BY BRUCE MARTIN @BruceMartin_500 MOORESVILLE, North Carolina – As promised, here is a final wrap-up report of all the INDYCAR news that came out of the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit and other points South. Apologies for getting it out a little later on Friday than I had anticipated as I...
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Axwell Λ Ingrosso, Deadmau5, Diplo, GRiZ To Headline Indy 500 Snake Pit Presented by Coors Light Tickets On Sale Now for May 27 Show at IMS INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018 – The Indy 500 Snake Pit presented by Coors Light once again will be Race Weekend’s biggest and best party, with superstars Axwell Λ
READ MOREAndretti Collects Fifth Iconic “Baby Borg” Trophy 2017 Indianapolis 500 Winning Team Honored in Detroit The trophy collection of Michael Andretti has a new addition as the Andretti Autosport namesake visited the annual Automotive News World Congress Awards Dinner in Detroit Wednesday to collect his fifth BorgWarner Championship trophy. The BorgWarner Championship trophies are unique
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By Bruce Martin DETROIT – Back with another report from the North American International Auto Show as INDYCAR publically unveiled its 2018 aero kit to the automotive world and the public on January 16. After the formal program concluded, some of the biggest names in the INDYCAR community stayed at the exhibit and gave...
READ MOREGateway Motorsports Park’s inaugural INDYCAR event receives prestigious 2017 Spirit of St. Louis Award from St. Louis Attractions Association January 17, 2018, St. Louis Region – Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois, today received the prestigious and coveted 2017 Spirit of St. Louis Award for its inaugural Verizon IndyCar Series race, the Bommarito Automotive Group
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By Bruce Martin DETROIT – Time to dust off the cobwebs, come out of hibernation and prepare for the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season and thanks to Patrick Stephan and Steve Wittich, I got to make my return to TSO for the annual North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). It’s where the automotive world convenes...
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Sharp INTELLOS A-UGV Named Official Security Robot of Indianapolis Motor Speedway Automated, Driverless Security Robot To Help Protect World’s Highest-Capacity Sports Venue INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 – “Start your engines” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) now extends to its automated, driverless security robot, the Sharp INTELLOS Automated Unmanned Ground Vehicle (A-UGV). Named the
READ MOREGade Joins Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Marking First Female Lead Race Engineer in IndyCar INDIANAPOLIS, IN (Jan. 16, 2018) – Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced today that three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winning race engineer Leena Gade has joined the Indianapolis-based organization to captain the No. 5 Arrow Electronics Honda driven by James Hinchcliffe. Gade’s appointment to
READ MOREINDIANAPOLIS, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018 – Dan Gurney, one of America’s true auto racing heroes, passed away Sunday, Jan. 14 in Southern California following complications with pneumonia. He was 86. A tall, handsome, larger-than-life American who raced in Europe during the late 1950s and 1960s at a time when the American public was generally not...
READ MORESTATEMENT BY JIM MICHAELIAN, PRESIDENT & CEO OF GRAND PRIX ASSOCIATION OF LONG BEACH, ON THE PASSING OF LEGENDARY DRIVER DAN GURNEY: “The employees and fans of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach are truly saddened to hear of the passing of racing legend Dan Gurney. As well as being an icon in...
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