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| King Tut Joining Conquest Racing at the Indianapolis 500 Conquest Racing and Rubicon Sports Agency announce the signing of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis as a major associate sponsor for the 2009 Indianapolis 500 with the upcoming King Tut exhibition “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs” as the focal point of the partnership. The #34 Conquest Racing entry, driven by ... (more) |
| Alex Tagliani Excited to Take on First Indianapolis 500 Challenge As a kid at the age of 10, when his grandfather bought him his first go-kart, Alex Tagliani never thought that he would one day sit in an indy car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Now, 26 years later, when he straps himself into his Conquest Racing Dallara on May 5 for rookie orientation, that long time dream will become a reality. The Canadian driver, ... (more) |
| Andretti Green IndyCar Post Race Quotes Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 Andretti Green Racing drivers Danica Patrick, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti and Hideki Mutoh completed the third race of the 2009 season at the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at the Kansas Speedway. Driver: Danica PatrickCar: #7 Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone Danica Patrick: Started 3rd, finished 5th\"The Motorola guys did a great job gettin ... (more) |
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Qualified for the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing had positive results for the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 qualifying session in Kansas City, Kansas today. The team\'s drivers, Milka Duno (No. 23 CITGO) and Mike Conway (No. 24 Dad\'s Root Beer), qualified 12th and 16th respectively. Windy conditions did not hold back Venezuelan driver Milka Duno who qualified on th ... (more) |
| Tough times at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach What started out as a great battle for the #18 Z-Line Designs Indycar Series team quickly turned into what amounted to a freeway pile-up. Justin Wilson was fired up at the start and passed two cars into the first turn to gain third place. (more) |
| J.R. Hildebrand leads wire-to wire for Long beach win AFS Racing/Andretti Green Racing driver J.R. Hildebrand started from the pole and led every lap en route to posting his second career victory and first win of 2009 in Sunday\'s Firestone Indy Lights Grand Prix of Long Beach. Hildebrand\'s AFS/AGR teammate Sebastian Saavedra made an impressive run through field from his 17th starting position and wound u ... (more) |
| Andretti Green IndyCar Post Race Quotes Grand Prix of Long Beach Andretti Green Racing drivers Danica Patrick, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti and Hideki Mutoh completed the second race of the 2009 season at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Driver: Danica PatrickCar: #7 Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone Danica Patrick: Started 22nd, finished 4th\"It was a good job on the strategy for the #7 car. We pitted at ... (more) |
| Conquest Racing Scores Second Consecutive Top Ten Finish Conquest Racing was looking strong today at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The team ran with the front-runners for most of the race but an untimely yellow hampered the team’s chances of finishing up front. However, Alex Tagliani still gave the team their second consecutive top-ten finish of the season. After a hectic start at the season-openin ... (more) |
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Has Ups and Downs in Long Beach Dreyer & Reinbold Racing had some ups and downs for the second round of the IndyCar Series at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The team showed consistent speed all weekend long, but time and traffic didn’t help them early on in qualifying as Mike Conway, pilot of the No. 24 Dad’s Root Beer machine and Darren Manning driver of the ... (more) |
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and Emu Australia continues relationship for 2009 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is proud to announce that their relationship with Emu Australia continues to grow as they enter into the 2009 season together. The Australian company joined forces as a sponsor partner with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing last year and will be coming back on board for the 2009 IndyCar Series season as they will be the primary ... (more) |
| Most Laps Lead, Fastest Lap, Fastest Car, Rewarded with Third If a podium finish of third can ever be bitter sweet, then today’s showing by Dale Coyne Racing and its new driver Justin Wilson was that day. After starting in the front row, grabbing the lead at the start and leading the field at a blistering pace, the Sonny’s Bar-B-Q car nearly dominated the entire race. But the fortunes of racing had ... (more) |
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing finish in top 10 with Darren Manning Dreyer & Reinbold Racing kicked off their 200th race start with a bang at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The team had some ups and downs during the race, but finished on a high with a top-ten result. Darren Manning wasted no time getting acclimated to his No.23 machine. The 33 year old got the call on Tuesday, proving right away t ... (more) |
