Sports
Dan Gurney’s Santa Ana-based All American Racers had an up-and-down day.
Nov. 1, 1998
Strong performances by both Orange County Champ car programs may have contributed to an accident in which Newport Beach’s Max Papis was knocked out of the Grand Prix of Long Beach Sunday by a driver from the other Toyota team, rookie Alex Barron.
April 6, 1998
California
A woman was arrested Saturday after she admitted kidnaping and robbing the elderly mother of San Diego Chargers owner Alex G.
Feb. 17, 1985
Autos
Looking for any advantage against opponents racing in the tried-and-true Reynard chassis, Dan Gurney unveiled his new Eagle 987 chassis two weekends ago at the Miller Lite 200 in Lexington, Ohio.
Aug. 18, 1998
Movies
Like Alex Garland’s recent science-fiction/horror film “Annihilation,” writer-director Philip Gelatt’s “They Remain” adapts the work of a writer who blends brainy realism and surreal fantasy, in a way sometimes dubbed “the new weird.”
March 8, 2018
Alex Barron outran Gil de Ferran over the final two laps after a restart, winning the Firestone Indy 200 Saturday night at Gladeville, Tenn., for his first Indy Racing League victory.
July 21, 2002
Results with starting position number in parentheses, driver, type of car, laps completed, reason out, if any: *--* 1. (3) Christian Fittipaldi Ford Lola 250 2. (19) Roberto Moreno Ford Reynard 250 3. (1) Gil de Ferran Honda Reynard 250 4. (15) Casey Mears Ford Reynard 250 5. (14) Adrian Fernandez Ford Reynard 250 6. (10) Alex Tagliani Ford Reynard 248 contact 7. (25) Tarso Marques Ford Swift 247 8. (20) Alex Barron Ford Lola 239 mechanical 9. (4) Helio Castroneves Honda Reynard 226 contact 10. (5) Juan Montoya Toyota Lola 219 mechanical 11. (23) Michel Jourdain Jr.
Oct. 31, 2000
There was a time when, to keep his ride, all a race driver needed to do was go fast, crash as little as possible and maybe have a few beers with the owner and the mechanic, often the same person.
Oct. 1, 2004
Three Southern Californians -- Alex Barron of Menifee, Bryan Herta of Valencia and Tora Takagi of Los Angeles -- drove their way into the Indianapolis 500 with second-day qualifying efforts Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
May 17, 2004
High School Sports
Art Barron scored 19 points and Steve Amar added 16 to pace host Santa Clara High to an 81-63 nonleague victory over Agoura on Tuesday.
Dec. 12, 1990