For the fourth time in the last two Verizon IndyCar Series seasons, a former track is making a return to the calendar. Gateway Motorsports Park, which last hosted an Indy car race in 2003, is joining 2016 additions Phoenix International Raceway, Road America, and Watkins Glen International, as former tracks that have returned to...
READ MORESix straight years of Andretti Autosport dominance came to an end by the time the checkered flag fell on the tenth anniversary edition of the Iowa Corn 300. Ed Carpenter Racing’s Josef Newgarden shucked (groan… oh great, there’s the first lame corn based pun) the competition while leading 282 of 300 laps on the way to...
READ MOREGood Tuesday morning from a St. Louis Bread Company location in Collinsville, Ill. As soon as I hit send on this update, I’ll be making the short drive west on I-70 to Madison, Ill. and Gateway Motorsports Park, where the Verizon IndyCar Series is taking part in an open test in preparation for the Bommarito...
READ MOREIndy Lights Oval Testing – Monday, February 27, 2017 On Monday, an even dozen Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire drivers took to the 1.5 mile Homestead-Miami Speedway progressively banked (18 degrees – 20 degrees) oval for the first official Indy Lights test of 2017. The first hour of track time was allocated to...
READ MOREVeach Keeps Title Hopes Alive with Dominant Win at Watkins Glen Belardi Auto Racing Driver Puts on an Indy Lights Conservation Master Class WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – The battle to win a Mazda Scholarship valued at $1M to assist the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires champion in graduating to the Verizon IndyCar Series in
READ MOREWHAT THEY’RE SAYING. VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES INDY LIGHTS PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES NOTES. Sunday’s green flag at the INDYCAR Grand Prix at The Glen marks the 200th career Indy car start for previous Watkins Glen International victor, Ryan Hunter-Reay. Carlos Muñoz and his No. 26 Machine will wear the vibrant red of hhgregg for the remaining two races
READ MOREUrrutia Holds Narrow Points Lead as Indy Lights Season Nears Climax Indy Lights Race Winners at Watkins Glen Have a Championship-winning History PALMETTO, Fla. – Uruguayan Santiago “Santi” Urrutia holds a slender 16-point edge over Dubai-based Englishman Ed Jones as the premier level of the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires heads to
READ MORENEWTON, Iowa – Iowa Speedway, billed as the fastest short track on the planet, provided an exciting stage for the final oval race of the calendar for Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires this afternoon. The 100-lap all-green Indy Lights Iowa Challenge Presented by Cooper Tires came down to a battle at the end with
READ MORESchmidt Peterson Motorsports Pre-Race Notes & Quotes: Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix Race Fast Facts Verizon IndyCar Series drivers: James Hinchcliffe (No. 5 Arrow Electronics), Mikhail Aleshin (No. 7 SMP Racing) Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires drivers: RC Enerson (No. 7), Andre Negrao (No. 17), Santiago Urrutia (No. 55), Heamin
READ MORECooper Tire, Mazda Extend Hashtag Campaign Into 2016 MRTI Season Hashtag program includes all driver and team handles from the USF2000, Pro Mazda and Indy Lights Series FINDLAY, Ohio (March 22) – Cooper Tire and Mazda are thrilled to announce the extension of their MRTI Hashtag Program that encourages drivers and teams to utilize the
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