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IndyCar hands out fines for rule violations during Indy qualifying

May 21, 2013

Ryan Briscoe's Ganassi squad and two Rahal Letterman Lanigan cars ticketed.
 

Indy's unluckiest legends, part 2

May 21, 2013

Each day this week, Robin Miller is highlighting the stars of the Indianapolis 500 who never made it to racing's most famous Victory Lane. In this second part, he focuses on three drivers in the 1960-'90 period who were highly rated by their rivals and who always went fast at the Speedway, but whose days in the sun never coincided with Memorial Day weekend.
 

VIDEO: Indy 500 Bump Day

May 20, 2013

The Bump Day participants discuss Sunday's highs and lows.
 

IndyCar confirms post-Indy engine penalties

May 20, 2013

The entries for Dario Franchitti, Charlie Kimball, Josef Newgarden and Graham Rahal will incur 10-grid spot penalties for the first race of the IndyCar double-header June 1 because of unapproved engine changes at Indianapolis.
 

Indy's unluckiest legends: Part 1

May 20, 2013

Each day this week, Robin Miller will be highlighting for RACER the stars of the Indianapolis 500 who never made it to racing's most famous Victory Lane.
 

Indy 500 Bump Day notebook

May 19, 2013

Insights from Bump Day, Will Power's hilarious cold call and other stories.
 

Jourdain misses the cut on Bump Day

Mark Glendenning May 19, 2013

Rahal Letterman Lanigan will be left with just its two full-time drivers Graham Rahal and James Jakes in the Indianapolis 500 after its third entry for Michel Jourdain Jr. was the surprise Bump Day casualty.
 

VIDEO: Indy 500 Pole Day

May 19, 2013

The front row qualifiers talk through the day's drama.
 

Indy 500 Pole Day Notebook

May 18, 2013

Behind Chevrolet's Fast 9 sweep; quiet victories for Wilson and Coyne.
 

Carpenter claims Indy 500 pole

May 18, 2013

Ed Carpenter emerged as the surprise winner in the battle for pole position for the Indianapolis 500.
 

Power heads Chevrolet domination of initial Indy qualifying

Mark Glendenning May 18, 2013

Will Power led a Chevrolet rout of the opening phase of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, with rival Honda having been completely shut out of the Fast Nine pole shootout.
 

Katherine Legge joins Schmidt Peterson squad for Indy

May 18, 2013

Former Dragon Racing driver will attempt to qualifying team's third entry.
 

Power leads Penske 1-2 in Indy 500 pre-qualifying practice

Mark Glendenning May 18, 2013

Will Power fell just short of breaking the 230mph mark when he set the fastest time in Saturday morning's final practice session before Pole Day qualifying for the Indianapolis 500.
 

Indy 500 Fast Friday notebook

May 17, 2013

Trying to read the tea leaves from an abbreviated high-boost practice session.
 

Viso fastest before rain stops practice

Mark Glendenning May 17, 2013

EJ Viso led an Andretti Autosport sweep of the top three places on the timing screens in a rain-shortened Fast Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
 

Q&A: Team Penske at Indy

IndyCar media transcript May 17, 2013

Drivers and team management offer their thoughts ahead of Indy 500 qualifying.
 

Q&A: Target Chip Ganassi Racing at Indy

IndyCar media transcript May 17, 2013

Drivers and management from TCGR check in ahead of Indy 500 qualifying.
 

VIDEO: Indy 500 day 6 practice highlights

May 17, 2013

Rookie Carlos Munoz takes turn at the front.
 

Munoz keeps Andretti on top at Indy

Mark Glendenning May 17, 2013

Andretti Autosport continued to set the pace at the end of the sixth day of practice for the Indianapolis 500, with Carlos Munoz leading teammates Ryan Hunter-Reay and Marco Andretti for a 1-2-3 Andretti sweep of the times.
 

Boost levels unchanged for Indy 500

Mark Glendenning May 17, 2013

IndyCar has confirmed that boost levels will remained unchanged from those used in 2012 for this year's Indianapolis 500.
 

Indy 500 Notebook, day 6

May 16, 2013

Ratcheting up for Pole Day; how will Honda's F1 program affect IndyCar and other stories.
 

VIDEO: Simona De Silvestro interview

May 16, 2013

NBCUniversal Direct gets up close and personal with the KV Racing Technology IndyCar driver.
 

VIDEO: Indy 500 day 5 practice highlights

May 16, 2013

Teams focus on race trim, running in traffic.
 

Franchitti on top as Honda steps up

Mark Glendenning May 16, 2013

Dario Franchitti took Honda to the top of the times at Indianapolis for the first time this month after setting the fastest time in the fifth day of practice at the Brickyard on Wednesday.
 

Indy 500 Notebook, day 5

May 15, 2013

Honda teams to the fore, but...
 

