Tight Three-Way Firestone Indy Lights Championship Battle Coming to Kentucky Speedway Jul 25, 2008
Antinucci, the 20-year-old nephew of 1998 Indianapolis 500 champion Eddie Cheever, has delivered an average finish of 9. 5 in his oval-track excursions this season. (WKRC.com, OH)
Formula One Drivers Add High-Speed Skills and Thrills to Toyota Race of Legends at Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races Jun 11, 2008
Joining Bell on the starting grid will be Eddie Cheever (U.S.), Johnny Herbert (Britain), Jean-Pierre Jarier (France), 1980 World Champion Alan Jones (Australia), Danny Sullivan (U.S.), Patrick Tambay (France) and John Watson (Britain) ... Eddie Cheever -- Making his F1 debut at the age of 20, Cheever raced in 132 F1 races, a record for an American driver, before turning his attention toward the CART World Series in 1990. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Indianapolis 500 Winners May 26, 2008
The Associated Press Published: May 26, 2008. 2007 Dario Franchitti. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Patrick melds sex, athleticism into Danica Inc. May 25, 2008
"She is, by a big chunk, the highest-earning driver in Indy cars. By a big chunk," said racer-turned-broadcaster Eddie Cheever. "Do you think she's wrong for doing all that? I don't. Good for her.". (MSNBC -- Sports)
Battistini holds off late attack to take Indy Lights 100 May 25, 2008
Battistini held off Antinucci, nephew of 1998 Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever Jr., by just. 2458 seconds. (USA Today -- Sports)
Ganassi's drivers go for that ol' 1-2 punch May 25, 2008
A nephew of 1998 Indianapolis 500 winner and former Formula One driver Eddie Cheever, Antinucci spent four seasons racing Formula 3 in Europe and Asia (he was the 2003 World Cup champion) before joining the Indy Lights tour last season. Antinucci won two races and a pole last year and has a victory (at St. Petersburg, Fla. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Be patient at the start, the 33 Indy 500 starters are warned May 25, 2008
Antinucci, nephew of former Indy 500 winner Eddie Cheever, started sixth but moved up to second after the final caution for debris on the track. He cut Battistini's lead to just over. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
The 500: For the first time in more than a decade, everyone is at Indy May 25, 2008
" NOTES -- Dillon Battistini started from the pole and held off Richard Antinucci, nephew of former Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever, in the final seven laps to win the Freedom 100 in the IRL's developmental Indy Lights Series yesterday. It was the second win in five races this season for the series rookie. ... The busiest driver in practice for the 500 was Power, whose two laps in an abbreviated final session pushed his total for the month to 561. In all, 38 drivers turned 13,451 laps in... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Start of Indy 500 is most dangerous moment May 24, 2008
When I was sitting on the grid at the 500, and doing those two (pace) laps before the start of the race, and youre ratcheting yourself up to go into turn one at full throttle, cars all around you, to me it was the most difficult thing I did every year, said Eddie Cheever, the 1998 Indy winner and now an analyst for ABC.. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Next-generation Rahal ready for Indy May 23, 2008
As far as 1998 Indy winner Eddie Cheever Jr. is concerned, Rahal's outburst wasn't a bad thing. "If I would have been the team manager there, or the team owner, I would not have been angry at all,'' said Cheever, now an analyst for ESPN. "You want a driver with fire. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Traditions new and old merge at Indy May 23, 2008
"An intense and frightening mixture," past winner and television analyst Eddie Cheever was saying Thursday, "of fumes and cars and tires and walls and personalities.". The vast size of the place. (USA Today -- Sports)
Can hard-charging IRL catch up to big brother NASCAR? May 23, 2008
ABC analyst and 1998 Indy 500 winner Eddie Cheever says the IRL needs more wall-to-wall coverage, which NASCAR enjoys daily through ESPN and Speed Channel: "If NASCAR has taught anything about racing, it's that the story isn't just Sunday but Monday through Friday. At any given time in Charlotte, you can turn on the TV and find out where (Dale) Earnhardt Jr. had breakfast and what he had.". But the IRL's plan for growth isn't just to mimic NASCAR. Angstadt says he focuses on five brand... (USA Today -- Sports)
Simmons to race in Freedom 100 and Indy 500 May 21, 2008
Others include Richard Antinucci, the nephew of former Indy winner Eddie Cheever, and Sean Guthrie, the son of former Indy driver Jim Guthrie. Indy Lights has been a steppingstone into the IndyCar Series in recent years, including last year's Freedom 100 and series champion Alex Lloyd and series runner-up Hideki Mutoh. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Top Indy 500 qualifiers not getting cocky May 16, 2008
