Formula E vs IndyCar TV Ratings
Cumulative IndyCar 2021 TV Viewers: 17.677 Million in USA, Estimated 20+ Million Total Globally = 6.3% the size of the global Formula E TV Audience Cumulative Formula E 2021 TV … Read More
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IndyCar: Ticktum eyes IndyCar, Carlin thinks he would excel
Formula 2 driver and former Williams junior Dan Ticktum would be “incredible” in IndyCar, according to his Carlin team. Ticktum won his second F2 race of the season in Sochi last weekend, … Read More
2022 IndyCar Silly Season update (3rd Update)
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, where do you think Kyle Kirkwood will take his $1.3 million when he wins the 2021 Indy Lights title? Joe Long Dear Joe, Rumor has … Read More
IndyCar: Miami F1 track open to hosting IndyCar race
The new Formula 1 track, which is being built for the Miami Grand Prix, could see the future performance of IndyCar or NASCAR if the schedules match. NASCAR would be … Read More
IndyCar: Long Beach GP postscript
If you’re a regular reader of this space, you know I’ve spent much of 2021 showering superlatives upon the likes of Colton Herta and Alex Palou. So, in the aftermath … Read More
IndyCar 2021 TV viewership up 2.3 million viewers
With more races on Network TV (NBC) than ever before, IndyCar saw an increase in viewership over its last full season – 2019. With 2020 a truncated season due to … Read More
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
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