INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN; New-look IRL should provide intoxicating competition.(Motorsports)(Indy Racing League services)(sports car management)

Byline: Curt Cavin Eddie Cheever might be the most concise and insightful driver Indy car racing has ever known. Yeah, sure, sometimes he is full of his former Formula One self, but he is usually at full speed cutting a subject to its core. In this case, the 48-year-old Indianapolis 500 winner is breaking down the balance of power in the Indy Racing League, which he will tackle as a driver for the first time in three years when the season begins March 26 with the Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

"I have no false assumptions as to the challenge at hand; I'm ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.