CDW to Sponsor Servia

KV Racing Technology announced that CDW will be the primary sponsor of the No. 5 Honda-powered Dallara driven by Oriol Servia at the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.

CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education, has its headquarters in Vernon Hills, Ill.

"For several years CDW has been our IT provider, and they have enjoyed success in the past with hosting customers at racing events," team co-owner Jimmy Vasser said. "We look forward to having them on board in Chicago and appreciate the opportunity to show their customers the strong IT backbone that KV Racing Technology has built with CDW's help."

Servia is tied for eighth in the IndyCar Series championship standings on the strength of six top-10 finishes. He'll compete Aug. 22-24 at Infineon Raceway.

Courtesy Indycar,com

CDW to Sponsor Servia

KV Racing Technology announced that CDW will be the primary sponsor of the No. 5 Honda-powered Dallara driven by Oriol Servia at the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.

CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education, has its headquarters in Vernon Hills, Ill.

"For several years CDW has been our IT provider, and they have enjoyed success in the past with hosting customers at racing events," team co-owner Jimmy Vasser said. "We look forward to having them on board in Chicago and appreciate the opportunity to show their customers the strong IT backbone that KV Racing Technology has built with CDW's help."

Servia is tied for eighth in the IndyCar Series championship standings on the strength of six top-10 finishes. He'll compete Aug. 22-24 at Infineon Raceway.

Courtesy Indycar,com

T.O. Sun reports Paul Tracy has "put out feelers" to race in the Indy Racing League

Although he couldn't confirm it at the source, the Toronto Sun's Dean McNulty had this to say about Paul Tracy's contractual situation with his Champ Car team:

"Tracy signed a five-year deal with Forsythe in 2007 to keep him from jumping to NASCAR but with only one win in the past two seasons the team is now asking for a renegotiation of that contract for less money.
And those close to the 38-year-old Tracy say he is both hurt and angry. Angry enough, apparently, to put out feelers for a job in the rival Indy Racing League..."

I'd been hearing talk that PT was heading to the ALMS. And Paul's mom posted on a message forum a while back hinting that he's willing to race anywhere (including the IRL).

This story raises several issues:

1) If Tracy isn't in Champ Car in 2008, can the currently unsponsored GP of Toronto Champ Car event survive without local / Canadian content in its headline series?

2) Is Paul Tracy "hurt and angry" enough to 'join the dark side'?

(h/t RBA)

UPDATE (4:50 p.m.): TSN story has a story about PT's future in Champ Car here... including a comment from the Panther Racing IRL team, saying they'd be interested in Tracy, adding, "The biggest question would be [if Tracy went to the IRL]: How quickly could the Indy Racing League organize an event in Canada?"

RUMOURS: Paul Tracy, Champ Car and the IRL

A few days ago, TSN thought it was "curious" that Paul Tracy wasn't mentioned in a team press release announcing the merger of his team with another.

"Canadian Paul Tracy has a contract with Forsythe through 2011, and while he was curiously left off this week's announcement concerning the merger with Pettit, Tracy is expected to be one of two or possibly three drivers with the team next season."

Fast forward a few days and the Champ Car forums are full of talk that PT may be done racing for Forsythe and possibly in Champ Car.

Today, a poster purporting to be Tracy's mother wrote the following on Champ Car Fanatics:

"Here's the heart of the matter from a real "insider". PT has a binding four year contract with Forsythe Racing, with no "out" clauses and no "performance" clauses on either side, and with both parties committed to the contract until the end of the four years. As far as PT is concerned, he is prepared to honour his commitment to this contract. He is not sure FCR has the same aspirations. Where this will end up no one knows, but if PT gets released from Champ Car, he will continue to race somewhere, be it IRL, ALMS, NASCAR wherever, as this is what he does ."

IRL???? Wow.