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...orwalk, Connecticut]]) is an American race car driver in the [[Indy Racing League]]. He is the son of [[SCCA]] multiple champion [[Bob Sharp]]. Early in his He began racing in [[Champ Cars]] and the [[Indianapolis 500]] in the early 90's, initially

...and in 1961, he became the first driver to successfully defend his points championship and win the [[Indianapolis 500]] race. His USAC wins tally is a record 138 ...nt in racing as a car owner in the [[CART]] series, then the [[Indy Racing League]] and [[NASCAR]]. The current driver for his IRL team, A.J. Foyt Enterprise

...former professional racing driver who now runs a team in the [[Indy Racing League]]. He is the son of [[Mario Andretti]], one of the most recognizable autor ...hampionship runner-up that year and the next year He took his sole IndyCar championship in 1991.

...a One]], [[American Championship Car Racing]] ([[Champcar]], [[Indy Racing League|IRL]]), [[sprint car]], [[midget car]], and others. ...f the cars making the bumping and jostling common in touring and stock car racing impossible), only a few open-wheel categories draw significant crowds.

...a One]], [[American Championship Car Racing]] ([[Champcar]], [[Indy Racing League|IRL]]), [[sprint car]], [[midget car]], and others. ...f the cars making the bumping and jostling common in touring and stock car racing impossible), only a few open-wheel categories draw significant crowds.

'''Vincenzo Sospiri''' (born [[October 7]], [[1966]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] racing driver. ...uropean [[Formula 3000]] championship in 1995 driving for the [[Super Nova Racing|Super Nova]] team. He had tested for the [[Simtek]] [[Formula One]] team at

...dy David Scheckter''' ([[January 29]], [[1950]]- ) is a former [[auto racing]] driver, the [[1979]] [[Formula One]] World Drivers Champion. He was born ...elopment the following year, winning the [[Formula 5000]] championship and racing 5 times in F1. In [[France]], he almost won in his third start in F1 before

The '''WMX''' or '''MXR''' is a series of motorcycle racing with [[two-stroke engine]] home [[Cagiva]], which have participated in vari The Cagiva came into this league as far back as'79, with motorcycle performance suffered, but the competitio

...to become a [[Formula 1]] driver. He won the [[Indy Racing League]] (IRL) championship in [[2003]] at his first attempt. With the encouragement of his motorsport-mad parents, Dixon began racing karts before the age of 10. He experienced moderate success, but really cau

...car with the [[BAR-Honda]] Team at [[Jerez]] as a reward for his 2004 IRL championship in a Honda powered car. Throughout his racing career, Kanaan has worked with performance scientist and consultant [[Jacqu

...ies]]. Wheldon is playfully nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] pit lane for his sometimes choleric temperament. He currently resides ...mber of 2005, it was announced that he would be driving for [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] in the IRL in 2006. Shortly after his first IRL test with Ganassi, he won

...speed often also makes it very dangerous. The safety record of sprint car racing in recent years has been greatly improved by the use of roll cages to prote ...n]] and [[Tony Stewart]]. As a challenging form of auto racing, sprint car racing is considered an excellent training ground for NASCAR series.

...[[World of Outlaws]] series of sprint car racing. He soon moved into road racing, winning the Super Vee title in [[1981]] and the Can Am title in [[1982]]. ...ernational Race of Champions|IROC]] championship in [[1986]], winning that championship with two victories in four races. At the age of 24, Unser was the youngest

..., [[1967]]) in [[Paris]], [[France]] to [[Brazil]]ian parents, is a former racing driver. De Ferran was the [[2000]] and [[2001]] [[Champ Car]] champion and ...ven wins in the process. 1993 and 1994 were spent driving for Paul Stewart Racing in [[Formula 3000]]. De Ferran finished fourth in the series in 1993 and th

...Illinois]]. She was named Rookie of The Year in the [[2005 in IRL|2005 IRL Championship]]. == Racing Career ==

|Nickname ||The World Center of Racing ...ng|motorcycles]], [[sports cars]], modified pickup trucks, and [[stock car racing|stock car]]s. The facility also includes a 3.56 mile (5.7 km) road course a

