IndyCar Milwaukee Post-Race press Conference

  IndyCar
Drivers
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Helio Castroneves
Will Power
Michael Andretti (Team Owner)

Hunter-Reay wins at Milwaukee for the third time

  Wins IndyCar race for 2nd year in row
His team owner Michael Andretti was a master of the Milwaukee 1-mile oval and Andretti Autosport driver Ryan Hunter-Reay is quickly becoming this era's Milwaukee-meister. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., resident earned his second consecutive victory in the Milwaukee IndyFest, passing race leader Takuma Sato on Lap 198 of 250 and going on to win by 4.809 seconds over Helio Castroneves. Will Power finished third. E.J. Viso and James Hinchcliffe -- Andretti Autosport teammates to Hunter-Reay -- also were in the top five.

All-Andretti front row for Milwaukee IndyFest

  Indycar
Marco Andretti, who is 21 points arrears of front-runner Helio Castroneves in the championship standings, had a good start to the Milwaukee Indyfest weekend by earning the Verizon P1 Award for the 250-lap race June 15. Driving the No. 25 RC Cola car, he buried the track two-lap qualifying record set in 2012 by Dario Franchitti (168.737 mph average) with an average of 170.515 mph. James Hinchcliffe will start next to his teammate on the front row in the No. 27 GoDaddy.com car. Hinchcliffe recorded the fastest lap of the weekend (170.868 mph) on Lap 1 of qualifying, but the 2-lap average is what counted.

Q and A with Dempsey, Andretti and Hunter-Reay

  IndyCar teleconference
Firestone Indy Lights driver Peter Dempsey, 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay and Andretti Autosport team owner Michael Andretti participated in an INDYCAR Conference Call to discuss the Milwaukee IndyFest on June 15 at the Milwaukee Mile.  Dempsey drives the No. 5 Belardi Auto Racing car in Firestone Indy Lights and is currently second in the point standings.  He was joined by Andretti Autosport driver Ryan Hunter-Reay, the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series Champion, and team owner, Michael Andretti.

America's dying love affair with the automobile

  And its impact on racing, by Brian Carroccio
I cannot effectively articulate why I keep it. It occupies precious space, drains valuable income, and serves little practical purpose. Sure, I’ll break it out for the occasional car show, or take it for a spin on a gorgeous spring day.  However, when it comes to everyday life the elegant, diminutive 1978 MG Midget 1500 that sits in my garage about fifty feet away from where I type, has little value aside from the sentimental.

'A how to: Treat 'em like Rock Stars'

  By Brian C. Mackey
I've read numerous articles over the past few days/weeks/months/years (pick one) about how INDYCAR needs to better promote their drivers in hopes of retrieving and reviving lost fans.  That is to say, I’ve read articles about who INDYCAR should promote, RHR, Americans, new faces, 3x Indy 500 winners, etc.  I’ve read plenty about why INDYCAR needs to improve promoting drivers.  But I’ve read precious little, if anything on how INDYCAR should do it.

Racing past 40: Part 1

  by Stephen Cox
I have wonderful news. Being twenty-one years old doesn't really make you good at anything. It just makes you twenty-one. Sprint car driver Steve Kinser is living proof. He remains a consistent front-runner in his late fifties, despite the fact that sprint cars are a young man's game. Steve Christmann is a winner in ARCA Trucks at age 62. Mario Andretti won his last IndyCar race at the age of 53.  And it's not just racing drivers.

Castroneves puts on an exhibition in Texas

  by Tim Wohlford
Helio Castroneves, driving the No. 3 AAA Insurance Team Penske car, passed Marco Andretti's No. 25 RC Cola car for Andretti Autosport on Lap 97 and dominated the remaining 131 laps with a 4.6919-second victory over reigning IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay in the drama-filled prime time race on ABC.

Texas IndyCar post-race press conference

  IndyCar
Drivers
Helio Castroneves
Roger Penske
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Tony Kanaan

Power wins IndyCar pole in Texas

  by Tim Wohlford
Will Power captured the Pole for the 2013 Texas Firestone 550 with a two lap average speed of 219.1mph—over two miles per hour quicker than his practice speed. Marco Andretti will start alongside him in second position. Ryan Hunter-Reay and Dario Franchitti will start in the second row, and EJ Viso and Helio Castroneves in the third row. Chevy took 5 of the top 6 positions, Andretti Autosport took 3 of the top 5 spots.

Texas underscores what is right with IndyCar

  by Tim Wohlford
Ah yes, it’s time for Texas again. And once again, Texas is a case study in all that is good in IndyCar – and all that can go wrong. Bluntly stated, I came to Texas last year fully prepared to write about bad news. After all, it was the first high-banked super speedway race with the new Dallara chassis, and the first high-banked track race after the Vegas event the previous fall had taken the life of Dan Wheldon. And as CART fans remember, in 2001 drivers suffered vertigo due to the speed of the cars – which was, arguably, the beginning of the end for that series.

Q and A with Wilson, Kanaan and Archer

  IndyCar
IZOD IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson participated in an INDYCAR Conference Call to discuss the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season and preview the Firestone 550 on June 8 while Tony Kanaan and Cynthia Archer from Sunoco made a team announcement.  First up we're pleased to be joined today by Dale Coyne Racing driver Justin Wilson, and KV Racing Technology to make a sponsor announcement.