2009 Archives

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Motegi Race Report 9/19/09

2009.09.19(Sat)

Saturday, September 19, 2009 After great anticipation, Interush Affiliates converged at the Motegi Race Track, from all over Japan and also Taiwan for the IndyCar Bridgestone Japan 300 Race. Nearly 500 Interush Racing team members and family arrived Saturday morning to once again nearly perfect rac...
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Motegi Race Report

2009.09.18(Fri)

Friday, September 18, 2009 Interush Race Car ready to practice Today started as a bright and sunny day, with near perfect race track conditions. As the day moved on, the track became overcast with a very light sprinkle of rain that has since stopped. The teams have all had two full practice sessions...
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Montreal and Motegi

2009.09.01(Tue)

Sept 1, 2009 Montreal is such a great place and it is one of my favorite places to both race and visit. However, the weather made it a crazy weekend at the race track. On our first day it rained all day and I only managed to get in one lap of practice, in the rain. After my one lap of practice, the ...
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Living his Dreams… Fast and Free

2009.05.27(Wed)

For the past 20 years, Stanton Barrett has dreamed of racing in the most-respected motor sports race in the entire world… the Indianapolis 500. On Sunday May 17th, Stanton drove faster than he has ever driven in his life, recording a straightaway speed of 226.978 mph and recording an overall lap sp...
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It's Barrett's time - By Dave Lewandowski - Indycar.com

2009.05.07(Thu)

There are three phases to Stanton Barrett's transition from stock cars to the IndyCar Series. I. The Open Test in February at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the No. 98 Team 3G car. Follow Stanton Barrett's Rookie Orientation Program reports May 5 on IndyCar Nation Twitter. "I know the stock cars very ...
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An interview with Stanton Barrett about his Transition to the IRL and the upcoming Indy 500

2009.05.01(Fri)

Indy Racing League Teleconference Transcript Wed. April 29, 2009 MODERATOR: Stanton is a rookie in the IndyCar Series and will be making his Indianapolis 500 debut. However, he's a veteran of almost 200 starts in NASCAR between the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series. Stanton, let's talk about the tran...
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Car for art's sake - By Dave Lewandowski - Indycar.com

2009.04.29(Wed)

IndyCar Series driver Stanton Barrett has donated space on the No. 98 Team 3G car this weekend to help promote the Kansas City Art Institute's Art of the Car Concours event June 27. The vintage car show in Kansas City benefits student scholarships to the Kansas City Art Institute. Barrett, who pai...
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Alternate Strategies - by Dave Lewandowski - Indycar.com

2009.04.24(Fri)

LONG BEACH, Calif. - The same Firestone alternate tire compound utilized at St. Petersburg was on the Long Beach circuit. Note to IndyCar Series teams/drivers: it's the only time that will occur in the remaining five road/street events. Just another factor to keep participants strategizing. "This w...
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Long Beach Grand Prix Race Report

2009.04.22(Wed)

I was in California all last week to prepare for all the events around the 35th Annual Long Beach Grand Prix. The course is about a 1.9 mile street course with 11 turns, and the race is 85 laps The weather for the entire week could not have been better. I really enjoyed the week at such a great tra...
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Student Blogs from Long Beach Grand Prix

2009.04.22(Wed)

Here are blog posts from students who attended the Long Beach Grand Prix with Interush. Thank you for the support! The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was actually the first time at an Indy Car event for both of us. It was one of the most exciting things we've ever seen! The noise of the engines, t...
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Making the Transition to IndyCar

2009.04.06(Mon)

By Stanton Barrett After 5 years of competitive kart racing, 18 years of professional NASCAR racing, and 20 years of doing all kinds of stunts in movies, I just wasn't prepared for what an incredible experience it would be to drive in an IndyCar race. There are so many significant differences and ad...
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Kerry and Jeffrey Earnhardt Join Stanton Barrett, Rick Ware Racing and Interush Racing Team in the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series

2009.03.31(Tue)

One of the most famous names in American Racing has now joined Stanton Barrett, Rick Ware Racing and the Interush Racing Team for 2009! Kerry and Jeffrey Earnhardt have joined Rick Ware Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Kerry will debut with the organization April 4 at Texas Motor Speedway in...
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TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

2009.03.30(Mon)

April 16 † 19, 2009 The 35th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is the second race of the 2009 IndyCar Series and the debut of IndyCar on the streets of Long Beach. The 3G / Interush Racing Team car will be driven by Stanton Barrett in his second-ever IndyCar race. The streets of downtown Long B...
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Four IRL Rookies Ready for Battle

2009.03.27(Fri)

March 23, 2009: Raphael Matos has won four championships in the last six seasons, working his way through the developmental racing ranks to a full-time ride in the IndyCar Series. While a fifth title might be a bit ambitious for 2009, Matos will be a top contender for Bombardier Learjet Rookie of th...
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Al Unser Jr. likes Stanton Barrett and the Team 3G IndyCar Team

2009.03.26(Thu)

Al Unser Jr. is one of world's most famous race drivers. He was a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, and the only six-time winner of the Long Beach Grand Prix in California. Al Unser Jr. was recently quoted as saying, "Team 3G with Stanton Barrett is a good team. Owen Snyder is the crew chief...
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Jeff Gibson and Josh Demuth claim First and Third in the 2009 AMA Arenacross Championship for the RWR / Mahindra / Tuf / Interush Racing Team

2009.03.25(Wed)

As part of our NASCAR sponsorship of driver Stanton Barrett, who races for RWR Racing Team, INTERUSH was also recognized as a co-sponsor for another RWR Racing Team which competes in the Arenacross Series of the AMA (American Motorcyclist Association). Arenacross racing has tight courses set-up i...
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Stanton Barrett takes Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson out on a NASCAR ride

2009.03.11(Wed)

On Thursday March 5, the ESPN Television Network showed millions of viewers what happened when the Interush Racing Team driver Stanton Barrett took Dwayne Johnson on an exciting ride in a NASCAR race car. Dwayne Johnson was the 7-time WWE Wrestling World Champion who has become one of the world's to...
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Stater Bros 300 Los Angeles, California / Auto Club Speedway

2009.02.23(Mon)

Interush Racing Team - NASCAR Race Report Saturday, February 21, 2009 It was a perfect, lightly overcast day in California for NASCAR racing on the 2 mile oval track at the Auto Club Speedway, just one hour east of Los Angeles. After two practice sessions on Friday, the qualifying laps took place ...
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Indy 500 Winning Engineer Joins Stanton Barrett

2009.02.06(Fri)

Indianapolis, IN (February 6, 2009) - IndyCar Race Team 3G announced that two-time Indy 500 winning Crew Chief and Engineer Owen Snyder will join the team for the 2009 season. In addition to supporting the winners of the famous Indy 500 in 1992 and 1998, Owen has engineered 19 IndyCar wins and has...
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Stanton Barrett to run full season in IndyCar Racing in 2009

2009.02.04(Wed)

2009 marks the beginning of an exciting new career for Stanton Barrett as an IndyCar Series Driver for the Interush Racing Team. This open wheel racing league competes in the USA, Canada and Japan † on oval tracks, road courses and street courses. The cars are the fastest in motor sport (top speed ...
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