Morning reading: June 3, 2010

Let’s take a look at what’s making news in the IndyCar world as we head for a Saturday night shootout in Texas (8 p.m. ET, Versus)!

The Indianapolis 500 continues to falter in the ratings and the final number may set a record low for the second straight year. Not good…

Kevin Van Valkenburg of the Baltimore Sun writes that hopes are high for the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix, set to debut on the IZOD IndyCar Series schedule next year…

Robin Miller and Marshall Pruett of SPEEDTV.com talk with multiple manufacturers and gauge their interest in IndyCar’s upcoming engine specs for the 2012 season. It appears that the new platform has intrigued them, but that they want more details first…

Curt Cavin of The Indianapolis Star also has a write-up on the new engine platform — and also reports that Tomas Scheckter will replace the injured Mike Conway in Dreyer and Reinbold Racing’s driver lineup at Texas…