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Little Big Guy; Cristiano da Matta wins his fourth straight.(Championship Auto Racing Teams)(Brief Article)

Vettraino, J.P.

If this were Winston Cup racing, the man would send everyone to the wind tunnel with an eye toward aerodynamic equalization or some such parity-restoring tactic. Alas, this is CART, and there's no reason to assume that parity will reemerge anytime soon. Cristiano da Matta and Newman-Haas Racing are on, like no driver-team combination has been since Ganassi Racing's heyday from 1996 to '99. In Toronto the five-foot, four-inch wisp won his fifth race in eight this season (not to mention the final two last season). Moreover, he won his fourth in a row, matching a CART record achieved ...