IndyCar News

"I was talking to Dario Franchitti yesterday. He says, 'You know, Oriol Servia talked to me the other day. He said, to me, one of the best enjoyment I get out of the CART season is Road America, and it's gone.' Now, you know, it's back.

Stalwart IRL team PDM Racing are currently searching for a replacement driver for rookie Scott Mayer, who failed to pass his Rookie Orientation Practice test at Indianapolis earlier this week.

Veteran IRL IndyCar Series mechanic and engineer Owen Snyder III has joined Dreyer & Reinbold Racing as the chief engineer for Robbie Buhl's entry.

Alex Zanardi has admitted that returning to the EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Germany next month will not hold any psychological problems for him, despite it being the track where he lost both legs and very nearly his life.

All three Kelley Racing drivers entered for the 87th running of the Indianapolis 500 participated in a variety of testing held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week in preparation for the 'big event's' opening day on 4 May.

Dan Wheldon gave his Andretti-Green Racing squad just the tonic they needed after losing Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan to injury; a clean, trouble-free passage through rookie orientation practice at Indianapolis.

"It's great. It's great to get back out there. It's been a couple of years since I've run around the track. Right from the beginning, I was comfortable in the first five laps. I just want to get a good setup and a good feel for this race.

European Formula 3000 veteran Marco Cioci will drive a third Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara-Infiniti in the inaugural IRL Infiniti Pro Series Freedom 100 May 17th at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Target Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon has confirmed that he has suffered some small fractures in one of his hands and wrists after his hard crash with Tony Kanaan in Sunday's Indy Japan 300 at Motegi.

A fuel meter malfunction on their last pit stop robbed the Visteon/Patrick Racing Team and driver Oriol Servia of a top-four finish at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on the temporary street circuit in Long Beach, California.

TOMAS SCHECKTER (No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz G Force/Toyota/Firestone):

Gigante driver Michel Jourdain Jr. captured his first career Champ Car World Series pole position with a fast lap of 103.918 mph for Sunday's Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Complete starting line-up for Sunday's Indy Japan 300 at the 1.5-mile Twin Ring Motegi Speedway, round three of the 2003 IRL IndyCar Series Championship.

Michael Andretti has 45 days remaining in his race-driving career. There is little doubt in his mind that he is making the right decision to retire at the conclusion of this year's Indianapolis 500 on May 25.

The Ford Motor Company awarded its highest supplier honor - the World Excellence Award - last week to 41 suppliers for their superior performance during 2002.

Heading into the third round of this year's Champ Car World Series, Paul Tracy's decision to remain loyal to CART instead of going to the rival Indy Racing League looks a good one, as he sits proudly atop the point standings with a 100 per cent record.

Now in its 29th year, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach continues to stand tall as America's longest running and most recognizable street race. The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach has long been considered a crown jewel of the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford.

Officials from Champ Car confirmed that the Series has entered a partnership with World Audio Visual Entertainment Systems (W.A.V.E.S.), making the Montreal-headquartered hi-tech company the "Official Interactive Video and Audio Viewing System Provider" with its breakthrough television broadcasti

Indy Fever - Catch the Heatwaves. That is the tag line that will become synonymous with the Lexmark Indy 300, heralding a new chapter in the success of the annual Gold Coast showpiece.

The streets of Long Beach, California, come alive this weekend as the city prepares for the 29th running of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

There have been many historic and memorable races in the eight-year history of the IRL IndyCar Series but next weekend's trip to Twin Ring Motegi marks the most historic of them all as the series makes its first ever trip outside U.S. soil.

Kelley Racing filed a third entry for the 87th Indianapolis 500, with rookie Tony Renna named as the driver and Cure Autism Now Foundation and HomeMed Pharmacy as sponsors.

Penske Racing has filed four entries for the 2003 Indianapolis 500, including one assigned to two-time race winner Helio Castroneves, who will attempt to become the only driver ever to win 'the greatest spectacle in racing' three years in a row.

Team Menard has filed Indy 500 entries for its regular driver Jaques Lazier and test driver Vitor Meira as the Chevrolet powered IRL IndyCar teams continue to work on strength in numbers ahead of 'The Month of May.'