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IRL ABC SUPPLY / A.J. FOYT 225; Carpentier likes Mile because it's about driving, not power
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Patrick Carpentier has had his eye on this weekend for some time.
It's not because the 33-year-old Canadian has old friends in the
Milwaukee area from his days as an elite-level speedskater. And it's
not because of some affinity the first-year Indy Racing League driver
holds for the Milwaukee Mile because he set the track's all-time
qualifying record while he raced in Champ Car.
It's mostly because Carpentier thinks that the Mile, as much as
any other track left on the schedule, ...
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Hunter-Reay wins Time Warner race in Champ Car competition.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; Byline: Dave Kallmann WEST ALLIS, Wis. _ Top Ryan Hunter-Reay's performance of Saturday night. Just try. It might be matched, but it can't be beaten. The 23-year-old driver from Florida started on the pole at the Milwaukee Mile, led every lap and pulled away almost at will in the Time Warner Cable
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FORD QUITS CHAMP CAR.(Competition)
AutoWeek
; Ford, affiliated with Champ Car for decades, is severing ties with the open-wheel series. The official announcement from Steve Johnson, Champ Car president, sounded benign. Today's decision was made from a business standpoint on both sides and in no way should tarnish the long legacy of success
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DARKNESS FALLS; Champ Car visits Long Beach for an emotional farewell.(Competition)
AutoWeek
; Byline: STEVEN COLE SMITH We won't rat out the team, but this is what happened in the paddock just after the Long Beach Grand Prix, where the Champ Car World Series ran its final race. A couple of crewmen leaned over one of the cars, and one reached for the throttle and squeezed. For maybe 20
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 "ORian (Portland, OR)")
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Defection of Team Threatens Champ Car Series Race in Portland, Ore.
ORian (Portland, OR)
; ... oblivious to the damage they are causing the sport's credibility. It is not good news for Portland, or Toronto, or Cleveland, or any of the 14 venues on the Champ ... The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.
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CHAMP CAR'S BEST DRIVERS PREPARE FOR INDY 500.(SPORTS)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
; Byline: Steve Herman Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis 500 is auto racing's great leveler. Emerson Fittipaldi, Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet, all Formula One champions, were considered rookies at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway until they drove here for the first time. Helio
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