31.   Also, Al Unser Jr., a two-time Indy winner and former driver for Penske, joined the IRL last year with Galles Racing.

32.   Azizan, a former driver in the Anwar household, alleged that he was repeatedly sodomized by Anwar.

33.   Brdar turned out to be the former driver for Josip Boljkovac, a former interior minister and a member of the pardon commission.

34.   CART veterans Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan, Alex Barron and Shigeaki Hattori, and former Formula One driver Johnny Herbert will not have to take the rookie test.

35.   Company founder Bill Simpson, a former Indy car driver, implied that the belt that broke might have been installed incorrectly.

36.   Dick Simon, a car owner and former driver, has gone so far as to question the commitment of young American racers.

37.   Former Ferrari driver Jean Alesi, who retired from Formula One last season, signed Thursday with Mercedes to race in the German touring car championship.

38.   Former Formula One driver Jean-Pierre Jarrier was slightly injured Saturday when the helicopter he was piloting crashed in a corn field.

39.   Former Formula One driver Giancarlo Baghetti died of cancer in a hospital Monday, family friends said.

40.   Former Formula One drivers such as former world champions Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi have praised IndyCar for the mix.