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Scott Speed to Make IndyCar Debut at Indy 500
Scott Speed to Make IndyCar Debut at Indy 500

6 May 2011, 14:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After failing to drive with much success in the Formula 1 series and NASCAR, American race driver Scott Speed has been confirmed by Dragon Racing for at least two outings in the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Se...

 
Ho-Pin Tung Seeks IndyCar Deal with FAZZT
Ho-Pin Tung Seeks IndyCar Deal with FAZZT

23 Nov 2010, 11:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After spending the last few seasons in Formula One's feeder series, the GP2 championship, but with little or no chances of making the big step to the Great Circus anytime soon, Ho-Pin Tung is a...

 
Franchitti, Enthusiastic about IndyCar Comeback
Franchitti, Enthusiastic about IndyCar Comeback

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After a disappointing first year inside the NASCAR Series, Scotland's Dario Franchitti decided to return to open-wheel racing and signed a deal with Indy Car giants Target Chip Ganassi Racing t...

 
Team Penske Will Wait on Castroneves to Announce Lineup
Team Penske Will Wait on Castroneves to Announce Lineup

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team Penske is one of the few teams in the IndyCar Series – the ones that actually count in the title race year after year – that are yet to announce their drivers' lineup for the u...

 
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Aim for IRL Title in 2009
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Aim for IRL Title in 2009

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Expect Newman/Haas/Lanigan to challenge for the IndyCar Series title in 2009! At least that's how co-owner Mike Lanigan warns us ahead of the team's second campaign in the unified IRL Indy...

 
Surfers Paradise Officially OUT of the 2009 Calendar
Surfers Paradise Officially OUT of the 2009 Calendar

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only hours after announcing their new 5-year partnership with the A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport, the Surfers Paradise organizers issued an official statement saying that the track will not be hostin...

 
Aussie Surfers Paradise Back Into Indycar
Aussie Surfers Paradise Back Into Indycar

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alexandru Stan / The current economical meltdown tendencies  seem to have stayed out of some folks' yards as recent events point out. Shortly after Maserati's sales-record break bash, Australia flaunt...

 
IRL 2009 Calendar Might Include Surfers Paradise
IRL 2009 Calendar Might Include Surfers Paradise

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Surfers Paradise's chances to become a championship point race starting 2009 are still very much alive. A few days before the exhibition race in Australia this weekend, circuit officials and In...

 
Belle Isle Step Out of IndyCar in 2009
Belle Isle Step Out of IndyCar in 2009

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The IndyCar Series have lost another venue ahead of their 2009 campaign. After negotiations with the Surfers Paradise track have failed last month due to scheduling problems, the Detroit Belle Isle ...

 
Dixon Hopes Momentum Help Him Defend IndyCar Title in 2009
Dixon Hopes Momentum Help Him Defend IndyCar Title in 2009

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon reckons that he will have a hard time retaining his crown at the end of the 2009 season. The New Zealander won last year's title ahead of Brazilian ...

 
Andretti Autosport Pushes Kanaan into Free Agency
Andretti Autosport Pushes Kanaan into Free Agency

29 Oct 2010, 10:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former IRL champion Tony Kanaan has now become a free agent, after his team Andretti Autosport officially announced it has parted ways with the Brazilian racer. Rumors about his ousting from the tea...

 
Castroneves Fined $60,000, Under Probation for the Entire 2010 Season
Castroneves Fined $60,000, Under Probation for the Entire 2010 Season

3 Aug 2010, 09:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Helio Castroneves' actions after the controversial race at Edmonton a week ago were not left unpunished by the Indy Car officials, as the series have now confirmed the Brazilian was handed a $6...

 
Lotus Considering IndyCar Involvement
Lotus Considering IndyCar Involvement

15 Jul 2010, 10:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The officials of the Indy Racing League (IRL, also known as the IndyCar) have yesterday announced the plans for a Dallara-spec chassis from 2012 onwards. The new platform to be used by the Italian m...

 
De Ferran and Luczo Dragon Racing Form New IndyCar Team
De Ferran and Luczo Dragon Racing Form New IndyCar Team

17 Feb 2010, 08:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Champ Car racer Gil de Ferran has just completed a dreamy move this week, after announcing he joined efforts with Luczo Dragon Racing for setting up a new IndyCar team for the 2010 season. In...

 
Tony George Quits IMS Board Completely
Tony George Quits IMS Board Completely

20 Jan 2010, 08:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Tony George decided that he had enough with the Indy Racing League – a business that he actually founded and led for the past two decades – and yesterday confirmed that he has given up a...

 
IRL Cuts Down Pre-Season Testing to One Event
IRL Cuts Down Pre-Season Testing to One Event

13 Jan 2010, 11:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In a recent attempt to cut down expenditures of the teams lining up for the 2010 IndyCar Series, the North American championship officials decided to reduce the pre-season testing to only one sessio...

 
Danica Patrick to Make NASCAR Debut in Summer
Danica Patrick to Make NASCAR Debut in Summer

21 Dec 2009, 10:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Danica Patrick will not only miss the NASCAR Nationwide Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway, but it's likely that she'll miss the entire first half of the season in 2010...

 
Indy 500 Qualifying Format Changed
Indy 500 Qualifying Format Changed

16 Dec 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With so many changes announced to debut in the Formula One championship next year, the FIA series' counterpart in the US, namely the IndyCar Series, decided to also proceed to some regulations ...

 
Wheldon Extends Panther Stay for 2010
Wheldon Extends Panther Stay for 2010

28 Oct 2009, 10:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although starting the year with some very high expectations for his 7th straight season in the IRL, British driver Dan Wheldon had one of the most difficult campaign in years. Having switched from T...

 
Takuma Sato Commited to F1 Return in 2010
Takuma Sato Commited to F1 Return in 2010

13 Oct 2009, 07:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Takuma Sato has not given up hope of returning to Formula One racing. Although he's 32 – which may be considered a quite late age to make an F1 return, except for someone like, say ... Mi...