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Danica Patrick, the 2008 IndyCar Japan 300 winner and 2013 Daytona 500 polesitter announced that following the 2018 Daytona 500 and 2018 Indianapolis 500 she would retire from full-time racing. That was Nov 2017. It is now Jan 2018 and the 35-year-old still has no drive for either race. However she’s been in the news […]
Then there was one. With news that Jordan King will be Ed Carpenter Racing’s road/street course driver in the #20 ECR-Chevrolet; only the #19 Dale Coyne Racing seat remains unfilled for IndyCar 2018. That’s good news for Conor Daly, who is without a drive in 2018 after being let go by A.J Foyt Enterprises. It’s […]
With the recent news that The Walt Disney Company bought most of 20th Century Fox’s media assets, it seems that everything is owned by Mickey Mouse. But did you know, Mickey had a white-gloved hand in IndyCar too? Few remember but, for a short time Disney was partly responsible for keeping the new Indy Racing […]
Money is central to most sporting activities. Be it as a young racer aspiring to become the next Lewis Hamilton, or a Formula 1 team budgeting to make it through another season, finance is at the centre of it all. Similarly, the commercial elements of the sport are critical to its long term prospects. With […]
Last night, track spectators, and IndyCar Series fans at home and across the world watched an unscheduled demolition derby during the Rainguard 600. What else could that spectacle be called? The night started with a full 22-car grid, by the time the race was over nine were left. Only six were on the lead lap. […]
Juan Pablo Montoya wants more Formula 1 drivers to continue attempting other racing series in the wake of Fernando Alonso’s decision to run in the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500. Montoya has won the 24 hours of Daytona three times, the Champ Car title, the Indy 500 twice, as well as winning in NASCAR, proving that it’s not […]
Three-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez says Fernando Alonso’s decision to skip the Monaco Grand Prix in order to compete in the Indianapolis 500 is “difficult to understand.” The Spaniard, who currently trails championship leader Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales by 37 points after two rounds, was surprised by the news. “The decision on my side is difficult to understand […]
Former Formula 1 driver and two-time Indy 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya has reached out to his former rival Fernando Alonso ahead of his debut at the famous brickyard. Having returned to the Indycar Series in 2014 after a lengthy stint in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, Montoya won the Indy 500 for a second time in 2015, 15 years […]
Liberty Media’s new managing director of motorsport, Ross Brawn, is open to having more races on the F1 calendar but insists that quality is more important that quantity. There has been much speculation by fans over the new commercial rights holder’s intentions for the sport. One area has been about expanding the already lengthy season the […]
Five-time Champ Car World Series race winner and Montreal ePrix ambassador Patrick Carpentier believes Formula E is “going to replace Indy more than F1.” Initially not a fan of electric racing, Carpentier has grown to like the all-electric series and only envisions the series growing in popularity, outlining its competitiveness as one of its main draws. “I’ve […]
NAPA AUTO PARTS is coming back to IndyCar, aboard the No. 98 of Alexander Rossi, which was also on his winning 100th Indianapolis 500 car in 2016. A return to blue and yellow for the 2017 season gives the auto parts distributor added open-wheel racing exposure with the NAPA AUTO PARTS name already well-known in American racing circles, sponsoring NASCAR drivers and NHRA drag racing. […]
Gene Haas believes his Formula One team still needs to do more before it can start to attract serious sponsorship deals. The American owner said the team has received interest already, but nothing has been put in writing yet. Haas has from the start made it clear the team is in Formula One for the […]