11.   Carmichael will ride the Olympic road course Saturday with most of the top American road cyclists.

12.   CART is the only major American auto-racing series with events on ovals, road courses and street courses.

13.   CART boasts an international driver lineup and versatile competition on road courses and ovals.

14.   Dallenbach, who finished fourth on the Sears Point road course last year, will drive a Chevrolet Monte Carlo owned by fellow Colorado native Bill Strauser.

15.   De Ferran, whose stock rose last weekend with a second-place finish on the road course in Portland, Ore., is fifth in IndyCar points.

16.   Each team has one for Sears Point and Watkins Glen, the only two road race courses on the Winston Cup circuit.

17.   Even though his past three races have produced consecutive front-row starts and top-five finishes, all were on road courses.

18.   Fellows has three Busch Grand National victories on road courses and Said has a Craftsman Truck Series win.

19.   Franchitti was the test subject Jacobs and Olvey used in their research, some of which was done at the road course in Sebring, Fla.

20.   Gordon had been tied with Richard Petty, Bobby Allison and Rusty Wallace with six victories apiece on road courses.