AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
NOT QUITE THERE.
Byline: CC
Graham Rahal was left standing in the qualifying line at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and he wasn't happy about it, as he hoped to bump his way back into the group of 11 drivers who earned provisional starting positions for the 92nd Indianapolis 500.
But his Newman/Haas/ Lanigan Racing team didn't have a new set of tires ready for a last-minute opportunity created when Luczo Dragon Racing withdrew Tomas Scheckter's car, which then requalified and actually lowered the bubble speed to a reachable number.
"It makes me mad, because I feel we could have made it,'' said Rahal, the 19-year-old son of three-time CART champion and 1986 Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal. "It's basically like shooting yourself in the foot.
"You need to be prepared for any situation, even if it doesn't look realistic that it can happen. You need to be there, you need to have your stuff there, you need to be ready to go, and we weren't.''
Rahal, who won his first IndyCar Series race last month on the street course in St. Petersburg, Florida, had the best chance of the former Champ Car World Series drivers to land a spot on the first day of qualifying. That would have been extremely beneficial, since second-day qualifying was rained out. The last 22 starting positions are scheduled to be decided May 17, but those ...
- Franchitti headed back to IndyCar Series.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire September 2, 2008 700+ words
...Franchitti won the 2007 IndyCar Series championship and...unification of the IndyCar Series and the now-defunct Champ Car Series. "Part...Chicagoland. Former Champ Car teams have one...wrap up both the IndyCar Series title and the Grand...
- A glance at the drivers in IRL's IndyCar Series.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire April 2, 2009 700+ words
...in the IRL's IndyCar Series in 2009, listed...in the defunct Champ Car series, had two...consecutive titles in IndyCar Series. Victory at Nazareth...transitioning from Champ Car to the unified IndyCar Series. ___ Vitor Meira...
- UP AND RUNNING; Scott Dixon wins the new-look IndyCar Series...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek Cavin, Curt April 7, 2008 700+ words
...first unified IndyCar Series race in more than...the IRL or the Champ Car World Series staged...still the largest Champ Car or IRL field since...courses, the IndyCar Series has another great...ninth. The former Champ Car teams more than...
- IndyCar series geared for Sunday.
- News wire article from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) September 7, 2007 700+ words
...line," said Scott Dixon, one of three contenders for the IndyCar Series title to be decided Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. "If...there was a different air inside." Sebastien Bourdais, Champ Car's four-time champion-in-waiting, has been named...
- Strong Start.(IndyCar Series)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek April 20, 2009 700+ words
...HERE ARE SOME RANDOM thoughts while wondering whether the IndyCar Series could have scripted a better start to the season. Dario...was one of the last to support this. It seemed hokey in Champ Car and difficult to keep track of. But Firestone gave the series...
- EXTRA.(Briefs)(IndyCar Series officials penalizing Andretti Green Racing's Tony...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek April 14, 2008 700+ words
KANAAN PENALIZED IndyCar Series officials penalized Andretti Green Racing's Tony Kanaan 30 minutes...named. The schedule: April 20, Long Beach, California (with Champ Car); May 18, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (Grand-Am Rolex Series...
- Auto racing glance: IndyCar Series.
- News wire article from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) July 20, 2007 700+ words
...date: Scott Dixon dominated Nashville for his second consecutive victory, pulling him within 34 points of Dario Franchitti. Champ Car Event: Rexall Grand Prix Edmonton, West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix, the eighth of 16 races. When: 2 p.m. Sunday. Where...
- IndyCar Series Prepares for Debut of 100 Percent Fuel-Grade Ethanol.
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 16, 2007 700+ words
INDIANAPOLIS -- The IndyCar Series is poised to make motorsports...Homestead-Miami Speedway. The IndyCar Series is the first in motorsports to...for more than 40 years. "The IndyCar Series jump to ethanol has been great...
- IndyCar Series Forms Promotional Partnership With Mac Tools.
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 9, 2008 700+ words
INDIANAPOLIS -- IndyCar Series officials, together with representatives...give Mac Tools a big presence at IndyCar Series races around the country in 2008...program will track laps led by all IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights entries...
- IndyCar Series Teams Up With Coca-Cola.
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 1, 2008 700+ words
...Cola to Become Official Sponsor of IndyCar Series Through 2010 INDIANAPOLIS -- The IndyCar Series today announced a major multi-year...brands, an official sponsor of the IndyCar Series through 2010. The agreement builds...
Source: HighBeam Research, NOT QUITE THERE.