Tag: Chip Ganassi

• Rolex 24 Hours preview

  January 25th, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 3 Comments
  

  Last year’s season-opening Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona featured a tremendous battle through the final three hours between Juan Pablo Montoya and David Donohue. Donohue scored the biggest win of his career as the 42-year-old overcame Montoya’s unrelenting efforts, using his Riley-Porsche’s superior power to take the lead from Montoya… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Events, Sportscars

  Tags: Alex Gurney, Bob Stalling, Brumos, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi, Dario Franchitti, David Donohue, Daytona, Jimmie Johnson, Jimmy Vasser, Jon Fogarty, Juan Pablo Montoya, Juston Wilson, Mario Franchitti, Memo Rojas, Pontiac, Riley-Porsche, Scott Dixon, Scott Pruett

• Castroneves puts Penske on pole at Indy

  May 11th, 2009 | Gordon Kirby | 1 Comment
  

  Hélio Castroneves and team-mate Ryan Briscoe traded the top spot back and forth during the six hours of Pole Day qualifying at Indianapolis last Saturday. On a windy afternoon nobody could challenge the Penske pair, with Castroneves eventually edging his team-mate by half a second over the four qualifying laps.… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL

  Tags: Chip Ganassi, Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick, Dario Franchitti, Graham Rahal, Helio Castroneves, Jay Penske, Justin Wilson, Marco Andretti, Paul Tracy, Penske, Raphael Matos, Robert Doornbos, Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Vítor Meira, Will Power

• Franchitti wins in Long Beach

  April 20th, 2009 | Gordon Kirby | 2 Comments
  

  Dario Franchitti is happy to be back running at the front of IndyCar racing after a year in the wilderness in NASCAR. The Scotsman confirmed that he’s going to be a top IRL championship contender this year by scoring a decisive win in the streets of Long Beach last Sunday.… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL, NASCAR, Other reports

  Tags: Chip Ganassi, Dario Franchitti, Justin Wilson, Raphael Matos, Tony Kanaan, Will Power

• Justin Wilson gets a ride

  February 23rd, 2009 | Gordon Kirby | 2 Comments
  

  After a year with Newman/Haas/Lanigan, Justin Wilson will drive for Dale Coyne’s longtime spear-carrying team in this year’s IRL Indy car series. Lack of sponsorship meant Wilson lost his ride with Newman/Haas/Lanigan at the end of last season. Justin has been searching for work all winter and Dale Coyne has… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL

  Tags: Bill Pappas, Bruno Junqueira, Chip Ganassi, Dale Coyne, Derrick Walker, Jim Hall, Justin Wilson, Michael Waltrip

• For the stragglers, Indy qualifying continues

  May 16th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | No Comments
  

  This weekend should be quite a thrash at Indianapolis as everyone who failed last weekend to make the field for this year’s 92nd Indy 500 tries to take one of the remaining twenty-two places in the starting line-up. Chip Ganassi’s drivers and team put on a great show last Saturday… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL, Other reports

  Tags: Alex Zanardi, Andretti-Green Racing, Chip Ganassi, Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick, Helio Castroneves, Jimmy Vasser, Marco Andretti, Mike Hull, Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, Tomas Scheckter, Tony Kanaan

• Indy qualifying starts amid sadness

  May 9th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 3 Comments
  

  The opening weekend of qualifying for this year’s 92nd Indianapolis 500 takes place this weekend. Favourites for the pole must be Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon who have been the men to beat on oval tracks so far this year in Chip Ganassi’s pair of Dallara-Hondas. Other pole contenders include… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL, Other reports, Personalities

  Tags: Andretti-Green Racing, Can-Am, Carl Haas, CART, Chip Ganassi, Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick, Dario Franchitti, Davey Evans, Engineer, Formula 5000, Haas, Helio Castroneves, HWM, Indianapolis 500, Indy 500, Jay Howard, Justin Wilson, Lola, Maranello, Maranello Concessionaires, Marco Andretti, Mario Andretti, Newman/Haas, Newman/Haas/Lannigan, Sam Hornish, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Track

• Indy car racing’s rebirth slowly begins

  April 4th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 3 Comments
  

  The first unified Indycar race of the 21st century took place last Saturday night before a modest crowd at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. There were many good things to see, including a fierce battle at the front and watching Marco Andretti drive such a strong race on a track where he… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Events, IRL, Other reports

  Tags: Chip Ganassi, Eric Bachelart, Franck Perera, Haas, Indy 500, Jerry Forsythe, Justin Wilson, Long Beach, Marco Andretti, Panoz DP01, Paul Tracy, Penske, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Track