IndyCar St. Pete postscript and season final thoughts
A sprained ankle, which thankfully wasn’t worse, left little time for thinking and writing last week. This meant I had to punt on my usual postscript following the Firestone Grand … Read More
Category: IndyCar
McLaughlin plans to finish career in the USA
Scott McLaughlin has no plans to make a return to the full-time Supercars scene down the track, revealing he’d like to spend the rest of his career in the US. … Read More
Veekay tops Monday IndyCar Barber test
Rookie Rinus Veekay turned the fastest lap in IndyCar testing at Barber Monday with a time of 1m05.61s in his Ed Carpenter Chevy, just nipping Colton Herta and Pato O’Ward … Read More
Rumor: Honda removes Mario Andretti from its 2-seater, program discontinued (3rd Update)
The two-seater IndyCar fan rides at races is actually owned and operated by an independent company, Indy Racing Experience. So Honda dropping out, does not mean the 2-seat rides by … Read More
Jimmie Johnson ‘lacking bravery and aggression’ in first IndyCar test at Barber
NASCAR legend and 7-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson was at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama Monday testing for the IndyCar team he will be driving for next year – Chip … Read More
Video: 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Victory Lap Celebration
On October 29, 2020, INDYCAR and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES was honored to present its 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES awards – including the Astor Challenge Cup to the six-time NTT … Read More
IndyCar NBCSN team to highlight Fort Lauderdale Boat Show
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, which draws more than 1,000 exhibitors and an expected $750 million in sales, will return Sunday to NBCSN at 4:30 p.m. ET with a … Read More
Six drivers complete two-day Indy 500 test session
Friday, six of IndyCar’s best drivers completed a two-day test session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that was meant to evaluate potential new aero components for next year’s Indianapolis 500. The … Read More
105th Indianapolis 500 Logo Captures Tradition, Speed, Excitement, Innovation of Race
The logo for the 105th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge captures many rich elements of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” blending history, Hoosier pride, speed, excitement and more within its … Read More
Chip Ganassi Racing snatches Alex Palou from Dale Coyne IndyCar team
Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced today that 23-year-old Spaniard Alex Palou will join the team’s NTT INDYCAR SERIES program in the No. 10 Honda beginning in 2021. He will team … Read More
Rumor: Rosenqvist to replace Askew at Arrow McLaren SP (Update)
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today with this announcement. Our 2021 IndyCar Silly Season Page has been updated accordingly. Autosport rumors that Felix Rosenqvist will leave the Ganassi IndyCar … Read More
Felix Rosenqvist confirmed at Arrow McLaren SP for 2021
Felix Rosenqvist will join Arrow McLaren SP for the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, the team confirmed today, piloting the No. 7 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet. Rosenqvist will get his … Read More
Video: How to up your mental game
It’s interesting that so many drivers spend serious time in the gym working on physical training, but spend very little time on mental training. Yet those very same drivers will … Read More
‘Fastest I’ve ever been in my entire life’: Scott McLaughlin
Three-time Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin has turned his first laps at the home of the Indy 500. Just days after making his IndyCar debut at the 2020 season finale in … Read More
DragonSpeed to close down IndyCar program
DragonSpeed will discontinue its involvement in the NTT IndyCar Series due to complications that have arose amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking to RACER, DragonSpeed founder Elton Julian confirmed that he … Read More
NTT IndyCar Drivers to Test Oct. 28-29 on IMS Oval (Update)
Rain at Indy has impacted testing this morning. They are trying to dry the track. Preparations for the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge will accelerate during … Read More
Marcus Ericsson stays with Chip Ganassi Racing in New, Multi-Year IndyCar Deal
Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced today that 30-year-old Swede Marcus Ericsson will continue in the No. 8 Honda in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES as part of a new, multi-year deal … Read More
Viewership for IndyCar down in 2020 if you include Indy 500 (Update)
Historical IndyCar TV Ratings Venue 2016 Network 2016 Rating 2016 Viewers 2017 Network 2017 Rating 2017 Viewers 2018 Network 2018 Rating 2018 Viewers 2019 Network 2019 Rating 2019 Viewers 2020 … Read More
Final weekend TV Rating
Final Weekend TV Ratings. The Texas NASCAR Cup race has yet to run do to rain. Network Event Location Total Viewers 18-49 Viewers 2020 TV Rating 2019 TV Rating %Chg … Read More
AR1’s annual IndyCar Silly Season page is now live!
The first version of our 2021 IndyCar Silly Season page is now live. You can locate it on the drop-down under rumors on our main menu. We will be updating … Read More
Marco got Sato’d and it cost him $1 million (Update)
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1, Sato cost Michael Andretti a million dollars by his unprofessional and dangerous driving on Sunday at the Saint Petersburg Grand Prix. Knowing he was fighting … Read More
Scott Dixon’s mother on latest IndyCar championship: ‘I can’t be prouder’
It is Dixon’s second championship in three years to go with the titles he won in 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2015. Glenys Dixon says when her son is racing, she is often … Read More
Rumor: Portugal ‘the final nail in Alex Albon’s coffin’
Ex-F1 driver Jolyon Palmer says Alex Albon has sealed his own fate with a “horrible race” at the Portuguese Grand Prix. Lining up P6 on the grid, Albon went backwards … Read More
Graham Rahal and family evacuate California home
Rahal said the Force family was evacuated from their Southern California residence because of the Blue Ridge Fire that has raged around the Yorba Linda area and burned nearly 200 … Read More