INDY 500: Final Practice Quotes, Saturday Practice
May 20, 2001
May 20, 2001 AIRTON DARE: "We are trying to find balance, and we aren't sure if we are battling the track or the tires. We were well on our way to finding the perfect setup, and then the gearbox failed. We have consistently been in the top 10 in practice today, so we are OK with that, but we know with more neutrality w ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Boesel, Boat fastest on final day of Indy practice
May 20, 2001
May 20, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Saturday, May 19, 2001 - Raul Boesel and Billy Boat - both still seeking a spot in the 85th Indianapolis 500 - were the fastest drivers May 19 in the final practice for this year's race. There's no question that 1998 Indy pole winner Boat will try to earn a spot in the 33-car field in Bump Da ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Infiniti Drivers Continue Fine Tuning Race Setups at Indy 500 Practice
May 20, 2001
May 20, 2001 Indianapolis, Ind. (May 19, 2001) -- While several drivers focused on speed in preparation for tomorrow's final qualifications day, Infiniti's three drivers -- who have already qualified for the race -- focused on race setups during Indianapolis 500 practice on May 19. Scott Goodyear was the fastest Infini ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Cheever Indy Racing continues to prepare as rain washes out practice
May 18, 2001
May 18, 2001 Indianapolis, IN (May 18,2001) - Persistent rainforced the cancellation of Indianapolis 500 practice May 18, the first time apractice day was completely washed out at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway infour years. The last time no cars turned laps on ascheduled practice day due to rain was May 3, 1997. The ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Indy 500 Practice Rained Out May 18
May 18, 2001
May 18, 2001 Indianapolis, Ind. (May 18, 2001) -- Practice for the 85th running of the Indianapolis 500 was rained out today. The final full day of practice continues May 19 from Noon to 7 p.m. May 20 is the final day of qualifications with practice from 11 to 12:15 p.m. and bump day qualifying from 1 to 7 p.m. Live te ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Drivers continue to prepare as rain washes out Indy practice
May 18, 2001
May 18, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, May 18, 2001 - Persistent rain forced the cancellation of Indianapolis 500 practice May 18, the first time a practice day was completely washed out at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in four years. The last time no cars turned laps on a scheduled practice day due to rain was May 3, 19 ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Cheever Gets Third Infiniti Entry Solidly in the Indy 500 Field
May 14, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 14, 2001 Indianapolis, Ind. (May 13, 2001) -- It was a roller-coaster weekend for Eddie Cheever Jr. and the Excite@Home crew, but all ended well with the Infiniti team qualifying 30th with a solid four-lap average speed of 222.152 mph. After pole day qua ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Gamble pays offf as Cheever posts 222 mph average in Indy qualifying
May 14, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 14, 2001 Indianapolis, IN (May 13, 2001) - With less than ten minutes remaining in the second day of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, Eddie Cheever Jr. withdrew the #51 Excite@Home back-up car that he had qualified on pole day in a bid to improve upo ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Second Day Qualifying Notes and Quotes
May 14, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 14, 2001 NICOLAS MINASSIAN (#33T Target Chip Ganassi Racing G Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone): (About not getting to drive or qualify until today): "Target team and Chip (Ganassi) just want to win the race. I am with the best team, Target Chip Ganassi Racing ... Continue reading
INDY 500: One spot left in Indy field after tense second qualifying day
May 14, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 14, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, May 13, 2001 - One day to go, one spot to go. Just one spot in the 33-car field for the 85th Indianapolis 500 remains after second-day qualifying on May 13 at the Indianapolis 500, as eight drivers qualified for the race Ma ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Ray makes 4th consecutive Indy 500 front row
May 14, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 14, 2001 The day was a long one…in fact, as Greg said, “The whole day has been stressful, stressful, stressful.” The Qualifying Day began with morning practice and Greg’s speeds in the 2T car were 226.108. At 11:02 a.m., the first ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Cheever qualifies T-Car at Indy; Will run race in Sunday qualifying
May 13, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 13, 2001 Indianapolis, IN (May 12, 2001) - #51 Excite@Home driver Eddie Cheever Jr. qualified 25th in his back-up car during Saturday's MBNA pole qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, posting a four-lap average speed of 220.513 mph. Cheever, the 1998 Indi ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Pole Day Quotes from Indianapolis
May 13, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 13, 2001 ARIE LUYENDYK (#5 Meijer G Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone): "It doesn't seem that long ago. I know I'm in there, but I want to be up there. Actually it had gone really smooth except one (lap) a day like today when it really counts. On the backstraig ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Buhl's Ninth Fastest Speed Gives Infiniti Its Best Indy 500 Qualifying Effort
May 13, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 13, 2001 Indianapolis, Ind. (May 12, 2001) -- With only 150 miles on a brand new race car, Buhl stepped up his speed for qualifying placing Infiniti solidly in the Indianapolis 500 field in ninth place. The effort is Infiniti's best qualifying effort at ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Scott Goodyear qualifies for 11th Indy 500 with 222 mph average
May 13, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 13, 2001 Indianapolis, IN (May 12, 2001) - #52 Thermos® Grill2Go™ driver Scott Goodyear qualified for his eleventh Indianapolis 500 Saturday with a four-lap average speed of 222.529 mph. The two-time Indianapolis 500 runner-up, who waved off his f ... Continue reading
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