TV News: USA Network TV Ratings (Update)
Some additional notes of the F1 TV Rating from Baku: Avg. audience of 832K – second most-viewed since race began in ’16 (down from last year’s 970K average – last year’s … Read More
Category: IndyCar
IndyCar: Newgarden schools Rossi at Road America
Alexander Rossi won the pole on Saturday for the Sonsio Road America GP IndyCar race, but when the race was on the line, outside polesitter Josef Newgarden had too much … Read More
IndyCar: Sunday Morning Report from the Sonsio GP at Road America
It is race day at the iconic Road America, surrounded by the rolling hills of the Kettle Moraine Valley. Today’s weather will be dry but it is predicted to be … Read More
IndyCar: Road America post-qualifying press conference
Drivers: 1st, Alexander Rossi, Andretti Honda 2nd, Josef Newgarden, Penske Chevy Press Conference THE MODERATOR: Wrapping up qualifying, we’ll be joined by the front row. The pole winner for tomorrow’s … Read More
IndyCar: Herta gets 6-spot grid penalty for Sunday’s race
Andretti Autosport driver Colton Herta will have a 6-spot grid penalty tomorrow (5th to 11th) pursuant to rule 16.5.4. The penalty stems from his Carb Day crash. Honda attempted to … Read More
IndyCar: Alex Palou tops final practice at Road America
Last year’s race winner Alex Palou topped final practice for the Sonsio NTT IndyCar Grand Prix at Road America in the #10 Ganassi Honda Josef Newgarden, who starts 2nd Sunday, … Read More
IndyCar: Rossi beats Newgarden to win pole at Road America
Alexander Rossi became the 8th different pole sitter of the 2022 NTT IndyCar season and his first in three years, with a time of 1m44.8656s on hard Firestone tires. Andretti … Read More
IndyCar: Qualifying Groups for Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America
Group 1 12 Power, Will 27 Rossi, Alexander 26 Herta, Colton 28 Grosjean, Romain 9 Dixon, Scott 30 Lundgaard, Christian 60 Pagenaud, Simon 77 Ilott, Callum 29 DeFrancesco, Devlin 21 … Read More
IndyCar: O’Ward tops Practice 2 at Road America
Pato O’Ward was the quickest driver during practice Saturday morning for the Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America presented by AMR, turning a top lap of 1 minute, 45.2681 seconds … Read More
IndyCar: Saturday Morning Report from Road America
Good morning on a partly cloudy day so far. The forecast is predicting temperatures in the low 60s for the first NTT INDYCAR Series practice at 9:45 am. Qualifying might … Read More
Video: A lap around Road America with Friday IndyCar fast man Rossi
Alexander Rossi, the driver of the No. 27 NAPA AUTO PARTS/AutoNation Honda led Friday’s field of 27 car-and-driver combinations with a lap of 1 minute, 45.6027 seconds. Ride along with … Read More
IndyCar: Johnny Capels dies at 86
Five-time IndyCar National Championship-winning chief mechanic Johnny Capels has died. Capels passed away on June 9, 2022, at the age of 86. When he was 15 years old, Capels started … Read More
IndyCar: Rossi leads Andretti 1-2 in opening practice at Road America
Alexander Rossi, after a strong performance last weekend in the Detroit GP, turned a lap of 1m45.6027s to lead IndyCar opening practice on the 4.0-mile Road Course in Elkhart Lake, … Read More
IndyCar: Friday Afternoon Report from the Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America
Good afternoon from the beautiful scenic Road America. The NTT INDYCAR Series is back at this 4.048-mile track for the 33rd event here since 1982. The weather looks good for … Read More
IndyCar: Today’s IndyCar much slower than 21-year-old IndyCar
We have heard the complaints. Scott Dixon, for example, calls today’s IndyCars a junior race formula – slow and overweight. Just how slow are today’s IndyCars? Let’s look at the … Read More
IndyCar: Road America Preview
The NTT INDYCAR SERIES will close out a hectic five-week stretch of competition this weekend at one of North America’s top road-racing destinations: Wisconsin’s historic Road America for the Sonsio … Read More
IndyCar: Liberty Media was finalist to buy IMS and IndyCar – Miles
Apparently, Roger Penske was offended by our April Fool’s Article that rumored Penske would sell IMS, IndyCar and the Indy 500 to Liberty Media. It seems he thought we were … Read More
IndyCar: Paretta Autosport announces partnership with The Henry Ford
Paretta Autosport announced today a multi-year educational partnership with The Henry Ford focused on outreach, awareness, growth and accessibility of STEM learning and career opportunities in automotive, racing, business, innovation … Read More
IndyCar: Callum Ilott Cleared for Road America
NTT INDYCAR SERIES rookie Callum Ilott will return to the track this week in the Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America after an injury sustained to his hand May 29th during … Read More
F1: Verstappen’s Indy argument a ‘cop out’ – Rossi
(GMM) Former F1 driver Alexander Rossi says it’s a “cop out” for drivers like Max Verstappen to dismiss the Indy 500 on safety grounds. Before former Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson … Read More
TV News: Weekend TV Ratings – IndyCar tanks
Highlights from the below rating’s analysis from this past weekend: The NASCAR Cup race at Gateway and the Xfinity race at Portland on FS1 were first year events, so there … Read More
IndyCar: Indianapolis 500 Veteran Rasmussen Dies at 85
Eldon Rasmussen, a Canadian driver who made three starts in the Indianapolis 500, died June 5. He was 85. Rasmussen, a native of Edmonton, Alberta, competed in “The Greatest Spectacle … Read More
Track News: WWT Raceway (Gateway) will need more grandstands to accommodate Cup demand (Update)
“The weekend has gone unbelievably well,” said raceway owner Curtis Francois. “It was an event that will go down in history as the biggest and best racing event ever in … Read More
IndyCar: Detroit GP post-race press conference
Participants 1st – Will Power, Team Penske 2nd – Alexander Rossi, Andretti Autosport 3rd – Scott Dixon, Ganassi Honda THE MODERATOR: Congratulations to Will Power. Win number three at the … Read More
IndyCar: Power defeats Rossi in Detroit
Penske veteran #12 Will Power managed his wearing soft Firestone red tires to perfection and held off a charging #27 Alexander Rossi by 1.0s to win the Chevrolet Detroit GP … Read More