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RACE NOTES:
IndyCar Series:
·Five Indianapolis 500 champions are expected to participate in the Honda Indy 225: Al Unser Jr. (1992, 1994), Buddy Lazier (1996), Kenny Brack (1999), Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002) and Gil de Ferran (2003).
·Five IRL IndyCar Series champions are scheduled to participate in the Honda Indy 225: Scott Sharp (1996 co-champion), Kenny Brack (1998), Greg Ray (1999), Buddy Lazier (2000) and Sam Hornish Jr. (2001, 2002). A.J. Foyt IV, the 2002 Infiniti Pro Series champion and grandson of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt, also will participate in the Honda Indy 225.
·The Honda Indy 225 will be the eighth IndyCar Series event at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Former winners expected to participate include: Kenny Brack (1998), Greg Ray (June 1999; August 1999), Buddy Lazier (2001) and Gil de Ferran (2002). Brack has not competed at PPIR since 1999, and the race distance was extended from 200 to 225 miles in 2002.
·Pikes Peak is one of three unique 1-mile ovals the IndyCar Series will compete on in 2003. Tony Kanaan won in March on the 1-mile Phoenix International Raceway, and the 1-mile Nazareth Speedway in Nazareth, Pa. will be the site of Nazareth Indy 225 on Aug. 24.
Infiniti Pro Series:
·The Pikes Peak 100 is the inaugural Infiniti Pro Series race at Pikes Peak International Raceway.
·Drivers with Infiniti Pro Series victories expected to participate at Pikes Peak include: Cory Witherill (Nashville 2002), Aaron Fike (Chicagoland 2002), Mark Taylor (Miami, Phoenix 2003), Ed Carpenter (Indianapolis 2003). Arie Luyendyk Jr., who finished second in the 2002 championship, also is expected to race.
·Pikes Peak is the second and final 1-mile oval that the Infiniti Pro Series will compete on in 2003. Mark Taylor won on the 1-mile oval at Phoenix in March.
SERIES NOTES:
IndyCar Series:
·The four events in the 2003 IRL IndyCar Series season that have finished under green have featured a margin of victory of less than one second, including the Bombardier 500 on June 7 at Texas Motor Speedway where Al Unser Jr. defeated Tony Kanaan by .0810 of a second, the eighth-closest finish in IRL IndyCar Series history. The Texas race was the 31st time that an IndyCar Series event had a margin of victory of less than a second.
·In five races thus far in 2003, there have been five different winners. Scott Dixon won at Homestead-Miami, Tony Kanaan at Phoenix, Scott Sharp at Motegi, Gil de Ferran at Indianapolis and Al Unser Jr. at Texas. In those five races, 12 different drivers have finished in the top five in at least one event.
·Scott Dixon won the Toyota Indy 300 on March 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in his first IRL IndyCar Series event. The only other times a driver has won the race in his first start was when Juan Montoya won the 84th Indianapolis 500 in 2000 and when Buzz Calkins won the inaugural series event in January 1996 at Orlando, Fla. Montoya drove for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, as does Dixon.
·Buddy Lazier competed in his 74th IRL IndyCar Series event at Texas, extending his record. Scott Sharp moved in to second place behind Lazier with 71 starts. Sharp moved passed Eddie Cheever Jr., who is third with 70 starts.
·Tony Kanaan has led at least one lap in every IRL IndyCar Series event this season.
Infiniti Pro Series:
·The second season of Infiniti Pro Series competition consists of 12 races that take place at the same track as IRL IndyCar Series events.
·Ed Carpenter won the historic Freedom 100 on May 18 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway driving for A.J. Foyt Racing. The race marked the first time that another automobile race other than the Indianapolis 500 had been conducted on the 2.5-mile oval during the month of May.
·Rookie Mark Taylor won the season-opening Western Union 100 on March 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway and the Phoenix 100 at Phoenix International Raceway, driving for Panther Racing. Panther Racing won the IndyCar Series championship in 2001-02 with Sam Hornish Jr.
