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Donald Trump to Pace Indy 500?
Donald Trump to Pace Indy 500?

22 Mar 2011, 15:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A very disturbing, short and void of any verifiable details piece of news comes our way from the IndyCar series today. Apparently, Jeff Belskus, the CEO of the world famous track, has asked real est...

 
Paul Tracy Secured Indy 500 Deal with Dreyer
Paul Tracy Secured Indy 500 Deal with Dreyer

22 Mar 2011, 09:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Controversial Canadian racer Paul Tracy has once again managed to put himself in a cockpit for the Indy 500 race. For the 2011 edition of the famous race, Tracy will compete for Dreyer & Reinbol...

 
IndyCar Limits 2011 Field to 26 Cars
IndyCar Limits 2011 Field to 26 Cars

8 Mar 2011, 09:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While Formula 1 has been trying to boost its field in recent years, their counterpart series in the United States will try to limit it for the 2011 campaign. Starting this season, the IndyCar Series...

 
Allison Teams Up with Sarah Fisher Racing for 2011 Indy 500
Allison Teams Up with Sarah Fisher Racing for 2011 Indy 500

23 Feb 2011, 08:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR) will once again make the field in the historic Indianapolis 500 race of the IZOD IndyCar Series, thanks to a new sponsorship deal it signed with Allison Transmission Inc., ...

 
Simona de Silvestro to Secure 2011 Indy Seat with HVM
Simona de Silvestro to Secure 2011 Indy Seat with HVM

21 Jan 2011, 12:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Simona de Silvestro is on the verge of securing her second consecutive full campaign in the IndyCar Series, after it was announced that HVM Racing will hold a press conference on Monday to announce ...

 
2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible Indy 500 Pace Car Announced
2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible Indy 500 Pace Car Announced

21 Jan 2011, 08:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Chevrolet Camaro Convertible has been chosen to serve as the official pace car of the 2011 Indianapolis 500, the American automaker announced today. The special edition car, along with other 50 ...

 
Indy 500 Movie Coming
Indy 500 Movie Coming

4 Aug 2010, 09:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 2011 will mark a major milestone for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), as it celebrates 100 years since the first race was held at the world famous track. Wouldn't this be a perfect time t...

 
Mike Conway to Miss 3 Months after Indy Crash
Mike Conway to Miss 3 Months after Indy Crash

2 Jun 2010, 08:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / This year's Indy 500 will not be an experience to remember – at least not in a positive way – for Dreyer & Reinbold racer Mike Conway. The British driver was very close to finis...

 
Dario Franchitti Wins Indy 500 Race
Dario Franchitti Wins Indy 500 Race

31 May 2010, 06:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dario Franchitti claimed his second win in the famous Indy 500 race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as the Scot dominated the event from beginning to end for Ganassi Racing. He jumped from 3rd t...

 
Mark Wahlberg, On the Track at Indy 500
Mark Wahlberg, On the Track at Indy 500

26 May 2010, 10:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For the first time in history, a driver and passenger will join the field of the Indy 500 race in a two seater IZOD car, in an event broadcasted live by ABC on May 30. Actor Mark Wahlberg will b...

 
Danica Patrick Booed by Indy Fans in Qualifying
Danica Patrick Booed by Indy Fans in Qualifying

24 May 2010, 08:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Danica Patrick will start the famous Indy 500 race at the Brickyard from a poor 23rd place, a situation that she has never encountered in her previous years in the series. While disappointed with he...

 
Graham Rahal Will Drive for His Father at Indy 500
Graham Rahal Will Drive for His Father at Indy 500

5 May 2010, 10:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Graham Rahal will drive for his father's IndyCar team for the first time in his career. And it will not happen in any regular IndyCar race, but on the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) d...

 
Adam Carroll Signs Andretti Autosport Deal in the IndyCar
Adam Carroll Signs Andretti Autosport Deal in the IndyCar

30 Apr 2010, 06:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It's been a while since we haven't heard of Adam Carroll in the world of motor racing, as the Northern Irishman did not succeed in piggybacking his incredible season in the A1 GP World Cup...

 
Indy 500 Spices Up Qualifying Format
Indy 500 Spices Up Qualifying Format

14 Apr 2010, 14:49 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The 2010 Indianapolis 500 race will have a different qualifying format, following the announcement that qualifying will be compressed from a two-weekend event to a single weekend this year. The b...

 
Junqueira to Race for FAZZT in the Indy 500
Junqueira to Race for FAZZT in the Indy 500

31 Mar 2010, 10:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bruno Junqueira will finally return to IndyCar racing this season, and what better place to do that than the famous Indy 500 race at the Brickyard. The Brazilian driver was today confirmed for the r...

 
IRL Cuts Down Pre-Season Testing to One Event
IRL Cuts Down Pre-Season Testing to One Event

13 Jan 2010, 11:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In a recent attempt to cut down expenditures of the teams lining up for the 2010 IndyCar Series, the North American championship officials decided to reduce the pre-season testing to only one sessio...

 
Indy 500 Qualifying Format Changed
Indy 500 Qualifying Format Changed

16 Dec 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With so many changes announced to debut in the Formula One championship next year, the FIA series' counterpart in the US, namely the IndyCar Series, decided to also proceed to some regulations ...

 
Danica Patrick Confirmed by Andretti Autosport for 2010
Danica Patrick Confirmed by Andretti Autosport for 2010

30 Nov 2009, 14:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The rumors about Danica Patrick moving to NASCAR, Formula One or some other racing series out there are finally over, as Andretti Autosport have today confirmed that the only female driver to win an...

 
Will Power Signs Full Season Deal with Penske
Will Power Signs Full Season Deal with Penske

20 Nov 2009, 07:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Will Power has finally been repaid for his consistently good results with Penske Racing during the past Indy Car season. Although initially signed by the well-known team as a stand-in for Helio Cast...

 
Great Motorsport Celebrations
Great Motorsport Celebrations

27 Oct 2009, 16:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Many times throughout the 2009 Formula One season, some of you might have heard Bernie Ecclestone ask drivers and organizers of the F1 environment to spice up things for the fans. And he didn't...