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RuSPORT
RuSPORT was an auto racing team that competed in the Champ Car World Series. It was founded in September 2002 by Carl Russo. Team history Russo drove for the team then known as Performance Development and Racing (PDR) based in Fort Collins, Colorado (USA) which was owned by Steve Wulff. Russo competed in the Toyota Atlantic Series driving a car prepared by PDR in the 2002 season before he decided that team ownership suited him better than being a driver. Russo acquired the assets of PDR from Wulff in late 2002, which gave rise to RuSPORT. Wulff stayed on Operations Director and Jeremy Dale, a longtime associate of Russo's, was brought on as President of the new operation. RuSPORT competed in the 2003 Toyota Atlantic Championship Series with drivers Aaron Justus and A. J. Allmendinger. Allmendinger won the championship with seven victories from 11 starts. RuSPORT and Allmendinger moved to Champ Car in 2004 along with a second car driven by Michel Jourdain Jr. The team quickl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Wilson (racing Driver)
Justin Boyd Wilson (31 July 1978 – 24 August 2015) was a British professional open-wheel racing driver who competed in Formula One (F1) in , the Champ Car World Series (CCWS) from 2004 to 2007 and the IndyCar Series from 2008 to 2015. He won the first Formula Palmer Audi (FPA) in 1998, the International Formula 3000 Championship (IF3000) with Nordic Racing in 2001, and co-won the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona for Michael Shank Racing. Wilson began karting at the age of eight and achieved consistent results, before progressing to car racing in the Formula Vauxhall Championship. He won the FPA title and earned a fully funded seat in IF3000, becoming the first British driver to win the series championship in 2001. He moved to the 2002 World Series by Nissan for the Racing Engineering team and finished fourth. Through an investment scheme where the public could purchase shares in Wilson, he drove for the Minardi and Jaguar teams in the 2003 F1 season. He drove for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristiano Da Matta
Cristiano Monteiro da Matta (born 19 September 1973) is a Brazilian former professional racing driver. He won the CART Championship in 2002, and drove in Formula One with the Toyota team from 2003 to 2004. Career biography Origins and early career Da Matta's father was Toninho da Matta, a 14-time Brazilian touring car champion. Born in Belo Horizonte, Cristiano da Matta began karting at the age of 16, adopting a helmet design nearly identical to his famous father's helmet. He quickly rose to the top by winning numerous karting championships before winning the 1993 Brazilian Formula Ford championship. In 1994, he continued his successful ways, winning the Brazilian Formula 3 championship against the likes of Hélio Castroneves and Ricardo Zonta. In 1995, da Matta participated in the British Formula 3 series, winning one race and placing eighth in the standings. He then placed 8th in the following year's Formula 3000 championship, with a best finish of 4th at Pau. North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Dale (racing Driver)
Jeremy Dale (born 23 November 1962) is a Canadian racing driver. His career in motorsports has spanned more than 30 years as a racer, television commentator, race series director, race team president, and race team owner. Racing career (1978-1995) Dale began his driving career at the age of 16 in the Canadian amateur and vintage car ranks. His first racecar was a 1955 Cooper Formula 3 powered by a Triumph motorcycle engine. He later owned, prepared and raced a 1969 Lotus 69 Formula Ford. In 1983, to further his skills and increase his racing acumen, Dale focused on learning the minutiae of racecars by attending the Skip Barber Racing School, the Jim Russell Racing School and the prestigious Elf-Winfield Racing School (France), finishing at the top of his class at every school. During the 1984 & 1985 racing seasons, Dale raced in the Skip Barber Northeast Division, winning multiple races and the Rookie-of-the-Year title in 1984 before transitioning to the Barber-Saab Pro Serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Champ Car Season
The 2004 Champ Car World Series season was the 26th overall season in the CART/ Champ Car genealogy, and the first under the ownership of Open-Wheel Racing Series (OWRS) as the Champ Car World Series. It began on April 18, 2004, and ended on November 7 after 14 races. For sponsorship purposes, it was branded as Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford. The Drivers' Champion was Sébastien Bourdais. The Rookie of the Year was A. J. Allmendinger. The open-wheel racing organization Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. had operated until 2003. After that year's season, CART declared bankruptcy and was liquidated in an Indianapolis courtroom in January 2004. Three team owners who had participated in the CART series, Gerald Forsythe, Kevin Kalkhoven, and Paul Gentilozzi, purchased CART's liquidated assets and resurrected it as Open-Wheel Racing Series for the 2004 season. Champ Car races were broadcast on Spike TV. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Molson Indy Vancouver
The 2004 Molson Indy Vancouver was the seventh round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 25, 2004 on the streets of Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Paul Tracy swept the pole and the race win. It was the last Champ Car event to take place in Vancouver. Qualifying results Race * Gastón Mazzacane crashed on the pace lap and did not take the green flag. Caution flags Notes * New Race Record Paul Tracy 1:34:42.849 * Average Speed 95.900 mph Championship standings after the race ;Drivers' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included. References External links Full Weekend Times & ResultsFriday Qualifying ResultsSaturday Qualifying Results {{coord, 49, 16, 34, N, 123, 6, 24, W, region:CA-BC_type:event, display=title Vancouver Indy Vancouver Molson The Molson Brewery is a Canadian based brewery company based in Montreal which was es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250
