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	Interview with Chip Ganassi, Dan Wheldon :: IndyCar® Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		CHIP GANASSI: Here's what I think about, whether it's road and street races or ovals, I think we need to build the series into a series that great drivers are attracted to at the end of the day, and if that means more road racing, then so be it.
		CHIP GANASSI: You know, I'll tell you this, I got it in the first sentence that we spoke when we began this negotiation, and it was simply a hunger to do well.
		CHIP GANASSI: Well, just in the testing that we've done over time and the involvements we've had with different manufacturers, we just felt that this was the time to get with the Dallara Company.
	www.indycar.com /news/story.php?story_id=5741 (6050 words)

	Havoline.com: Racing: NASCAR: Chip Ganassi Team: Chip Ganassi
		Ganassi solidified his place in open wheel Indy racing history, becoming the first owner to lead his team to four consecutive championships with Jimmy Vasser (1996), Alex Zanardi (1997-98) and then with rookie driver Juan Montoya's championship in 1999.
		In 2000, Target Chip Ganassi Racing's Montoya blew away the competition in the Indianapolis 500, claiming the title for his team which had not raced at the famed Brickyard since 1995.
		In 2003, Ganassi became the first owner to have three "Rookie of the Year" awards in stock car racing in the same season with McMurray in the NEXTEL Cup Series, Stremme in the NASCAR Busch Series and Sorenson in the ASA Series.
	www.havoline.com /racing/nascar/team/cg.html (972 words)

	Graves steps down from Ganassi Racing - Boston.com
		Andy Graves, the first employee hired by car owner Chip Ganassi when he started his NASCAR operation, resigned as team manager Tuesday as part of a shake up within the three-car operation.
		NASCAR owner Chip Ganassi watches from pit road during the Coca-Cola 600 at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC., in this May 29, 2005, file photo.
		Ganassi shook up his three-car operation with several personnel moves.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/autoracing/articles/2006/04/18/graves_steps_down_as_ganassi_manager (525 words)

	With cars in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600, Chip Ganassi is in for a hectic ride
		Ganassi long ago traded a racing helmet for a radio headset, so today won't be as taxing for him as it will be for Gordon.
		Ganassi is a hands-on owner, especially with the IRL side of his operation.
		Ganassi was the first CART owner to return to Indianapolis, but, after last season, he left CART and joined the IRL.
	www.post-gazette.com /sports/auto/20030525ganassipage3p2p5.asp (2187 words)

	Chip Ganassi's NASCAR Struggles Puzzling After IRL Success
		Chip Ganassi Racing has one of the superior operations in the Indy Racing League with Dan Wheldon and Scott Dixon behind the wheel.
		Chip Ganassi Racing has one of the superior operations in the Indy Racing League with Dan Wheldon and Scott Dixon behind the wheel, but their problems preserving key drivers in NASCAR Nextel Cup continued last month when it was revealed that Casey Mears plans to exit the organization at season's end.
		Ganassi displayed impetuosity and fickleness in the past, and now he is feeling the after effects of the Leffler, Spencer, and Marlin debacles.
	autoracing.suite101.com /article.cfm/chip_ganassis_nascar_struggles_puzzling_after_irl_success (546 words)

	Chip on a New Block - Chip Ganassi, racing car driver - Interview Auto Racing Digest - Find Articles
		Ganassi, whose CART car was driven to victory in last year's Indianapolis 500 by Juan Montoya, made his own Indy racing debut at Phoenix in 1982.
		Ganassi's NASCAR involvement has not lessened his love of open-wheel racing: He is fielding two Toyota-Lolas in CART, driven by rookies Bruno Junqueria and Nicholas Minassian.
		Ganassi says there were advantages to buying an existing Winston Cup team instead of forming his own from scratch.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCH/is_5_29/ai_75753323 (984 words)

