pre-race

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

Kenny Wallace and the #23 Stacker 2 Bill Davis Racing operation haven't enjoyed the success they would have liked so far in 2003 although optimism is high as they prepare for this weekend's EA Sports 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway.

The 2003 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford grid will swell to 20 for the first time in Mexico City next month as Derrick Walker confirmed that native Mexican Luis Diaz will campaign a third Walker Racing Reynard-Ford in the Gran Premio Telmex/Gigante.

After three races of piloting the No. 01 U.S. Army Pontiac, Mike Skinner is feeling more comfortable in his role as the substitute driver for Jerry Nadeau, who is recovering from injuries sustained in an accident in Richmond.