GANASSI CHOOSES TOYOTA ENGINES.Byline: Louis Brewster Staff Writer A need to stay ahead of the pack closing in on his championship team and the desire to remain on the leading edge were the reasons Chip Ganassi Floyd "Chip" Ganassi (born May 24, 1958 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and educated at local Duquesne University) is a former American racecar driver and current racecar owner. switched engines. Ganassi, the CART FedEx Championship Series car owner whose drivers have won the last three titles, announced he'll be Toyota-powered in 2000 after running Honda engines Automotive Inline 3-cylinder The Honda Insight hybrid contains a 1.0L 3-cylinder engine, Honda's smallest automotive motor and recipient of the [Most efficant engine of the year] award in 2000. since 1996. ``We're always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. that edge, breaking new ground,'' said Ganassi, preparing for Sunday's Marlboro 500 at California Speedway The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, similar to that of "sister track" Michigan International Speedway. It is located approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill. . ``This is one of the most exciting decisions I've made in the last three years.'' That's because, using the Honda power plant, Ganassi has won 30 races and 24 pole positions. Furthermore, Jimmy Vasser Jimmy Vasser (born November 20 1965 in Canoga Park, California ) is an American racing driver. Vasser was the 1996 Champ Car champion, driving for Chip Ganassi, and has scored ten victories in the category. and Alex Zanardi have used Honda engines to win driving titles. On the other hand, Toyota has yet to win a Champ car race since joining CART in 1996. Currently, Toyota powers cars run by Dan Gurney, Arciero-Wells, Team Gordon and Della Penna pen·na n. pl. pen·nae A contour feather of a bird, as distinguished from a down feather or a plume. [Latin, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots. Motorsports. ``This is not about a bad job anybody else did and I agree Honda is the No. 1 engine,'' Ganassi said. ``This is about a new program, staying on the leading edge and continuing to win with our team.'' Ganassi hit on the package of Reynard chassis, Honda power and Firestone power in 1996 when Vasser won the crown. Now, he feels as though the field is catching up with him and he's ready to take another step with Toyota RV8D engine. ``I've never seen the hunger to want to win in any manufacturer as this one,'' Ganassi said. ``I see it their attitude, eyes and level of commitment.'' Ruttman gets contract: Bobby Hamilton, the Winston Cup driver who took advantage of the off-week to qualify for today's NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Craftsman Truck Series NAPA 200, gave Joe Ruttman a belated birthday gift. A day after his 55th birthday, Ruttman was given a contract to drive the DANA-sponsored Dodge next year for Hamilton. CAPTION(S): box BOX: Schedule |
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