So, ESPN referred to this race as the "Portland 200", as opposed to its actual name, the Freightliner/GI Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco? Interesting....
I remember TV networks started doing that with race titles around this time (Fox and NBC did a lot of it when they picked up NASCAR the following year). I think they wanted the race sponsors to pay them, too, if they wanted their names mentioned on TV, otherwise they would just use a descriptive name for the race.
![Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | Rallye Catalunya 2002 [Passats de canto] (Telesport)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/bdR0u-izeD8/mqdefault.jpg)
Castroneves and Dixon still racing to this day - 20 years later! WOW!
Dixon will be the lone fulltime driver in 2024 from this season as well as the only fulltime driver who piloted a Reynard
I was at this race and boy it was cold that day. Great to see back on RUclips.
Man that pass Fittipaldi on Max Wilson was beautiful
Paul Tracey certainly was entertaining, for good and bad reasons.
So, ESPN referred to this race as the "Portland 200", as opposed to its actual name, the Freightliner/GI Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco? Interesting....
I remember TV networks started doing that with race titles around this time (Fox and NBC did a lot of it when they picked up NASCAR the following year). I think they wanted the race sponsors to pay them, too, if they wanted their names mentioned on TV, otherwise they would just use a descriptive name for the race.