IRL eyes street race in Palm Springs
UPDATE #3 Here is another article related to this proposed race. 01/17/07 Here is the full Letter of Intent put forth by former Champ Car President Joe Heitzler's Event Management … Read More
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UPDATE #3 Here is another article related to this proposed race. 01/17/07 Here is the full Letter of Intent put forth by former Champ Car President Joe Heitzler's Event Management … Read More
The Indy 500 used to be ranked right up near the top of this ranking, but now that it is an IRL, it has fallen out of the top-10. Unfortunately … Read More
Many of the 17 IRL IndyCar drivers who tested Wednesday on a modified road course at Daytona International Speedway had a tough time staying within the lines. Helio Castroneves, Sam … Read More
Panther Racing announced that its No. 4 entry will be sponsored by Delphi Corporation for the next two seasons. The partnership comes as both Panther and Delphi are entering their … Read More
UPDATE At the end of the day, Tony Kanaan had turned the fastest lap, 1 minute 12.2393 seconds, 135.549 mph in the No. 11 Team 7-Eleven Honda-powered Dallara. Kanaan's best … Read More
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Chief Executive Officer Tony George was named as one of four co-chairs of the organization that is working to bring Super Bowl XLV to Indianapolis in 2011. … Read More
The husband of race car driver Danica Patrick, Paul Hospenthal (pictured right next to Helio Castroneves and Danica – Photo courtesy the IRL), is in trouble for a past relationship … Read More
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series qualifying for the Bombardier Learjet 550k, traditionally run on the same evening as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying, will move to Friday, June 8. … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is downgraded to 'false' as Rice knows darn well he will be driving for Dreyer & Reinbold, his only option. According to this SPEEDTV.com article, The … Read More
UPDATE According to this Chicago Tribune article, Altria Group Inc. is expected on Wednesday to announce the terms of the long-awaited spin-off of its stake in Kraft Foods Inc., prompting … Read More
Marco Andretti, the 2006 IndyCar Series Bombardier Rookie of the Year, was honored with the T. Wayne Robertson Newsmaker of the Year Award Jan. 27 at the annual Eastern Motorsports … Read More
Spectators can watch the IndyCar Series Open Test on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at Daytona International Speedway (10 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.) from the Nextel FanZone by purchasing a … Read More
UPDATE In this article energy experts expose Ethanol for the fallacy that it is, calling it costly and energy inefficient. 01/05/07 If ethanol gets too popular you may not be … Read More
UPDATE We have been informed that none of the Andretti Green drivers on the list below were permitted to race in the Rolex 24 due to their ALMS/Acura commitments. 01/25/07 … Read More
Andretti Green announced today it has made additional changes to the commercial side of its Indianapolis-based racing operation. John Lopes, who joined Andretti Green in 2005 as vice president, has … Read More
The 2007 Drive for Diversity class was unveiled Monday, a seven-driver group that will compete in both the NASCAR Grand National Division and NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. In addition to … Read More
New NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya is back with Chip Ganassi's organization, for whom he won the 2000 Indianapolis 500, but that doesn't mean he is likely to return for … Read More
Vision Racing launches website: Vision Racing has launched its official website at www.visionracing.com. Created by racersites.com, the site boasts a sleek design that features team news, photos, biographies, stats and … Read More
UPDATE A reader writes, Dear Autoracing1, Reading an article about the delivery of a tanker of ethanol for the IRL along with claims that this will be the first race … Read More
Three-time IndyCar Series champion Sam Hornish Jr. was honored by the members of the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association on Jan. 13 at the Hyatt Regency in Indianapolis. … Read More
XM Satellite Radio will be the sponsor of the IndyCar Series season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Drivers in the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 will take the green flag at … Read More
Eddie Cheever Jr. has turned down another opportunity to join the IRL's TV broadcasting crew. With his team focused on sports car racing and the Indy Pro Series, Cheever hopes … Read More
It looks like there won't be a shortage of drivers looking for rides for this years Indy 500, IndyCar season and Indy Pro season. Over 45 drivers took physicals at … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS – Motorsports fans and historians have a new book to put on their "must-have" list: the Autocourse Official History of the Indianapolis 500 by Indianapolis Motor Speedway Historian Donald … Read More