OpenWheelWorld.net >> Real Racing, Real News http://www.champcarworld.net?lg=us us 2004-2008, ChampCar.nl info@champcar.nl Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:15:37 +0200 60 After a season-best starting position of 8th AJ Foyt Racing's Darren Manning finished a career-best second place at last weekend's race in Watkins Glen. He led a few laps under caution, but he was no match for the hard-charging Ryan Hunter-Reay. After Hunter-Reay passed him for the lead Manning coaxed his car home for a second-place finish. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5902&lg=us&r Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:15:17 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (N. Margenau) 1059634964 Ryan Hunter-Reay was able to score his first IndyCar victory at the world famous Watkins Glen International Raceway. Driving the Rahal-Letterman Racing's No. 17 Ethanol machine Hunter-Reay was able to out pace second place finisher Darren Manning to finish his day with victory donuts. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5893&lg=us&r Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:01:34 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (J. Liebhaber) 1872628112 It was a wild race, especially the last 20 laps, but Ryan Hunter-Reay maintained composure to win his first-career victory in the IndyCar Series. This is his first victory in an openwheel car since dominating the Champ Car race at the Milwaukee Mile in 2004. Through pit strategy and clean racing Darren Manning raced his way up to second. He was leading toward the end, but Hunter-Reay passed him on a restart. Driving with an injured race from a crash in morning practice Tony Kanaan also ran a smart race and stayed out of trouble to finish third. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5892&lg=us&r Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:43:35 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (N. Margenau) 507710178 Richard Antinucci held off Race 1 winner Raphael Matos Saturday afternoon at Watkins Glen to take his second win of the season and his fourth in the series. They led Ana Beatriz, Logan Gomez and Pablo Donoso in the second Indy Lights race of the day. 16 of 21 drivers finished on the lead lap, and everyone who competed in the race this morning was able to make repairs to their cars and compete in the second race of the double-header. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5882&lg=us&r Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:27:53 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (N. Krause) 556863826 Penske driver Ryan Briscoe will lead the field to the green flag tomorrow to start the Camping World Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International Raceway. Briscoe took the pole with a time of 1:29.3456 at the end of the final session of qualifying, topping Justin Wilson, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Scott Dixon, Oriol Servia and Tony Kanaan. The six drivers at the front of the field represent six different IndyCar teams, and they all predict a tough race tomorrow. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5879&lg=us&r Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:09:32 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (N. Krause) 1482678431 The drivers of the Indy Lights series had a rough start in Race 1 at Watkins Glen this morning, with multiple incidents at the start and very short periods of green flag racing. This left the crews scrambling to get the cars ready for Race 2, schuduled to take place only a couple hours later. Eventually, Raphael Matos was able to hold off Richard Antinucci and Jeff Simmons to take the win. Dillon Battistini still leads the points standings by a very small margin. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5877&lg=us&r Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:26:50 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (N. Krause) 1535393659 In the lush rolling hills of New York lies a track that could easily be passed by if you didn't know what you were looking for, but this weekend tents will be lining those hills as flans flock to Watkins Glen International Raceway to watch the Camping World Grand Prix. As the pilots of the IndyCar Series prepare for the main event here are some story lines to watch for: Coming into the Glen this weekend, there is only one Indy Car driver that has visited Victory Lane at the historic course. In three previous appearances at Watkins Glen Scott Dixon has ended his day by being the first to take the Checkered Flag. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5866&lg=us&r Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:04:37 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (K. Sanquenetti) 1608284211 Following a brief break, the Indy Lights are back on track for a double header joining the Indy Cars in Watkins Glen, N.Y. this holiday weekend for the Camping World Grand Prix, which also includes the Grand AM Koni Challenge. The rest of the AOW junior formulas are on hiatus this weekend. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5865&lg=us&r Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:16:35 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (M. Beer) 209358481 It was a weekend of firsts for Condor Motorsports driver Junior Strous. On Saturday, the young Dutchman went out in the first of two qualifying sessions and lay down a fast lap of 106.251 mph which would garner him his first career pole position in the Coopertires Atlantic Championship. On Sunday, he parlayed that pole position into his first Atlantic victory, dominating the 30-lap race and evening taking the bonus point for fastest lap of the race. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5862&lg=us&r Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:57:20 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (M. Beer) 349466248 Target Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon managed to survive Saturday nights attrition filled SunTrust Indy Challenge in Richmond relatively unscathed, crossing the finish line in the third and forth position respectively. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5861&lg=us&r Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:16:18 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (M. Beer) 1418392725 Team Penske's Helio Castroneves drove a stellar race on Saturday night. While everyone around him was finding the wall or other competitors, Castroneves was finding speed, carving his way through the field from and 18th starting position to finish in the runner-up spot (his fourth of the season) just ahead of Scott Dixon, who happens to be the only driver ahead of him in the 2008 IndyCar Series championship standings. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5860&lg=us&r Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:45:18 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (M. Beer) 1213725375 It was a tough race for all of the Andretti Green Racing drivers, including race winner Tony Kanaan. With so many caution periods and crashes the AGR crew was lucky not to get caught up in it. Even though Hideki Mutoh's race ended early due to a broken drive shaft, all four drivers finished in the top 13. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5859&lg=us&r Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:20:43 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (N. Margenau) 962917071 When it comes to short track racing, everything else tends to run short including driver tempers and green flag runs, the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway tonight was no exception. On an evening that saw the yellow flag fly early and often, Tony Kanaan was able to survive the high level of attrition to score his first win of the 2008 IndyCar Season. Kanaan who started the evening on the pole position had to dodge a lot of obstacles for this hard fought win. