Diamond grinding is underway at the Sao Paulo Indy 300 race course, with crews working on the slippery surface of the Sambadromo straightaway to improve conditions for tomorrow’s race (11:30 a.m. ET, Versus). NZR Consulting, the Tony Cotman-led track design firm that penned this 2.6-mile temporary layout,

Here are the times from today’s third practice session at Sao Paulo. —– Sao Paulo Indy 300 — Practice session three 1. 12-Will Power, 91.2980 seconds. 2. 11-Tony Kanaan, 91.3403. 3. 37-Ryan Hunter-Reay, 91.3858. 4. 22-Justin Wilson, 91.5379. 5. 10-Dario Franchitti, 91.5788. 6. 2-Raphael Matos, 91.5930. 7. 9-Scott Dixon, 91.6062. 8. 77-Alex Tagliani, 91.6969. 9. 26-Marco […]

IndyCar.com has put out a statement from the Indy Racing League on the current situation of the track at Sao Paulo, Brazil: “We continue to work with circuit designer Tony Cotman and the promoter to fine tune the track with the feedback we’ve received from the drivers. This process is no different than any other […]

After multiple incidents on the concrete Sambadromo straightaway during today’s practice sessions, qualifying for the Sao Paulo Indy 300 will be pushed back to tomorrow morning while diamond grinding will take place overnight. The IRL has confirmed over Twitter that qualifying will go off at 7:30 a.m. ET following a short, 15-minute practice session at 7 […]

You don’t expect a straightaway to be a hot spot for trouble, but the concrete Sambadromo stretch on the Sao Paulo Indy 300 course is raising hell for IZOD IndyCar Series competitors today in Brazil. Two more yellow-inducing incidents occurred there during the second practice session for Sunday’s race (11:30 a.m. ET, Versus). Around 10 minutes into the practice, […]

The Sao Paulo Indy 300 weekend got under way with an incident-filled practice session this morning on the 2.6-mile temporary street course. Defending champion Dario Franchitti is off to a tough start in 2010, as he briefly lost control of his No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing machine and slapped the wall coming out of […]

We’re up early today for the start of the season-opening Sao Paulo Indy 300 weekend. Today’s first practice session (90 minutes) begins at 7 a.m. ET, followed by an hour-long practice later this morning at 10:30 a.m. ET. Those sessions will set the stage for IZOD IndyCar Series qualifying at 1:30 p.m. ET this afternoon. Versus […]

I had to break this preview into two parts — not for length’s sake, but because yours truly had a 5 a.m. wakeup call for work today…Joy. Anyway, here are the other five big questions that need to be answered during the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series season. 6. They ripped the knob out. Will it […]

Thank God it’s Friday! The countdown is almost over to the Sao Paulo Indy 300 weekend and the start of another season of racing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. Here are a few stories that have just as much octane as that double espresso you’re gonna order from Dunkin’ going into work: Sarah Fisher is winning […]

The wait is almost over. In one day, the IZOD IndyCar Series will return to the track for another year of racing. While the championship is expected to be decided solely between the Target Chip Ganassi Racing duo of defending series champion Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon and the Team Penske trio of Ryan Briscoe, Helio Castroneves and […]

KV Racing Technology will run Mario Moraes in the No. 32 Banco Panamericano machine during the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series championship. His return makes for a three-car program at KVRT, including the No. 5 entry of former F1 driver Takuma Sato and the No. 8 PDVSA/Herbalife car for E.J. Viso. Moraes was a rising star in 2009 for […]

First off, apologies to labeling yesterday’s morning reading as “March 8th.” I blame it on my current full-time job doing maintenance for a real estate company…you tend to work for long periods and as a result, keeping track of time becomes a non-priority. Anyway, here’s some morning reading to peruse over your breakfast: Back to […]

The second Dale Coyne Racing entry — the No. 19 Boy Scouts of America entry — will be driven by former Firestone Indy Lights champion Alex Lloyd at Sunday’s Sao Paulo Indy 300. A short article on IndyCar.com reports that DCR will have “a more formal announcement” in two weeks at St. Petersburg, Florida during the […]

Graham Rahal has a ride for 2010…sort of. Curt Cavin of The Indianapolis Star is reporting that the prized free agent driver will race two early-season events while continuing to try and nail down a full campaign. But who he’ll race for is a bit of a surprise — Sarah Fisher Racing. Rahal will drive a Dollar […]

Here are a few IndyCar stories to get you revved up this morning at breakfast: USA Today’s Gary Graves does a write-up on new IRL CEO Randy Bernard and how the new leader of the sport is acclimating to things. Bernard talks about that, as well as his goal of creating more superstars to join […]