Ed. Note – Thanks so much Bruce, for covering the open test at Barber Motorsports Park yesterday, it gave me a few extra days at home, after a long stretch of not sleeping in my own bed. Also, thanks to Tony and Patrick for weighing in on the new IndyCar TV deal. I only one...
READ MOREIMS Statement about New Media Rights Package for Indianapolis 500, INDYCAR INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 – A statement from Indianapolis Motor Speedway President J. Douglas Boles about the new media rights package with NBC Sports Group for the Verizon IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500, starting in 2019. As part of this new alignment, the...
READ MOREStatement from Burke Magnus, ESPN Executive Vice President, Programming & Scheduling: “We have had a wonderful and rewarding relationship with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indianapolis 500 and INDYCAR and it has been our distinct honor to be partners for so many years. We look forward to the rest of our events this season and...
READ MOREINDYCAR signs multiyear media rights package with NBC Sports Group INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, March 21, 2018) – INDYCAR will significantly increase exposure for the Verizon IndyCar Series beginning in 2019 through a media rights package announced today with NBC Sports Group. The multiyear deal will put eight Verizon IndyCar Series races, including the 103rd Indianapolis 500...
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LEEDS, Alabama – Because rain soaked the track toward the end of Tuesday’s INDYCAR Open Test at Barber Motorsports Park, none of the teams were able to complete the testing checklists for this test. But they were able to get nearly three solid hours of activity in the morning session before a heavy mist turn...
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BY BRUCE MARTIN @BruceMartin_500 LEEDS, Alabama – Back after a lengthy tour through the INDYCAR Paddock gathering notes, quotes, and interviews that will appear in the final. But before we get to that, an update plus the times from the first session that ended two hours ago.With wet weather in the forecast, Verizon IndyCar Series...
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Pippa Mann Returns to DCR for Indy 500 Partners with Donate Life Indiana Partnership kicks off initiative to educate new drivers to say YES to donor registration Plainfield, IL – (March 20, 2018) – Pippa Mann is returning to Dale Coyne Racing for this year’s Indianapolis 500 but with a different look. The popular driver
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BY BRUCE MARTIN @BruceMartin_500 LEEDS, Alabama – Greetings from the picturesque Barber Motorsports Park, site of a one-day Verizon IndyCar Series open test session that allows the teams to further hone the 2018 aero kit for road course use. This magnificent facility has become a popular stop for the series since it first starting hosting...
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INDIANAPOLIS (March 19, 2018) – The No. 98 machine of Andretti-Herta Autosport driver Marco Andretti will feature a special look for the upcoming Phoenix Grand Prix at Phoenix’s ISM Raceway. In honor of the of 25th Anniversary of Mario Andretti’s last career win, the third-generation driver will race the Oberto Beef Jerky Circle K /
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INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, March 16, 2018 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway fans can bring a piece of the Racing Capital of the World into their homes by buying one of the famous “Green Chairs” that lined the B Stand and B Penthouse grandstands at IMS from the 1950s until 2015. Limited quantities of the iconic green, metal
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