Category: CART
Zanardi to compete in Ironman World Championships
Two-time CART champion Alex Zanardi will compete in the Ironman World Championships on Oct. 11 in Hawaii. A crash in 2001 took Zanardi's legs, but he has not ceased competing. … Read More
Zanardi will take on Ironman triathlon
Alex Zanardi Alex Zanardi is an inspiration, even if he doesn't know it or admit it. He turned a disaster into awe, his private pain into public revelation. A racecar … Read More
Ex-IndyCar driver battling Huntington’s
CALABASAS, Calif. – Six years after moving to this north Los Angeles suburb, former IndyCar driver John Paul Jr. remains in the race of his life. The 54-year-old Muncie, Ind., … Read More
Mexico could be ‘double points’ finale in 2015, use CART circuit layout
Rumor has it that F1 will copy CART and the circuit will cut through the stadium that seats 40,000 to bypass the dangerous Peraltada corner. In 2002 the CART race … Read More
Ganassi, McElreath, Mehl, Rahal, Simpson to be inducted into HOF
The five 2014 Auto Racing Hall of Fame inductees who will be honored on Thursday night, May 22, as part of the annual Indianapolis 500 Oldtimers dinner at the Marriott … Read More
Mario Andretti is a national treasure
Mario Andretti will be honored tonight in Long Beach by the Road Racing Drivers Club at its annual affair ahead of the Toyota GP of Long Beach Mario Andretti is … Read More
Video: ’98 Long Beach – Remembering what the grandson destroyed
Here are the last 5 laps of the 1998 CART FedEx Championship Series race at Long Beach. Listen to the screaming engines, the huge crowd, the plethora of big name … Read More
Video 1995 Legends of the Brickyard (Indy 500)
The last real Indy 500 before Tony George destroyed it all. Look at the fans in the stands and the sponsors on the cars. Watch Villeneuve come from behind to … Read More
Video: 500 Miles Apart ESPN OTL Special About the CART/IRL Spilt
An ESPN "Outside The Lines" Special from 1996 that takes a look at the CART/IRL split and its immediate aftereffects all around. If you are even a casual IndyCar fan, … Read More
Mario Andretti to be inducted into National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame
Racing legend Mario Andretti stands in his Nazareth, PA home in front of an image of himself from 1978. Express-Times Photo | MATT SMITH Some things never get old for … Read More
The Name of American Racing: Andretti
The official ambassador for Sunday's Formula One U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas (NBC, 2 p.m. ET) was a fellow you may have heard of. His name is Mario Andretti. … Read More
Ecclestone paid ‘bribes’ to F1 team bosses? (2nd Update)
UPDATE #2 Ecclestone The vast majority of Sylt's newspaper reports are exclusive news which has never before been reported such as the reduction in the damages claim. In contrast, sports … Read More
14th Anniversary of Greg Moore’s Passing
Today is the 14th anniversary of Greg Moore's passing in the 1999 CART finale at Fontana. Moore, of course, lost control of his Player's/Forsythe Racing Mercedes/Reynard on lap nine, and … Read More
CART IndyCar rivaled F1
Who would have ever thought this guy might be designing yachts someday A reader writes, Dear AR1.com, At one time IndyCar, under CART rule rivaled F1 in popularity and annual … Read More
Mansell celebrated on Jersey stamps
Jersey resident Nigel Mansell is to be featured on the latest edition of Jersey Stamps. They aim to is to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of Mansell being the only driver … Read More
Indy records dominated by one driver
Let's see how much you know about IndyCar racing. Which driver holds the most IndyCar records that count for anything. Hint: This driver holds all the records except one, an … Read More
Former CART IndyCar team boss Steve Horne voted chairman of V8 Supercars Commission
V8 SUPERCARS has confirmed long-time motorsport figure Steve Horne has been voted as the new chairman of the category's Commission. Horne takes over the role from multiple V8 champion Mark … Read More
Mansell: Those were exceptional times
[Editor's Note: Note what Mansell says in the last two paragraphs. Just a reminder what Tony George destroyed by starting the IRL. Instead of figuring out a way to chip … Read More
Video: 500 Miles Apart – ESPN OTL Special About the CART/IRL Spilt
ESPN special from 1996 on how Tony George destroyed the sport of IndyCar Racing. Note all the sponsors in CART at the time. Tony George destroyed it all. No one … Read More
Rossi remembers CART as “even better than F1
Rossi remembers when the CART IndyCar series was the best racing in the world. Then Anton George came along and destroyed it all. Alexander Rossi counts himself among the motor … Read More