Rest assured, we’re still tracking for clues and actual concrete news about Chevrolet and Fiat’s potential future involvement in the IZOD IndyCar Series. But in the meantime, we’ve got a few ideas for what to get that certain IndyCar fan on your list this Christmas/Holiday season. A fellow blogger, Monica Hilton (a.k.a. “the race gIRL“), […]

If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that Fiat has been, for a while, a name bandied about as a possible new manufacturer for the IZOD IndyCar Series. The Italian marque was one of several groups that took part in the initial roundtables for the 2012 engine package. But now, it appears that some hints […]

Report has Chevy back to IndyCar in 2012, but CEO dubs it “pure speculation” General Motors has been out of the IZOD IndyCar Series since the 2005 season, when the “Chevworth” engine — a Chevrolet-badged powerplant designed by Cosworth — ran its final laps. But one report may be heralding the Bowtie’s return to the […]

Edmonton Indy’s apparent demise is a mess…But who made it? It’s been a few days since Edmonton race fans were jolted with the news that the Edmonton Indy — one of two yearly Canadian stops for the IZOD IndyCar Series — would be cancelled for 2011. Since the announcement, I’ve been closely monitoring the news […]

IndyCar has put out a statement on the end of the Edmonton Indy, which has been cancelled for the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. With this, the series is down to one lone Canadian stop, the Honda Indy Toronto. Here’s what the sanctioning body had to say: “We are disappointed that the city and the […]

The following statement is from Octane Racing Group president Francois Dumontier on the end of the Edmonton Indy. Octane was set to serve as the race’s promoter for the next three seasons but the Indy has instead been cancelled for the 2011 season and appears unlikely to return to Edmonton. Special thanks to IndyCar’s Amy Konrath […]

Calling themselves “choked and gutted” over the end of their IZOD IndyCar Series event, the Edmonton Indy commended fans for their support of the race

With word breaking on Tuesday night that the fate of the Edmonton Indy was sealed, the City of Edmonton has confirmed this morning that the event will not be returning to the Canadian city in 2011. The Edmonton Indy appeared set for better days this past July, when Octane Racing Group signed on as the […]

This past July, it appeared that the future was getting brighter for the Edmonton Indy. Octane Racing Group, the promoters of Formula One’s Canadian Grand Prix, agreed to take over promotional duties for the race from Northlands in a three-year deal that would see the City of Edmonton pay Octane $5.5 million over the span. […]

The 2012 IndyCar project continues to progress as a mock-up got its first driver fitting this week. KV Racing Technology pilot E.J. Viso did the honors. Check out IndyCar.com for more details and a link to a video of Viso’s visit to the Dallara facility in Italy. As you can probably guess, the majority of […]

In what could be termed as a bittersweet day for Andretti Autosport, the team announced a new two-year deal with American driver Ryan Hunter-Reay and the release of former IZOD IndyCar Series champion Tony Kanaan after eight years of service. Hunter-Reay was the top American in the IndyCar championship last season, finishing seventh in the […]

News is starting to get a little hard to come by around the IndyCar world, but there’s still a bit if you hard enough… …If the series ever decides on WWE-style driver introductions, then Tony Kanaan’s theme music will have to be Ozzy Osbourne’s “Iron Man.” Just sayin.’ Check out the former IndyCar champion’s preparations […]

Title winner to receive help toward racing in Firestone Indy Lights next year http://youtube.com/watch?v= mHMt98pIUKI[/youtube] In a bold move designed to help American open-wheel racing’s feeder system, IndyCar has announced that they will award a scholarship to the United States Auto Club national driving champion that will enable him to compete in Firestone Indy Lights next […]

Comcast-owned network scores 16 percent jump in IndyCar ratings from ’09 While ratings for the IZOD IndyCar Series on Versus remain low, they’re starting to show some improvement. Word came out this week that Versus’ 12 races netted an average of 366,000 viewers, a jump of 16 percent from last year. In addition, the season-finale […]

HVM Racing (which fields Simona de Silvestro’s No. 78 machine, above) won’t just be racing IndyCars in 2011. Photo: Ron McQueeney/IZOD IndyCar Series. After helping fan favorite Simona de Silvestro claim second place in the IZOD IndyCar Series rookie of the year standings, HVM Racing will look to face a new challenge in 2011. The […]