| Andretti Green IndyCar Post Race Quotes Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Andretti Green Racing drivers Danica Patrick, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti and Hideki Mutoh completed the first race of the 2009 season at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Driver: Danica PatrickCar: #7 Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone Danica Patrick: Started 15th, finished 19th\"We were having a good day so it was unfortunate that ... (more) |
| Alex Tagliani Fast but Unlucky on the Streets of St. Petersburg The first race of the season didn’t go quite the way Conquest Racing had planned. After qualifying seventh for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Alex Tagliani, who has been impressive aboard the Conquest car, fell victim to bad luck today. (more) |
| Dreyer &Reinbold Racing will start 10th and 12th Today was bittersweet for Dreyer &Reinbold Racing as they qualified for the IndyCar Series opener, the Honda Grand Prix of St.Petersburg. The team had been working hard all weekend as their new drivers’ adjusted to the cars, the team, and the track. Darren Manning qualified his No. 23 machine tenth on the grid for tomorrow’s race.&nb ... (more) |
| Alex Tagliani Qualifies Impressive Seventh Conquest Racing’s Alex Tagliani was one of the stories of the day today with his performance aboard the Rexall Edmonton Indy car during qualifying for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The Series’ lone Canadian, who found out on Monday that he would be racing in St. Petersburg, placed seventh ahead of Series Champion Scott Dixon, with onl ... (more) |
| Andretti Green IndyCar Qualifying Report Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Andretti Green Racing drivers Danica Patrick, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti and Hideki Mutoh qualified for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this afternoon under a blue sky and a dry track. Patrick, driver of the #7 Motorola car, will start in the 15th position and posted a best-lap speed of 103.141 miles per hour. Kanaan, driver of the #11 T ... (more) |
| Front Row Starting Position for Justin Wilson is Dale Coyne Racing’s Best Dale Coyne Racing driver Justin Wilson placed the #19 Sonny’s Bar-B-Q in the front row for tomorrow’s first race of the 2009 IndyCar Series season. \"I\'m very pleased with the showing for the first time working together with Dale Coyne Racing,” said Wilson. “We’ve been quick all weekend and actually think we could hav ... (more) |
| Darren Manning joins Dreyer and Reinbold Racing Dreyer and Reinbold Racing announced today that British driver, Darren Manning, will join the team’s IndyCar Series effort at the season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida this weekend. “We are excited to be able to put a deal together, even though it is last minute, to run Darren Manning at St. Petersburg. He’s a really talented dr ... (more) |
 Indy Lights test prize for 2009 IFM driversInternational Formula Master (IFM) drivers will once again compete for an Indy Lights test as part of the array of prizes available in 2009, thanks to the Series\' collaboration with Sam Schmidt Motorsport and the Firestone Indy Lights Series. (more) |
| Andretti Green Racing Open Test Report Homestead-Miami Speedway Driver: Danica PatrickCar: #7 Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone Danica Patrick Position: 15th Speed: 209.333 mphTime: 25.5383 secLaps: 231 Danica Patrick:\"I was pleasantly surprised these past two days, since we have had five months off, I think I acclimated faster and better than in th ... (more) |
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and Mike Conway leave first test as fastest rookie On Wednesday night, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and rookie driver Mike Conway wrapped up their first official testing session together with Conway completing a combined 276 laps over the course of the two-day IndyCar Series Open Test at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. The laps were the first for Conway on an oval racing track. The team took part in a ... (more) |
| Conquest Racing Homestead Open Test Report Conquest Racing completed their first open test of the season tonight at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The team used the two-day test, that was deemed productive, to try out different setups on their #34 Dallara in preparation for the upcoming season. (more) |
| Jaime Camara to return behind the wheel for pre-season test Conquest Racing is gearing up to go testing next week at the IndyCar Series pre-season test at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The crew has been hard at work over the last few months working on developments for the 2009 season and is anxious to get back to the racetrack in order to measure their progress. With unification happening at such the last minute a yea ... (more) |
| Former Ganassi Winning Engineer Bill Pappas Joins Dale Coyne Racing Engineering great Bill Pappas has joined the Dale Coyne Racing squad for a full assault at the 2009 Indy Racing League season. Pappas, who is best know for his multiple wins at Ganassi racing comes to Coyne with a wealth of experience. Bill has engineered and won on every type of circuit from road courses to short ovals to the famed Indianapolis 500 ... (more) |
| Michael Andretti Tabbed as Strategist for Danica Patrick in 2009 Andretti Green announced today that team co-owner Michael Andretti will take over the role of strategist for driver Danica Patrick on the team\'s #7 entry for the 2009 IndyCar Series season. Andretti, who co-owns Andretti Green with partners Kim Green and Kevin Savoree, won 42 times during his professional driving career and has helped guide Andretti Gr ... (more) |
