IndyCar: Latest Covid victim – IndyCar team owner Vince Granatelli
The Chinese virus has cost the world another famous personality. It seems we hear of another dying every day or so. Vince Granatelli has joined his brother Andy in the … Read More
Category: CART
IndyCar Safety Pioneer, Carl Horton, dies at 87
Carl Horton, the man who “brought an unparalleled level of care” to IndyCar through his safety vehicles, died Sunday, Dec. 12 at the age of 87. Horton developed the first van ambulance … Read More
CART founder and team owner Pat Patrick dies at 91 (Update)
Indy Speedway Obituary for Pat Patrick U.E. “Pat” Patrick, who won the Indianapolis 500 three times as a team owner, died Jan. 5 in Phoenix after a long illness. He … Read More
Craig Gore imprisoned for two years on fraud convictions
Former Supercars and Champ Car team owner Craig Gore has been sentenced to five years imprisonment with a non-parole period of two years after being found guilty of fraud in a … Read More
Video: CART US500 22 years ago
CART IndyCar crowds on ovals before Tony George destroyed the sport Real racing – CART IndyCars at Michigan Speedway in 1998. So much more entertaining than today's IndyCar Racing because … Read More
Zanardi undergoes neurosurgery for a third time
This 3rd surgery was to reconstruct his badly fractured face Former Formula One driver, 2-time CART IndyCar champion, and Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi underwent further neurological surgery on Monday after … Read More
Surgeon says Zanardi injury not like Schumacher’s (2nd Update)
Alex Zanardi UPDATE (GMM) Alex Zanardi on Monday remained in a "serious" condition after surgeons operated on his brain for a second time. In a statement issued by the Santa … Read More
Zanardi could lose vision after crash – reports
Zanardi lost both legs when he lost control of his CART IndyCar in Germany and now could lose both eyes when he hit a truck in Italy. Both accidents were … Read More
Doctor admits Zanardi at risk of brain damage
Alex Zanardi – front of face badly smashed from impact with truck (GMM) Alex Zanardi is at risk of brain damage as a result of a head-on crash with a … Read More
Zanardi seriously injured in handbike accident (2nd Update)
Alex Zanardi suffered major facial cranial trauma, a smashed face, and a deeply fractured frontal bone (forehead) UPDATE Medical professionals at the hospital treating Alex Zanardi hope to establish the … Read More
Did you know that Michael Andretti signed to drive for Ferrari in 1992?
Instead Andretti signed to drive for McLaren the following year Not many people know that Michael Andretti signed a 3-year deal to drive for the Ferrari F1 team in 1991 … Read More
CART was so powerful it tried to buy F1
Ecclestone met with CART to discuss their intentions but it never went anywhere Christian Sylt writes on Forbes that IndyCar’s forerunner, Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART), made a daring bid … Read More
Indy 500 Veteran, CART Rookie of the Year Bob Lazier Dies at 81
Bob Lazier – 1981, his only Indy 500 start Bob Lazier, the 1981 CART Rookie of the Year who made his sole Indianapolis 500 start in that season, died Saturday, … Read More
Remembering Greg Moore – 20 Years on
The crowd was huge that day This is a great article remembering the late Great Greg Moore. We were there the day he was killed. We left the track sad … Read More
John Della Pena dies at 68
We are saddened to learn John Della Penna has passed away. The Argentinian owner and engineer fielded cars in INDYCAR and CART from 1996-2000. He will be missed. pic.twitter.com/1gWIAgPfdk — … Read More
Video: The Wild Story of the 1979 USAC-CART Split
1976 Rutherford at Indy before the split Indy Cars racing at Talladega is a thrillingly dangerous-sounding idea, but it really almost happened in 1980. The scheduled event at Talladega was … Read More
Historical Indy 500 TV Ratings
Tony George now We go back to 1979, the year CART began, widely considered IndyCar's golden years. Compare the TV ratings then to what happened once the Split happened in … Read More
GRM reveal S5000 Valvoline IndyCar livery
A throwback to the Unser Valvoline days in CART Garry Rogers Motorsport has revealed special Al Unser Jr’s 1992 Indy 500 tribute livery on the S5000 chassis that has been … Read More
Bobby Hillin Sr. dies
Hillin Sr. (L) and Jr. (R) flank their 1982 Indy 500 driver Al Unser Sr. Bobby Hillin Sr., a race team owner and father of retired NASCAR competitor Bobby Hillin … Read More
Video: Christian Fittipaldi Reflects On His Career In Motorsport
Christian Fittipaldi (L) with Rolex 24 teammates Albuquerque and Barbosa As the sun sets on a glittering 30-year career, Brazil’s Christian Fittipaldi will bow out of racing as a 2-time … Read More
Tommy Thompson could have been the Jackie Robinson of IndyCar racing
Tommy Thompson walks behind his car at Milwaukee. A week later he would be killed at Trenton. Oh what might have been. Editor's Note: The President of AR1.com, Mark C. … Read More
Time Is Running Out! (Update)
The CART days when places like Fontana were packed to the gills UPDATE The Oct. 5-6 CART Alumni Reunion in Indianapolis will be here in a flash! All who worked … Read More
Shelley Unser dies
Al Unser Jr. and Shelley in 1989 We received the sad news today that Shelley Unser, Al Unser Jr.'s first wife, has died. It was a pleasure to be around … Read More
Mo Nunn dies (Update)
Mo Nunn with Alex Zanardi in 2000 UPDATE Yesterday we reported Mo Nunn was 81. That was incorrect, he was 79. 07/18/18 Sad to hear that racing giant Morris (Mo) … Read More
2018 CART Reunion Announced
Count them – 18 – years ago and today's IndyCars still cannot beat the best era of IndyCar ever – the CART era. The track record on the 4.048 mi, … Read More