VIDEO: Indy 500 day 4 practice highlights

May 15, 2013

Hinchcliffe sets the pace on Tuesday.
 

Exclusive Tower Terrace Indy 500 tickets on sale to benefit charities

May 15, 2013

The Tower Terrace is filled with celebrities and VIPs but now any Indy 500 fan can buy tickets in this section while also benefiting the Riley Hospital for Children through Riley Hospital Children's Foundation in its mission to secure the health and well-being of Indiana's children.
 

Indy 500 Notebook, day 4

May 14, 2013

Zak Brown out of the picture for IndyCar role; Bell gets up to speed.
 

Hinchcliffe leads Indy practice day 4

Mark Glendenning, IndyCar May 14, 2013

Warmer temperatures but more fast laps for Andretti squad as James Hinchcliffe grabs the top speed, but in Marco Andretti's car.
 

Q&A: Takuma Sato on return to Indy

May 14, 2013

The IndyCar Series championship leader talks about teaming up with Conor Daly, and his approach to the track where he crashed on the last lap while going for the lead a year ago.
 

VIDEO: Indy 500 Monday practice highlights

May 14, 2013

Marco Andretti leads a busy day at the Speedway.
 

Indy 500 Notebook: Day 3

May 13, 2013

Andretti team focusing on race day; Conor Daly's epic trek.
 

Andretti leads Day 3 at Indy

May 13, 2013

On the busiest day of practice yet for the 97th Indianapolis 500, 32 driver/car combinations turned laps on the 2.5-mile oval during the six-hour session, with Marco Andretti fastest at 225.1.
 

Q&A with Derrick Walker and Mark Miles

May 13, 2013

Derrick Walker, the newly announced president of operations and competition for IndyCar, and Hulman & Company CEO Mark Miles meet the media to discuss the specifics of Walker's new position.
 

Walker confirmed at IndyCar

May 13, 2013

IndyCar confirmed on Monday that Derrick Walker will become President for Operations & Competition of IndyCar, effective May 27
 

Indy 500 Notebook, days 1 and 2

May 12, 2013

Aero kits for 2014, what teams do on opening weekend, Ryan Briscoe's crazy travel schedule, and more.
 

Rookie Carlos Munoz on top as Andretti Autosport dominates

May 12, 2013

Indianapolis 500 rookie Carlos Munoz led an Andretti Autosport 1-2-3-4 on the second day of practice on Sunday.
 

Indy 500 drivers' post-practice quotes

IndyCar May 12, 2013

IndyCar drivers after the weekend's first practice sessions at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
 

VIDEO: Indy 500 Opening Day

May 12, 2013

Video highlights from Saturday's first day of practice for the 97th Indianapolis 500.
 

Rookies breeze through orientation on Opening Day at Indy

May 12, 2013

Ninety minutes was all that was necessary for three first-year Indianapolis 500 competitors to complete the three phases of the Rookie Orientation Program on Opening Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
 

Walker lined up for IndyCar role

May 10, 2013

IndyCar admits that it is in discussion with Derrick Walker about hiring the 68-year-old to take up a racing operations role within the series, although it says that no contracts have been signed.
 

Allmendinger gets green light for Belle Isle with Penske

May 10, 2013

Team Penske's third driver gets additional IndyCar races with backing from Quicken Loans.
 

Q&A: Kurt Busch and Michael Andretti on Indy test

May 09, 2013

NASCAR ace and IndyCar car owner meet the media after Thursday's test run at Indianapolis.
 

Kurt Busch relishes IndyCar test, but says Indy/Charlotte double must wait

May 09, 2013

NASCAR ace talking up "doing the double" in 2014, however, after 83 laps in an Andretti Indy car at Indianapolis.
 

Report: Derrick Walker to be named president of racing for IndyCar

May 08, 2013

SPEED's Robin Miller reports that veteran team manager and crew chief Derrick Walker has agreed to become the president of racing operations for IndyCar.
 

Buddy Lazier confirms Indy 500 plans

May 08, 2013

Lazier Partners Racing filed an entry Wednesday for the Indianapolis 500, with 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier as the driver.
 

VIDEO: IndyCar Fast Forward - Brazil

May 08, 2013

High-energy video highlights from the spectacular IZOD IndyCar Series race in Sao Paulo.
 

Backing for Pippa Mann's Indy program confirmed

May 07, 2013

Cyclops Gear, a boutique line of recording eyewear will back the Briton's efforts in the upcoming Indianapolis 500.
 

Andretti adds Tzouanakis to boost Munoz at Indy

May 07, 2013

Veteran IndyCar tactician will serve as the pit strategist for Andretti Autosport's fifth Indy 500 entry, the No. 26 to be driven by Indy Lights front-runner Carlos Munoz.
 

VIDEO: Sao Paulo IndyCar race highlights

May 06, 2013

Video highlights of this most dramatic of street races.
 

