Andretti Autosport driver is one of 10 semifinalists Indy Racing Revolution doesn’t cover the Road to Indy ladder system, but that doesn’t mean I’m not keeping tabs. Of course, you gotta pay attention when a talented 15-year-old rips off nine wins and takes a series championship. Such was the season of Andretti Autosport’s Sage Karam, […]

It’s only 169 days to the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season opener, but the 2012 campaign — and the next-generation IndyCar — will also be here before we know it. Tony Cotman is the man leading the 2012 IndyCar project and in his latest blog post for RACER Magazine, the former Champ Car chief steward […]

Hunter-Reay won’t get IZOD back as primary sponsor in 2011; Simona stays put with HVM With drivers like Graham Rahal, Dan Wheldon and Tony Kanaan heading (or possibly heading) for new teams in 2011, it appears that this year’s edition of Silly Season in the IZOD IndyCar Series is shaping up to be quite interesting. Now we […]

So what do we learn from this video? Well, a lot of things. Will Power can get away with cursing due to his Aussie accent. Ryan Hunter-Reay may not be the world’s greatest wakeboarder like that IZOD ad wants you to believe. Tony Kanaan likes to stick his head through the sunroofs of cars and […]

In August, the IZOD IndyCar Series championship was Will Power’s to lose. Last Saturday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he did just that. After watching Dario Franchitti hack into his once-commanding points lead in the previous three races, the bottom finally fell out for Power in the season finale. In the end, Franchitti secured his third […]

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Primary sponsorship with Tony Kanaan is over Andretti Autosport has confirmed that 7-Eleven will no longer serve as the primary sponsor for Tony Kanaan’s No. 11 machine. However, the convenience store giant will stay with the team as an associate sponsor of Danica Patrick’s No. 7 machine. Last night, word came out that Kanaan had […]

After getting pushed into the W Hotel pool by Tony Kanaan, IndyCar champ Dario Franchitti makes his way out during last night’s Championship Celebration in Miami. Photo: Ron McQueeney/IZOD IndyCar Series. 1. Dario the Third As much as you may feel gutted for Will Power, everything just clicked for Dario Franchitti in the final four […]

As we speak, the Indy Racing League is celebrating the end of another season on Miami’s South Beach, with IZOD IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti and Firestone Indy Lights champion J.K. Vernay as, presumably, the guests of honor. The IndyCar.com gang is keeping track of the proceedings and you can also check out pics from the […]

According to tonight’s edition of SPEED Channel’s “Speed Report,” Andretti Autosport’s Tony Kanaan has been informed that he is free to look for another ride due to sponsorship issues. 16thandGeorgetown writer James Black has

FRANCHITTI WINS THIRD IZOD INDYCAR SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP BY FIVE POINTS; RUN-IN WITH WALL ON LAP 134 ENDS WILL POWER’S TITLE HOPES; SCOTT DIXON WINS CAFES DO BRASIL INDY 300 The legend of Dario Franchitti grew once again Saturday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Going into the season-ending Cafes do Brasil Indy 300, Franchitti knew that if he could win […]

Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dario Franchitti has won his third IZOD IndyCar Series championship in as many seasons by finishing eighth in the Cafes do Brasil Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway — which was won by his TCGR teammate Scott Dixon. Will Power entered the night with an 11 point lead on Franchitti, but on […]

There’s just 300 miles to go in the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series season and it’s down to two drivers — Will Power and Dario Franchitti — for the title! Can Power hang on and complete his remarkable journey with a championship? Or will Franchitti win a third series crown and stake his claim as the […]

American driver’s team yet to be announced After being forced to drive for multiple squads on a part-time schedule in 2010, Graham Rahal (above, earlier this year at Mid-Ohio) will be a full-time driver for next year’s IZOD IndyCar Series championship. TBC Retail Group, a tire and automotive retail company that does business under a […]

The good folks at IndyCar dropped this bit of info in my inbox earlier this week. Considering that today’s the season finale, I figure it’s time to do something with it. Here’s the tale of the tape between IndyCar title contenders Will Power and Dario Franchitti as we prepare to see which one will walk […]