	Chip Ganassi Bio - Owner Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
		Ganassi solidified his place in open wheel racing history, becoming the first owner to lead his team to four consecutive championships with Jimmy Vasser (1996), Alex Zanardi (1997-98) and then with rookie Juan Pablo Montoya's championship in 1999.
		After Ganassi’s majority acquisition of Team SABCO from Felix Sabates and beginning his involvement with NASCAR in 2001, Sterling Marlin and the No. 40 team gave Ganassi his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory, and the team remained in the top 10 in driver points all season long to finish third in the standings.
		Ganassi is also a supporter and promoter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, to which his team has donated nearly half a million dollars over the years.
	www.texacohavoline42.com /media/42team/chip_ganassi.asp (1024 words)

	NASCAR.COM - Conversation: Ganassi - Nov 7, 2006
		Chip Ganassi didn't realize the hysteria he created with the signing of Formula One driver Juan Montoya to drive for his Nextel Cup team until he arrived at Iowa for a test session.
		Ganassi: I would say if you look at it like the sweet spot of a tennis racquet, the sweet spot in open-wheel racing is four of five inches and there are a couple of three teams in it.
		Ganassi: When I look at who the picks were out there, across the board, all the drivers that are available, you'd have to be foolish if you passed on Juan Pablo.
	www.nascar.com /2006/news/features/conversation/11/07/cganassi_jmontoya/index.html (1092 words)

	Champ Car > Target Chip Ganassi Racing Profile
		Chip Ganassi combines his experience as a former race car driver and businessman in running his racing team, Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
		Ganassi is a partner in the Pittsburgh Pirates ownership group and serves an active role on the Championship Auto Racing Teams Board of Directors.
		Ganassi is a 1982 graduate of Duquesne University and resides in Washington, Pa., a Pittsburgh suburb.
	champcarworldseries.com /Teams/Team.asp?ID=16 (477 words)

	Havoline.com: Racing: NASCAR: Chip Ganassi Team
		This was Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates first pole of the season and Mears first pole in 56 starts in the NEXTEL Cup Series.
		This was Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates first pole of the season and the first one for a rookie in 2003.
		Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates gave Dodge their first NASCAR Winston Cup victory since 1977 with the Michigan win.
	www.havoline.com /racing/nascar/ganassi_team.html (1162 words)

	Chip Ganassi Quotes from NASCAR RaceDay on SPEED
		Ganassi, who has been extremely successful in his other auto racing ventures, including open wheel and Grand Am Rolex Series competition, hopes to become as successful in NASCAR.
		Ganassi: You know...just an opportunity came up I don't think anybody thought was going to be coming, or maybe just a very few people knew about.
		Ganassi: We are kind of taking our time right now, but having said that, we might sign somebody tomorrow.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2006/06/19/011885.html (906 words)

	F1 News > Chip Ganassi's Christmas shopping trip - Grandprix.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		CART team owner Chip Ganassi popped over to Britain last week for a bit of Christmas shopping, and the word on the street in Formula 1 circles was that he was selling rather than buying.
		Ganassi has CART Champion Juan-Pablo Montoya under contract for next year but Frank Williams is keen to get hold of Montoya to partner Ralf Schumacher in 2000.
		Montoya is not being paid vast amounts by Ganassi as he was hired as an unknown driver at the start of 1999 on a two-year contract which is believed to be worth only $250,000 a year plus prize-money.
	www.grandprix.com /ns/ns02264.html (315 words)

	rpm.espn.com: Ward could drive for Ganassi
		INDIANAPOLIS -- Chip Ganassi Racing confirmed it is in the process of starting a full-time Indy Racing League team that would most likely feature Jeff Ward as the driver on the 15-race 2002 schedule.
		Chip Ganassi Racing will serve as a Toyota test team in private IRL tests this year.
		Target/Chip Ganassi Racing won four straight CART titles from 1996-99 with Jimmy Vasser, Alex Zanardi (two years in a row) and Juan Montoya, who also won the 2000 Indianapolis 500.
	espn.go.com /rpm/irl/2002/0204/1322745.html (668 words)

