Newman/Haas Racing Announces '98 Driver Lineup

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Newman/Haas Racing Announces '98 Driver Lineup
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Andretti/Fittipaldi re-sign multi-year contracts
Newman/Haas Racing has re-signed Indy car drivers Michael Andretti and Christian Fittipaldi to multi-year contracts to drive in the CART-sanctioned series. Newman/Haas Racing, co-owned by Paul Newman and Carl Haas, will field Swift Ford-Cosworth-powered cars in the 19-race 1998 PPG CART World Series for both drivers.
"Both Paul and myself have been very happy with Michael and Christian," said Carl A. Haas, co-owner of Newman/Haas Racing. "They have good chemistry together and we wanted to keep that in the team. This season was a challenging one due to the development of a new chassis. Because of Michael and Christian's input, as well as the input of the engineers and Swift, we have been able to learn a lot about the car."
The re-signing of Michael Andretti continues a tradition, which began in 1983 when Mario Andretti drove in Newman/Haas Racing's debut season. Since 1983, there has always been an Andretti driving for the team.
Source: CART News Service


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		Newman/Haas Racing Announces '98 Driver Lineup ©1997 SpeedCenter Internet Publishing, Inc. Andretti/Fittipaldi re-sign multi-year contracts Newman/Haas Racing has re-signed Indy car drivers Michael Andretti and Christian Fittipaldi to multi-year contracts to drive in the CART-sanctioned series. Newman/Haas Racing, co-owned by Paul Newman and Carl Haas, will field Swift Ford-Cosworth-powered cars in the 19-race 1998 PPG CART World Series for both drivers. "Both Paul and myself have been very happy with Michael and Christian," said Carl A. Haas, co-owner of Newman/Haas Racing. "They have good chemistry together and we wanted to keep that in the team. This season was a challenging one due to the development of a new chassis. Because of Michael and Christian's input, as well as the input of the engineers and Swift, we have been able to learn a lot about the car." The re-signing of Michael Andretti continues a tradition, which began in 1983 when Mario Andretti drove in Newman/Haas Racing's debut season. Since 1983, there has always been an Andretti driving for the team. Source: CART News Service