For the second consecutive day, Will Power topped the time chart as Verizon IndyCar Series wrapped up a two-day Open Test at Barber Motorsports Park. Power, driving the Chevrolet-powered No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car, recorded a lap of 1 minute, 7.0608 seconds. He posted a best lap of 1:07.6492 on March 17. Power recorded […]
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2014 Carb Day: Sammy Hagar & The Wabos and Sublime w/ Rome
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway today announced that Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Sammy Hagar and the reggae rock trio Sublime with Rome will headline the Coors Light Carb Day concert on Friday, May 23. The concert is set to deliver an exciting mix of rock, reggae, alternative rock and hip hop. The thrilling double bill […]
Team Penske Cars Lead Shortened First Day of Barber Open Test
Juan Pablo Montoya’s goals for the two-day Verizon IndyCar Series Open Test at Barber Motorsports were simple: learn, discern and apply. The scheduled seven hours on the 2.38-mile, 17-turn road course were cut in half because of a chill and mist in the morning of day one, but Montoya and teammates Will Power and Helio […]
Verizon Named Entitlement Sponsor of IndyCar Series
INDYCAR announced today a multi-year entitlement agreement with Verizon that will see North America’s premier open-wheel racing championship named the Verizon IndyCar Series. The partnership aligns INDYCAR – the fastest, most versatile motorsports series with a heritage of innovation – with Verizon, whose technical expertise will be utilized to activate programs that will benefit fans, […]
Courtney Force was Graham Rahal’s 2014 Valentine
I’m not big into the whole celebrity gossip scene, so I’m a bit late with the news that IndyCar driver Graham Rahal is now dating NHRA driver Courtney Force, as his relationship with former girlfriend, Laken Kurtz, apparently ended at some point in 2013. Interesting I suppose, if you’re into that sort of “news”. I would say it […]
INDYCAR Drivers Awarded All-America Honors
IndyCar Series drivers Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves and 2013 Indy Lights champion Sage Karam have been selected to the 2013 American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association All-America team. Dixon, who claimed his third IndyCar Series Championship for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, and Castroneves, who finished second in the standings for Team Penske were […]
HOT ROD Drag Week Coming to Lucas Oil Raceway
Beginning September 9, 2013, HOT ROD Drag Week competitors will be put to a grueling test over five days of drag racing at four different tracks and four days on the road with more than 1,000 miles covered in the same car, with the same engine – all with the goal of becoming HOT ROD’s Fastest Street Car in America. […]
Celebrate the Next Generation in Motorsports Sept. 14th
Enjoy the season finale of the Lucas Oil/Nexgeneracers (NXG) Youth Motorsports program – a unique initiative that uses performance driving as a tool for life skills development. The free event — including food and refreshments provided by Lucas Oil – is scheduled for Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Gasoline Alley/South RV Lot). […]
Graham Rahal to Test IMS Road Course September 4th
For only the second time in the track’s history, an IZOD IndyCar Series car will turn laps on the infield road course of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when driver Graham Rahal puts his Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing car through a series of test runs on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The test is being organized by IMS […]
Ryan Newman Captures Brickyard 400 Pole, Kyle Busch Wins Indiana 250
In NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying, South Bend, Ind., native Ryan Newman won his first Indianapolis Sprint Cup pole and the 50th of his career in turning a lap of 187.531 mph in his No. 39 Quicken Loans/The Smurfs Chevrolet to take the top spot for the Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at […]