JANUARY 23, 2003

Stefan signs Vasser and Hunter-Reay

Former McLaren and Ferrari driver Stefan Johansson has signed former CART champion Jimmy Vasser and rising star Ryan Ryan Hunter-Reay to be his drivers in his new American Spirit Racing operation this year in the CART Champ Car Series.

Johansson chose Vasser (37) for his CART experience - he has started in 165 races and won 10 of them - and Hunter-Reay (22) for his potential and reckons that this will be the perfect combination for the team which enters CART this year.