SPEED GENES; Graham Rahal gives Champ Car its own second-generation star.(2007 Fan Guide)

Byline: Steven Cole Smith Despite the fact that half of the Champ Car World Series' scheduled 16 races for 2007 are outside the United States, let's face it, this is an American series. And undeniably, the central rallying point last season for U.S. fans was the presence of driver A.J. Allmendinger, who won five races despite changing teams early in the season and moving on to another series before Champ Car's season ended.

That series is, of course, NASCAR Nextel Cup, where Allmendinger's longtime personal sponsor, Red Bull, and new NASCAR Cup competitor Toyota made him an ...

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