It should be no secret that I much prefer open-wheel road racing.    From Wordnik.com.  [2008 March 14 « Lean Left] Reference

I'm not sure if F2 cars have the tether that other open-wheel cars do.    From Wordnik.com.  [Henry Surtees dies after F2 crash] Reference

I'm usually a NASCAR guy, but this is a big open-wheel race that I do watch.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 26, 2007] Reference

Danica Patrick, an open-wheel racecar driver, came in 4th at Indy last month.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kevin Bleyer: Hot Enough for Ya?] Reference

Carpentier was one of four rookie open-wheel drivers trying to make the field.    From Wordnik.com.  [Earnhardt, Hamlin claim Daytona duels; Jarrett in] Reference

Spent eight years in CART open-wheel and raced two years in the Formula One circuit.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

I think an oval should be built in the Toronto area, both for open-wheel and NASCAR.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daimnation!: By George...] Reference

And a Woman in Victory Lane This week has been a big one for open-wheel motor racing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bruton Smith on Nascar] Reference

And one more reso for you: take in an open-wheel event, somewhere, sometime, this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Resolutionary!] Reference

Only at Chicagoland (1.7) did the open-wheel series average more wrecks than NASCAR (1.0).    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - IRL 10 mph slower and seemingly safer] Reference

You didn't see a lot of guys coming from California or coming through the open-wheel ranks.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 15, 2005] Reference

The combination brings more cars and more drivers, which is what open-wheel racing has needed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bruton Smith on Nascar] Reference

Over the next 18 years he moved up, earning a championship in the open-wheel IndyCar series in 1997.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Tony Stewart Nascar's Smartest Owner?] Reference

Patrick's win at Motegi, Japan in 2008 was the first victory for a woman in a major open-wheel racing series.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steve Parker: IndyCar's Danica Patrick Makes Time's 100 Most Influential People] Reference

The 500-hp, open-wheel cars are as close to Indy-style racers as you can get without driving the real things.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coolest Summer Adventures] Reference

In NASCAR, as opposed to the open-wheel cars of the Indy 500, Beckman says drivers experience 2-3 G's on turns.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - G-forces turn racing into weighty experience] Reference

Stewart once fired his dad, who was managing one of his open-wheel teams, because he didn't like his performance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Tony Stewart Nascar's Smartest Owner?] Reference

"Those (stock) cars, while they have aerodynamics, don't have quite the cornering capability of an open-wheel car.".    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - G-forces turn racing into weighty experience] Reference

Raising Kahne: Kasey Kahne is the latest in a long line of Busch prospects who first turned laps in open-wheel racing.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Sausalito Native Wins Open-Wheel Racing Event at Sears Point] Reference

The open-wheel cars and 500 horsepower are as close to Indy-style racers as you can get without driving the real things.    From Wordnik.com.  [Extreme Summer Adventures] Reference

But it will take quite some time, if ever, for North American open-wheel racing to approach its late 80s/early 90s great days.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daimnation!: By George...] Reference

"It was in our best interests to carry only one open-wheel circuit," ESPN senior vice president of programming Mark Shapiro says.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - TNT's Johnson, Huber on familiar turf at PGA] Reference

What does the end of Champ Car and its merger with IndyCar mean to auto racing in the U.S. in general and open-wheel racing specifically?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bruton Smith on Nascar] Reference

For years teams competing in the world's largest open-wheel auto racing circuit operated under a simple business model: win at all costs.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Business Of Formula 1] Reference

Unlike stock cars, the Nascar Modifieds raced at Riverhead are open-wheel cars with a 600-horsepower engine mounted to the lightest frame imaginable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Disappearing Tracks] Reference

Type-A personalities might appreciate the Jim Russell Racing School (www. jimrussellusa.com), which offers both a kart (a small, open-wheel car) and a formula series.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Need for (Higher) Speed] Reference

And then there were the Nascar Modifieds, which aren't stock cars but open-wheel race cars that are basically a 600-horsepower engine mounted to the lightest frame imaginable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Summer Nights on a Short Track] Reference

"The popularity of open-wheel racing in Houston is high," Kosich said.    From Wordnik.com.  [chron.com Chronicle] Reference

Patrick has finished in the top 10 in 46 of her 81 career open-wheel races.    From Wordnik.com.  [Examiner California Headlines] Reference

The leap from open-wheel is big enough that only a handful of drivers, including.    From Wordnik.com.  [ESPNsoccernet]

I have watched Ryan grow into a matured racer both in open-wheel and sports car racing.    From Wordnik.com.  [PaddockTalk Racing News]

Yet another former open-wheel driver could possibly be making the switch to NASCAR, though in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference

She has them in open-wheel racing, and her foray into stock-car racing has only attracted more.    From Wordnik.com.  [JSOnline.com] Reference

It was a switch for Gossage to deal with after decades of watching open-wheel drivers beg for coverage.    From Wordnik.com.  [ESPNsoccernet]

Las Vegas, but then goes back to the IndyCar Series and focusing on her open-wheel ride for four months.    From Wordnik.com.  [Examiner California Headlines] Reference

The essential factor in formula and IndyCar racing is the use of a single-seater, open-wheel car on a closed circuit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]]

Through its introduction to the category, HPD hopes to strengthen FF's position as the first step in American open-wheel auto racing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Autoblog] Reference

On the other hand, snagging the FXX is almost by itself worth the buy for people who want something as close to open-wheel as possible.    From Wordnik.com.  [GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features]