IndyCar News

Infiniti Pro Series newcomer Roth Racing has filed an entry for this year's Indianapolis 500, with owner-driver Marty Roth looking to make his Indy Racing League graduation at the series biggest event.

Fernandez Racing has make the shock revelation that owner-driver Adrian Fernandez will compete in the 2004 IRL Series rather than the OWRS-run Champ Car World Series.

Adrian Fernandez's decision to join the Indy Racing League has been welcomed by chassis supplier Panoz G-Force, which will provide the popular Mexican with a car for his debut campaign.

Champ Car races have a new home for television coverage this year, as Spike TV , one of the MTV networks, will telecast the entire 16-race schedule for the first time, starting with the season-opening Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on 18 April.

Menards Infiniti Pro Series owner-driver Gary Peterson announced that his team would make its 2004 season debut in Phoenix next week, and may expand to run two cars later in the season.

In an effort to make for more competition on the race track and increase passing opportunities for the drivers, the Champ Car World Series and Cosworth Racing have announced that they have developed a 'push to pass' mechanism for the Ford-Cosworth XFE racing engines in 2004.

Indianapolis 500 veteran Robby Gordon has announced plans to run in this year's 88th Indy 500, but as an owner-driver sponsored by mid-west retail chain Meijer rather than finding a seat in an established team as has been his route in previous years.

Newman/Haas Racing revealed its 2004 team colours during the Champ Car Preview in Long Beach, and confirmed that Bruno Junqueira and Sebastian Bourdais would return as its drivers.

It is no coincidence that a Champ Car World Series driver refers to his car as a rocketship on those weekends when he and his team find themselves at the head of the pack.

Rocketsports Racing driver Alex Tagliani will run the #8 Rocketsports/Johnson Controls Lola in the 2004 Champ Car World Series, having dropped the number 33, which he was given at the start of his Champ Car career for the favourable single digit.

More young American drivers winning races is the generally agreed-upon formula for jump-starting the re-birth of open wheel road racing in the USA - but one need look no further than Lynx Racing's Bryan Sellers to see the next American Champ Car star.

The wait is over, as Champ Car has finally put out its 2004 schedule, confirming the return of most of the series' past venues, along with one new international race.

Before the PGA Golf Tour stars teed off for the second annual Ford Championship at Doral in Miami yesterday, Champ Car's Pace Car Team joined the Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure Tour and a host of Ford NASCAR drivers to show PGA standout Phil Mickelson and a dozen other Tour professionals some high

Louie Unser, who was chief mechanic on two of his brothers' cars when they made their debuts in the Indianapolis 500, has died at the age of 71.

Jeff Britton, formerly race engineer for Access Motorsports and one of the original members of Greg Ray's IndyCar Series team, has been granted his release by the team in order to pursue other opportunities.

CENTRIX Financial, LLC (CENTRIX), a financial management and services firm, announced today that a wholly-owned subsidiary intends to enter into an agreement to acquire assets and rights to the Grand Prix of Denver from the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, Inc.

Jim McGee, (Jim McGee, Pat Patrick, Jimmy Vasser L-R) widely recognized as one of the most successful team managers or chief mechanics in Champ or Indy car history, has returned to Newman/Haas Racing (NHR) as the director of special operations.

Rocketsports Racing has welcomed crew chief Robin Hill to the 2004 Champ Car team. Hill has an impressive history as chief mechanic for some of Champ Car's greatest champion teams and drivers.

Jeff Simmons has flown to the inaugural race of the 2004 Menards Infiniti Pro Series season at the reconfigured Homestead-Miami Speedway , but what happens when he gets there is another story entirely.

Red Bull Cheever Racing opened the Homestead race weekend by announcing that it formed a new technical partnership with French engine concern Mecachrome.

The Lexmark Indy 300 has celebrated several milestones and records over its 14-year history. Another significant occasion that guaranteed the event's future one year ago was celebrated today.

Champ Car World Series officials and the city of St Petersburg have regretfully announced that, despite their best efforts, they have not been able to complete negotiations to acquire the rights to hold the Grand Prix of St Petersburg in 2004.

RuSPORT's success with former Barber Dodge Pro Series champion AJ Allmendinger last season has led to the squad opening up greater opportunities for future graduates of the Skip Barber organisation.

Thirty years ago, Brad Pollard watched his cousin, Art, race in the Indianapolis 500, and a dream of competing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was born.