Servia hopeful momentum will stave off DRR hiatus

May 06, 2013

Fourth place in Sao Paulo has Oriol Servia hopeful that funding will arrive that will enable his Panther/DRR IndyCar squad to continue beyond the Indianapolis 500.
 

Sao Paulo IndyCar notebook 2

May 05, 2013

The strategy behind Hinchcliffe's epic win; Kanaan's brutal disappointment and more.
 

Hinchcliffe beats Sato in epic race

Mark Glendenning May 05, 2013

James Hinchcliffe won an extraordinary IndyCar race in Sao Paulo by taking the lead from Takuma Sato on the final corner of the last lap.
 

Bell secures Panther Indy 500 seat

May 05, 2013

Townsend Bell's Indianapolis 500 return has been confirmed, with the 38-year-old having been signed by Panther Racing to drive the team's second car at the Brickyard later this month.
 

Sao Paulo IndyCar notebook 1

May 04, 2013

Variety in driving lines; trap-speed pointers in Honda-vs.-Chevy battle; Simona's dragster and more.
 

Hunter-Reay claims Sao Paulo pole

May 04, 2013

Ryan Hunter-Reay will start Sunday's IndyCar race on the Sao Paulo street circuit from pole position after coming out on top from an eventful qualifying session.
 

Power stays on top in practice two

May 04, 2013

Will Power continues to be the benchmark in the opening stages of this weekend's IndyCar round in Sao Paulo after again going fastest in the second practice session.
 

Report: Rice, Bell secure Indy 500 rides

May 04, 2013

SPEED reports that 2004 winner Buddy Rice and Townsend Bell have secured rides for the Indianapolis 500.
 

Power fastest in first Brazil practice

May 04, 2013

Will Power set the pace in the opening practice session for this weekend's IndyCar race at the Sao Paulo street circuit.
 

Kurt Busch to test Andretti's IndyCar

May 03, 2013

NASCAR Sprint Cup racer Kurt Busch is to test an Andretti Autosport IndyCar at Indianapolis next Thursday, and says he is open to attempting the Indy 500 in the future.
 

Power aims for return to form in Sao Paulo

May 03, 2013

Team Penske driver has won three straight on the streets of the Brazilian city - but hasn't won elsewhere in a year.
 

Newgarden looking forward to Brazilian race fans' passion

May 03, 2013

"It's almost like racing during a soccer match," Sarah Fisher Hartman driver says of the atmosphere at the Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300
 

2014 Corvette Stingray to pace 97th Indianapolis 500

May 02, 2013

The all-new, seventh-generation 2014 Corvette Stingray will serve as the Indianapolis 500 Pace Car, leading the field to green at the start of the 97th running of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,"
 

Better racing expected in Sao Paulo

May 02, 2013

IndyCar is optimistic that tweaks to the Sao Paulo circuit layout will improve passing opportunities this weekend's race.
 

DRR confirms it's on hold after Indy

May 01, 2013

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing has confirmed plans to scale back its IndyCar activities following the Indianapolis 500, due to a lack of sponsorship.
 

Q&A: Marco Andretti on Brazil, 2013, etc.

May 01, 2013

The Andretti Autosport driver looks ahead to this weekend's race in Sao Paulo, and considers his overall season to date.
 

VIDEO: IndyCar drivers preview Sao Paulo

May 01, 2013

In this video, IZOD IndyCar Series drivers ponder the unique challenges of the temporary street course they will tackle this weekend in Brazil.
 

Kentucky hopeful of IndyCar return

May 01, 2013

Kentucky Speedway general manager Mark Simendinger believes that IndyCar will return to the 1.5 mile oval in the future, although he cautions that there is no deal currently in the works.
 

Pippa Mann set for Indy 500 entry with Dale Coyne Racing

April 30, 2013

Dale Coyne Racing has confirmed that Pippa Mann will drive for the team at this year's Indianapolis 500.
 

PREVIEW: Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300

April 30, 2013

Who's hot, cold and extra motivated heading into this weekend's IZOD IndyCar Series round in Brazil.
 

ABC revises IndyCar broadcast team

April 28, 2013

Eddie Cheever's role as an analyst will be expanded to include all six IZOD IndyCar Series races broadcast on ABC, starting with the Indianapolis 500
 

Dreyer & Reinbold aims to race on despite issues

April 26, 2013

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing will attempt to make occasional appearances in IndyCar over the remainder of the season if it is unable to secure the funding to continue full-time after the Indy 500.
 

VIDEO: Castroneves checks out Parnelli Jones' Indy winner

April 26, 2013

In this video, three-time Indy winner takes the 1963 500-winning car of Parnelli Jones, a hero of an earlier Indy era highlighted in the current issue of RACER magazine, for a "test drive" in the Speedway museum.
 

blu eCigs expands association with Rahal IndyCar team

April 26, 2013

The electronic cigarette brand will become primary sponsor of the No. 15 entry for Graham Rahal in the upcoming Sao Paulo Indy 300 in Brazil.
 

