Author: Tim Wohlford

De Ferran averaged over 241 mph in a CART Champ Car at Fontana in 2000. The record still stands. I spent many of my growing up years in Indy, including … Read More

Ed Carpenter, driver of the #20 Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet IndyCar V6 celebrates capturing the pole position Michael L. Levitt/LAT for Chevy Racing Slightly warmer weather … Read More

Ed Carpenter might win the Indy 500 pole on Sunday F. Peirce Williams for Chevy Racing Ed Carpenter posted the top time of the day, as the big horses of … Read More

Simon Pagenaud Photo by IndyCar Any more road races like this one, and Indy might become a road racing Mecca. ‘Cause on a track that produced mind-numbingly boring F1 races, … Read More

Castroneves celebrates Helio Castroneves, driving the No. 3 AAA Insurance Team Penske car, passed Marco Andretti's No. 25 RC Cola car for Andretti Autosport on Lap 97 and dominated the … Read More

Will Power Will Power captured the Pole for the 2013 Texas Firestone 550 with a two lap average speed of 219.1mph—over two miles per hour quicker than his practice speed. … Read More

Justin Wilson won last year for Dale Coyne Ah yes, it’s time for Texas again. And once again, Texas is a case study in all that is good in IndyCar … Read More

Tony Kanaan With a good luck charm in his pocket he had given to a fan years ago and sixty-eight lead changes later, Tony Kanaan drove to victory lane to … Read More

Ed Carpenter puts his Walrus looking car on the pole Underdog car owner/driver Ed Carpenter from Indianapolis driving a single car entry won a surprise pole position for the Indy … Read More

Ryan Hunter-Reay Dennis Ashlock/Firestone A controversial decision to throw a red flag for a spin with 8 laps to go didn’t spoil a solid run for Ed Carpenter, nor a … Read More

Takuma Sato promotion poster AutoRacing1 sat down with Auto Club Speedway staffers Matt Payne (Sr. Director of Consumer Marketing & Promotions) and David Talley (Director of Communications) as IndyCar practice … Read More

Ryan Hunter-Reay drove the best race of his career to win on the streets of Baltimore IndyCar/LAT USA Ryan Hunter-Reay needed a win to keep championship hopes alive. With the … Read More

Justin Wilson IndyCar/LAT USA Well, THAT is more like it! IndyCar figured out the high-banked formula, and the best drivers were in the front all night. Justin Wilson won his … Read More

Keith Wiggins At Detroit, there were two big stories in the IndyCar paddock, both left over from Indy: The fate of the Lotus motors, and the happiness of team owners. … Read More

Race winner Dario Franchitti IndyCar/LAT USA Honestly — Going into this race, who would've thought that Honda would have the advantage on a high-speed oval, that Rahal-Letterman-Lanigan would have its … Read More

Simona de Silvestro After the 2011 St. Petersburg IndyCar race, I thought I recognized the driving style of a new driver — bold, brash, and talented, fearlessly going against the … Read More

Pippa Mann When you talk to Pippa Mann, you just have to ask her about her hand, badly burned in the Vegas crash last year. It’s not all of her … Read More

Dan Wheldon Two-time Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon died of "unsurvivable injuries" in a massive chain-reaction accident on lap 10 of the Las Vegas IndyCar race. Running for a $5 … Read More

You probably don't know him yet, but you will. James Sullivan (L) and wife Amanda Tim Wohlford/AR1.com You probably never heard of him, but you will. James "Sulli" Sullivan is … Read More

Race winner Will Power is congratulated by Gen. Colin Powell Adriano Manocchia/AR1.com Polesitter Will Power lost the lead briefly at the start in Turn 1 but by Turn 3 he … Read More