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Will power tops former Champ Car teams in first IRL test (USA Today)

March 19, 2008 by newsbot

Australian Will Power was fastest Wednesday on the road course at Sebring International Raceway as several former Champ Car World Series teams took part in their first IRL IndyCar Series test.

Champ Car owners file for bankruptcy (AP via Yahoo! News)

March 7, 2008 by newsbot

The owners of the Champ Car World Series have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy just two weeks after agreeing to an open-wheel unification plan with the Indy Racing League.

Forsythe's Champ Car team closes shop (The Indianapolis Star)

February 29, 2008 by newsbot

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- The negative side of open-wheel racing's unification again became reality Thursday when Indianapolis-based Forsythe Championship Racing, which has raced in the Champ Car World Series for 13 years, announced plans to close.

Ex-Champ Car champ Tracy without ride for '08 (CBS Sportsline)

February 28, 2008 by newsbot

Canadian driver Paul Tracy, the biggest name in the soon-to-be-gone Champ Car World Series, is without a ride for 2008.

Ex-Champ Car Champion Tracy hoping to get ride in IRL (USA Today)

February 28, 2008 by newsbot

Paul Tracy is looking for a ride. A spokesman for Gerald Forsythe, co-owner of the Champ Car World Series and owner of Forsythe Championship Racing, said Thursday the team will no longer race Indy Cars and will instead compete only in the developmental Atlantic Series.

IRL, Champ Car unification could cost $30 million (The Indianapolis Star)

February 28, 2008 by newsbot

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Tony George will pay less to acquire the assets of Champ Car World Series than he offered in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in 2004, but his commitment to the unification of open-wheel racing still will cost him at least $30 million.

IRL, Champ Car seal unification deal (AP via Yahoo! News)

February 28, 2008 by newsbot

It took an unusual approach to solve the problem that almost scuttled the open-wheel unification talks. While the Champ Car World Series is no more, there will be one more Champ Car race.

IRL meeting draws full lineup of Champ Car teams (The Indianapolis Star)

February 26, 2008 by newsbot

The IndyCar Series could reach record participation if a Monday meeting at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is an indication. All nine of the Champ Car World Series teams were on hand for an introductory meeting with Indy Racing League officials.

Open-Wheel Schism Ends: IRL and Champ Car Merge

February 25, 2008 by newsbot

IRL LogoA long-awaited agreement between the Indy Racing League and Champ Car World Series has ended the 12-year split that has divided U.S. open-wheel racing.

Open-Wheel Deal Unifies Indy Car Racing (Seattle Times)

February 25, 2008 by newsbot

Indy Car racing has finally gotten together. The Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series signed a deal Friday to unify the two American open-wheel circuits, bringing them under the umbrella of the IRL.

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