Preparations for Indy 500 qualifying this weekend are poised to really pick up today as the opening weekend of practice is now in the books. Let’s just hope the rain stays away — the last thing these teams need is less track time considering the new compressed schedule. Here are stories for you to read over […]

Defending Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves became the first driver to top the 227 m.p.h. mark in practice for this year’s Greatest Spectacle in Racing, leading the charts for the second straight day. Castroneves busted off a lap of 227.046 m.p.h. in his primary No. 3 Team Penske machine, once again coming out ahead of […]

Early in the three o’clock hour this afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Bryan Herta Autosport driver Sebastian Saavedra became the final rookie to pass the four Rookie Orientation Program speed phases. Sarah Fisher Racing driver Jay Howard has turned the fastest lap by a rookie today at the Speedway, turning a lap at 222.789 m.p.h. in […]

The first day of Indianapolis 500 practice usually has drivers and teams getting comfortable and being conservative with their set-ups in an attempt to find a baseline to work from. It’s certainly not the most glamorous part of the “half-month” of May. But a positive start never hurt anyone, and defending ‘500’ champion Helio Castroneves […]

Rain caused a lengthy delay in Indianapolis 500 rookie and refresher practice, then ended Opening Day proceedings at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a half-hour ahead of schedule. About ten minutes into the second practice session of the day, moisture began to fall on the 2.5-mile oval and the resulting delay lasted for over two and […]

The preparations for the 94th Indianapolis 500 have begun at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the race’s defending champion at the top of the practice charts. Three-time ‘500’ king Helio Castroneves topped today’s two-hour practice session for veterans with a lap at 226.603 in his backup No. 3T Team Penske entry. He was one of […]

The new schedule for the Indianapolis 500 has made fans wait a little longer to hear the roar of IndyCars at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.   But when the action starts today at Noon ET – with two hours of veteran practice, followed by four hours of rookie orientation – they’re likely to have plenty […]

Some stories to get you going into the weekend — and the beginning of Indianapolis 500 practice! I hope everyone that’s heading out to the Speedway tomorrow have a good time… My latest story for FoxSports.com focuses on Scott Dixon (yep, it’s that man again), who was sort of in the background until he issued […]

After finishing fourth in a one-off for KV Racing Technology last year, Townsend Bell will be armed with another strong team at his disposal for this year’s running of the Indianapolis 500. The Chip Ganassi Racing/Sam Schmidt Motorsports combo had some success last year at the Brickyard with Alex Lloyd (now with Dale Coyne Racing). […]

Two days left until the cars are on the track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway…let’s see what kind of stories are out there today. Obviously, with Danica Patrick being on this week’s League teleconference, there’s scads of stories on her plans for the ‘500.’ Here are a few of those from SI.com, Autosport, and the […]

Could the Indianapolis 500 be the cure for what has ailed Danica Patrick during the early stages of the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series championship? The series’ biggest star is hoping that will be the case on May 30. Patrick finds herself 16th in the standings after gaining just one top-10 finish in the season’s first […]

Two years ago, the sport of open-wheel racing began the long road to recovery with the unification of the Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series. In the time since, the IRL has started its battle for mainstream relevancy and while some positive gains have been made, there is still a litany of […]

Here are a few stories to get you going this morning… Several drivers tested on Friday at Texas Motor Speedway in preparation for June’s Firestone 550K, the first race after the Indianapolis 500. Here’s a full report from Crash.net, as well as a Dixon-centric article from Carlos Mendez of The Dallas Morning News… Here’s a […]

Discussions about a third Canadian race for the IZOD IndyCar Series has always seemed to center around Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the traditional home of the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix (and, more recently, the NASCAR Nationwide Series). But it appears that the IRL is starting to focus on Quebec City as a possible stop in 2011. […]

Somewhere between cleaning garages and following news about the Baltimore Grand Prix, it turned out that I was forgetting something. It didn’t come into my head until this morning while I was scrubbing an oil spill with degreaser on the second floor…I hadn’t yet bothered to do a ‘Bean Machine’ for last Saturday’s race at […]