The 2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250 was the third round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 5, 2004 at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. The relatively cold temperatures for the night race limited passing, allowing Ryan Hunter-Reay to lead every lap of the race from the pole. Qualifying results Race Caution flags Notes * New Race Record Ryan Hunter-Reay 1:59:12.397 * Average Speed 129.859 mph Championship standings after the race ;Drivers' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included. External links Full Weekend Times & ResultsQualifying Results References {{coord, 43.02, -88.01, region:US-WI_type:event, display=title Milwaukee Milwaukee Indy 225 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RSPORTS
RSPORTS was an auto racing team that competed in the Champ Car World Series. It was founded officially in 2007 as a technological partnership, but started out originally as two different teams owned by former race car drivers Carl Russo, who owned RuSPORT, and Paul Gentilozzi who founded Rocketsports. RuSPORT Carl Russo drove for the team then known as Performance Development and Racing, or PDR which was owned by Steve Wulff before Russo drove in the Toyota Atlantic Series before he gave up his seat to young driver Aaron Justus. Justus and A. J. Allmendinger were drivers in the team's 2003 Atlantic season, and Allmendinger cruised to the championship with seven victories from 11 starts. Both RuSPORT and Allmendinger moved up to Champ Car in 2004, and added a second car at the 11th hour for Michel Jourdain Jr. to keep car count at the minimum of 18. Most of the team's resources were stretched and Jourdain and the team parted ways following the season. Justin Wilson was sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix Of Monterrey
The 2004 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey was the second round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on May 23, 2004 on the streets of Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Mexico. Sébastien Bourdais swept pole position and the race win, his first pole and win of the season. Qualifying results Race Caution flags Notes * New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:13.915 (Qualification Session #2) * New Race Lap Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:15.021 * New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:45:01.498 * Average Speed 86.544 mph Championship standings after the race ;Drivers' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included. External links Full Weekend Times & ResultsFriday Group 1 Qualifying ResultsFriday Group 2 Qualifying ResultsSaturday Qualifying Results {{DEFAULTSORT:2004 Tecate Telmex Grand Prix Of Monterrey Monterrey Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeaste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Champ Car Grand Prix Of Portland
The 2004 Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland was the fourth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 20, 2004 at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. Sébastien Bourdais took the pole and race win. Qualifying results Race Caution flags Notes * New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:45:50.461 * Average Speed 104.923 mph Championship standings after the race ;Drivers' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included. References External links Full Weekend Times & ResultsFriday Qualifying ResultsSaturday Qualifying Results {{DEFAULTSORT:2004 Champ Car Grand Prix Of Portland Portland 2004 in Portland, Oregon Champ Car Grand Prix Grand Prix of Portland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Briscoe
Ryan Briscoe (born 24 September 1981) is an Australian-American professional racing driver from Sydney who has predominantly raced open-wheel and sports cars in Europe and America. In IndyCar he collected 8 wins and 28 podiums, finishing third in the 2009 season, fifth in 2008 and 2010, and sixth in 2011 and 2012. In sports car racing, he has won the 2020 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2020 Petit Le Mans, was runner-up at the 2007 American Le Mans Series LMP2 class, and won the 2013 12 Hours of Sebring LMP2 class, the 2008 and 2013 Petit Le Mans LMP2 class, the 2015 24 Hours of Daytona GTLM class, and finished third overall at the 2008 24 Hours of Daytona. Career biography Early career Like many racing drivers, he started his career in karting, first racing in 1993. After winning Australian, North American and Italian championships, he moved to Formula Renault in 2000. He won the Italian Formula Renault Championship in 2001 (winning 5 races) and finished 4th ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Centrix Financial Grand Prix Of Denver
The 2004 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver was the ninth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 15, 2004 on the streets of Denver, Colorado near the Pepsi Center. Sébastien Bourdais swept the pole and the race win. Qualifying results Race Caution flags Notes * New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 59.942 (Qualification Session #2) * New Race Lap Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:01.256 * New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:40:25.232 * Average Speed 89.103 mph Championship standings after the race ;Drivers' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included. References External links Full Weekend Times & ResultsFriday Qualifying ResultsSaturday Qualifying Results {{DEFAULTSORT:2004 Centrix Financial Grand Prix Of Denver Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Molson Indy Toronto
The 2004 Molson Indy Toronto was the sixth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 11, 2004 on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sébastien Bourdais swept the pole and the race win, his third consecutive win and fourth overall for the season. In doing so he also took over the lead in the drivers championship standings, a lead which he would not relinquish for the remainder of the season. Qualifying results Race Caution flags Notes * New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:45:36.930 * Average Speed 83.749 mph Championship standings after the race ;Drivers' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included. References External links Full Weekend Times & ResultsFriday Qualifying ResultsSaturday Qualifying Results {{Honda Indy Toronto Toronto Indy Toronto Molson The Molson Brewery is a Canadian based brewery company based in Montreal whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
