Final Point
Standings Driver Championship
1 Sebastien Bourdais 364
2 Justin Wilson 281
3 Rob Doornbos (R) 268
4 Will Power 262
5 Graham Rahal (R) 243
6 Oriol Servia 237
7 Bruno Junqueira 233
8 S. Pagenaud (R) 232
9 Neel Jani (R) 231
10 Alex Tagliani 205
11 Paul Tracy 171
12 T. Gommendy (R) 140
13 Dan Clarke 129
14 Ryan Dalziel (R) 116
15 Katherine Legge 108
16 Jan Heylen 104
17 Alex Figge (R) 95
18 Mario Dominguez 78
19 Nelson Philippe 28
20 David Martinez (R) 18
21 Matt Halliday (R) 18
22 Roberto Moreno 9
Rookie of the Year
1 Robert Doornbos (R) 268
2 Graham Rahal (R) 243
3 Simon Pagenaud (R) 232
4 Neel Jani (R) 231
5 Tristan Gommendy (R) 140
6 Ryan Dalziel (R) 116
7 Alex Figge (R) 95
8 David Martinez (R) 18
9 Matt Halliday (R) 18
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Bankruptcy judge
awards CART assets to OWRS, LLC Press
release
January 28, 2004
LANSING, Mich. – With today’s decision in
U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Indianapolis by Judge Frank J. Otte, Open Wheel Racing Series,
LLC (“OWRS”) will immediately take over operations of the Champ Car World Series. Judge
Otte ruled the bid submitted by OWRS partners Paul Gentilozzi, Kevin Kalkhoven, and
Gerald Forsythe was the best option for all concerned parties.
The ruling means OWRS acquires all assets of the Champ Car World Series, including all
race-related equipment as well as the race contracts with various promoters. In effect,
the ruling guarantees North America’s premier open-wheel racing series will compete in
2004 and beyond.
The final 2004 race schedule, television plans, and team, driver, and sponsorship
announcements will be forthcoming throughout the next two months. The series anticipates
an 11th consecutive season of drawing more than 2.2 million spectators – a streak
unmatched in North American open-wheel racing.
“We’re extremely pleased Judge Otte agreed with the recommendations of Championship Auto
Racing Teams and the Creditors’ Committee, and allowed us to preserve what we believe is
the finest racing series in the world,” said Gentilozzi. “We will make the most of this
opportunity and will ensure Champ Car teams, drivers, partners, and fans are never again
subjected to a situation like this.”
Kalkhoven was equally delighted, “None of this would have been possible without the
unbridled support of our valued race promoters and team owners that stuck with us
through all the IRL’s much-publicized machinations, or without the fervent support of
the fans,” explained Kalkhoven. “Every supportive letter and e-mail we received
strengthened our desire to resolve this matter properly. We are all acutely aware of the
responsibility we now bear for the Champ Car community and we, along with everyone else
in the series, will strive to exceed our expectations every day.”
Said Forsythe, “I’m just glad all this is over and we can get back to the business of
what we do best, and that’s giving our many fans the kind of racing they’ve come to
expect from the Champ Car World Series.”
Preparations continue for the 2004 season, which begins April 18 with the crown jewel of
North American racing, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Defending series champion
Paul Tracy of Forsythe Racing will lead a pack of the world’s top talent in the chase
for the Vanderbilt Cup, which is awarded to the series champion.
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