Penske Racing supported AJ Allmendinger through his drug suspension from NASCAR and vowed to help the driver resurrect his career. His opportunity appears to be in IndyCar. Allmendinger will test an IndyCar for Penske at Sebring, Fla., on Feb. 19, with an eye on running the [...]
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials are willing to adjust the Indianapolis 500′s schedule if Tony Stewart — or any other NASCAR high-profile driver — is interested in participating in both Memorial Day weekend races. The issue of the 500′s starting time is again front and center now [...]
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Jerry Grant, a 10-time competitor in the Indianapolis 500 and the first person to turn an official lap faster than 200 mph in an Indy car, died Sunday, Aug. 12. He was 77. Grant, a prominent American road racer, turned his historic 201.414-mph lap in 1972 [...]
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Hinch has made the home page. IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe has knocked NASCAR star Danica Patrick off the GoDaddy.com home page. The 25-year-old Canadian replaced Patrick at Andretti Autosport this season following her full-time move to NASCAR. ”Seeing myself on the GoDaddy.com homepage definitely makes all [...]
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Andretti Autosport isn’t lamenting the loss of Danica Patrick to NASCAR. Michael Andretti’s drivers say they are working like teammates again. Though nobody on the team has publicly cited Patrick’s departure as the sole reason for the change, this is a team that clearly has a [...]
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NASCAR began its season on fire, literally, and continues to leave a blistering trail across America. IndyCar racing is a hot mess, with a chill of indifference. The comparisons between the two brands are obvious. It’s chardonnay and Gouda cheese versus Budweiser and Cheez-Its. Polo shirts [...]
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Scott Dixon opened the 2012 IndyCar season by setting the fastest time in the first practice session at St Petersburg. The Chip Ganassi Racing team waited until the hour-long session was half over before sending Dixon and team-mate Dario Franchitti out onto the track, and Dixon [...]
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In 2010, the American contingent in IndyCar consisted of Ryan Hunter-Reay, Marco Andretti and Danica Patrick, the lowest ever total for a national championship that has been contested for 101 years under five sanctioning bodies. It was a trend forced by several negative factors. One major [...]
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The 2.2-liter, turbocharged V-6 engines from Chevrolet, Honda and Lotus are fueled by E85. The fuel capacity is 18.5 U.S. gallons. Horsepower will be about 660 for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit. All three will be factors [...]
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Hallelujah. After what has felt like a lifetime of spec-car boredom, IZOD IndyCar Series fans, teams, drivers and analysts finally have something to get excited about. The changes for 2012 are well known, and they all add up to what should be the least predictable season [...]
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