Thursday Afternoon Update from PIR
With temperatures in the high 60s, a slight breeze and nary a cloud in the sky, it is a gorgeous Thursday afternoon here at Phoenix International Raceway. The Verizon IndyCar … Read More
Author: Brian Carroccio
Toyota: Martinsville Preview
Denny Hamlin swept the Martinsville races in 2010 HAMLIN’S VIRGINIA VICTORIES: Camry driver and Virginia native Denny Hamlin won the 2015 spring race at Martinsville Speedway, marking his fifth-career NASCAR … Read More
Team Penske and Bruce Flanders to be inducted into Long Beach Walk of Fame
LONG BEACH, Calif. (March 30) — Two legendary names with proud histories at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach – Team Penske and Bruce Flanders – will be inducted … Read More
SPM Phoenix Preview
Mikhail Aleshin will look to build on his 5th place finish at St. Pete Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Pre-Race Notes & Quotes: Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix Race Fast … Read More
IndyCar needs the Phoenix race to succeed
IndyCar needs a crowd of at least 20,000 in Phoenix to avoid egg on their face With Easter this past weekend, it was a rare weekend without any major racing … Read More
Cole Custer to run 5 Xfinity races for JR Motorsports
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Cole Custer, driver of the No. 00 Haas Automation Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) for JR Motorsports (JRM), will compete in five … Read More
Historic IndyCar Restorations with John Cummiskey
1994 Penske PC23 AutoRacing1 recently caught up with longtime IndyCar team principal and mechanic John Cummiskey. Cummiskey has been part of some very successful Indy Car teams over the past … Read More
Desert Diamond West Valley named title sponsor for Phoenix
Phoenix International Raceway President Bryan R. Sperber today announced newly-opened Desert Diamond West Valley as the title sponsor for the Verizon IndyCar Series’ return to the Valley of the Sun … Read More
Hinchcliffe to headline “Indiana’s Next Hop Model”
James Hinchcliffe IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe will headline the upcoming “Indiana’s Next Hop Model" event in Speedway next month. The event will include beer tasting and a “tongue-in-cheek celebration of … Read More
Open Letter from Grand Prix Drivers
Dear Formula 1 stakeholders, followers and fans, The Grand Prix drivers would like to state our following position: We drivers love our sport! Since childhood, we dreamed of racing the … Read More
IndyCar Mobile App Going International
INDIANAPOLIS (March 23, 2016) – The INDYCAR Mobile App is going international. The 2016 version of the smartphone application puts Verizon IndyCar Series fans in the driver's seat with a … Read More
Busch will be fined for Fontana post-race, saying NASCAR fixes races (Update)
UPDATE (Editor's note: Below, is a letter from a reader). Dear AR1: Longtime reader here. I love the variety of racing you guys cover and the insight you give that … Read More
Penske and Pagenaud to announce new partner
Roger Penske and Simon Pagenaud will be present for a media event at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the IMS Museum. Team Penske will announce a new partner unveil a new … Read More
St. Petersburg GP Postscript
Will Power put it on pole despite being dizzy Well, the first race of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series is in the books. As they did in 2015, Team Penske … Read More
Bubba Burger named title sponsor of IMSA Long Beach race
LONG BEACH, Calif. (March 17, 2016) – The Grand Prix Association of Long Beach announced today that BUBBA burger® has become the new entitlement sponsor of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar … Read More
Luo takes U.S. F2000 Race 2
Pabst Racing’s Yufeng Luo took the lead from Parker Thompson with 5 laps remaining. From there, the Beijing, China native held off teammate Jordan Lloyd to secure the second Pabst … Read More
D’Ambrosio on pole for Mexico
Dragon Racing's Jerome D'Ambrosio has won pole position for today's Mexico City ePrix. The Belgian will be followed on the grid by Nicolas Prost, Lucas, di Grassi, Daniel Abt and … Read More
Lloyd wins U.S. F2000 race 1
In an accident marred race, pole sitter Jordan Lloyd led teammate Yufeng Luo in a Pabst Racing 1-2 to capture victory in the opening round the Cooper Tires U.S. F2000 … Read More
Kaiser takes Indy Lights pole
With a lap time of 1:05.873 Juncos Racing's Kyle Kaiser took Indy Lights pole position at St. Petersburg this morning. The Belardi Auto Racing pair of Felix Rosenqvist and Zach … Read More
O’Ward wins Pro Mazda pole
Pato O'Ward edged Aaron Telitz in leading a Team Pelfrey 1-2 in Pro Mazda qualifying this morning at St. Petersburg. The Cape Motorsports pair of Jake Eidson and Nico Jamin … Read More
Harvick expects to be back with SHR
Kevin Harvick celebrates his 2014 Sprint Cup Series title With Stewart-Haas Racing switching to Ford in 2017, there has speculation about the future of driver Kevin Harvick. Harvick, of course, … Read More
St. Pete: Pagenaud tops opening IndyCar practice
Simon Pagenaud Penske Racing's Simon Pagenaud turned the fastest lap in opening practice for the 2016 IndyCar season on the streets of St. Petersburg. A.J. Foyt Racing's Jack Hawksworth was … Read More
Good Morning from St. Pete
After a rather lengthy process of getting into the track this morning, we are enjoying another beautiful sunny day here in St Petersburg. The U.S. F2000, Pro Mazda and Indy … Read More
Next 3 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg race dates
Residents of St. Pete will enjoy the Grand Prix for another three years Bridgestone Americas Racing announced a three-year extension as the title sponsor of the Firestone Grand Prix of … Read More