IndyCar title to be decided tonight in South Florida (6 p.m. ET, Versus) Today is one of those days that you live for as a race car driver — or as any athlete in any sport. A championship represents the best — that much has been an eternal constant. But of course, it can also mean different things to those […]

One day after word broke that former Indy 500 and IZOD IndyCar Series champion Dan Wheldon was suing his current team, Panther Racing, over unpaid wages in Marion County (Ind.) Circuit Court, both sides have resolved the matter according to Curt Cavin of the Indianapolis Star. Both Cavin and IMS Radio Network reporter Kevin Lee (who […]

Power’s lead down to 11 points going into tomorrow’s season finale Earlier this week, Dario Franchitti (pictured above and left, with team owner Chip Ganassi) mentioned that one thing he had learned by going through multiple championship battles in his career was that every point counts. This weekend — the weekend that will crown the […]

Deciding a championship is serious business. And when you have two contenders like Will Power and Dario Franchitti, the matter gets even more serious. Today begins the weekend that will determine which one of these drivers will walk away with the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series championship. But I figured, “Why not have something light to start […]

For the fifth year in a row, the IZOD IndyCar Series championship will be determined in the final race. But while there have been plenty of constants (Team Penske, Target Chip Ganassi Racing, Dario Franchitti) over this time frame, this year’s title battle has one key new element: Will Power. Power has seen his once-commanding […]

The curtain comes down on another season of IZOD IndyCar Series racing this Saturday night with the Cafes do Brasil Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway (6 p.m. ET, Versus). Amazing how time flies, isn’t it? Today, teams set up in their garages for the upcoming weekend at the 1.5-mile oval. The entire grid of drivers also […]

I’m not sure how much stock IZOD IndyCar Series fans put in the reports and opinions of Indianapolis Business Journal reporter Anthony Schoettle these days. After all, he dared to put out a report card for Randy Bernard back in June — just four months into Bernard’s current tenure as IndyCar CEO. He did return […]

Will Power and Dario Franchitti will settle the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series championship on Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but yesterday, the two were on South Beach to unveil the series’ new title trophy and meet with the media to talk about their upcoming duel. FoxSports.com managed to wrangle the two stars for a quick interview. […]

Famous marque returning to KV Racing Tech. in 2011 While most of us were coming up with nicknames for the steel sculpture on top of IndyCar’s new title trophy (my favorite so far is ‘Uni-Psycho‘; props to

IZOD IndyCar Series championship contenders Will Power (pictured above) and Dario Franchitti took part in the unveiling of IndyCar’s brand-new championship trophy today at the W Hotel on Miami’s South Beach. The new trophy weighs in at 45 pounds and features a stainless steel sculpture of a man with outstretched arms balancing on a single […]

Over the weekend, we saw a bit of driver movement for Saturday night’s season finale for the IZOD IndyCar Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Ana Beatriz will make her fourth start of the season for Dreyer and Reinbold Racing in the No. 24 Roll Coater machine. That means Mike Conway, the No. 24’s regular driver, will […]

1. No “fuel mileage race” here At Twin Ring Motegi, Helio Castroneves didn’t have to be good to the last drop like he was at Kentucky. The three-time Indy 500 winner flat-out dominated the field to ensure that the only suspense would come from how the championship contenders finished behind him. PLUS 3. 2. Power minimizes damage […]

Helio rolls at Motegi; Power leads Dario by 12 with one to go http://youtube.com/watch?v= iJDM2tTgkrs[/youtube] And now, there is one. Once again, the IZOD IndyCar Series championship is going down to the wire at Homestead-Miami Speedway. At one point during last night’s Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi, it looked like Will Power’s slim […]

Power takes 12-point lead over Dario into season finale Helio Castroneves was the class of the field tonight in the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi, leading 153 of 200 laps en route to claiming his third victory of the season and second in a row. Castroneves beat Dario Franchitti to the stripe by 4.5746 […]

If you’re staying up tonight, check out my in-race updates throughout the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi (11 p.m. ET, Versus). Just click the Twitter icon in the Social Media box and follow along.