Saturday Morning IndyCar Report from St Pete
Good morning from the challenging 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit in St Petersburg, Florida. This is the second time this season that the IndyCar teams have set up their equipment … Read More
Category: IndyCar
Steiner rules out Herta for 2021 Haas F1 seat
IndyCar youngster Colton Herta is not a candidate for a 2021 F1 seat with Haas, team principal Guenther Steiner has confirmed to crash.net. Despite revealing Haas is open to running … Read More
Rumor: Penske to axe Supercars effort, move McLaughlin to IndyCar (Update)
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today. Team Penske announced today that it will not return to compete in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship for the 2021 season. The team’s … Read More
Rumor: Ganassi and Johnson to announce IndyCar sponsor for 2021
Rumor has it that Saturday at the IndyCar season finale in St. Petersburg, FL Chip Ganassi Racing will confirm that a sponsor has been found for Jimmie Johnson’s first season … Read More
Rumor: IndyCar to renew contract with St. Petersburg GP (No) (Update)
This rumor is downgraded to ‘false’ today. It was announced that Firestone would continue to sponsor the race thru 2023. There was no change in the deal between IndyCar and … Read More
Firestone Extends Title Sponsorship of GP of St. Pete thru 2023
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. today announced a three-year extension for the Firestone brand’s title sponsorship of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The new agreement continues a partnership that began … Read More
Andretti Autosport Partners With EVO To Enhance Driver Development Program
Evolution Development Group (EVO), an athletic development company that intends to turn top-contenders in individual professional sports into tomorrow’s champions through fan investment, today announced it’s been chosen by Andretti … Read More
IndyCar Firestone St. Petersburg GP Preview
Seven months after starting and stopping, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is scheduled to take place again this week. After 1,800 laps over the course of 13 races, … Read More
Scott McLaughlin discusses his IndyCar debut this weekend
Press Conference THE MODERATOR: Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today’s NTT INDYCAR Series media news conference. We’re joined by the driver of the No. 3 Shell V-Power NiTRO+ Chevrolet for … Read More
Q&A with IndyCar title contenders Dixon and Newgarden
Participants: Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing Josef Newgarden, Team Penske Press Conference THE MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the NTT INDYCAR Series video conference. It is our last race of the … Read More
Askew declared fit to race in St Petersburg IndyCar finale
Oliver Askew has been given clearance by the IndyCar medical team to return to action for this weekend’s season finale in St. Petersburg with Arrow McLaren SP. Hear from @Oliver_Askew: … Read More
Verstappen is not in favor of switching to IndyCar
In The Talking Bull podcast of Red Bull, Max Verstappen talks together with fellow Honda driver – Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato about IndyCar and Formula 1. “I watched the Indy 500 and … Read More
2020 IndyCar Championship Infographic
For the 15th consecutive season, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship will be determined in the final race of the season. But for the first time, it will be determined on … Read More
Newgarden to Serve as Music City Grand Prix Ambassador
The Music City Grand Prix is proud to announce a formal partnership with Josef Newgarden to serve as spokesperson and brand ambassador for the inaugural urban street race in Nashville … Read More
Video: Newgarden looks ahead to St. Pete, battling Dixon
Josef Newgarden joins Leigh Diffey to discuss how has put himself in title contention with Scott Dixon after a rough start, previews the IndyCar finale at St. Petersburg, and much … Read More
Former CART boss Joe Heitzler dies at 75
Joe Heitzler, who was President of Championship Auto Racing Teams in 2001 has died at the age of 75. Replacing Bobby Rahal in 2001, Heitzler struggled amid all the in-fighting … Read More
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson gets seat fitting at Ganassi
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson has signed a 2-year deal to drive for Chip Ganassi’s IndyCar team starting next year. Today he posted pictures of his seat fitting at the Ganassi … Read More
Honda’s F1 boss again explains decision to stay in IndyCar
(GMM) Honda has defended its decision to pull out of Formula 1 whilst at the same time extending its commitment to the IndyCar Series. The Japanese manufacturer cited its push … Read More
Limited general admission tickets go on sale today for IndyCar GP of St. Petersburg
The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will release a limited number of general admission tickets for sale today (October 14) at 2 p.m. ET. Fans should visit gpstpete.com to … Read More
Rumor: Albon, Ocon, Russell, Perez and Magnussen heat up 2021 F1 and IndyCar driver market
(GMM) F1’s 2021 driver market is heating up once again and it’s filtering down into IndyCar. Red Bull has been supporting the struggling Alex Albon this year, but Dr Helmut … Read More
Arrow McLaren SP re-signs Pato O’Ward
Arrow McLaren SP announced today that Pato O’Ward will continue to race for the team for the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, once again piloting the No. 5 Arrow McLaren … Read More
Oliver Askew out at Arrow McLaren SP after St. Pete race (Update)
A reader asks, Dear AutoRacing1.com, Any word on why Arrows McLaren SP let Askew go? Before his concussion I thought he was driving well for a rookie. Bruce Steele Dear … Read More
After 7-month delay, Grand Prix track taking shape in downtown St. Petersburg
On Wednesday, they started preparing the track for this year’s IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix race in St. Petersburg, Florida. You might recall the event was originally called off back in … Read More
Honda explains why it committed to IndyCar after announcing F1 exit
Honda F1 managing director Masashi Yamamoto has explained why the company extended its commitment to IndyCar racing. Honda announced last week it will leave F1 after the 2021 season in … Read More
IndyCar Harvest GP Postscript
Let me briefly begin by giving credit where credit is due. The NTT INDYCAR Series put on two very good shows this past weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road … Read More