By Steve Wittich After a nine-year hiatus, Firestone and INDYCAR have announced that the Akron, Ohio manufacturer will return to become the sole tire for the Indy Lights series in 2023. The announcement came at the grand opening of Firestone’s Advanced Tire Production Cente as part of an expanded partnership with INDYCAR. “We look forward […]
Detroit, MI – Citrone/Buhl Autosport (CBA) has partnered with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) to run as co-entrant on RLL’s third car during the month of May. The group announced yesterday that Spencer Pigot, who made three starts for the team in 2016, will return to RLL in 2020 for the GMR Grand Prix on May […]
Frontier is bringing blazing-fast speeds and high-quality television to the Tampa Bay region ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (February 26, 2020) – Frontier Communications is the official TV and internet provider of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, to be held March 13-15. This will be Frontier’s third year partnering with the annual motorsports event. “We are thrilled to partner with the Firestone Grand Prix for a third […]
FORT WORTH, Texas (February 26, 2020) – Genesys®, the global leader in cloud customer experience and contact center solutions, continues its ascent in the world of motorsports partnerships with a multi-year agreement with Texas Motor Speedway. The company will serve as the title sponsor of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES race dubbed the Genesys 600. Genesys announced […]
RAHAL LETTERMAN LANIGAN RACING ANNOUNCES KEY ADDITIONS TO SALES TEAM BROWNSBURG, Ind. (February 3, 2020) – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today two key additions to the team’s sales staff. Sports marketing veteran Pat Wood has joined the team as Vice President, Business Development and Sam Sluga has joined as Account Executive, Business […]
CONCORD, N.C. (February 3, 2020) – Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) will celebrate its 30th Anniversary with the start of the 2020 season, currently fielding five cars across the NASCAR Cup Series and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. CGR, which began in 1990, is recognized as one of the most successful teams in the motorsports industry. […]
INDYCAR, IMS Tap Schafer Condon Carter to Create National Brand Campaigns Chicago Cubs and Indiana Pacers among Clients of Award-Winning Chicago-Based Agency INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 – INDYCAR and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have named Chicago-based Schafer Condon Carter (SCC) as their comprehensive creative agency of record, charged with developing aligned national promotional […]
Two quick follow-ups came in just after we sent our last update. The Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing availability planned for 12:30 p.m. PDT has been scrubbed due to a conflict. And now, here’s the qualifying groups for the Grand Prix of Portland following third practice. Compared to some races where it appears one group is...
Before we get to coverage of this third practice session, we acknowledge some sad news from elsewhere in the motorsport world. In an accident at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for the FIA Formula 2 Championship race, French driver Anthoine Hubert, 22, was killed following contact with two other cars. The FIA’s official statement of the incident...
By Tony DiZinno Good morning from what looks like another busy but fun Saturday at the Grand Prix of Portland. Here is today’s on-track schedule: TIME EVENT 6:31am Sunrise 8:15am Gates Open 8:30am – 8:50am MX-5 Cup Qualifying 9:05am – 9:25am USF2000 Qualifying #2 9:40am – 10:10am Indy Lights Qualifying #2 10:25am – 10:45am Indy...