TV Ratings: It’s not just IndyCar
NBC Sports Network can't draw good TV ratings across the board. In 10 years IndyCar never saw anywhere near a 1.0 rating. Ten years and it's getting worse now. IndyCar … Read More
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IndyCar Phoenix Postscript
Josef Newgarden Unfortunately, it took three races. But with some assists from the spectacularly reconfigured Dallara DW12, the sublime driving of Alexander Rossi, and other standouts such as Josef Newgarden … Read More
Mothers Exotic Car Paddock to Feature $40 Million Worth of Cars at LB
Outside of Turn 9 is the Mothers paddock Visitors to the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, April 15 will have the chance to see 170 cars worth … Read More
IndyCar Long Beach Preview
There's nothing like the Long Beach race Race weekend: Friday, April 13 – Sunday, April 15 Track: 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street course (clockwise) in Long Beach, California Race distance: 85 … Read More
Final Weekend USA TV Ratings (Update)
NASCAR and IndyCar TV Ratings UPDATE There was a mistake in the % drop in rating for the NASCAR Cup race from Texas. It has been corrected. Do realize the … Read More
Are NASCAR, IndyCar Headed In Different Directions In ’18?
With Dale Jr. retired, NASCAR lost its biggest hero The Verizon IndyCar Series and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series seem as if they are "headed in opposite directions" in … Read More
Grand Prix of Portland Website Launched for Labor Day Race Weekend
Portland Anticipation is building for the return of Indy car racing to the Pacific Northwest after an 11-year absence for the Grand Prix of Portland, August 31-September 2. A brand … Read More
Video: Daniel Ricciardo & Max Verstappen On F1’s Halo (Ft. IndyCar’s Scott Dixon)
Max Verstappen Max Verstappen on the Halo: “The car is very ugly with it. I’ll keep saying that for the rest of the season, because I really don’t like it. … Read More
Phoenix IndyCar TV ratings continue plummet on NBCSN
What happens if hardly anyone shows up to see the race in person and hardly anyone watches on TV because your TV package is horrible? The TV rating for the … Read More
Thieves steal Hampson’s wheels
Bourdais with Hampson (R) Sebastien Bourdais said he needed to “drive the wheels" off his No. 18 Team SealMaster Honda to win the Verizon P1 Award for the Desert Diamond … Read More
IndyCar pushes back against self-driving car races
Graham Rahal opposes driverless race cars Autonomous vehicles, until recently, were tracking miles around the Valley but a futuristic man vs. machine competition isn’t likely anytime soon. While some wonder … Read More
IndyCar Phoenix Post-Race Press Conference
Drivers Race winner Josef Newgarden 1 – Josef Newgarden, Chevy2 – Robert Wickens, Honda3 – Alexander Rossi, Honda Press Conference – Newgarden THE MODERATOR: We'll continue with our post race … Read More
Newgarden uses new tires to win in Phoenix
Josef Newgarden Chris Jones/IndyCar Tim Cindric made a call to bring Josef Newgarden in for fresh tires on a late pitstop when Ed Jones hit the wall and with fresh … Read More
IndyCar Post-Qualifying Press Conference
Sebastien Bourdais on pole Drivers1 – Sebastien Bourdais, Honda2 – Simon Pagenaud, Chevy Press Conference THE MODERATOR: We will go ahead and get started with our Verizon IndyCar Series post … Read More
Kimball tops night IndyCar practice in Phoenix
Kimball leads Andretti in night practice Charlie Kimball topped the second and final practice session for the second race of the 2018 IndyCar season, which is the Desert Diamond West … Read More
Bourdais outduels Penske team for pole in Phoenix
Sebastien Bourdais David defeated Goliath again. Sebastien Bourdais drove Dale Coyne Racing's Honda to victory in St. Petersburg, Florida and today he drove two sensational laps to win pole for … Read More
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Economic Impact Report Released
Long Beach Grand Prix Association of Long Beach officials today released the results of an economic impact report for the 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The report, conducted … Read More
Veteran Servia named second INDYCAR pace car driver
Oriol Servia INDYCAR announced that veteran racer Oriol Servia has been named a pace car driver for some Verizon IndyCar Series events this season, beginning with this weekend's Desert Diamond … Read More
IndyCar Phoenix qualifying order
QP Car Driver Name Team Name1 4 Matheus Leist AJ Foyt Enterprises2 32 Kyle Kaiser Juncos Racing3 20 Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing4 23 Charlie Kimball Carlin5 59 Max Chilton … Read More
Pagenaud tops opening practice in Phoenix
Simon Pagenaud Team Penske's Simon Pagenaud turned the fastest lap in opening practice for the IndyCars on the 1-mile Phoenix oval with a speed of 182.375 mph. Tony Kanaan was … Read More
Mario Andretti: A Night To Remember
An evening of celebration in Phoenix, Arizona as we relive the final victory in the legendary career of racing icon, Mario Andretti 25 years later. Note the crowd size before … Read More
IndyCar looks to copy NASCAR’s ‘throw-back’ race events
Andretti smokes Foyt at Mosport in 1967 On IndyCar.com Brant James writes, The mile oval under Rattlesnake Hill has changed names, race dates and less obvious ways since the forbearers … Read More
Fernando Alonso Says F1 Not Exciting Like IndyCar
If not for IndyCar's horrible TV package (current and the new one) IndyCar really is a better racing series than F1 when it comes to action on the track. Alonso … Read More