McLaren replacing both F1 drivers in 2019
Zak Brown admits he probably needs 2 new drivers in 2019 (GMM) Zak Brown has admitted it is possible Fernando Alonso will leave McLaren and F1 for the Indycar series … Read More
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IndyCar driver Pietro Fittipaldi has one eye on F1
Pietro Fittipaldi may get a Haas test. Pietro Fittipaldi suffered fractures to both legs when he crashed his Dragonspeed LMP1 in qualifying for the World Endurance Championship's Six Hours of … Read More
IndyCar to return to Watkins Glen the right way this time (Update)
Don't think we know what we are talking about? Recent Phish concert crowd at The Glen UPDATE A reader writes, Dear AR1.com, You missed a few. Add Elmira College, SUNY … Read More
Celis Jr. to get another IndyCar start at Portland
Alfonso Celis Jr. CITY OF MEXICO, Mexico – Mexican driver Alfonso Celis Jr. will compete again in IndyCar at Portland at the controls of No. 32 Juncos Racing Chevrolet. Celis … Read More
NBCSN Presents New Series ‘Glory Road’ for its ‘Pet’ Racing Series
IndyCar has a much longer history than NASCAR, but NBCSN would never do a series like this for IndyCar. They are good at delivering IndyCar minuscule TV numbers however Glory … Read More
IndyCar to tie its Detroit races in with Detroit Auto Show (2nd Update)
Will IndyCar adjust it's schedule so the Detroit Races can kickoff or end the Detroit Auto Show – they can both help each other with fantastic co-events…..or will they be … Read More
Video: Rossi drives F3 Americas car (2nd Update)
UPDATE AR1.com checked with the F3 Americas series and we were told teams expect a full season of 15 races plus two test days to cost no more than $300K … Read More
Leader will have a big advantage at Gateway this year
Newgarden and Pagenaud at Gateway last year Last year it was so hard to pass at Gateway Josef Newgarden had to bang wheels with his Penske teammate Simon Pagenaud in … Read More
AR1 IndyCar Podcast
The 2nd Edition of the AR1 IndyCar Podcast with Brian Carroccio is available now on Podbean. This week Brian discusses the weekend's race at Mid-Ohio, Alexander Rossi, Scott Dixon, the … Read More
IndyCar Mid-Ohio Honda Indy 200 postscript
Rossi was fastest, but he and his Andretti team used a rope-a-dope strategy on its competitors, and beat them using a 2-stop strategy to perfection Alexander Rossi dominates and finds … Read More
Honda 200 Winner Alexander Rossi Shakes Down F3 Americas Car At Pitt Race
Alexander Rossi shakes down F3 car Joseph Bierschbach Fresh from his maiden Honda 200 win, Andretti Autosport driver Alexander Rossi attended the first F3 Americas Championship Powered by Honda test … Read More
IndyCar Can Be Great Again
IndyCar did the money-grab again – the wrong decision – yet again Is IndyCar growing or shrinking? Our research below shows the total number of TV viewers for IndyCar for … Read More
IndyCar TV viewership down 2M from last year
IndyCar TV Statistics: IndyCar Event 2016 Network 2016Viewers 2017Network 2017Viewers %Chg 2018Network 2018Viewers % Chg St. Pete ABC 1,400,000 ABC 1,190,000 ABC 1,144,000 Phoenix NBCSN 363,000 NBCSN 343,000 NBCSN 253,000 … Read More
Browns QB Forced To Rent ‘Boring’ RV Because Mid-Ohio Fans Took Best Ones
Sizable Mid-Ohio crowd We’ve seen pictures of the massive crowd at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. Tents, lawn chairs and campers filled the grounds … Read More
Herta to test for Harding Racing at Portland, Andretti tie-up possible
Brian Barnhart runs a Chevy team. How will they run as a satellite team to Andretti's Honda team? Harding Racing president Brian Barnhart told The Indianapolis Star the team is … Read More
Meyer Shank Racing hopes to run 10 races in 2019
Mike Shank Meyer Shank Racing is planning to undertake a 10-race IndyCar program in 2019 as a continuation of its partnership with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, ahead of an intended future … Read More
Save the Detroit GP
We want to bring #DetroitGP back to Belle Isle and if you want the event to return in 2019 and beyond please send a quick note to @MichiganDNR via email … Read More
Final Weekend TV Ratings
Alexander Rossi drew more people to watch this year than last Sunday's IndyCar Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on NBCSN produced 648,000 average viewers thanks to the NASCAR fans who … Read More
Video: 2018 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in 30 min.
Watch the great racing at Mid-Oho this past weekend, but too bad no one saw it, with the live broadcast getting a 0.09 overnight rating on CBNC. Today we will … Read More
Mid-Ohio IndyCar TV Rating
Honda HPD boss Art St. Cyr presents Alexander Rossi with his winner's trophy Just when you thought it couldn't possibly go any lower, it did. NBCSN and CNBC landed another … Read More
Dr. Zhivegas group to entertain Gateway Motorsports Park fans at INDYCAR race
Dr. Zhivegas A Vegas headliner group which also happens to be St. Louis’ most popular cover band for more than 20 years will entertain race fans before and after the … Read More
2019 Iowa IndyCar race back to Saturday night (Update)
Small Iowa crowd under the hot afternoon sun UPDATE In 2019, Verizon IndyCar Series fans will get what they've asked for at Iowa Speedway: the return of a night race. … Read More
Will the next Mario Andretti be a great as the first?
From left, Mario, Mario and Mia Andretti Will the Mario Andretti legacy continue for decades to come? The next Mario Andretti (L) is pictured here with his sister Mia and … Read More