Lazier brothers, Pippa Mann tipped for Indy 500 runs

April 25, 2013

1996 Indy 500 winner looks to make comeback with Chevy power.
 

VIDEO: IndyCar Fast Forward - Long Beach

April 25, 2013

High-energy highlights from the 2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
 

Foyt undergoes successful surgery

April 24, 2013

IndyCar legend A.J. Foyt was expected to be released from hospital on Wednesday after undergoing successful back surgery in Houston on Tuesday.
 

Sato's win making headlines in Japan

April 23, 2013

Takuma Sato's first career IndyCar victory earned him a lot of attention from the media back home.
 

Jourdain returns with Rahal team for Indy 500

April 23, 2013

Michel Jourdain Jr. will reprise his 2012 Indianapolis 500 appearance with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing when he rejoins the team in a third car for this year's race.
 

Kanaan fit for Brazil despite injury

April 23, 2013

Tony Kanaan is expected to be good to go for next weekend's Sao Paulo IndyCar race, despite injuring his hand in a Long Beach crash.
 

Sato: Foyt relationship key to win

April 22, 2013

Takuma Sato singled out the immediate chemistry between himself and the AJ Foyt Racing team as the key to his breakthrough win at Long Beach on Sunday.
 

VIDEO: Sato and Foyt on their breakthrough IndyCar win

April 21, 2013

Race winner Takuma Sato and team manager Larry Foyt talk about their victory in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach in this video for RACER.
 

Long Beach IndyCar notebook 3

April 21, 2013

Postrace news, notes and numbers from the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
 

Sato claims first IndyCar victory for Foyt team at Long Beach

April 21, 2013

Takuma Sato claimed his first IndyCar victory in a chaotic race around the streets of Long Beach.
 

Vautier gets engine penalty

April 21, 2013

Tristan Vautier will start Sunday's IndyCar race at Long Beach from the rear of the grid after being issued a penalty for an unapproved engine change.
 

Long Beach IndyCar notebook 2

April 20, 2013

News and notes from qualifying day at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
 

Franchitti snatches Long Beach pole

April 20, 2013

Dario Franchitti will start Sunday's IZOD IndyCar Series race at Long Beach from pole position after triumphing in a hard-fought qualifying session.
 

Pagenaud quickest in final practice

April 20, 2013

Simon Pagenaud topped the timing screens in Saturday's final IndyCar practice session ahead of qualifying at Long Beach.
 

VIDEO: Long Beach IndyCar practice

April 20, 2013

Highlights of Friday's wild afternoon session on the streets of Long Beach.
 

Long Beach IndyCar notebook 1

April 19, 2013

Conway rejuvenated; Bryan Herta on IndyCar 2013 and other stories.
 

Hunter-Reay on top after messy practice in Long Beach

April 19, 2013

Ryan Hunter-Reay went fastest in a busy second IndyCar practice session at Long Beach, where track time was interrupted four times by red flags.
 

Hinchcliffe tops Conway in opening Long Beach practice

April 19, 2013

A late lap from James Hinchcliffe denied Mike Conway the chance to take the opening honors in Friday's first IndyCar practice session at Long Beach.
 

IndyCar adjusts practice tire rules

April 19, 2013

Starting this weekend in Long Beach, IndyCar will offer an additional set of tires to entrants who complete a minimum number of laps in opening practice in an effort to allow teams to make more use of the session.
 

Long Beach GP owners deny sale rumors

April 18, 2013

"This is a story that keeps bouncing around every year or so, despite the fact that the race isn't for sale," says race's CEO.
 

Tracy, Fernandez honored on Walk of Fame in Long Beach

April 18, 2013

Four-time Long Beach winner and popular Mexican Indy car and sports car race honored on Thursday in Long Beach.
 

PREVIEW: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

April 18, 2013

David Malsher's tips for the top in TGPLB's headline event, the IZOD IndyCar Series race.
 

Indy Rookie Orientation rescheduled for May 11-12

April 17, 2013

Rookie sessions now set for opening weekend of the 97th Indianapolis 500.
 

Pagenaud: Long Beach "a bit like a song"

April 17, 2013

Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports driver says street circuit has a near-musical rhythm to drive on.
 

Newgarden looking to repeat...but not too closely

April 17, 2013

Front-row start in Long Beach as an IndyCar rookie lasted no further than the first turn for Josef Newgarden last year, and he's eager to make amends.
 

Another milestone ahead for Franchitti

April 16, 2013

Dario Franchitti will make his 250th Indy car start at Long Beach, as he continues his march up the all-time list.
 

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