	Motorsport.com: News channel
		With a win in the 2006 IndyCar season finale at Chicagoland Speedway, Target Chip Ganassi Racing took a moment to celebrate their 50th victory in open wheel racing, adding to an impressive resume boasting five Championship titles, an Indianapolis 500 victory and 51 pole positions.
		Chip Ganassi became the first and only owner in American open wheel racing to lead his team to four consecutive CART championships with Jimmy Vasser (1996), Alex Zanardi (1997-98) and then with rookie driver Juan Montoya's championship in 1999.
		When the question arises about which of Target Chip Ganassi Racing's 50 wins are considered the most memorable, it is the 2000 Indianapolis 500 victory by Juan Montoya that seems foremost on everyone's mind.
	www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=233316&FS=IRL (1206 words)

	NASCAR.com : Drivers & Teams : owners
		Chip Ganassi (#30, #41), Felix Sabates (#40), Floyd Ganassi
		Chip Ganassi first branched out into the world of stock car racing in 2000, when he partnered with Felix Sabates and Team SABCO.
		Veteran driver Sterling Marlin gave Ganassi's team its first victory in the first race of the 2001 season, the Gatorade 125 qualifier at Daytona.
	www.nascar.com /drivers/tps/chip/index.html (96 words)

	2004 Media Tour Transcript: Target Chip Ganassi Racing :: Indianapolis 500
		In fact, if you look at the drivers from Target Chip Ganassi over last decade or more, there are going to be one or two things: Either a series champion or an Indy 500 champion, and in some cases both.
		GANASSI: First of all, I think it's kind of a harbinger of spring to be talking about going to Indianapolis and all that goes along with it.
		GANASSI: No. His kids are growing up now, and they are all 15 to 20 years old, and they are involved in horses and what-have-you.
	www.indy500.com /news/print.php?story_id=2483 (4494 words)

	rpm.espn.com: Dixon brings crown to Ganassi
		It began in March with a victory by Target/Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon in Homestead, Fla., and ended Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway with Dixon finishing second to Gil de Ferran in the season finale to wrap up the IndyCar Series championship.
		The depth and intensity of the competition in the 8-year-old open-wheel racing series was something Ganassi, in the sport for more than two decades as a driver and then a team owner in open-wheels and stock cars, hadn't counted on before running full-time with Jeff Ward in 2002.
		Ganassi also won the IRL showcase Indianapolis 500 in 2000 with Juan Montoya.
	espn.go.com /rpm/irl/2003/1016/1639521.html (1015 words)

	F1 News > Wheldon joins Target Chip Ganassi Racing - Grandprix.com
		Dan Wheldon is staying in America in 2006, having been unable to agree to a deal with the BMW Sauber F1 team.
		He will race for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, alongside Scott Dixon.
		Ryan Briscoe, who drove for Ganassi this year aftger replacing Darren Manning, will switch to Champ Car and will soon be seen testing for Kevin Kalkhoven's PKV where a replacement is needed for the retiring Jimmy Vasser.
	www.grandprix.com /ns/ns15972.html (161 words)

	Chip Ganassi Racing Chooses ePartners To Implement Microsoft Business Solutions
		In addition to implementing MBS for Chip Ganassi Racing, ePartners is proud to be a 2005 IT Partner of the racing team.
		Chip Ganassi Racing has won 6 Motorsports championships in the last 9 years including an unprecedented four consecutive CART Championships years from 1996-1999, the 2003 IRL championship and the 2004 Rolex Grand-Am Championship which was achieved in the first year entered in the series.
		In 2000, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Juan Montoya claimed the Indianapolis 500 title for his team in his first entry into the famed brickyard race in 2000.
	www.epartnersolutions.com /newsroom/pressrelease.aspx?pr=11 (714 words)

	GNEXTINC.com: NASCAR - Ganassi Racing News
		That's when owner Chip Ganassi, whose team set the pace in testing for the Aug. 6 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, expects Montoya's education as a stock car driver to begin.
		Ganassi denies ESPN Wheldon story: Car owner Chip Ganassi, who has an unexpected hole to fill on his NASCAR team, said Tuesday that IRL driver Dan Wheldon is not a candidate to replace Casey Mears.
		Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and Home123 End Sponsorship: Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced today that CGRFS and Home123 have mutually chosen to terminate their sponsorship relationship.
	www.gnextinc.com /nascar/news/gannasi.html (3508 words)

