During the 2002 CART season, Team Green was purchased by Tracy's long time rival Michael Andretti, who intended to move the team to the IRL, and had sold 7-Eleven a sponsorship based on Tracy staying with the team.
 Not wanting to drive what he referred to as "crapwagons," Tracy instead opted to join the Player's Forsythe team for the 2003 season.
Tracy had one of the best seasons in CART history, becoming the first driver in 32 years to win the first three races of a season with  victories in St. Petersburg, Monterrey, and Long Beach.
Perhaps the highlight of Tracy's career was at the 2003 Molson Indy Toronto, where he led all 112 laps.
 Tracy also won Vancouver, Mid-Ohio, and Mexico City, and led 658 laps, earned six poles, and ten podiums on the way to his first-ever championship.

Due to revised Canadian Tobacco laws, Player's could not return as a sponsor for the following season.
At the same time, CART went bankrupt and its assets were auctioned off in an Indiana court by Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi, and Tracy's team owner Gerald Forsythe.
The lack of sponsor money certainly did not help the team and Tracy was unable to defend his championship in 2004.
He finished fourth in the series, with wins at Long Beach and Vancouver.

The 2005 season started out strong for Tracy.
He led the points standings after five races, winning at Milwaukee and Cleveland.
Bad luck and mistakes characterized the rest of his season, however.
He was leading at Toronto when he ran out of fuel and crashed on his own while leading at Denver.
A hard crash with Sébastien Bourdais at Las Vegas ended his championship hopes.
Tracy finished fourth in the standings for the second year in a row.

In May 2006, it was announced that Tracy had re-signed with Forsythe Racing for an additional five seasons.
During the San Jose Grand Prix, Tracy made a mistake entering a turn and went off the track into a run-off area.
As he rejoined the track, he pulled into the path of Alex Tagliani's unsighted Team Australia car as it rounded the blind corner, causing a collision which destroyed the front end of Tagliani's car and took both drivers out of the race.
After the crash, Tagliani angrily confronted Tracy in the pits and demanded that he pay for the damage.
Tracy then warned Tagliani not to touch him, but the latter persisted and eventually the two men came to blows before being separated by Champ Car officials.
Tracy noted that Tagliani was still wearing his helmet during the scuffle.
Both men were fined, while Tracy was put on probation for three races and lost seven points.

During the next race in Denver, Tracy and French Newman-Haas driver Sébastien Bourdais, while fighting for second on the last lap, collided in a turn after Tracy attempted to pass.
Bourdais shoved Tracy, who then took off his helmet and threatened to fight, and Bourdais walked away.
 Tracy was docked three points in the championship and was fined US$25,000.
 Bourdais demanded that Tracy be suspended, since he felt that Tracy had cost him several points that he could have used to widen his lead in the points standings over Tracy's teammate, A. J. Allmendinger.

Tracy criticized Bourdais for not confronting him after the incident: "Too bad he wouldn't take his helmet off, then we really would have settled things.
But French guys always keep their helmets on".
Tracy downplayed the remarks, claiming they were a joke.
Bourdais fired back at Tracy, saying: "I guess I'm not a hockey player and I didn't see him taking his helmet off either.
I guess if he wants to fight someone, he is in the wrong sport."
 Tagliani added: "I said he (Tracy) should wear a straitjacket because that's the only thing that could keep him under control.
And Sébastien said he can't drive with that on, so maybe it's the only thing that could keep him out of trouble".

Bourdais, Tagliani, and Quebec driver Andrew Ranger asked for the crowd to boo Tracy at the next race in Montreal, on the weekend of August 26.
During the warm-ups and qualifying sessions in Montreal, the crowd at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve booed Tracy loudl
During the 2002 CART season, Team Green was purchased by Tracy's long time rival Michael Andretti, who intended to move the team to the IRL, and had sold 7-Eleven a sponsorship based on Tracy staying with the team.  Not wanting to drive what he referred to as "crapwagons," Tracy instead opted to join the Player's Forsythe team for the 2003 season. Tracy had one of the best seasons in CART history, becoming the first driver in 32 years to win the first three races of a season with  victories in St. Petersburg, Monterrey, and Long Beach. Perhaps the highlight of Tracy's career was at the 2003 Molson Indy Toronto, where he led all 112 laps.  Tracy also won Vancouver, Mid-Ohio, and Mexico City, and led 658 laps, earned six poles, and ten podiums on the way to his first-ever championship.
Due to revised Canadian Tobacco laws, Player's could not return as a sponsor for the following season. At the same time, CART went bankrupt and its assets were auctioned off in an Indiana court by Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi, and Tracy's team owner Gerald Forsythe. The lack of sponsor money certainly did not help the team and Tracy was unable to defend his championship in 2004. He finished fourth in the series, with wins at Long Beach and Vancouver.
The 2005 season started out strong for Tracy. He led the points standings after five races, winning at Milwaukee and Cleveland. Bad luck and mistakes characterized the rest of his season, however. He was leading at Toronto when he ran out of fuel and crashed on his own while leading at Denver. A hard crash with Sébastien Bourdais at Las Vegas ended his championship hopes. Tracy finished fourth in the standings for the second year in a row.
In May 2006, it was announced that Tracy had re-signed with Forsythe Racing for an additional five seasons. During the San Jose Grand Prix, Tracy made a mistake entering a turn and went off the track into a run-off area. As he rejoined the track, he pulled into the path of Alex Tagliani's unsighted Team Australia car as it rounded the blind corner, causing a collision which destroyed the front end of Tagliani's car and took both drivers out of the race. After the crash, Tagliani angrily confronted Tracy in the pits and demanded that he pay for the damage. Tracy then warned Tagliani not to touch him, but the latter persisted and eventually the two men came to blows before being separated by Champ Car officials. Tracy noted that Tagliani was still wearing his helmet during the scuffle. Both men were fined, while Tracy was put on probation for three races and lost seven points.
During the next race in Denver, Tracy and French Newman-Haas driver Sébastien Bourdais, while fighting for second on the last lap, collided in a turn after Tracy attempted to pass. Bourdais shoved Tracy, who then took off his helmet and threatened to fight, and Bourdais walked away.  Tracy was docked three points in the championship and was fined US$25,000.  Bourdais demanded that Tracy be suspended, since he felt that Tracy had cost him several points that he could have used to widen his lead in the points standings over Tracy's teammate, A. J. Allmendinger.
Tracy criticized Bourdais for not confronting him after the incident: "Too bad he wouldn't take his helmet off, then we really would have settled things. But French guys always keep their helmets on". Tracy downplayed the remarks, claiming they were a joke. Bourdais fired back at Tracy, saying: "I guess I'm not a hockey player and I didn't see him taking his helmet off either. I guess if he wants to fight someone, he is in the wrong sport."  Tagliani added: "I said he (Tracy) should wear a straitjacket because that's the only thing that could keep him under control. And Sébastien said he can't drive with that on, so maybe it's the only thing that could keep him out of trouble".
Bourdais, Tagliani, and Quebec driver Andrew Ranger asked for the crowd to boo Tracy at the next race in Montreal, on the weekend of August 26. During the warm-ups and qualifying sessions in Montreal, the crowd at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve booed Tracy loudl
Paul Tracy