IndyCar news bits

Twelve winning bidders will ride around Sonoma Raceway with their favorite IZOD IndyCar Series driver before the start of the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma through a live auction at the track on race daythat benefits Speedway Children's Charities. Other items available include an A.J. Foyt autographed piston, a Dario Franchitti signed helmet, a Nolan Ryan autographed baseball and a GoPro camera. The auction begins at 10:15 a.m. (local) in the INDYCAR Fan Village…

Indianapolis 500 competitor Conor Daly will see the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course from a different perspective this weekend as he gets a ride on the Ducati two-seater as part of the Red Bull Indianapolis GP…

Daly also will join IZOD IndyCar Series drivers Graham Rahal and Simona De Silvestro in participating in the Bridgestone Golf Challenge with several MotoGP riders and motorcycle legend Kenny Roberts at the Brickyard Crossing…

Team Penske's Will Power will greet fans at the Chevrolet Performance display Aug. 17 in Memorial Park in Royal Oak, Mich., during the Woodward Dream Cruise…

Sher Shepps of Portland, Ore., will be an honorary pit crew member for the No. 3 Team Penske car driven by IZOD IndyCar Series Helio Castroneves at the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma. She won the "Cheer for Gear" sweepstakes held by Hitachi, which is the primary sponsor of the No. 3 car for nine races this season.