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MOT: New Zealand's Dixon wins IRL opener
00-00-0000 MOT: New Zealand's Dixon wins IRL opener New Zealand's SCOTT DIXON has captured the Indy Racing League season- opening Indy 300 in Florida, taking the lead on the final pit stop to edge Brazilians GIL DE FERRAN and HELIO CASTRONEVES....
Tags: Indy Racing League LLC
Research articles 2003-03-03
Patrick set for debut as IRL IndyCar Series' lone woman
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- The night before Danica Patrick took her first spin in an Indy car, she barely slept. "I woke up about every 20 minutes," Patrick said. "I realized there's no joking anymore." No longer in racing's backdrop, Patrick will make her IRL IndyCar Series debut this...
Tags: car, Sarah, team, Toyota Motor Corp., women
Research articles 2005-03-01
IRL announces 2005 pre-season test dates.
Continuing the testing rules introduced in 2004, Indy Racing League drivers and teams will participate in four Open Tests during the 2005 season, league officials announced. Open Tests for IRL teams begin with the preseason tests at Homestead-Miami Speedway (January 18th-22nd) and Phoenix International Raceway (February 4th-6th). The...
Tags: Indy Racing League LLC
Research articles 2004-10-20
Popularity transforms IRL of old
Like many other drivers, Felipe Giaffone had heard the horror stories --- many of them probably true --- about the early days of the Indy Racing League. When Giaffone entered the IRL ranks last season, however, he was pleasantly shocked. "I was very surprised when I...
Tags: Indy Racing League LLC
Research articles 2002-07-04
Motor: Wheldon wins third IRL event
AAP Sports News Australia 08-30-2004 Motor: Wheldon wins third IRL event NAZARETH, Pennsylvania, Aug 29 AFP - Dan Wheldon won his third Indy Racing League event this season in an emotional race, which was the 100th race in IRL history...
Tags: Indy Racing League LLC
Research articles 2004-08-30
IRL: Hornish Jr. wins race and IRL championship.
Sep 15, 2002 The Sports Network via COMTEX Fort Worth, TX Sports Network - Sam Hornish Jr. won another photo-finish at the Texas Motor Speedway and clinched his second straight Indy Racing League championship. Hornish won the Chevy 500 by .0096 seconds over...
Tags: The Sports Network
Research articles 2002-09-15
IRL: Ganassi signs two drivers for Indy team.
Oct 23, 2002 The Sports Network via COMTEX Indianapolis, IN Sports Network - Owner Chip Ganassi announced that he would direct a two-team effort in the Indy Racing League next season. Target Chip Ganassi Racing signed second-year IRL driver Tomas Scheckter and re-signed current...
Tags: Indy Racing League LLC, The Sports Network
Research articles 2002-10-24
Here comes sunrise: after a few years of steady progress, the IRL's horizon is suddenly alight with possibility, promise, and Marlboro Team Penske - The IRL - Indy Racing League
ON DECEMBER 6, 2001, THE face of American open-wheel racing was dramatically altered. Marlboro Team Penske, one of the cornerstones of CART, announced that in 2002 it would be competing exclusively in the IRL. Also exclusively joining the IRL this year are Penske drivers Gil de Ferran, who won the...
Tags: Indy Racing League LLC
Research articles 2002-05-01
ABC Supply sponsors Indycar race.(American Builders and Contractors Supply Company Inc. sponsering IRL IndyCar Series race)(Brief Article)
ABC Supply, a Beloit, Wisconsin-based wholesale distributor of roof and siding materials, tools and supplies throughout the country has been named the entitlement sponsor for the July 24, 2005 IRL IndyCar Series race at The Milwaukee Mile, in Milwauk ABC Supply, a Beloit, Wisconsin-based wholesale distributor...
Tags: ABC Inc.