| Dreyer & Reinbold announces Mike Conway as first driver for 2009 Indycar Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced today that it has come to an agreement with British racer Mike Conway to become the team\'s first confirmed driver for the 2009 IndyCar Series campaign. The 25-year old rookie comes to the U.S.-based open-wheel series after spending the majority of his career in the European formula car ladder.Most recently, he compl ... (more) |
| AFS Racing/Andretti Green Racing Add Sebastian Saavedra to 2009 Firestone Indy Lights Lineup AFS Racing and Andretti Green Racing announced today that Sebastian Saavedra has been signed to drive one of the team\'s two entries during the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights season. Saavedra will compete alongside J.R. Hildebrand, who was signed by the team after the conclusion of the 2008 season. Saavedra, who is an 18-year old native of Bogota, Columbia, ... (more) |
| Also US doors close for Bourdais After just a single season in formula one, Sebastien Bourdais\' immediate future in premier single seater racing seems clouded. The 29-year-old Frenchman, a multiple recent champion in the now defunct Champ Car series, raced in F1 for Toro Rosso in 2008 but on Monday did not feature on the FIA\'s official entry list for the forthcoming season. Accor ... (more) |
| Andretti Green Inks Marco Andretti for 2009 IndyCar Series Season Andretti Green announced today that it has signed Marco Andretti to drive its #26 IndyCar Series entry for the 2009 season. Andretti will once again be part of the team\'s four-driver IndyCar Series lineup, which includes 2004 IndyCar Series champion Tony Kanaan, 2008 Bombardier Learjet Rookie of the Year Hideki Mutoh and 2005 Bombardier Learjet Rookie ... (more) |
| Statement from Craig Gore Craig Gore, Queensland businessman and co-founder of Team Australia, wishes to make the following statement in concern to media reports today in Australia regarding his future involvement in motorsport. “I have not made any announcement regarding my retirement from motorsport,” said Gore. “I did state that I was taking time this week in ... (more) |
| Great Performance Slips Away From Great Finishes The final race event of the 2008 IRL season ended with more great potential shown by Bruno Junqueira and rookie Mario Moraes. The two Dale Coyne Racing drivers showed their top ten potential only to have an unfortunate series of events relegate them down the grid. Mario Moraes, the talented rookie Brazilian started an impressive 11th at a track know ... (more) |
 Ryan Briscoe wins in Surfers ParadiseTeam Penske driver Ryan Briscoe celebrated his first IndyCar Series race in his native Australia with a dominating performance in Sunday’s Nikon Indy 300 on the streets of Surfers Paradise, Australia. (more) |
 Will Power smashes the opposition on day one at Surfers ParadiseAussie Vineyards – Team Australia driver Will Power has made his intentions clear on day one of the of 2008 Nikon Indy 300, smashing the opposition in the first two practice sessions of the weekend on the streets of Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Aust ... (more) |
| Andretti Green Racing Pre-Race Reports-Australia Danica Patrick, #7 Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone"I'm really looking forward to racing in Australia. I have heard that it is a great road course. I have improved on my road course races over the past couple of years, so I hope to have a strong result. But most importantly, I plan to use this weekend as momentum for the first race of 2009 ... (more) |
| Conquest Racing Nikon Indy 300 Preview The following is a series of stats, notes and quotes from Conquest Racing for this weekend’s Nikon Indy 300 on the streets of Surfers Paradise, Australia. Nikon Indy 300Streets of Surfers Paradise, 2.795 miles, 14-turn street courseOctober 24 – 26, 2008, Race #18Race Distance: 60 laps (or 1 hour 50 minutes)Live Broadcast: ESPN Classic, ... (more) |
 Servia joins Will Power in team Australia colours for Nikon Indy 300There will be a two-pronged attack from Team Australia on the Nikon Indy 300 with the green and gold livery of the Aussie Vineyards-backed team running on two cars at next weekend’s race around the streets of Surfers Paradise in Australia. (more) |
| Rubens Barrichello denies Indycar test reports Rubens Barrichello has flatly denied reports he is set to test an Indy car following next month's Brazilian grand prix. The 36-year-old Brazilian is openly fighting for his Honda seat and for his future in formula one, as the Japanese team courts potential successors to the longest driving career in F1 history. Reports from South America recently poi ... (more) |
 Will Power hits the beach upon arrival on the Gold CoastTeam Australia IndyCar star and local favourite Will Power has today arrived on the Gold Coast ahead of his home event, the Nikon 300 on October 23-26. All year the sun-loving Queenslander has been ‘hanging out’ to get back to one of the most fa ... (more) |
 Will Power reveals the secrets to his success in ToowoombaTeam Australia IndyCar driver Will Power has revealed one of his secret weapons in his hometown of Toowoomba, Queensland today in the lead-up to next week’s Nikon Indy 300. (more) |
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