Stern: IndyCar faces media, title sponsor questions
Mark Miles The Verizon IndyCar Series is facing a crucial year on and off the track with several moves that will shape the sport’s future writes Adam Stern of Sports … Read More
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IndyCar St. Petersburg GP Preview
Team owner Dale Coyne and Sebastien Bourdais after last year's win Race weekend: Friday, March 9 – Sunday, March 11 Track: Streets of St. Petersburg, 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit … Read More
Pietro Fittipaldi to do LMP1 races with DragonSpeed
Pietro Fittipaldi When his IndyCar schedule does not conflict, Formula V8 3.5 champion Pietro Fittipaldi will join the DragonSpeed LMP1 squad for selected rounds of the 2018-19 World Endurance Championship. … Read More
1-on-1 Preview of the 2018 IndyCar season
Rookie Kyle Kaiser testing at Phoenix The 2018 IndyCar season begins this coming weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida. AutoRacing1.com's leading IndyCar journalist, Brian Carroccio and the AR1.com President do a … Read More
Rossi Ready To Race To Next Level In 2018 Indycar Season
Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi has firmly placed himself as one to watch this upcoming season in the Verizon IndyCar Series. Momentum is everything in racing and few are rolling into … Read More
Rene Binder ready for IndyCar debut
Rene Binder will do between 4 and 6 IndyCar races for Juncos Rene Binder spent a whirlwind two days in Florida this week in his first official capacities as a … Read More
Video: In-depth look at IndyCar windscreen
Jon Beekhuis, our own Professor B, breaks down the history and details of the windscreen prototype that was recently tested at ISM Raceway near Phoenix by four-time Verizon IndyCar Series … Read More
Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets Set for April 12 Ahead of Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Scene from last year's event Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets, the free-to-the-public festival that annually kicks off the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach race weekend, will take place … Read More
Berger: Racing isn’t a sport anymore, its an engineering exercise
Berger believes that a balance needs to be found between what the manufacturers want to accomplish and what creates an enjoyable spectacle on the track Gerhard Berger thinks racing as … Read More
Q&A on Dreyer & Reinbold Indy 500 announcement
Participants Karam drove for the team last year in the 500 Sage Karam – DriverDennis Reinbold – Team OwnerJeff Blocher – WIX Filters Press Conference MODERATOR: Welcome, everyone, to today's … Read More
Boss Laser Enters Technical Partnership With Andretti Autosport
Marco Andretti Boss Laser has partnered with Andretti Autosport, becoming the “Official Laser Cutting, Engraving and Marking Provider" of the back-to-back Indianapolis 500-winning race team. Boss Laser, located north of … Read More
Who will drive for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in Indy 500 (Update)
Dennis Reinbold UPDATE With Sage Karam confirmed, J.R. Hildebrand, 30, is set to be confirmed as Dreyer & Reinbold Racing’s second driver in the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 … Read More
Newgarden tops final Sebring test before IndyCar opener
Sebring test pits Mike Hull 16 IndyCar drivers wrapped up two days of testing at Sebring today ahead of the IndyCar season opener in St. Petersburg, FL next weekend. Carlin, … Read More
Scott Pruett Named Grand Marshal for Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Scott Pruett Hall of Fame driver Scott Pruett will serve as Grand Marshal for the 44th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, April 15, giving the command “Drivers, … Read More
Karam confirmed for D&R for Indy 500
Karam back with Dreyer & Reinbold Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team owner Dennis Reinbold and driver Sage Karam will make an announcement concerning the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor … Read More
OGIO To Be Official Travel Gear Provider of RLL Racing’s team
OGIO travel gear Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that OGIO, makers of the world’s most uniquely innovative golf bags, backpacks, duffle bags, and travel gear will be the … Read More
Chilton thinks F1 could learn from IndyCar
If he was in F1, Bernie Ecclestone would lecture Chilton on how he grew F1 to dwarf IndyCar by making the paddock off-limits. Bernie's argument was that people want what … Read More
What is the solution for Phoenix’s lack of passing?
A reader writes, Dear AR1.com, After seeing the recent test at Phoenix with the revised IndyCar, I came away convinced there will be very little passing during the race in … Read More
CGR president Lauletta being forced out
Lauletta's announcement Steve Lauletta is leaving his post as president of Chip Ganassi Racing after CGR hired Doug Duchardt (formerly with Hendrick Motorsports) as its chief operating officer in January … Read More
Former race driver Doornbos has to pay back 10 million Euro to sponsor.
Robert Doornbos Former race car driver Robert Doornbos has to repay more than 10.6 million euros in sponsor money to the Limburg entrepreneur Harry Muermans. The court in Den Bosch … Read More
Autogeek Expands Partnership With Ed Carpenter Racing For St. Pete race (Update)
UPDATE We checked to see if Autogeek carries Sonax (Tony George is the US distributor). Sure enough they do. So we do a Google and find out a bit more… … Read More
Petro-Canada Lubricants and SPM Announce Multi-Year Partnership Extension
Hinchcliffe gets an associate sponsor extension MISSISSAUGA, ONT. – Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc. (PCLI) and Verizon IndyCar Series team Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) announce a multi-year extension agreement. In addition to … Read More
IndyCar looking for major power boost from next engine
Current Honda IndyCar engine. If IndyCar would come out with a screaming engine like F1 used to be, fans will flock back to the sport. But electric cars are the … Read More
Honda IndyCar teams to surpass Chevy in 2018?
Bourdais in the Dale Coyne Honda Recall last year when it was rumored the Andretti team would be switching to Chevy and AR1.com stated we did not see the logic … Read More