Eddie Cheever Jr. passed Sam Hornish Jr. with less than three laps to go and hung on to win the Ameristar Casino Indy 200 on July 8 before a capacity crowd at Kansas Speedway. Cheever passed Indy Racing Northern Light Series ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Race Results, Ameristar Casino Indy 200, Kansas
Jul 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 9, 2001 KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Results Sunday from the Ameristar Casino Indy 200 Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Kansas Speedway, with finishing position, starting position (in parentheses), driver, chassis-engine, laps completed, reason out (if ... Continue reading
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