IndyCar: Bill Mears, Rick’s father, dead at 93
Bill Mears, former driver and patriarch of iconic Mears family name passed away Sunday March 27th at the age of 93. Mears entered the racing world 76 years ago. His … Read More
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IndyCar: Friday Morning Report from The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Good morning from beautiful southern California, where the NTT IndyCar Series drivers and teams will do battle this weekend on the streets of Long Beach, CA. A heat advisory has … Read More
IndyCar: Celebrating Chip Ganassi’s Achievements
The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California was the location of a special event held to honor Chip Ganassi and the success of his team over the last 30 … Read More
IndyCar: Long Beach CVB President Steve Goodling Named Grand Marshal of GP
Long Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau President & CEO Steve Goodling has been named Grand Marshal of the 2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, April 10. Goodling has … Read More
IndyCar: Nashville tickets to go on sale April 13th
The second annual Big Machine Music City Grand Prix roars back into Nashville Aug. 5-7 on the downtown street circuit around Nissan Stadium. A variety of ticket packages go on sale to … Read More
IndyCar: Series scrambling to get 33rd car for the Indy 500
They will eventually get 33 entries for the Indy 500 this year, but the NTT IndyCar Series is scrambling to identify enough cars to fill the 33-car field. According to … Read More
IndyCar: Acura GP of Long Beach Entry List
NTT INDYCAR SERIES ACURA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH Streets of Long Beach – Long Beach, California April 10, 2022 CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN CAR NAME TEAM ENGINE 1 2 Josef … Read More
F1: Computer Sim shows IndyCars on average 12s per lap slower than F1 (and growing) (Update)
F1 is going to overwhelm IndyCar in the USA. It’s already happening. F1 cable TV ratings are better than IndyCar’s network (NBC) TV ratings. American open wheel fans now prefer … Read More
IndyCar: ECR Will Race Towards “Making Alzheimer’s Just A Memory” Throughout 2022 Season
Ed Carpenter Racing announced today that the team will race towards “Making Alzheimer’s Just A Memory” for the duration of the 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. In a continuation of … Read More
IndyCar rivals GM and Honda will codevelop electric cars
Will the future of IndyCar be all electric? Based on Chevy and Honda’s goal of being 100% electric by the end of the decade, the pressure will be there to … Read More
F1: After ‘lazy’ racing in America, ‘Three months’ until Magnussen fit for F1
(GMM) It will take “three months” before Kevin Magnussen is match-fit for Formula 1. After losing his Haas seat, the Dane spent a full year in sports cars before being … Read More
F1 is booming, and only getting stronger
Formula 1 reported $787 million in revenue in Q4 2021, a 62% increase year-over-year. Global viewership reaching 1.55 billion last season. By contrast, IndyCar had 17.677 million total viewers last … Read More
IndyCar: Harvey cleared to drive in Long Beach
Rahal Letterman Lanigan team statement: Jack Harvey has been cleared to compete by the INDYCAR medical team following his incident on Saturday, March 19 at Texas Motor Speedway. He will … Read More
IndyCar: Weather postpones test at IMS
Inclement weather forced the postponement of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES test scheduled for today on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course to Friday, April 1, with seven drivers from three … Read More
F1: With China and Qatar back, plus Miami and Vegas, one race has to go
F1 has a problem, but it’s a good problem to have. Formula 1’s return to Las Vegas in 2023 means at least one existing grand prix will drop off the … Read More
IndyCar: Honda and Chevy complete initial test of next generation Indy car engine (Update)
Chevy Chevrolet completed a successful three-day test at the Indianapolis Road Course with its new 2.4-liter engine for the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES on Wednesday. Despite weather too cold to … Read More
IndyCar: ECR partners with Building Tomorrow to educate children in Uganda
Ed Carpenter Racing announced today a partnership with Building Tomorrow, an international not-for-profit organization supporting literacy and numeracy in Uganda, for the GMR Grand Prix. Through the generosity of a longtime … Read More
IndyCar: COTA has no plans to bring IndyCar back
The U.S. Grand Prix drew record crowds last October, according to F1 officials, with 140,000 on race day and 400,000 for the weekend. The 2022 race on Oct. 23 already … Read More
IndyCar: iPacket to sponsor Rahal at the Bommarito 500
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that iPacket, a leading provider of digital vehicle presentation and delivery solutions for the automotive industry, has joined the team as the primary … Read More
IndyCar: McLaughlin gets new livery for Long Beach
Scott McLaughlin will run new Snap-On livery when the IndyCar Series races next week at Long Beach. The #3 Team Penske car will carry primary backing from Snap-On Tools, with … Read More
IndyCar: Cool temps hinder Honda and Chevy Next-Gen 2.4L engine test
Despite air temperatures that hovered around 40 degrees in Indianapolis on Monday afternoon, Honda and Chevy managed to turn the first laps of the 2.4-liter twin-turbo V6 IndyCar engine on … Read More
IndyCar: Is it time to deep-six the hybrid idea? (Update)
Seeing how great F1 racing is with DRS, IndyCar would indeed be wise to deep-six the hybrid engine idea and implement DRS instead. DRS works on ovals and road courses … Read More
IndyCar: Juncos Hollinger Racing taps JP Moery for IndyCar Partnership Development
NTT INDYCAR SERIES racing team Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) and JP Moery have announced a new collaboration to develop corporate partnerships for the team. Through the agreement, JHR has assigned … Read More
IndyCar: Rock Supergroup Kings of Chaos, Rick Springfield to Headline Miller Lite Carb Day Concert
Rock’s ultimate supergroup Kings of Chaos and legendary Grammy Award winner Rick Springfield will co-headline the Miller Lite Carb Day Concert on Friday, May 27 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, performing … Read More
IndyCar: First test of larger twin-turbo engine slated for next week
The first on-track test of Honda’s and Chevy’s larger 2.4-liter twin-turbo V6 IndyCar engine will happen on the Indy Road course and oval this coming Monday and Tuesday. The test … Read More