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  • IRL: Wilson hopes for repeat of Glen triumph

    Championship leader Ryan Briscoe and Sheffield’s Justin Wilson will start on the front row at Mid-Ohio as the IRL attempts to follow last weekend’s thriller in Kentucky by proving it can also serve up an entertaining road-course race.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dale Coyne, Dale Coyne Racing, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Honda Indy 200, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, Ryan Briscoe, videos

  • All-Star League update: The Wilson Boys are on the move

    Sheffield Brothers Justin and Stefan Wilson made the biggest gains this weekend in the Brits On Pole All-Star League, with both performing well on the street circuit in Toronto, Canada.

    Archive, Uncategorized

  • IRL: Franchitti, Wilson and Conway battle for Toronto pole

    Dario Franchitti took pole for the Honda Indy in Toronto as his championship rivals all failed to make the cut to join the shoot-out that decided the top six qualifiers.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway

  • IRL: Wilson and Conway shine in Watkins Glen qualifying

    Justin Wilson’s patient wait for the IndyCar series to return to road courses paid off with a front row qualifying performance for the Camping World Grand Prix at the Glen.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Graham Rahal, Mike Conway, Ryan Briscoe, Watkins Glen

  • IRL: Wilson thrives with the minnows

    It’s a comparison that had come to us more or less as soon as we heard the bitter-sweet news that Justin Wilson had rescued his 2009 IndyCar season by landing a drive with Dale Coyne Racing – yet another team struggling to stay afloat in difficult times.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dale Coyne Racing, Formula One, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Minardi, Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

  • IRL: So close for Wilson as win slips away

    Justin Wilson came agonisingly close to scoring one of the all-time great underdog victories in the IndyCar season opener at St Petersburg, dominating much of the race but losing the lead at a late restart.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dale Coyne, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Darren Manning, Dennis Reinbold, Graham Rahal, Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter-Reay, videos

  • IRL: ‘I was robbed of pole’ says Wilson

    A front-row spot for the Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg and his team’s best-ever qualifying position were not enough for IndyCar racer Justin Wilson, who felt he was robbed of pole when Dario Franchitti slowed in front of him.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Darren Manning, Graham Rahal, Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, videos

  • IRL: Wilson wows ’em at St Pete practice

    Dario Franchitti and Graham Rahal ran fastest in practice for the Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg – but it was Justin Wilson in the underfunded Dale Coyne Racing entry who caused the biggest stir.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Darren Manning, Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, videos

  • IRL: Wilson’s loss could be pay driver Duno’s gain

    Imagine that Heikki Kovalainen has just lost his McLaren seat for 2009, not in favour of some talented young driver like Rosberg or Vettel, but to make way for Yuji Ide on the promise of a hefty cheque. You’d be outraged, right?

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dreyer & Reinbold, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Milka Duno, Newman/Haas/Lanigan

  • IRL: Wilson feels Newman’s loss at Texas test

    Justin Wilson made a successful return to the Texas Motor Speedway as his Newman/Haas/Lanigan team used their final test of the 2008 season to work on their lack of oval racing experience.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Newman/Haas/Lanigan, Paul Newman, Texas Motor Speedway

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