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5849&lg=us&r Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:38:05 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (K. Sanquenetti) 145271464 Tony Kanaan started first and finished first in Saturday night's SunTrust Indy Challenge from Richmond International Speedway. It was not easy for Kanaan and the rest of the other finishers; only 12/26 drivers finished the race. Over one third of the race (105/300 laps) was run under the caution. Most of the caution was due to drivers making contact with the wall. Helio Castroneves moved up 16 positions to finish 2nd and Scott Dixon passed teammate Dan Wheldon for 3rd with a handful of laps remaining. Wheldon and Oriol Servia rounded out the top five. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5848&lg=us&r Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:23:45 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (N. Margenau) 624530295 It looked for a while like Marco Andretti would be sitting in the sweet spot for Saturday's SunTrust Indy Challenge, but Andretti Green teammate Tony Kanaan had other plans, stealing away the top spot by just Three 10-thousanths of a second to win the PEAK Motor Oil Pole Award presented by Advance Auto Parts. Kanaan recorded a four-lap qualifying average of 167.876 mph to capture his second pole start of the season and the 10th of his IndyCar Series career. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5839&lg=us&r Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:53:07 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (M. Beer) 1244209712 When the sun sets over Richmond International Raceway this Saturday night, the stars of the IndyCar series will light up the track as they battle for 300 laps for the win in the SunTrust Indy Challenge. On the series' eighth visit to the tight high banked track, here are some story lines to watch out for: http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5832&lg=us&r Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:23:28 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (K. Sanquenetti) 1479399795 The Coopertires Atlantic Championship returns to action following a lengthy break, headlining at Circuit Mont Tremblant in Quebec, Canada, while the IndyCar series heads to Richmond, Virginia for round 9 of the 2008 IndyCar season. Formula BMW, Star Mazda and the Firestone Indy Lights all have the weekend off. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5826&lg=us&r Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:37:23 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (M. Beer) 630770654 It was an up-and-down weekend for Vision Racing as one driver finished in the top five and another crashed out early in the race. Because qualifying was rained out the grid positions were based on championship standings; AJ Foyt IV started 18th while Ed Carpenter started 9th. Foyt IV was able to make up that ground with his fifth-place finish and unfortunately Carpenter had the crash and finished 23rd. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5820&lg=us&r Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:21:56 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (N. Margenau) 132097570 On the short 7/8 of a mile oval in the corn fields of Iowa Dan Weldon was able to bring home a victory after staying out on the last round of pit stops. The sold out crowd witnessed the Target Chip Ganassi driver of the No. 10 car win the race and the team will donate the winnings to the flood victims in Iowa. Rookie Andretti Green Racing driver Hideki Mutoh was able to have a IndyCar career best finish of second place today after battling his teammate in the closing laps, Marco Andretti who would finish third. Weldon's teammate Scott Dixon finished in forth and a surprising top five for Vision Racing's AJ Foyt IV. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5816&lg=us&r Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:51:23 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (J. Liebhaber) 1267826862 The Iowa Corn Indy 250 qualifying has been canceled due to rain this evening. After Ryan Briscoe and Dan Weldon completed their qualifying laps, Helio Castroneves took to the track when a light rain proceeded to fall and the session was called after a lengthy delay. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5805&lg=us&r Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:36:00 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (J. Liebhaber) 1037872130 After only leading fourteen laps of a hundred and fifteen lap race, Dillon Battistini for Panther Racing takes the checkers at the Jeld Win 100. With only one change for the lead in the entire race at lap one hundred and one, Arie Luyendyk Jr. who lead all hundred and one laps slipped to second place where he would finish. Third place was awarded too Ana Beatriz, fourth was Brent Sherman, and rounding out the top five was Pablo Donoso. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5803&lg=us&r Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:33:15 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (J. Liebhaber) 504280144 Arie Luyendyk Jr. is hoping that the fourth time is the charm and that he can convert his most recent pole position into a win. Luyendyk, who has held the pole position three times previously in his Firestone Indy Lights career, is looking strong enough this weekend to make his first trip to the Victory Circle. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5798&lg=us&r Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:30:28 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (M. Beer) 682493474 Despite assumptions to the contrary, the devastating floods which ravaged the Iowa area have not affected the running of the Iowa Corn 250. The IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights will both go ahead with their planned visit to the Iowa Speedway this weekend. Both the series and it's teams, from IndyCar and Indy Lights, have come together to make a donation of $60,000 to the local Iowa chapter of the American Red Cross. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5790&lg=us&r Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:26:03 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (M. Beer) 1414093169 Nestled in the farm fields in rural Iowa is a circular object that brings more interest than any crop circle can produce. This weekend this oval will roar to life when the pilots of the IndyCar Series hit the track for the Iowa Corn Indy 225 presented by Pioneer. Here are some story lines to watch for as the drivers prepare for their second visit to the "Hawkeye State." http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5786&lg=us&r Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:31:11 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (K. Sanquenetti) 191295322 Everyone (including ourselves) enjoyed a much deserved break last weekend, but now it's back to business as usual. The Coopertires Atlantic Championship is still enjoying some down time, as are the teams and drivers of the Star Mazda Championship but IndyCar and the Firestone Indy Lights head to Iowa to contest the Iowa Corn 250 and Formula BMW heads to Mid Ohio alongside the Grand AM series. http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=5785&lg=us&r Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:23:38 +0200 info@champcarworld.net (M. Beer) 677029930