Weekend TV Ratings – F1 booms, IndyCar plummets
The final TV ratings for last weekend are shown below. All racing series saw a nice increase from the prior year, except IndyCar that crashed and burned – down 25% … Read More
Category: IndyCar
Video: Highlights of the IndyCar Acura GP of Long Beach
Miss any of the action from the 2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach? The Streets of Long Beach had a hometown winner and a new NTT IndyCar Series champion … Read More
F1: Tickets and parking for F1 US Grand Prix SOLD OUT
Over 360,000 people are expected to be at Circuit of the Americas for October’s Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix — the race is officially a sell out. Tickets … Read More
IndyCar: 3 races this year helped prepare Ilott and team for 2022
Juncos Hollinger Racing was looking for a solid finish to the season after Saturday’s qualifying run. Ilott qualified 18th, the best for the team since returning to the NTT INDYCAR … Read More
IndyCar: Pagenaud to drive for Meyer Shank Racing
INDYCAR SERIES Champion and winner of the 2019 Indianapolis 500 Simon Pagenaud will join Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) for the 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship driving the No. 60 AutoNation … Read More
IndyCar: Long Beach Sunday Press Conference
Participants 1st – Colton Herta, Andretti Honda 2nd – Josef Newgarden, Penske Chevy 3rd – Scott Dixon, Ganassi Honda 4th – Alex Bowman, Ganassi Honda (Series Champion) 11th – Scott … Read More
IndyCar: Herta wins at Long Beach, Palou wins championship
Driving a defensive race to preserve his point lead, Alex Palou became the first- ever IndyCar champion by finishing 4th in the Acura GP of Long Beach on Sunday. Meanwhile, … Read More
IndyCar: Long Beach race attendance down slightly
“We are very pleased with the weekend attendance,” said Jim Michaelian, President and CEO of the event despite visibly less fans in attendance from all the aerial TV shots. Perhaps … Read More
IndyCar: Herta tops Long Beach morning warmup (Update)
The only incident in the warm-up was when Alexander Rossi and Helio Castroneves tried to claim the same real estate around the fountain area. Castroneves was angry with Rossi after … Read More
IndyCar: Veekay re-signs with Ed Carpenter Racing
Ed Carpenter Racing announced today that Rinus VeeKay will officially remain with the team for the 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. The 21-year-old will continue as full-time driver of the … Read More
IndyCar: Newgarden wins pole for Acura GP of Long Beach
Josef Newgarden did what he had to do if he wants to win the 2021 IndyCar title – start from pole, lead the most laps and win the race and … Read More
IndyCar: Herta tops Practice 2 at Long Beach
With IndyCar drivers brushing the wall and damaging their suspension all around the track, Colton Herta kept it between the concrete walls again put up the fastest lap in the … Read More
F1 more popular in USA than IndyCar
Not only do F1’s TV viewership numbers easily beat IndyCar’s in the USA despite being on TV in the wee hours of Sunday morning, or in the middle of the … Read More
IndyCar: Herta tops opening practice for the Acura GP of Long Beach
Andretti Autosport’s best driver, Colton Herta, coming off a dominant win last weekend at Laguna Seca, turned the fastest lap in opening practice for the Acura GP of Long Beach … Read More
Rumor: IndyCar to shuffle 2022 test day allotment
Word in the IndyCar paddock in Long Beach is that IndyCar will reduce the private test days each team gets in 2022 from 5 to 4 since the car will … Read More
IndyCar: Andretti Autosport confirms Grosjean to pilot #28 DHL car (Update)
Some photos from the Press Conference: After an impressive rookie season in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, Romain Grosjean has been named to pilot Andretti Autosport’s No. 28 DHL Honda entry … Read More
IndyCar: Mark Miles reviews the Series State of the Union
Highlights No international expansion planned. Focus will be to grow the USA market, and maybe Mexico Nothing to report with regard to a 3rd OEM engine manufacturer Proud of the … Read More
Rumor: Andretti team to announce Grosjean Friday (Update)
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today. Grosjean is now confirmed to drive the #28 DHL car in 2022 for Andretti Autosport. Watch the video below. Special @DHLUS delivery for … Read More
IndyCar: IndyCar takes over Lights Series from Dan Anderson
As part of today’s Penske Entertainment Corp. Year in Review News Conference in Long Beach, California, PEC President and CEO Mark Miles announced that INDYCAR and Andersen Promotions Owner and … Read More
IndyCar: Callum Ilott signs to run Full Time with Juncos Hollinger in 2022
Juncos Hollinger Racing announced today Callum Ilott will remain in the No. 77 entry for a full 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season campaign. Ilott, who has completed his first two … Read More
IndyCar: Championship contenders press conference
Drivers: 1st Place: Alex Palou – Ganassi Honda 2nd Place: Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren SP Chevy 3rd Place: Josef Newgarden – Penske Chevy Press Conference THE MODERATOR: Good … Read More
IndyCar: Acura GP of Long Beach Preview
The longest-running North American temporary street circuit motorsports event the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach returns this weekend with three days of non-stop action. “With our U.S. headquarters nearby … Read More
IndyCar: Grosjean moving entire family to the USA
During his first year driving in IndyCar, Romain Grosjean’s wife and kids have remained in France while he drove IndyCars. They visited him occasionally and did a coupe of road … Read More
IndyCar: NBC brings in Snoop Dogg for Long Beach
Adam Stern reports that With so much drama anticipated for IndyCar’s season finale in Long Beach this weekend, NBC Sports has brought on Snoop Dogg to voice the opening intro to … Read More
IndyCar: Bobby Rahal sells Lincoln Park mansion for $3.9M
Former race car driver and race team owner Bobby Rahal on Monday sold his seven-bedroom, 7,000-square-foot mansion in Lincoln Park in Chicago for $3.9 million. A Glen Ellyn native, Rahal, … Read More