INDYCAR: Wade Cunningham prepared for Las Vegas Wade Cunningham press release This weekend’s 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series final at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the United States will provide Kiwi driver Wade Cunningham with another chance to shine. The 27-year-old former Firestone Indy Lights series champion finished seventh in only his second complete IndyCar […]
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Creatherm, a manufacturer of radiant heat floor and wall panels and Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) have reached a three-race sponsorship agreement to field rookie driver Wade Cunningham. Wade Cunningham made his Izod IndyCar Series debut June 11 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth driving a Dallara/Honda/Firestone car owned by Sam Schmidt Motorsports […]
Read MoreStory from www.indycar.com FORT WORTH, Texas — Dan Wheldon watched the Firestone Twin 275s with considerable interest, particularly the No. 99 Creatherm entry for Sam Schmidt Motorsports driven by Wade Cunningham. Cunningham, making his IZOD*IndyCar Series debut, was in*the car that propelled Wheldon to victory in the 100th anniversary Indianapolis 500 on May 29. “To […]
Read MoreKiwi Wade Cunningham looked set for an impressive IZOD IndyCar Series debut at the Firestone Twin 275s meeting in Texas on Saturday night – only to be sent spinning into the wall late in the first of two 114 lap races by a lapped driver, Charlie Kimball. Having qualified eighth out of a field of […]
Read MoreDalenixon-thumb_tiny by DaleNixon on Jun 10, 2011 5:36 PM EDT in Feature Stories Wade Cunningham in the cockpit of the #99 Creatherm Dallara for Sam Schmidt Motorsports (Photo: IndyCar) One could hardly blame Wade Cunningham if he had decided to move over to the Perrier & Brie set and race exotic sports cars with unpronounceable […]
Read MoreThere will be a second New Zealand driver on the grid at three rounds of the IZOD IndyCar Series in the United States this year as former world karting champion Wade Cunningham finally gets his opportunity to step up from the Firestone Indy Lights feeder series. Cunningham, now 26, has been the dominant figure in […]
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