IndyCar Series:
·Five Indianapolis 500 champions are expected to participate in the Honda Indy 225: Al Unser Jr. (1992, 1994), Buddy Lazier (1996), Kenny Brack (1999), Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002) and Gil de Ferran (2003).
·Five IRL IndyCar Series champions are scheduled to participate in the Honda Indy 225: Scott Sharp (1996 co-champion), Kenny Brack (1998), Greg Ray (1999), Buddy Lazier (2000) and Sam Hornish Jr. (2001, 2002). A.J. Foyt IV, the 2002 Infiniti Pro Series champion and grandson of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt, also will participate in the Honda Indy 225.
·The Honda Indy 225 will be the eighth IndyCar Series event at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Former winners expected to participate include: Kenny Brack (1998), Greg Ray (June 1999; August 1999), Buddy Lazier (2001) and Gil de Ferran (2002). Brack has not competed at PPIR since 1999, and the race distance was extended from 200 to 225 miles in 2002.
·Pikes Peak is one of three unique 1-mile ovals the IndyCar Series will compete on in 2003. Tony Kanaan won in March on the 1-mile Phoenix International Raceway, and the 1-mile Nazareth Speedway in Nazareth, Pa. will be the site of Nazareth Indy 225 on Aug. 24.
Infiniti Pro Series:
·The Pikes Peak 100 is the inaugural Infiniti Pro Series race at Pikes Peak International Raceway.
·Drivers with Infiniti Pro Series victories expected to participate at Pikes Peak include: Cory Witherill (Nashville 2002), Aaron Fike (Chicagoland 2002), Mark Taylor (Miami, Phoenix 2003), Ed Carpenter (Indianapolis 2003). Arie Luyendyk Jr., who finished second in the 2002 championship, also is expected to race.
·Pikes Peak is the second and final 1-mile oval that the Infiniti Pro Series will compete on in 2003. Mark Taylor won on the 1-mile oval at Phoenix in March.
SERIES NOTES:
IndyCar Series:
·The four events in the 2003 IRL IndyCar Series season that have finished under green have featured a margin of victory of less than one second, including the Bombardier 500 on June 7 at Texas Motor Speedway where Al Unser Jr. defeated Tony Kanaan by .0810 of a second, the eighth-closest finish in IRL IndyCar Series history. The Texas race was the 31st time that an IndyCar Series event had a margin of victory of less than a second.
·In five races thus far in 2003, there have been five different winners. Scott Dixon won at Homestead-Miami, Tony Kanaan at Phoenix, Scott Sharp at Motegi, Gil de Ferran at Indianapolis and Al Unser Jr. at Texas. In those five races, 12 different drivers have finished in the top five in at least one event.
·Scott Dixon won the Toyota Indy 300 on March 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in his first IRL IndyCar Series event. The only other times a driver has won the race in his first start was when Juan Montoya won the 84th Indianapolis 500 in 2000 and when Buzz Calkins won the inaugural series event in January 1996 at Orlando, Fla. Montoya drove for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, as does Dixon.
·Buddy Lazier competed in his 74th IRL IndyCar Series event at Texas, extending his record. Scott Sharp moved in to second place behind Lazier with 71 starts. Sharp moved passed Eddie Cheever Jr., who is third with 70 starts.
·Tony Kanaan has led at least one lap in every IRL IndyCar Series event this season.
Infiniti Pro Series:
·The second season of Infiniti Pro Series competition consists of 12 races that take place at the same track as IRL IndyCar Series events.
·Ed Carpenter won the historic Freedom 100 on May 18 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway driving for A.J. Foyt Racing. The race marked the first time that another automobile race other than the Indianapolis 500 had been conducted on the 2.5-mile oval during the month of May.
·Rookie Mark Taylor won the season-opening Western Union 100 on March 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway and the Phoenix 100 at Phoenix International Raceway, driving for Panther Racing. Panther Racing won the IndyCar Series championship in 2001-02 with Sam Hornish Jr.