	That's Racing: YIR: Chip Ganassi hires Juan Pablo Montoya
		Chip Ganassi announced in July that seven-time Formula One winner Juan Pablo Montoya will replace Casey Mears in the No.
		Ganassi also fielded a car for Montoya in the Nextel Cup season finale at Homestead.
		However, an on-track incident with Ryan Newman on Lap 251 of the Ford 400 ended Montoya’s debut in a fiery crash, relegating the 31-year-old to a 34th-place finish.
	blogs.publicopiniononline.com /thatsracing/2006/11/yir_chip_ganassi_hires_juan_pa.html (638 words)

	Wait till next year: could things get any crazier at Chip Ganassi Racing? In 2006, they just might Sporting News, The - ...
		Ganassi since has added two titles--one in the Indy Racing League and one in the Rolex Sportscar Series, but here's the problem: No Ganassi driver has won a Nextel Cup race since McMurray won in 2002 at Charlotte.
		There are several reasons for the struggles: Marlin hasn't been the same driver since his injury, the change from the Dodge Intrepid to the Charger has been difficult to get a handle on, and the team's pit crews are lackluster.
		McMurray, Ganassi's top driver, has signed with Roush Racing for the 2007 season and wants out of his contract for next year to get a head start on life in Roush's flagship No. 6 car.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_37_229/ai_n15386695 (958 words)

	ChevronTexaco Press Release - ChevronTexaco Signs Nascar Winston Cup Sponsorship Contract With Chip Ganassi Racing With ...
		Chip's use of new technology has been introduced into every aspect of his NASCAR Winston Cup Racing teams.
		In 2000, driving for the first time on the 2.5-mile oval in a different styled open-wheel car, Target Chip Ganassi Racing's Juan Montoya blew away the competition in the Indianapolis 500, claiming the title for his team, which had not raced at the famed brickyard since 1995.
		Ganassi entered NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing in 2000, and with Sterling Marlin currently leading the point standings, Ganassi appears to be building for continued success.
	www.chevron.com /news/press/2002/2002-09-07.asp (698 words)

	CNNSI.com - Inside Game Gang - Chip Ganassi Archive - -
		This year, Ganassi is attempting to fit another puzzle piece in 1999 with the addition of rookie Juan Montoya, who takes over for Zanardi, now in Formula One.
		A 1982 graduate of Duquesne University with a bachelor’s degree in finance, Ganassi is also executive vice president of the FRG Group, a Pittsburgh holding company with interests in telecommunications, manufacturing and computer businesses.
		Ganassi is also co-owner of the Chicago Motor Speedway, which opens with the inaugural Target Grand Prix on Aug. 22.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /inside_game/archives/chip_ganassi (258 words)

	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing, Casey Mears, David Stremme, Jamie McMurray, NASCAR, AUTO RACING,Chance 2 ...
		Ganassi's planned 2006 lineup -- Jamie McMurray, Mears, Sorenson and David Stremme -- will have two rookies, and all four drivers are under 30 years old with just one Nextel Cup win among them.
		Ganassi has been impressed with Mears' development, and has a great deal of respect for his family.
		Ganassi has now doubled the size of the team he formed in 2001, his first year in NASCAR, when he fielded just two cars.
	cbs.sportsline.com /autoracing/story/8727760/rss (842 words)

	Abandon Chip \| Ocala.com \| Star-Banner \| Ocala, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		LONG POND, Pa. - Casey Mears was diplomatic about why he would continue to give a full effort for Chip Ganassi Racing even as he was plotting his escape to the nearest title-contending team.
		Even as the team continues to be shaken by defections and a winless drought that stretches back to the 2002 season, owner Chip Ganassi is showing some rare patience with the team's future.
		Ganassi could go after a veteran to help the duo along, or he could fill the ride with another inexperienced driver and hope at least one of the three blossoms into a championship contender.
	www.ocala.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060616/SPORTS/206160327/1007/sports03 (2463 words)

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