...] with the riders [[John Kocinski]] with the number 3 (hired at the end of league), while [[Doug Chandler]], the led with the number 5 and [[Mat Mladina]] wi Pilots at the end of the championship is not found in senior positions, respectively, does John Kocinski 11th, Do

|Major events || *[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[Indy Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio]] (2007) *[[American Le Mans Series]]<p>[[Grand American Road Racing Association|Grand-Am series]]

...(born [[August 3]], [[1966]] [[Dallas, Texas]]) is a former [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar]] Series driver. ...cal businesses and the national anti-tobacco compaign, known as Ash Kicker Racing. Though he failed to finish that race he scored several good results and c

...'' <br>[[Indy Japan 300]]<p>'''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP World Championship]]'''<br>Grand Prix of Japan ...] racing to Japan, as well as increase their own knowledge of that form of racing.

...0]] champion, currently driving in the [[Indy Racing League]] for [[Penske Racing]]. He also competes in the invitation-only [[International Race of Champion ...cing]] team, with a best finish of third. However, he swiched to [[Panther Racing]] for the next season and improved enough to take the title from reigning c

...world championships. McLaren cars totally dominated [[CanAm]] sports car racing with 56 wins between [[1967]] and [[1972]] (and five constructors&#8217; ch ...t—and master it—so much so that he was runner-up in the 1957–8 New Zealand championship series.

...Rahal''' (born [[January 10]], [[1953]] in [[Medina, Ohio]]) is an [[auto racing]] team owner and former driver. Rahal currently lives in [[New Albany]], Oh ...#Auto Racing|1981]] [[24 Hours of Daytona]], and the [[1987 in sports#Auto Racing|1987]] [[12 Hours of Sebring]]. He retired from competitive driving in [[1

|Team(s) || [[Theodore Racing|Theodore]], [[Hesketh]], [[Osella]], [[Tyrrell]], [[Ligier]], [[Renault]], ...a One]], [[Sports car racing|Sports cars]], [[CART]] and the [[Indy Racing League]], and now owns an IRL team. Cheever participated in 132 Formula One races,

| Most wins constructor || [[Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing]] (6) | Winning team || [[Penske Racing|Team Penske]]

...cing Association|Grand-Am]] [[Rolex Sports Car Series]]<br>[[AMA Superbike Championship]] | Record team || [[Chip Ganassi Racing]]

...last numbered pieces in order to remember the apparition in the world-wide championship. The C594 has been also the model from which it has been taken cue for the The'' 'Cagiva C594''' is a motorcycle racing of the house [[Cagiva]], whose name is formed from the combination of lette

...ahal Letterman Racing (2002)<br>American Spirit Team Johansson (2003), PKV Racing (2004-2006) ...ories in the series. Vasser was the last American to win the [[Champ Car]] championship.

|Team || [[Newman/Haas Racing]] ...mpionships, winning the Maine Bretagne League in 1991 and the Cadet France championship in 1993.

...[Great Britain]]. This gave him valuable experience in [[Europe|European]] racing, and he was keen to return for the following year. ...British Formula Ford Winter Series, and became the first Indian to win any championship in Europe.

...95 Duckhams Formula Ford Festival at [[Brands Hatch]] on his international racing debut. ...ord manufacturer, Van Diemen, to race in the [[1996]] British Formula Ford Championship &#8211; but not before he won the Formula Holden support race at the inaugu

...orld Series and the Indy Racing League see [[Champ Car]] and [[Indy Racing League|IRL]].'' [[Image:indy_500.jpg|300px|thumb|right|1994 Indianapolis 500, a National Championship race]]

|Events || [[Superbike World Championship|SBK]],[[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] ...n the USA by [[NASCAR]], the [[Indy Racing League]] and [[CART]] Champ Car racing. The 3.2 km (2 mi) triangular shaped oval (similar to [[Pocono Raceway]]) w

...mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g

|Car Team || 16 - [[Roush Racing]] ...]/[[United States National Guard|National Guard]] [[Ford]] for the [[Roush Racing]] team. Other one-race primary sponsors have included [[Jackson Hewitt|Jac

...mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g

...finished outside the top four of the previous season's World Constructors' Championship are allowed to take part in Friday's free practice sessions. Another free p ...otal of 22 cars, while the regulations place a limit of 24 entries for the championship. At some periods in the history of Formula One the number of cars entered f

| Current series || [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar Series]] | Current team || [[Andretti Green Racing]]

...1 grands prix, debuting on [[August 2]], [[1964]]. He scored a total of 2 championship points. ...in the [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] [[Championship Car]] series, racing in the 1967-1970 seasons with 23 starts, including the [[Indianapolis 500]]

The '''GP2 Series''', '''GP2''' for short, is a form of motor racing introduced in [[2005]] following the discontinuation of the long-term [[For Designed to make racing affordable for the teams and to make it the perfect training ground for lif

...Dallara also is the chassis used by almost all teams in the [[Indy Racing League]] and all teams of [[GP2 Series]]. ...d to the Italian F3 Championship, where it dominated the field and won the championship ever since. Dallara had a brief involvement in [[Formula 3000]] in the mid

In [[1978]] Cagiva entered the motorcycle business with two racing motorcycles riden by [[Gianfranco Bonera]] and [[Marco Lucchinelli]].In the ==Racing==

|Major events || *'''[[Indy Racing League]]''' <br>[[ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225]] ''June 3, 2007'' ...Automobile Racing Club of America|ARCA RE/MAX Series]] '''<br>[[Automobile Racing Club of America|ARCA RE/MAX Series 200]] ''August 27, 2007''

...asically be considered a closed-circuit, sponsored, legal form of [[street racing]] performed by professional drivers. ...ies insist on a "control tyre" that all competitors must use) and keep the racing close (sometimes by a "lead trophy" where winning a race requires the winne

[[Image:irl_logo.jpg|120px|center|Indy Racing League Logo]] |Sport || [[Auto racing]]

|Car Team || 20 - [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] [[1996-1997 in IRL|1997]]<br> [[Indy Racing League|IRL]]<br> [[Indy Racing League#IRL Champions|Champion]]<br>

...ame for a class of [[automobile|car]]s used in [[American Championship Car Racing]] for many decades. A Champ Car is a single seater (commonly called [[open wheel]]) [[racing car]]. For much of their history Champ Cars have been similar to [[Formula

...mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g

...mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g

The '''Bandini formula three''' is a racing [[car]] model produced from [[1954]] until [[1958]] by the company [[Bandin ..."race until 750 cm³" [[engine capacity]] which provided for the exclusive racing car use. This category gave birth to Formula Junior first, and the current

...1:[[Audi Sport North America]]<br/>P2:[[Penske Racing]]<br/>GT1:[[Corvette Racing]]<br/>GT2:[[Risi Competizione]] ...e [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. It consists of a series of [[endurance racing|endurance]] and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the [[24 Hou

| Current series || [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar Series]] | Current team || [[Hemelgarn Racing]]

:''This article concerns auto racing; [[Track racing|motorcycles]], also race on dirt tracks.'' ...ing|stock cars]] in the South. While open wheel racecars are purpose-built racing vehicles, stock cars (also known as fendered cars) can be either purpose-bu

| category || [[Open wheel car|Open wheel racing]] ...Racing Teams (CART), the [[Championship Racing League]], the [[Indy Racing League]], and the Champ Car World Series (CCWS).

