Latest Battle Of Indy Cars Stirs Drivers

When the Indy cars line up today at Road America in Elkhart Lake,Wis., it will be only the latest battle in a 10-year war.

In 1983, Mario Andretti was driving for the Paul Newman-CarlHaas team - now one of the most potent in racing - when he won RoadAmerica. Roger Penske, whose team had previously dominated thesport, was not pleased, and war was declared. Since then,Newman-Haas has claimed 42 victories, Penske 38. And while NigelMansell is Newman-Haas' best driver and Emerson Fittipaldi hasreplaced Penske's Rick Mears, things are basically still the same.

Besides the conflict between the teams, the drivers also areengaged in fierce competition for the PPG Cup. …