Historic night race at the Milwaukee Mile
source: F1-Live.com
Two exciting races with packed grandstands, the
emergence of new championship contenders and the emotional return of former
champion Alex Zanardi to the driver's seat were all highlights of Champ Car's
European swing - a swing that saw a number of changes in the Bridgestone
Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford. The biggest change came at
the top of the ladder as Paul Tracy's 26-point lead in the series was swallowed
up by the rest of the field.
The series comes back to its stateside home
for this weekend's Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250 Presented by Miller Lite, but
returns to a home that will look unlike anything it has seen before, despite the
fact that the CART Champ Car World Series has been to The Milwaukee Mile more
often than any other racetrack in existence.
The venerable 1.032-mile
oval at Wisconsin State Fair Park will gleam under the brilliance of Musco
Lighting for the first time ever as the Champ Cars will light up the night for a
Saturday-night shootout. The refurbished Mile will feature many new amenities,
including the construction of brand-new grandstands, and will give the event an
entirely new look and feel. But the improvements outside the track will have
little bearing on what goes on inside the walls as a new generation of Champ Car
drivers will look to put their names alongside legends such as Andretti, Mears,
Jones and Unser as drivers that have won at Milwaukee.