Research articles 2005-06-01
IRL'S Truscelli Team Racing to Sport Warner Bros. Studio Store Logo
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 26, 1999--Pep Boys Indy Racing League IRL team, Truscelli Team Racing and Warner Bros. Studio Stores have teamed up for the 1999 IRL season, spanning ten races including the Indianapolis 500 on May 30.
Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Research articles 1999-03-26
IRL should follow NASCAR's example
I am an avid Indy Racing League supporter and fan. I attend races and watch them on TV. My TV viewership is only because I follow the IRL and know when the races are via their Web site, not because the race was ... I...
Tags: NASCAR, TV
Research articles 2003-11-10
Rice edges Brazil's Meira to capture IRL's Indy 300
KANSAS CITY, United States AFP ? American Buddy Rice edged teammate Vitor Meira of Brazil by just 0.0024 seconds, the second closest finish in IRL history in the Indy 300 in Kansas City. The victory at Kansas Speedway gave Rahal-Letterman Racing its first 1-2 sweep in the IRL. ...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Brazil, CAREER, Leadership
Research articles 2004-07-04
Castroneves takes pole in IRL
NARARETH, United States AFP ? Helio Castroneves won the pole position in qualifying with teammate Sam Hornish Jr. starting alongside for tomorrow's Indy 225 over the one-mile oval track. It will be a sentimental race because it will be the last at Nazareth and the 100th. in the history...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER
Research articles 2004-08-28
Reunion rumors roar: CART's stock slide rekindles talk of merger with IRL
A recent stock slide for CART has fueled speculation the open-wheel racing series might be speeding toward a buyout--or even a merger with rival Indy Racing League. If IRL President Tony George is interested, he's not letting on. "We have no interest in purchasing the...
Tags: CART, FINANCE, Honda Motor Co., Investment, merger, stock, team, Tony
Research articles 2002-06-10
Fernandez holds on to IRL win
SPARTA, Ky. -- Adrian Fernandez has changed his opinion that the Indy Racing League is better suited to younger drivers. That's what a win will do for a driver, even a 41-year-old rookie on the IRL's IndyCar Series circuit. Fernandez earned his first visit to IRL...
Tags: CAREER, Honda Motor Co.
Research articles 2004-08-16
IRL paying bills for engines of former Champ Car teams
Open-wheel racing's unification has generated a heavy workload for Honda Performance Development and technical partner Ilmor Engineering. The sudden addition of five former Champ Car World Series teams to the 22 IRL IndyCar Series operations meant lots of overtime for workers. But production has lagged behind demand; many Champ Car...
Tags: Honda Motor Co., team
Research articles 2008-05-23
IRL explores its engine options
The IRL IndyCar Series will likely look and sound different by 2011, based on what emerged Tuesday from the circuit's first of several roundtable discussions with at least six potential engine manufacturers at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Brian Barnhart, IRL president of competition and operations, expects up...
Tags: Honda Motor Co., manufacturer, Manufacturing
Research articles 2008-06-26
Domino's UK & IRL - personnel changes - Brief Article
Domino's UK & IRL pizza delivery firm has appointed Andrew Mallows as finance director of Domino's Pizza Group, a subsidiary of Domino's Pizza UK & IRL. Separately, Gerald Halpern has resigned as a director of the pizza firm.
Tags: Domino's Inc., Domino's Pizza
Research articles 2002-02-28
Wheldon wins third IRL event
NAZARETH, United States AFP ? Dan Wheldon won his third Indy Racing League event this season Sunday in an emotional one-mile oval 225-lap race, which was the 100th race in IRL history and the last at the Nazareth Speedway. And to complete the day, he defeated teammates Tony Kanaan...
Tags: Indy Racing League LLC
Research articles 2004-08-30
All change, Brits invade - previewing IRL season.
American single-seater racing powers back into life this weekend with the Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead, Miami, the first round of the 2004 Indy Racing League. Much in the League has changed over the winter, but the story that attracted all the headlines was IRL boss Tony George's attempt...
Tags: Indy Racing League LLC
Research articles 2004-02-26
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