The final year at MIS for the IRL?
UPDATE Just because there will be no NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA series, Infiniti Pro Series or pit stops by the NASCAR Busch Series does not mean there won't be … Read More
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Bell to replace Manning
Rumor has it that American Townsend Bell will be named to replace Darren Manning who is no longer with the Target Chip Ganassi IRL team effective today. See Hot News … Read More
Townsend Bell in for Enge at Michigan
UPDATE We are upgrading this rumor to 'strong.' Townsend Bell will return to Panther Racing for next week's race at Michigan in Enge's car, assuming Enge (broken back) is not … Read More
Briscoe Out, Ganassi team short on cars?
UPDATE #2 For the second consecutive year, team owner Chip Ganassi will hold a shaken driver out of the A.J. Foyt 225. Rookie Ryan Briscoe was so woozy after his … Read More
IRL exec resigns, headed to Champ Car?
Bill Long, the IRL's vice president of marketing, resigned his position. We had heard that Champ Car was talking to some people in the IRL. Was Long one of them? … Read More
Wheldon may quit IRL for NASCAR or Champ Car
UPDATE #3 This Indy Star article says that Wheldon is also talking to Champ Car team owners. Dan Wheldon is coy about his options, and it's unclear how many he … Read More
Another new Champ Car team
In addition to the rumors that Panther Racing is eyeing Champ Car, AutoRacing1.com has gotten wind of another new Champ Car team forming. Details are sketchy at this time, but … Read More
Dixon’s F1 dreams fading away
New Zealand Indy car driver Scott Dixon still has his heart set on driving in Formula One. He secured some test drives with the Williams team after winning the Indy … Read More
Mario to stop Marco from going to NASCAR
Phil Hill and Mario Andretti still maintain interest in Formula One for personal reasons as well as professional. Hill's 30-year-old son, Derek, has been trying to make his way up … Read More
Honda rewards Kanaan with F1 test
UPDATE Honda's Robert Clarke said that Tony Kanaan will get his F1 test on September 29th at Jerez. 06/17/05 British American Racing Honda has confirmed that it will be testing … Read More
25K turn out for Nashville race
Danica Patrick drew the biggest ovation from the near-sellout crowd of around 25,000 for last night's IRL race in Nashville. The Tennessean
No kind words for Danica Patrick
UPDATE This local Nashville newspaper article talks all about Danica Patrick. Did Dario Franchitti win the Nashville race? In all fairness, the paper did have another article about the race … Read More
Why drivers want out of the IRL
There are thought to be three reasons why many IRL drivers are looking to bail on the IRL. One is the danger (too many injured drivers), two is the engine … Read More
AGR takes all-time lead in IRL
In just a few seasons Andretti Green Racing has pushed ahead of Panther Racing with 16 race wins, tops in the IRL.
Patrick happy in IRL
Danica Patrick is enjoying life very well right now. And no, she isn't thinking about leaving the Indy Racing League for some other series like say, NASCAR's Nextel Cup. "I … Read More
Kosuke Matsuura hits safety truck
While the safety crew was cleaning up the Alex Barron and Vitor Meira wreck, Japanese driver Kosuke Matsuura creamed the safety truck under caution and was eliminated. As a portion … Read More
Kanaan and Manning crash out
Leader Tony Kanaan has crashed hard into the outside wall at Nashville and collected Darren Manning when his right front suspension collapsed. Both drivers are OK, but their cars are … Read More
Patrick signs deal with Old World Industries
Revving up its marketing and promotional engines, Old World Industries of Northbrook, Illinois, has today announced a multi-year agreement with IndyCar Series sensation Danica Patrick. Patrick, the 2005 Indianapolis 500 … Read More
Kansas says IRL finish was staged
UPDATE More talk about the staged finish at the Kansas IRL race two weeks ago in today's Indy Star newspaper. How Tony Kanaan and Dan Wheldon drove in the closing … Read More
Patrick shrugs off critics
"I think that everyone is entitled to their own opinion," Danica Patrick said this week during this week's IRL media teleconference. "By all means, there's nothing that I want to … Read More
Polesitter Scheckter does not like Nashville
"To be honest, I didn't like this track too much, until a couple of minutes ago when they said I was on pole. It's a funny sort of track, and … Read More
Rain washes out IRL qualifying
Rain showers and the forecast of thunderstorms conspired to wash out Marlboro Pole Qualifying for the Firestone Indy 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. The starting grid was based on combined practice … Read More
Andretti Green to expand to 5-car team
Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon surprised people when he spoke last week of exploring options in NASCAR. But he said Thursday that it's a matter of being prepared for anything … Read More
Honda to ALMS, maybe Champ Car
UPDATE #3 Hearing in the Champ Car paddock that Kalkhoven's discussions with Honda are probably with the Champ Cars, not for the Atlantics. With high mileage engines (1,200 miles between … Read More
Indy 500 TV ratings were solid in some key markets
The ABC Sports broadcast of the 89th Indianapolis 500 was popular with viewers in all demographic groups in major United States markets, according to new local ratings information released by … Read More