IndyCar racers will open the 2010 season with a street car race in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 14, according to the IndyCar Series. The race will be the first IndyCar event staged in Brazil, the home nation of several top IndyCar drivers, including three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, 2004 IndyCar season champion Tony Kanaan and 2009 Rookie of the Year Raphael Matos. APEX-Brazil was...
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The 2009 IndyCar Series season had its share of news stories, ranging from Dario Franchitti's masterful return to open-wheel racing to Helio Castroneves' acquittal in his federal tax evasion trial. Speculation of Danica Patrick's future also has made for an interesting year on the circuit.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Qualifying Friday for the Firestone Indy 300 IndyCar Series event on the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed: 1. (10) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 212.696 2. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 212.160 3. (6) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 212.137 4. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 211.769 5. (40202)...
Question: I heard that Geico were pretty happy with their partnership with Paul Tracy this year and want to work with him again next year. Do you think we'll see "The Thrilla" back to full time racing in 2010? (Jason, Banbridge, Northern Ireland) Answer: I'd sure like to think so, but I don't know what's different about 2010 than 2009. Anyway, fingers crossed. He's certainly a great personality...
Question: Understanding that there are still races to be run and championships to be won (or lost, as the case may be), who are your driver of the year candidates? (Kenn, Bloomington, Ind.) Answer: I'm sure Mark Martin is going to get the feel-good vote, and he's certainly had a great year no matter how old he is. But if Jimmie Johnson comes back to win his fourth in a row, he's going to merit strong...
Ryan Briscoe, in the Team Penske No. 6 car, wins the PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet by 0.0077 seconds. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune) The finish at Saturday's IndyCar Peak 300 hardly could have been closer. Ryan Briscoe held off a final charge by rival Scott Dixon to win by an unofficial 0.0077 seconds -- or 28 1/2 inches for the fourth closest margin...
Ryan Briscoe earned his fourth PEAK Performance Pole Award of the season to lead teammate Helio Castroneves to the green flag this Saturday night at Chicagoland Speedway.
Ryan Briscoe will start on the pole for the Peak Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 after edging his Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves in Friday's qualifying at Chicagoland Speedway.
Ryan Briscoe will start on the pole for the Peak Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 after edging his Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves in Friday's qualifying at Chicagoland Speedway.
Auction URL: http:// www.bidaroo.com/Product-Info/Auction/115 INDIANAPOLIS August 21, 2009 - One lucky bidder will own a piece of racing history! Gladiator(r) GarageWorks has donated one of two workbenches signed by all 33 drivers from the 2009 Indianapolis 500 to be auctioned off at www.bidaroo.com starting today. The drivers signed the bench in the starting grid positions in which they qualified...
No one should be surprised that longtime Brazilian rivals Tony Kanaan and Helio Castroneves have differing opinions of what led to their contact in last weekend's IndyCar Series race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.
Welcome to Sonoma, where sadly your humble host - despite planning to the contrary - is not in fact LIVE from Infineon Raceway. Instead I am firmly ensconced in a giant green La-Z-Boy here in sweltering Arizona sipping on a glass of cheap Cabernet. Not the full effect, but close. Speaking of full effect, we will not be starting with the full field today after a practice accident yesterday involving...
Helio Castroneves celebrates winning last year's Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway. Castroneves says fans always want to talk about his "Dancing with the Stars" win. After enduring a personal nightmare, Helio Castroneves now tries to drive home a dream season. Today's Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma could be another turning point for the IndyCar star, known for his off-track flair...