! colspan=2 |'''Auto racing''' ...rcycle racing]], and it can further include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t

A variant of [[Track racing]], Speedway is administered internationally by the [[Fédération Internati Speedway racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of [[soil|dirt]] or loo

| Third team || [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]] ...t staged at [[Mosport]] Park in [[Bowmanville, Ontario]] as a [[sports car racing|sports car]] event before it alternated between Mosport and [[Circuit Mont-

...red;"|'''Indy, The Brickyard,<br>The Greatest Race Course in the World,<br>Racing Capital of the World''' |Major events || '''[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar|IndyCar Series]]''' - [[Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500-M

'''[[Grand American Road Racing Association|Grand-Am]] [[Rolex Sports Car Series]]'''<br>[[6 Hours of Watki '''[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar Series]]'''

'''Casey Stoner''' (b. [[16 October]], [[1985]]) is a [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]] originally from [[Kurri Kurri]] in [[New South Wales]], Stoner's family moved him to [[England]] at a young age to further his racing career outside of Australia. He contested the national 125cc GP championshi

|Record team || [[Penske Racing]] ...has also hosted open-wheel events from both [[CART]] and the [[Indy Racing League]].

.... Alboreto competed in [[Formula One]] from {{f1|1981}} until {{f1|1994}}, racing for a number of teams, most notably the [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari factory ...ved the way for the Italian's entrance into Formula One with the [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] team.

...of motorsport, especially in the USA where it is required in [[Indy Racing League|IRL]], [[ChampCar]] and [[NASCAR]]. [[Formula One]] will use V8 engines for ...and encumbering exhaust system has been a major problem for single-seater racing car designers.

...m at the end of 2005. Scuderia Toro Rosso is the sister team of [[Red Bull Racing]], with the aim of developing the skills of promising drivers for the senio ==Racing history==

..._x.htm]. The event lends its name to the "[[IndyCar]]" class of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed i ...own 3.0 litre (183 in³) engine, inspired by the Peugeot [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] engine which had been serviced in his shop by [[Fred Offenhaus

...ix]]s between 1980 and 1990. They achieved two point finishes and scored 5 championship points. ...factory Abarth sports car program), Osella expanded into [[single seater]] racing in [[1974]] to further develop his business. The team would rise to [[Form

...hest class of single-seat [[open-wheel]] [[formula racing|formula]] [[auto racing]]. It consists of a series of races, known as [[List of Formula One Grands ...s first run in 1950. A championship for constructors followed in 1958. Non-championship Formula One races were held for many years, but due to the rising cost of c

...et car racing|midget cars]], [[sprint car racing|sprint cars]], and [[drag racing]]. ...anapolis 500|1969]]), [[Daytona 500]] (1967) and the [[Formula One]] World Championship, and, along with [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], the only driver to have won a race

...rst presentation to date has always remained among the top position of the league to sell the bike in its class, suffering over the years various mutations , ...ine very powerful and flexible enough to excite the kids excited about the racing, the project took on some points, the [[Cagiva Freccia | C12R]] but many as

...as an [[Italy|Italian]] businessman, [[motor racing|racing driver]], and [[racing car]] builder. In the same year, Bandini began competing as a [[motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]], participating in races at [[Faenza]], [[Lugo di Romagna

...igley Jr. Company|Wrigley's]] [[Chevrolet Impala]] for [[Earnhardt Ganassi Racing]] in the [[Sprint Cup Series]]. ...3000|International F3000]] championship in 1998, and the [[Champ Car|CART Championship Series]] in 1999, as well as victories in some of the most prestigious race

The '''Bandini 750 sports torpedo''' is a racing car model, produced from [[1950]] to [[1956]] by the italian company [[Band ..."[[MIlle Miglia]]". Round of [[World Championships sportprototipi | "World Championship Sports"]].

...also the governing body for [[Formula One]] and other international [[auto racing|motorsports]]. ...also promoted increased safety and the use of green technologies in motor racing. In 2008, stories about his sex life appeared in the British press. Despit

..., '''Le Tour''' or '''The Tour''', is an epic long distance [[road bicycle racing]] competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around ...relatively unknown outside the continent, and even the UCI [[World Cycling Championship]] is only familiar to cycling enthusiasts. The Tour de France, in contrast,