Phoenix Line Up
March 18, 2005
Starting grid determined Friday for the XM Satellite Radio Indy 200 IRL IndyCar Series event on the 1-mile Phoenix International Receway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed.
Herta Claims Pole
March 18, 2005
AVONDALE, Ariz., Friday, March 18, 2005 - Bryan Herta claimed the first Marlboro Pole Award of his IRL IndyCar® Series career, winning the pole for the XM Satellite Radio Indy 200 Presented by Argent Mortgage.
Hines, Grubnic, Medlen & Anderson Lead Friday Qualifying at Gatornationals
March 18, 2005
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Andrew Hines raced to the first six-second Pro Stock Motorcycle run in NHRA history Friday highlighting a record-setting day of qualifying at the Mac Tools NHRA Gatornationals.
Walker Racing Announces Two Entries For 2005 Season
March 18, 2005
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Walker Racing announces its plans to compete for the full 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, expanding to a two-car Lola lineup starting at the first event in Long Beach California on 10th of April. Walker Racing enters its fifteenth season and is not only changing to the Lola chassis, but is also increasing its effort to become a two car team again after running a single car in 2004.
Phoenix Pratice Complete
March 18, 2005
Practice sessions for the March 19 XM Satellite Radio Indy 200 Presented by Argent Mortgage are complete. Teams are quickly preparing for today’s 5:30 PM (EST) qualifying round.
Phoenix Schedule
March 18, 2005
Don’t forget, this is a Saturday afternoon race, 3 PM EST, so it’s a bit of a short weekend for IRL teams and fans. Qualifying is today, Friday March 18th at 5:30 PM EST.
Gentillozi Explains, Tagliani Linked To Forsythe
March 17, 2005
Paul Gentillozi did his best to give his side of the Alex Tagliani situation today, and painted a much different picture of what happened. Meanwhile, rumors of Tagliani in a Forsythe machine for Long Beach are spreading.
Crew Chiefs Lose Big After Las Vegas
March 15, 2005
Several crew chiefs, most notably Jimmie Johnson’s, have been fined and suspended following post-race and pre-race technical inspections at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Chad Knaus, crew chief for Johnson, was fined $35,000 and suspended for two races after the roofline of Johnson’s winning Chevy proved too low following the race. Johnson lost 25 points, dropping him to second place and car owner Jeff Gordon lost 25 owner points for the infraction.
Ranger In, Tagliani Out
March 15, 2005
With just a few weeks before Long Beach, Champ Car is shaking things up. The biggest news of the day is Rocketsports’ sacking of Alex Tagliani.
Phoenix Race Primer
March 15, 2005
INDIANAPOLIS - The 10th season of IRL IndyCar® Series competition continues with the XM Satellite Radio Indy 200 Presented by Argent Mortgage on Saturday, March 19 at Phoenix International Raceway.