Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (DRR) announced today that they will expand to a two car team featuring 2004 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice and four-time “Most Popular Driver” Sarah Fisher.

Rice, the popular American driver, will celebrate his sixth year in the IndyCar Series when the green flag drops at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 24. He drove for Rahal Letterman Racing in 2006 and will continue to pilot the No. 15 Honda powered Dallara.

Fisher will wheel the second entry for the team in 2007 alongside Rice in the No. 5 Honda powered Dallara. Fisher’s most recent races in the IndyCar series came in 2006 in the Meijer Indy 400 at the Kentucky Speedway on August 12, and the Peak AntiFreeze Indy 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway on September 9, where she placed 12th and 16th, respectively.
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IRL

EMPA Honors Marco Andretti
Marco Andretti, the 2006 IndyCar Series Bombardier Rookie of the Year, was honored with the T. Wayne Robertson Newsmaker of the Year Award Jan. 27 at the annual Eastern Motorsports Press Association convention. "It's a great honor," said Andretti, who captured the attention of the racing world with a second-place finish at the Indianapolis 500 and later became the youngest driver to win a major open-wheel series race with a victory at Infineon Raceway. "T. Wayne had the same belief that my entire family does, and that was getting the sport out there and getting it done. My entire family got the award. I'm honored to be the third."

The 19-year-old addressed a group of approximately 100 EMPA members at the organization's annual convention in Trevose, Pa. He recalled some early moments in his racing career and looked ahead to 2007. When asked about his goals for the upcoming season, the answer was short and to the point. "Win the Indy 500," he said. "And the championship would be nice."

Champ Cars

Bourdais Offered Second F-1 Test
The three-time ChampCar series champion Sebastien Bourdais has been offered a second test drive with Toro Rosso. The 27-yeal old Frenchman tested with the team late last year but insists that whatever the outcome, he will honour his 2007 contract with Newman-Haas.(planet-f1.com)