Paul Tracy during the 2009 Indianapolis 500. He finished 9th.
Paul Tracy/Tommy Kendall Sirius Speedway interview (MP3) 5-26-09
Watkins Glen, first shot at road course awaits for Tracy
By Gary Graves, USA TODAY
July 2, 2009
Even racing veterans such as Paul Tracy have roads yet untraveled.
His lies in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York at Watkins Glen International, a 3.4-mile, 11-turn layout that was on the Toronto native's radar early on. The trouble was, the circuit was absent from open-wheel racing by the time Tracy reached the premier level, which is why he's eager to see what he missed in Sunday's Camping World at The Glen IndyCar Series race.
It marks the first of three consecutive road- and street-course events for the series and for Tracy, driving a second KV Racing Technology Dallara/Honda since finishing ninth in the Indianapolis 500 in May. After Watkins Glen, the series moves to Toronto's streets July 12 and Edmonton's airport July 26.(complete release)
GEICO TO SPONSOR LAYNE SCHRANZ IN THE 87TH PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB
MAX PAPIS TO LEAD THE WAY IN THE PACE CAR
Player Management International Media Release
Colorado Springs, CO (June 30, 2009) – Almost halfway through his first season as a NASCAR driver, Max Papis has been successful at his attempt to race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series despite no previous oval experience in either of NASCAR’s other top series’. A week ago, ‘Mad Max’ and the GEICO Racing team turned in their best finish of the 2009 season when they walked away from Infineon Raceway with a 12th place finish.
In just three weeks, Papis will go off-course (hopefully not literally) when he heads to Pikes Peak to lead the second oldest race in the world up the historic 14,110-foot mountain. Papis is passionate about the history of racing and attending Pikes Peak will only add to his legendary resume. Without doubt, his blood will be pumping when he slips behind the wheel of the pace car for the 87th Annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Sunday, July 19th.(
complete release)
BUSY WEEKEND AHEAD FOR MAX PAPIS, PAUL TRACY AND THE GECKO
Player Management International Media Release
Mooresville, NC (June 29, 2009) – When the racing world tunes in this weekend, they will see GEICO’s championship teammates taking to two different tracks in two different racing series in two different career firsts. 2004 Grand-Am champion Max Papis and 2003 ChampCar champion Paul Tracy will once again team up with GEICO this weekend.
In May, the two combined for a successful month when they both raced on two of the world’s biggest stages on the same weekend. Tracy took to the track for the Indianapolis 500 and then, after finishing 9th, gave way to his close friend and teammate Max Papis to run in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, NC.(complete release)
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