CARA Charities will host its second annual Champ Car Tailgate Party at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., Aug. 10 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $50 for adults, $10  for children 12 and under and can be purchased by calling the CARA office at (317) 299-2277… Steve “Jake” Lauletta has been named president of Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, Inc. Lauletta, formerly the president of Radiate Sports — the sports marketing division of Omnicom’s The Radiate Group — will oversee all aspects of the business and marketing operations at Ganassi, including both its Concord, N.C., and Indianapolis facilities... NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Kasey Kahne will compete in the 12th annual Musco Lighting Front Row Challenge on Aug. 6 at Southern Iowa Speedway... The Ferrari Club of America will hold its 2007 annual meeting Aug. 29-Sept. 2 at Watkins Glen Int’l... The fifth annual Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation luncheon will be held July 26 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. All proceeds go to the foundation, which raises funds to promote automotive safety and driver-development programs for women... Milwaukee Mile President and CEO Andy Randall has decided to reduce his operations role at the track to pursue other business interests. He will continue to be involved as the newly named Vice-Chairman of the Board of Milwaukee Mile Holdings, LLC... The third annual Mopar PRI Sprint & Midget Classic presented by FedEx Dec. 6-8 at Orlando SpeedWorld will offer a total purse in excess of $135,000.