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...Wheldon is playfully nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] pit lane for his sometimes choleric temperament. He currently resides in ...ng for [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] in the IRL in 2006. Shortly after his first IRL test with Ganassi, he won the [[24 Hours of Daytona]] with Ganassi teammate

...d]]) is a [[race car driver]] from [[Sweden]]. He was [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] champion in 1998 and won the [[Indianapolis 500]] in [[1999]]. ...to the [[CART]] circuit, finishing as runner-up in 2001, but came back to IRL on [[2003]]. In the final race at [[Texas Motor Speedway]], he suffered a s

...[[August 3]], [[1966]] [[Dallas, Texas]]) is a former [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar]] Series driver. In [[1999]] he won the IRL championship on the strength of three victories. In [[2000]] he qualified

[[Category:IRL drivers|Calkins, Buzz]]

...dominated by a few wealthy multi-car teams, much like [[Formula One]]. The IRL developed a consistent engine package and chassis rules which have produced ...reet race in [[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|St. Pete]] for [[2005 in IRL|2005]].

...ries and the Indy Racing League see [[Champ Car]] and [[Indy Racing League|IRL]].'' ...a separate championship that includes the Indianapolis 500 as a round. The IRL's results are either listed alongside the existing National championship [h

He first raced in the [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] in 2000 with the [[PDM Racing]] team, with a best finish of third. Howeve ...er-son activity. His father was a mechanic on his team until he joined the IRL in 2000. Won two U.S. Grand National Championships, the U.S. Junior Class N

*IRL Qualifying: [[Ryan Briscoe]], 108.248 mph , [[August 27]], [[2005]] *IRL Race: [[Tony Kanaan]], 91.040 mph , [[August 28]], [[2005]].

...shut out CART regulars from the 500 by guaranteeing the top 25 drivers in IRL points a spot in the race, leaving only eight of the thirty-three grid posi ...Miami versus the IRL teams at Orlando that weekend was stark. Most of the IRL equipment and drivers were non-competitive cast-offs from CART. By contras

...1997 in IRL|1997]]<br> [[Indy Racing League|IRL]]<br> [[Indy Racing League#IRL Champions|Champion]]<br> [[1996 in IRL|1996]]<br> [[Indy Racing League|IRL]]<br> [[Indy Racing League#IRL Rookies of the Year|Rookie of the Year]]<br>

| Current series || [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar Series]] ...st IRL race and won the 1996 Indianapolis 500, the first sanctioned by the IRL despite suffering a major back injury earlier in the season. Following the

...titor [[Panoz]]'s perceived lack of interest in the series. Currently, all IRL teams use Dallara chassis, although a few teams entered Panozes into the [[

...ying: [[Sam Hornish Jr.]], 170.296 mph (21.456 s; 274.064 km/h), [[2005 in IRL|2005]]. *IRL Race: [[Dario Franchitti]] 128.272 mph (1 h, 46 min, 49 s; 206.43 km/h), [[

|First IRL race || [[1996]] ...mate attendance in excess of 270,000 [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/irl/indy500/2004-05-27-attendance-count_x.htm]. The event lends its name to th

...schedule for the 2007 [[American Le Mans Series]] and [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] season.

On September 21, 2003 during an IRL race, [[Sam Hornish, Jr.]] set the track record for fastest average speed d *[[February 6]], [[2002]]: IRL runs a pre-season test session on the [[Road Course|road course]] section o

|Major events || *[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[Indy Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio]] (2007)

*[[1986]] - [[Sean Kelly]] {{IRL}}

'''[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar Series]]''' '''[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[Firestone Indy Lights]]'''<br>[[Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix]]

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...-wheel]] racing in 1996, entering the newly formed [[Indy Racing League]] (IRL) with [[Team Scandia|Scandia/Simon Racing]]. The then 39-year-old competed The following year, Alboreto earned his first, and only, podium in the IRL at the "True Value 200" held in [[New Hampshire Motor Speedway|New Hampshir

|{{flagicon IRL}} [[A1 Team Ireland|Ireland]]<br /><small>([[Adam Carroll]])<small>

...tti|Marco]] completed his first full season in the [[Indy Racing League]] (IRL) in 2006, driving for his father Michael's [[Andretti Green Racing]] team. ...r the [[Champ Car|Champ Car World Series]], although he frequently attends IRL races watching Marco compete. Andretti is [[Chairman|vice chairman]] of a [

...ers were critical of the way Juan Pablo approached the ''Brickyard'', many IRL drivers labelled him as reckless and predicted an early retirement from the | align="left" | [[IRL IndyCar Series]]

...quirement distinguishes the sport from series such as [[Indy Racing League|IRL]], [[Champ Cars]], and [[NASCAR]], which allow teams to purchase chassis, a

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