INDYCAR announced the following post-event infractions and manufacturer championship points updates from the MAVTV 500, which was held June 27 at Auto Club Speedway: • Verizon IndyCar Series driver Will Power was fined $25,000 and placed on probation for the remainder of the 2015 season for violating Rule 9.3.1 (Improper Conduct) and Rule 9.3.1.8 (Improper […]
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MAVTV 500 By The Numbers
IndyCar MAVTV 500 By The Numbers
Rahal Wins Record-Setting MAVTV 500
An Indy car record 80 lead changes among 14 drivers culminated in a dramatic victory for American Graham Rahal in the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway. The victory was the second of Rahal’s career and ended a 124-race winless drought dating to 2008 in St. Petersburg – the longest gap between race wins for […]
Simon Pagenaud Earns Pole for MAVTV 500
Simon Pagenaud earned his second career Indy car pole and first on an oval in leading a Team Penske sweep of the front row for the MAVTV 500 with a two-lap average speed of 218.952 mph at the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway. Pagenaud, driving the No. 22 Penske Truck Rental Chevrolet, topped teammate Helio Castroneves’ […]
U.S. Marine announced as official namesake of Brickyard 400
When tens of thousands of race fans visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for one of NASCAR’s biggest races of the summer, one name will stick out among the rest.
Juan Pablo Montoya & Will Power Earn ESPY Nominations
Reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champion Will Power and recently-crowned Indianapolis 500 champion Juan Pablo Montoya headline the Best Driver category for the 23rd ESPY Awards.
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Unveils Scott Dixon’s Auto Club Speedway Livery
Three-time Verizon IndyCar Series Champion Scott Dixon is mixing it up this season with his various liveries, and this weekend at Auto Club Speedway Unilever will sponsor Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 9 car with its Degree® brand, promoting their 6-week Degree® Get Moving Challenge. The #GetMoving program challenges consumers for six weeks from July to August […]
CANCELED: NMCA Muscle Car Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
CANCELED: NMCA Muscle Car Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
2015 Unser Family Reunion at IMS
History abounded at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the four-day Sportscar Vintage Racing Association’s Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational, with a century’s worth of classic race cars turning laps on the oval and road course. But Sunday featured a moment never seen before at IMS – five members of the Unser family on the track at […]
Lazier and Caudle win Indy Legends Pro-Am
Former Indianapolis 500 starter Bob Lazier and amateur partner Jim Caudle were the class of the field on Saturday at the Indy Legends Pro-Am, the spotlight event of the four-day Sportscar Vintage Racing Association’s Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational. Thirty-three former Indianapolis 500 drivers paired with amateurs for a 40-minute race on the 2.439-mile IMS road […]