Northern Light IRL: Indy Racing Drivers Prepare for IROC Showdown at Michigan
Jun 8, 2001
June 8, 2001 BROOKLYN, Mich. - Indy Racing Northern Light Series competitors Eddie Cheever Jr., Mark Dismore and Buddy Lazier turned laps June 6 at Michigan International Speedway in preparation for the True Value IROC race there June 9. Rain subsided just long enough for the drivers to turn laps on the 2-mile oval. Af ... Continue reading
TRACKS: Chevrolet to sponsor IRL and NASCAR Truck races dat Texas Motor Speedway
Jun 8, 2001
June 8, 2001 FORT WORTH - They do things big in Texas, from cattle ranching to building race tracks. In keeping with the expansive spirit of the Lone Star state, Chevrolet will sponsor two events at Texas Motor Speedway in a single weekend: the Silverado 350 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday, Sept. 15, and ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Infiniti drivers Cheever and Buhl prepared for Texas run
Jun 7, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 7, 2001 INFINITI NOTES: *This will be the fifth race for the all-new Infiniti 35A engine. Eddie Cheever Jr. scored the best finish with the engine, to date, by finishing ninth at the Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami. Robbie Buhl was a serious contender for ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Foyt gives Beechler another chance in Texas
Jun 7, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 7, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - A.J. Foyt hopes that payback can be rich for Donnie Beechler. Beechler will drive for four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Foyt in the Casino Magic 500 on June 9 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, north of Foyt's headquarters and ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Richmond could see more speed
Jun 7, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 7, 2001 1999 Indy Racing champion Greg Ray was the fastest driver during a two-day private test May 30-31 at Richmond International Raceway at 164.134 mph, but he thinks the MBNA Pole speed could be nearly 3 mph faster during the Northern Light Series' ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Chevrolet to return to Indy Racing competition in 2002
Jun 6, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 6, 2001 DETROIT - The red Bowtie is back in Indy Racing. Chevrolet General Manager Kurt Ritter announced June 5 that Chevrolet will compete in the Indy Racing Northern Light Series in 2002. "Beginning next year, Chevrolet will return to open-wheel racin ... Continue reading
Chevy to IRL in 2002... Bye Bye Olds!
Jun 5, 2001
Contact: Chevrolet Communications Chevrolet Media Online: http://media.gm.com/chevy 1-800-CHEVY-MI 313.667.4007 fax Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications 831.761.2201 Chevrolet to Return to Indy Racing Competition in 2002 DETROIT, June 5, 2001 - The red Bowtie is back! Chevrolet general man ... Continue reading
IRL/IROC: Unser to replace injured Goodyear in True Value IROC round
Jun 5, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 5, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Al Unser Jr., a full-time driver in the Indy Racing Northern Light Series and two-time True Value International Race of Champions (IROC) series champion, will substitute for the injured Scott Goodyear in the True Value IROC race J ... Continue reading
Northen Light IRL: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy to play free concert at Radisson Indy 200
Jun 2, 2001
June 2, 2001 FOUNTAIN, Colo. - The hit swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will play a concert for Indy Racing Northern Light Series fans at the Radisson Indy 200 at Pikes Peak International Raceway on June 17. The concert is free with the price of admission to the Radisson Indy 200, the sixth of 13 events on the 2001 Indy ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Casino Magic 500 Entry List, Texas Motor Speedway
Jun 1, 2001
June 1, 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series Casino Magic 500 At Texas Motor Speedway June 9, 2001 Car Driver Hometown Car Name C/E/T Entrant Chief Mechanic 2 Greg Ray Plano, Texas Johns Manville/Menards D/O/F Team Menard Gary Neal 3 Al Unser Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. Galles Racing Starz SuperPak G/O/F Galles Racing Donn ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Scott Goodyear released from the hospital
Jun 1, 2001
June 1, 2001 Indianapolis, IN (May 31, 2001) - Cheever Indy Racing driver Scott Goodyear, who suffered a back injury during the Indianapolis 500 on May 27, was released from Indianapolis' Methodist Hospital and returned home today. Goodyear, twice a runner-up at the Indy 500, was injured on lap eight of this year's eve ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Another Texas Thriller to start Indy Racing's busiest month
Jun 1, 2001
June 1, 2001 FORT WORTH, Texas - The Indy Racing League's ultimate rush hour is starting at the track where the league's most closely contested race took place. It only seems fitting. The Indy Racing season will shift into a higher gear than ever starting with the Casino Magic 500 on June 9 at Texas Motor Speedway. It' ... Continue reading
IROC: Unser Jr. to sub for Scott Goodyear in True Value IROC Series
Jun 1, 2001
June 1, 2001 TINTON FALLS, NJ - Two-time True Value IROC champion and fellow Indy Racing Northern Light series driver, Al Unser, Jr., will substitute for the injured Scott Goodyear in the June 9 True Value IROC race at Michigan International Speedway. Goodyear fractured his lower back in an accident during the Indianap ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Infiniti Indy Racing Teams Featured on Abercrombie & Fitch TV
May 31, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 31, 2001 Gardena, Calif. - Infiniti teams, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and Cheever Indy Racing, are both featured in a new video program for Abercrombie & Fitch TV. A&FTV is featured in Abercrombie & Fitch retail stores throughout the country, and can also ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Northern Light Cup point standings
May 30, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 31, 2001 1. Sam Hornish Jr. 152 2. Eliseo Salazar 131 3. Felipe Giaffone (R) 100 4. ... Continue reading
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