ESPN analyst Eddie Cheever says it's an edge for Ganassi and the nine other cars locked into the field including powerhouses Team Penske (Helio Castroneves, Ryan Briscoe) and Andretti Green Racing (Danica Patrick, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti, Hideki Mutoh). Those needing to make the race will be forced to focus on tuning for four qualifying laps, not 500 miles. (USA Today -- Sports)
Indy car faces new era, new issues Apr 19, 2008
"The unification has developed so quickly over the last two races, there's a million positive story lines to follow now," says Eddie Cheever, the 1998 Indy 500 winner and former IRL team owner who now is an ESPN analyst. TV ratings were up for the season's first two races, by 20% in the opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway and 28% for the St. Petersburg (Fla. (USA Today -- Sports)
Long Beach race will exit Champ Car series with a big send-off Apr 11, 2008
Eddie Cheever has been named an analyst for ABC's telecast of the Indy 500. CHECKERED FLAGS. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Female Drivers in Formula One Feb 13, 2008
Ken Tyrrell however was so impressed by Wilson that he offered her a drive for the 1981 South African GP. She qualified 16th, stalled her car at the start, but in the wet caught up to the rest of the pack and passed numerous drivers including Eddie Cheever in the same Tyrrell and astonishingly enough she ran as high as 6th at one stage. She even had a brief battle with Nigel Mansell. (Suite101.com)
Chassis constructors unviel new DPs Jan 4, 2008
Fellow Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever brought the No. 16 Cheever Racing Pontiac Coyote to January Test Days for its first competitive laps, and the car will make its racing debut later in the month ... "I respect Eddie Cheever--he was a good Formula One driver and an Indy 500 champion," said Foyt. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Curse costs Stewart Aug 1, 2007
Eddie Cheever and Danny Sullivan never had any real success in F1 before going back to the States and finding fame and fortune. Michael Andretti, Mario's son, was already a star in the U.S.-based CART Series -- now Champ Car -- before he tried F1 in 1993. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Fisher struggles on The Glen's road course Jul 7, 2007
SI.com - Racing - Fisher struggles in Watkins Glen debut - Friday July 6, 2007 11:22PM. Fisher struggles in Watkins Glen International debut. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Fisher struggles in Watkins Glen debut Jul 7, 2007
Andretti posted the fastest lap in last year's race and appeared poised for his first career victory when Eddie Cheever drove into the left side of his car, slamming him into a guard rail and tire barrier and out of the race. Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey will not race Saturday at Watkins Glen International. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
KANSAS SPEEDWAY NOTEBOOK: Duno stays out of trouble, gains experience in IndyCar debut Apr 30, 2007
He follows Eddie Cheever Jr. (2001), Airton Dare (2002), Bryan Herta (2003), Buddy Rice (2004), Tony Kanaan (2005) and Sam Hornish Jr. (2006). Kansas Speedway paid tribute to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre in several ways before the race. (Leavenworth Times, KS)
Fast lane transports Milka Duno onto IndyCar's biggest stage Apr 26, 2007
"I can't think of a bigger jump for a driver to take than to go from road racing to the IRL," says former Indy 500 champion Eddie Cheever, now racing in Grand-Am. "No other form of racing takes as much finesse and courage than racing in the IRL. I have to give her high marks for having the courage.". (USA Today -- Sports)
Montoya wins at Daytona Jan 29, 2007
(39) Christian Fittipaldi; Eddie Cheever Jr.; Emmanuel Collard; Sascha Maassen; DP, Crown Royal Special Reserve/Cheever Racing Porsche Crawford, 601 ... (51) Mike Newton; Tommy Erdos; Harrison Brix; Eddie Cheever Jr.; DP, NetVu Video/Cheever Racing Porsche Fabcar, 579. (USA Today -- Sports)
Stars, cars on the clock Jan 26, 2007
This year's cast set to get underway at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday afternoon includes five Indianapolis 500 winners (Dan Wheldon, , , Buddy Rice and Eddie Cheever), four NASCAR Nextel Cup titleholders (, , and ) and two Champ Car World Series champions (Jimmy Vasser and ). "Whatever way you look at it, it's pretty unbelievable," Hornish says. (USA Today -- Sports)
Need for speed Jan 22, 2007
Last year, Mr. Carpentier and teammates Christian Fittipaldi and Eddie Cheever, Jr. challenged for a podium and possible win at Daytona before a mechanical failure two hours from the finish ruined their run. They ended the race 17th. (Globe and Mail)
