More on moving Hornish
July 8, 2003
As I wrote about this weekend, the noise about where Sam may be going is getting louder….
RPM.ESPN: DEI, Penske could come calling
Bryan Herta wins in Kansas
July 6, 2003
Bryan Herta brought home a win for Andretti Green Racing via a fuel gamble that paid off in victory. Unfortunately Felipe Giaffone was injured and most likely has a broken leg due to a crash while trying to pass Dan Wheldon in the second turn of the 56th lap….
Crash.net: Herta outruns competition in Kansas
Hornish to NASCAR?
July 6, 2003
I was just watching AutoWeek on Speed where they were discussing the rumored Chevy/Cosworth relationship. The topic of Sam Hornish’s future came up. His contract with Panther (who he won the IRL championship with the past two years) expires at the end of this season. I see no reason why Sam would stay with Panther should they continue to use Chevy power, and should Chevy continue to be an embarrassment….
Toughie for Hornish
July 5, 2003
…the understatement of the year!
CJOnline.com: It’s been a toughie for Hornish, Chevys
…Sadly for Sam, about the only thing he and his Panther racing team will be “Terminating” anytime soon is their contract with Chevy!
Dixon keeps momentum for Kansan pole
July 5, 2003
The juggernaut that has been Scott Dixon the past two weeks kept rolling this afternoon as he took the pole in Kansas, followed closely by Target Team Ganassi teammate Tomas Scheckter…
RacingOne.com: Team Target On Kansas Front Row
Ganassi teammates 1-2 in Friday practice
July 5, 2003
Ok, so it took Chip a while, but it looks like he is returning his team to its old dominating form, reminiscent of the Vasser/Zanardi/Montoya ear in CART…
IndyRacing.com: Dynamic Ganassi Duo 1-2 In Hot Kansas Practice
Global IRL
July 5, 2003
Does anyone remember the guiding principal set forth but Tony George when he started the IRL? I seem to remember a few of them being…
1) Lower the cost of open wheel racing to encourage more participants
2) Create more opportunities for American drivers
The being said, why are non-American’s continuing to dominate the IRL, while the American’s pull off a win every once in a while? And even then, Al Unser Jr. is not exactly the “up and coming” new American talent we all had in mind. Granted I am thrilled to see Al win a race again, but I just don’t think the second principal above is being served. Andy Samuelson astutely points out the dominance of Brazilian drivers in the IRL….
More talk of Dixon to F1
July 2, 2003
There is more banter about Scott Dixon going to Formula 1 in the future….
HomeofF1.com: Dixon Blazes Trail Towards F1 - 01 July 2003
Often times I think it would be impossible for an oval racer to do well in F1, but then I remember what a great road racer this guy is. And if Jeff Gordon can get up to speed in Juan Pablo’s Williams right away…Scott Dixon can be an F1 champ!
Kansas historic for Penske Racing
July 2, 2003
When the green flag drops in Kansas Helio and Gil will be Team Penske’s 999th and 1000th starters in the teams long history. The Captain’s team has some truly impressive stats…
Hot driver in the series
July 1, 2003
Scott Dixon is definitely on a roll and probably has enough momentum to overcome the 27 point lead enjoyed by Tony Kanaan for the championship.
Thinking about momentum swings, how does Sarah Fisher go from starting second to finishing six laps down at Richmond?