IndyCar: Series TV viewership down slightly in 2022 (Update)
Calling BS on the NBC press release that Total Audience Delivery (TAD) was an average of 1.3 million viewers per race of the 16-race 2022 season. Below we show 1.071 … Read More
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TV News: Weekend USA TV Ratings – F1 up, NASCAR & IndyCar tank (Update)
Updates on the F1 Italian GP analysis: 995,000 average viewers – 0.6 rating. Re-air got 53,000 viewers for a total of 1.048 million Most-viewed LIVE Italian Grand Prix on record … Read More
Rumor: Toyota to return to IndyCar as 3rd OEM (6th Update)
This rumor is downgraded to ‘false’ today. Toyota will not become the 3rd engine supplier to the IndyCar Series. IndyCar has been trying to land a 3rd company for over … Read More
IndyCar: Oh, what might have been
Liberty Media wanted to buy both F1 and IndyCar, including the Indy 500. Tony George sold IndyCar and IMS to Roger Penske instead. Imagine how big IndyCar would be today … Read More
F2: Champion Drugovich would move to IndyCar as a last resort (Update)
Bruno Michel, F2 and F3 CEO, spoke on the impressive charge of the MP Motorsport driver and what his future may entail within the next motorsport categories. “There is only … Read More
F1: ‘Options open’ for Alfa Romeo, including IndyCar
(GMM) Alfa Romeo could turn its attention to America once it leaves Formula 1 at the end of next year. With the Swiss team Sauber looking likely to pair up … Read More
IndyCar: Sunday Morning Report from Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey (Update)
Alex Palou led this morning’s warm-up over Scott McLaughlin, Alexander Rossi and David Malukas. Morning Warm-Up Times Pos No Name Time Diff Gap Speed Engine Team 1 10 Alex Palou … Read More
IndyCar: Palou to get grid penalty for Sunday’s race
Honda HPD says it’s found an issue with the engine in the Ganassi Honda of Alex Palou. The No. 10 Honda underwent an engine change overnight for his 5th power … Read More
IndyCar: David Malukas to Stay with HMD with Dale Coyne Racing for 2023
David’s father, Henry, spoke to AR1 after the press conference for the Indy Lights Championship and confirmed that his son David would be racing next season with HMD with Daly … Read More
IndyCar: Power Breaks Series Pole Record with number 68 at Firestone Grand Prix at Monterey
Team Penske’s Will Power surpassed Mario Andretti’s pole record by winning the final pole of the season with a time of 1.11.6127 and won one more point towards the Championship. … Read More
Indy Lights: Lundqvist Claims Indy Lights 2022 Championship
Linus Lundqvist has wrapped up the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires Championship today at the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey in race 1. The 23-year-old from Stockholm, Sweden, had … Read More
IndyCar: Saturday Morning Report from Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Good morning from the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course built on California’s beautiful central coast, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The track is built on part of the US Army’s Fort Ord … Read More
Rumor: Rosenqvist to Juncos Hollinger Indycar team in 2023 (2nd Update)
Everyone assumes that Felix Rosenqvist will be demoted to the MCLAREN Formula E team if he stays with MCLAREN. With Alexander Rossi and Alex Palou moving to the Arrow … Read More
IndyCar: Calum Ilott Looking for Experienced Teammate for 2023
Calum Ilott has had an impressive rookie season with the new Juncos Hollinger Racing team. The former British GP3 and F2 driver ran three races with Juncos Racing in 2021. … Read More
IndyCar: Newgarden Fastest in First Practice at Laguna Seca
Championship contender Josef Newgarden led opening practice for the Firestone GP of Monterey IndyCar season finale with a lap of 1m11.4103 in his Penske Chevy with special shocks that their … Read More
IndyCar: Marcus Ericsson to race in Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia final
This year’s winner of the world’s largest single sporting event – the Indy 500 – is set to star as the guest driver in the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia’s final … Read More
IndyCar: Power and Dixon Share Thoughts on the Championship Run
The media met with the drivers this morning to start the final race weekend of the NTT INDYCAR Series 2022 season. Will Power, the Team Penske driver of the no … Read More
IndyCar: Friday Morning Report From the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Good morning from the beautiful hills at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The grass in the area is not as green as usual because of the drought in this part of … Read More
IndyCar: Rahal team hires new Technical Director
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today a move that will strengthen their engineering group and position the team for success in the coming years. Stefano Sordo, who has over … Read More
TV News: Weekend USA TV Ratings (Update)
The ESPN2 re-air of the Formula 1 Dutch GP last Sunday evening drew 125,000, bringing the total viewers for the race to 1.273 million. Rating Analysis NASCAR: The NASCAR Cup … Read More
IndyCar: Penske signs McLaughlin to long-term deal
Team Penske announced today that it has reached a multi-year contract extension with current NTT INDYCAR SERIES star and former Australian Supercars Champion Scott McLaughlin, which will keep the 2021 … Read More
Video: Analysis of Herta’s move to AlphaTauri F1 team
The prospect of Red Bull bringing IndyCar race winner Colton Herta into Formula 1 debut makes for one of the most interesting rookie possibilities since Max Verstappen. No F1 debutant … Read More
IndyCar: Juncos Hollinger Racing Expands to Second Full Time Entry for 2023
Juncos Hollinger Racing is excited to announce the team will field a second full-time entry for the 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. Callum Ilott will drive the No. 77 JHR … Read More
IndyCar: Jupiter and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing sign multi-year deal
Jupiter, the market leader, and pioneer of ultra-wide 21:9 5K large format LCD displays and video wall processors, is proud to announce their associate motorsports sponsorship agreement with Rahal Letterman … Read More
IndyCar: Series to copy F1’s ‘Drive to Survive’
Per Penske Corporation Executive VP Jonathan Gibson, IndyCar is looking to copy F1’s Drive To Survive Docu-Series success story. “Getting a ‘Drive To Survive’-like unscripted docu-series is “an important part … Read More