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Wednesday, Feb. 20 6:33pm ET * Ray fired by Kelley Racing; Unser likely replacement INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Indy Racing League season doesn't begin until March 2, but Greg Ray has already been fired by Kelley Racing with Al Unser Jr. set to be announced as the team's driver on Thursday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Also, NASCAR Winston Cup and CART team owner Chip Ganassi has signed Jeff Ward as his IRL driver for the 2002 season. Ganassi is the second major CART team owner to announce a full-time team in the IRL this season. Last November, the winningest team in CART history -- Penske Racing -- left CART to join the IRL full-time this season. Ward will compete in the No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet/G-Force for the 2002 Indy Racing League season. Ganassi, who currently fields two cars in the CART FedEx Championship series and two cars in the NASCAR Winston Cup series, will become the first car owner to run a full season in the three major American racing series. Ward is a veteran driver in the IRL. In his five seasons in the IRL, Ward has 11 top-5 finishes including a second-place finish in the 1999 Indianapolis 500.  Send this story to a friend
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