1. Ed Carpenter Racing hits road course at Sonoma 2. Steak ‘n Shake returns as Rahal Letterman Lanigan sponsor 3. Karam, Wilson enjoy IMS Night at Indiana Pacers game 4. Indy car legend Andretti named honorary Daytona 500 race official 5. Of note 1. Ed Carpenter Racing hits road course at Sonoma: Ed Carpenter Racing tested...
READ MORECompetition runs strong and deep at Phoenix Raceway open test AVONDALE, Ariz. (Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017) – Two days of on-track testing for 21 Verizon IndyCar Series drivers and teams were literally like day and night. Cars carrying Chevrolet engines and aero kits dominated the day sessions of the Phoenix Raceway open test, while those...
READ MORE“What They’re Saying” from the INDYCAR open test at Phoenix Raceway SIMON PAGENAUD (No. 1 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet): “It was great to be back in the PPG Chevrolet. We’ve had a great test so far. We’ve been able to work on a lot of different things and compile some good data. It was a long
READ MOREAVONDALE, Ariz. (Friday, Feb. 10, 2017) – The roar of 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged V-6 engines filled the air with sweet sounds at Phoenix Raceway, day and night, as 21 Verizon IndyCar Series entries turned laps for the first time together in 2017. The first of a two-day open test for all full-season teams saw Team Penske...
READ MORE1. Phoenix open test gets 2017 season rolling 2. Tony Stewart Foundation sponsoring Indy 500 entry 3. Franchitti, Cheever, McLaren newest Hall of Fame nominees 4. Schmidt Peterson adds Copper Moon as official coffee provider 5. Green Savoree names PPG Industries official paint sponsor 6. Drivers added to Mazda Road to Indy levels 1. Phoenix...
READ MOREWeekend schedule changes, rules updates to add to racing excitement in 2017 season INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, Feb. 6, 2017) – In a continuing effort to deliver the most effective and entertaining on-track action for fans, the Verizon IndyCar Series has modified the race weekend schedule at some events for the 2017 season. INDYCAR, the sanctioning body...
READ MORE1. Gateway Motorsports Park race gains title sponsor 2. Fans have ‘Prix View’ opportunity at Phoenix open test 3. Parnelli Jones documentary Q&A on Barrett-Jackson docket 4. Thompson joins Canadian team for USF2000 season 1. Gateway Motorsports Park race gains title sponsor: The Bommarito Automotive Group, the leading retailer of new and used vehicles in...
READ MOREWednesday, January 18, 2017 Q. What we’ve been doing is having all the drivers recap your 2016 season. Basically you have some stuff to talk about your off-season, and then look ahead to 2017. JAMES HINCHCLIFFE: Okay. Recap 2016. 2016 for us was — you know, I think a pretty productive year. We showed really
READ MOREWednesday, January 18, 2017 Q. Alex, we’ve been having drivers just kind of recap last season and then transition into this season, so if you could go into that for us. ALEXANDER ROSSI: Yes. So ’16 was a lot of things. Most of it was a learning experience, from not only learning a new team,...
READ MOREWednesday, January 18, 2017 Q. Kind of recap 2016 and then transition into what you’re looking forward to this season. SCOTT DIXON: Yeah, 2016 was a challenging year on lots of different fronts. Definitely missed a few races I think that we should have done a lot better at. I think St. Pete was a...
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