F1: Series to launch grassroots support series in USA
Not only does NASCAR make strategic maneuvers to keep IndyCar small and inconsequential – as we have outlined numerous times on these pages – now it seems F1 has its … Read More
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FIA News: Lawsuit over F1 Halo and IndyCar Aeroscreen patent infringement settled
The creator of a safety feature that’s become standard for open cockpit Formula cars (F1, IndyCar, F2, F3, etc.) has been settled with the FIA and its Norwegian inventor Jens … Read More
IndyCar: Series increases marketing budget for 2023
Is it a day late and a dollar short? If Liberty Media had bought the IndyCar Series, it would be a huge success story right now. Adam Stern of Sports … Read More
Indy 500 – Coke 600 double looks unlikely for 2023
It has been eight years since Kurt Busch competed in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, the last time the feat has been accomplished. Kyle Busch … Read More
IndyCar: Chip Ganassi Racing and The American Legion Announce Extension (Update)
American Legion will pay Chip Ganassi Racing teams $4.5 million annually through ’25, though Ganassi is said to be getting more funding from other sources to complete the deal. Neither … Read More
IndyCar: Jimmie Johnson’s sponsor craters again (Update)
Carvana shares tank as bankruptcy concerns grow for used car retailer. Shares of Carvana plummeted by more than 40% during trading Wednesday after the embattled online used car retailer’s largest creditors signed … Read More
IndyCar: O’Ward prepared to take break from IndyCar to pursue F1
Pato O’Ward admits he wants to replace Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri in the McLaren F1 team, and to achieve that he is prepared to put his IndyCar career aside. … Read More
F1/IndyCar: Andretti Global break ground on new Headquarters in Fishers, Indiana (Update)
Ground was broken today on the new 575,000 SF Andretti Global Facility in Fishers, Indiana. Andretti Global, the parent company of Andretti Autosport, broke ground on its new 575,000-square-foot global … Read More
IndyCar: Series abandons larger engine, will still add hybrid but GM against it (Update)
This article has been updated below to add quotes from GM CEO Mary Barra and GM President Mark Reuss on how against hybrids their company is. Given that – besides … Read More
IndyCar: Series Continuing Path with Sustainable Leadership in Motorsports
The 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season saw the announcement and implementation of many significant steps to a more sustainable motorsports racing series. Perhaps the biggest announcement was the strategic partnership … Read More
NASCAR: Indy 500 winner Castroneves eyes Daytona 500 (2nd Update)
Four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves says he hasn’t given up on his dream of racing in NASCAR’s Daytona 500 – but is still waiting to hear if he’ll get … Read More
IndyCar: Chadwick will skip IndyCar and go to F2 and F1 if she gets chance
Jamie Chadwick will become the first woman in 13 years to compete full-time in Indy NXT, which is the chief support event to the IndyCar Series; Chadwick, who is a … Read More
IndyCar: Hy-Vee Race Weekend Tickets Go On Sale Monday
With an amazing concert lineup featuring four of the most popular acts in music today and the only NTT INDYCAR SERIES doubleheader weekend of the year, Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend … Read More
Rumor: Armstrong eyes IndyCar with Ganassi team – Now ‘fact’ (Update)
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today. Chip Ganassi Racing announced today that Marcus Armstrong will drive the No. 11 Honda in road and street course races across the 2023 … Read More
IndyCar: Will Power breaks ribs in karting accident
IndyCar driver Will Power has revealed that he broke multiple ribs in a recent karting crash. The Team Penske driver published footage of the crash on his social media channels, … Read More
F1: Palou named McLaren F1 Reserve Driver for 2023, O’Ward snubbed
2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Alex Palou will serve as one of the McLaren Formula 1 Team’s reserve drivers for the 2023 season. Palou will provide support for the team … Read More
NASCAR: 2 NASCAR Cup races in Nashville will seriously dent IndyCar
Joey Logano said anyone worried about two NASCAR Cup Series races being located too closely together at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway should not. The aim of NASCAR is to sell enough … Read More
IndyCar: Series to shake up marketing dept
IndyCar is parting ways with its marketing chief, S.J. Luedtke, amid increasing calls from the series’ paddock to shake up its marketing efforts. She started with the series in 2019 … Read More
F1: O’Ward would drop IndyCar in a heartbeat to race in F1
After being bypassed for a McLaren F1 seat by F2 driver Oscar Piastri, McLaren IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward had better come to the realization he’s never going to get an … Read More
IndyCar: Pietro Fittipaldi must buy a ride if he wants to race in IndyCar
Haas F1 Reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi would like to race full time in IndyCar because trying to land an F1 seat is a dead-end. Passed him over in favor of … Read More
IndyCar: RLL shuffles the deck for 2023
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that the team has revised the entry designation for their three full time programs for the 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. Graham Rahal … Read More
IndyCar: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Tickets Go On Sale “Cyber Monday!”
Southern California’s 200-MPH Beach Party® is back! Tickets for the 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, which will take place April 14-16, go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. … Read More
IndyCar: Hard-Cord IndyCar fans pissed at huge increase in Iowa ticket prices
Hard core IndyCar fans are pissed off at Iowa Speedway for jacking up this year’s ticket prices over 200% because of big name musicians coming in to make the grandstands … Read More
IndyCar: Daniel Ricciardo reiterates he has no interest in racing in IndyCar
Daniel Ricciardo, in a post-race interview with Sky Sports after the Abu Dhabi GP reiterated that he has no interest in racing in IndyCar. The analysts, including former IndyCar driver, … Read More
IndyCar: Stefan Wilson entered in 2023 Indy 500 w/DRR and Cusick
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and Cusick Motorsports have announced a partnership today to field British racing driver, Stefan Wilson, in the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 to pilot the No. … Read More