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• 2008 Indy Racing League schedule and standings (AP)

  March 29 -- GAINSCO Auto Insurance 300, Homestead, Fla. (Scott Dixon)

• Australian race cut from IRL schedule (AP)

  Negotiations to get the Indy 300 race on Australia's Gold Coast back onto the Indy Racing League calendar broke down after local backers and series organizers failed to agree on the timing of the event. The Indy 300, which has been held at Surfers Paradise since 1991 and in its October time slot since 1998, is expected to be replaced by a round of the A1 Grand Prix on the same street circuit.

• March trial date in Miami for Castroneves tax case (AP)

  Race car driver Helio Castroneves will stand trial in March in Miami federal court on tax evasion charges. U.S. District Judge Donald Graham on Monday set the March 2 trial date for Castroneves, his sister and a Michigan lawyer. Prosecutors say Castroneves and the others tried to hide $5.5 million in income from the IRS.

• A season of catch-up in the new IRL (AP)

  Justin Wilson thought he had it made when he signed after last season to replace Sebastien Bourdais in the Champ Car series.

• Winning the point for Briscoe in Indy 300 (AP)

  The Indy 300 was a late-season afterthought following the unification of the Indy Racing League and Champ Car in February.

• Briscoe powers to victory in Australia (PA SportsTicker)

• Newman team back in the pits (AP)

  One of the most successful teams in auto racing is back in the pits this week for its first race since team founder and actor Paul Newman died last month.