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"We are all wishing Kenny and Anita our best. We spoke with Kenny at the care centre, and he joked with us. We are all family at Team Rahal and the IRL, and we hope everyone can wish him the very best." - Steve Dickson, Team Rahal team manager

In a huge testimony to the safety standards of the current generation of IRL IndyCar chassis, Kenny Brack is awake and alert in a Dallas hospital following his horrific shunt in the closing laps of Sunday's Chevy 500 title decider at the Texas Motor Speedway.

After fifteen races, Marlboro Team Penske teammates Helio Castroneves and Gil de Ferran are both in contention to bring MTP its third major open wheel championship in four years and Penske Racing its 12th National Championship overall as the enthralling 2003 IRL IndyCar Series season reaches its