News By Topic: Indy Racing League

Northern Light IRL: Starting Lineup, Kansas Speedway

Jul 8, 2001

July 8, 2001 1. 8. Scott Sharp, Dallara Oldsmobile, 216.175 m.p.h. 2. 51. Eddie Cheever Jr., Dallara Infiniti, 216.085 3. ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Buzz Calkins set for inaugural Kansas event

Jul 8, 2001

July 8, 2001 KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Buzz Calkins, of Denver, will start 18th for tomorrow's Ameristar Casino Indy 200 here at Kansas Speedway. The Bradley Food Marts/ Sav-O-Mat Dallara ran two laps with his quick time of 26.2077 seconds (209.838 mph) placing the #12 on the outside of row nine. The day began with some diff ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Infiniti Starts on Front Row at Kansas With Strong Run By Cheever

Jul 8, 2001

July 8, 2001 KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Infiniti matched its best-ever starting position of second in the Indy Racing Northern Light Series with Eddie Cheever's front-row performance in qualifying for the Ameristar Casino Indy 200 at Kansas Speedway on July 7. Cheever -- who was fastest in all three practice sessions leading ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Sharp produces hot lap for MBNA pole at Kansas

Jul 8, 2001

July 8, 2001 KANSAS CITY, Kan. - On one of the most torrid days in Indy Racing League history, Scott Sharp won the MBNA Pole for the Ameristar Casino Indy 200 on July 7 with a lap of 25.3128 seconds, 216.175 mph. It was the second pole of the season for Sharp in the No. 8 Delphi Automotive Systems Dallara/Oldsmobile/Fi ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Driver post qualifying notes, Kansas

Jul 8, 2001

July 8, 2001 SARAH FISHER (#15 Walker Racing Kroger Special Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone): "We had the best car that we could possibly have had. I had the same exact run here in qualifying as I did this morning in practice. We didn't work very hard on qualifying this weekend. We worked all day yesterday on race setup. ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Dorricott Racing seeking fifth consecutive victory in 2001

Jul 6, 2001

July 6, 2001 SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Kansas Speedway is new to Dorricott Racing but it doesn't take away the fact that Indy Lights' hottest team is hunting its fifth win-in-a-row in 2001 in the inaugural event of the Dayton Indy Lights Championship around the 1.5-mile superspeedway, Sunday, July 8. The 67 lap/100 mile Indy ... Continue reading

Buzz Bits - Ameristar Casino Indy 200 Notes and Quotes

Jul 6, 2001

Buzz Bits - Notes on Buzz Calkins and Bradley Motorsports Ameristar Casino Indy 200 - Kansas Speedway #12 Bradley Food Marts/ Sav-O-Mat Dallara-Oldsmobile figure eight Buzz Calkins took 20 points away from the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway for his tenth place finish to bring the season total ... Continue reading

How Olds Stays Cool in Kansas IRL

Jul 6, 2001

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 Beating the Heat: How Indy Cars Keep Their Cool in a Long, Hot Summer KANSAS CITY, Kan., Thursday, July 5, 2001 - The chilly mornings and heavy jackets that were the trademarks of winter testing are distant memories now that the ... Continue reading

Lazier Clinches Championship for Olds

Jul 2, 2001

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 Buddy Lazier Wins Back-to-Back, Clinches Manufacturers Championship for Oldsmobile RICHMOND, Va., Saturday, June 30, 2001 -- Virginia, the birthplace of patriots, statesmen and presidents, is now the new home of Indy car racing. ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: B. Lazier dominates Richmond race for second straight win

Jul 1, 2001

July 1, 2001 RICHMOND, Va. - Buddy Lazier ruled the SunTrust Indy Challenge, leading an Indy Racing League-record 224 of 250 laps en route to a dominant victory June 30 at Richmond International Raceway. It was the second victory of the Indy Racing Northern Light Series season for Lazier, who also won the last race Jun ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Indy Racing schedule set for 14 races in 2002

Jul 1, 2001

July 1, 2001 RICHMOND, Va. - With new events at Michigan International Speedway and Nazareth Speedway, officials of the Indy Racing League announced a 14-race schedule for the 2002 Indy Racing Northern Light Series on June 30. The 2002 Indy Racing season will mark the seventh season of competition for the Indianapolis- ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Ameristar Casino Indy 200 Pre Race Quotes, Kansas

Jun 30, 2001

June 30, 2001 AMERISTAR CASINO INDY 200 PRE-RACE QUOTES KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Quotes from selected Indy Racing Northern Light Series drivers and team officials about the Ameristar Casino Indy 200 on July 8 at Kansas Speedway (drivers listed in alphabetical order): BILLY BOAT (No. 98 CURB Records Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firest ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: J. Lazier wins Richmond pole; Fisher starting second

Jun 30, 2001

June 30, 2001 RICHMOND, Va. - Jaques Lazier made quite an impression in his first race with Sam Schmidt Motorsports, winning his first career MBNA Pole by taking the top spot for the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway with a lap of 160.417 mph. Lazier's time was 16.8311 seconds on the ¾-mile ova ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: SunTrust Indy Challenge Qualifying Results, Richmond

Jun 30, 2001

June 30, 2001 RICHMOND, Va. - Qualifying Friday for Saturday's SunTrust Indy Challenge Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Richmond International Raceway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and qualifying speed in mph: 1. (99) Jaques Lazier, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 160.417 2. ( ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Cheever Qualifies Third with Infiniti Engine at Richmond

Jun 30, 2001

June 30, 2001 RICHMOND, Va. -- Infiniti driver Eddie Cheever Jr. is making third place in qualifying a regular occurrence this season, by scoring his third top-three qualifying effort of the year during time trials for the Indy Racing League's first race at the Richmond International Raceway. It was a roller-coaster ri ... Continue reading