IMS 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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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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By Tony DiZinno, Patrick Stephan and Steve Wittich Phew, that season opener sure gave us a lot to talk about after the race had ended. And, there were a number topics we didn’t even cover. How the UAK18 performed – well. Who were the pleasant surprises – Robert Wickens and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Who had...
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By Tony DiZinno, Patrick Stephan, and Steve Wittich We’ve got so much more we have to cover – including plenty on Robert Wickens/Alexander Rossi incident, but Steve, who is compiling this final, has to board his flight to Indy. We’ll have more in the morning, including all of your Mazda Road To Indy Presented by...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan with Steve Wittich and Tony DiZinno As always with our race notes, please forgive typo’s, this is the “as they ran” version. Helio Castroneves enthusiastically hang off a fence and yelled, “Drivers of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series – Start your Engines!” The field pulled away under sunny 72 degree temps (102...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan, Steve Wittich and Tony DiZinno Marco Andretti and Alexander Rossi were not happy campers after qualifying yesterday, with both Andretti Autosport drivers assessed penalties for qualifying interference. Andretti, who now drives in the No. 98 Andretti-Herta Autosport Honda that Rossi had been in the last two years (Rossi is now in the...
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