It’s race day in Toronto as the IZOD IndyCar Series hits the mid-season point with its annual visit to Toronto, Canada. As expected, street course master Will Power is on pole for today’s race, with Scott Dixon alongside him on the front row. Power’s main adversary in the championship, Dario Franchitti, starts on the inside […]

As we’ve headed deeper into the summer portion of the IZOD IndyCar Series calendar, a lot of talk has emerged about possible tracks that could make the 2012 schedule. The mix of candidates include the ISC-owned Chicagoland Speedway, Road America, a street race in Houston, and a second round in Brazil. But none of those […]

Team Penske driver sustained concussion last weekend at Iowa Team Penske’s Will Power not only fell out of a tie for the IZOD IndyCar Series championship lead last weekend at Iowa Speedway but also sustained a minor concussion after crashing out in the first half of the Iowa Corn Indy 250. But the Australian has […]

Marco Andretti finally gets second IndyCar win at Iowa PHOTO CREDIT: Chris Jones/IZOD IndyCar Series.—– For one night, the critics of third-generation IndyCar driver Marco Andretti (above) were silenced. Five seasons after he claimed his initial victory in the IZOD IndyCar Series, the grandson of Mario and son of Michael finally got to add a second winner’s trophy […]

The IZOD IndyCar Series finishes off a stretch of four straight ovals tonight as they race under the lights for the first time at Iowa Speedway. Friday’s qualifying session produced a surprising result, as KV-Lotus’ Takuma Sato nabbed the first pole of his IndyCar career. He’ll be joined on the front row by Danica Patrick, […]

Here’s your starting grid for tomorrow’s IZOD IndyCar Series Milwaukee 225 at the Milwaukee Mile (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC): 1.  (10) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 170.841 2.  (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 169.999 3.  (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 169.582 4.  (82) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 169.365 5.  (5) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 169.308 6.  (59) EJ Viso, Dallara-Honda, 169.082 7.  (28) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 169.014 8.  […]

Yours truly had to attend to internship duties last night and only saw the last twenty laps of Race 2 in the Firestone Twin 275s at Texas Motor Speedway. As such, past protocol dictates that if I do not see a race live, either in person or on TV, I must give you links to […]

The top two championship contenders triumphed Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway as Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dario Franchitti and Team Penske’s Will Power won Race 1 and 2 of the Firestone Twin 275s respectively. Franchitti bested teammate Scott Dixon in the first race by a mere .05 of a second after leading 110 of […]

Two-race format at Texas could make for one wild night There’s always been a touch of insanity when it’s come to IZOD IndyCar Series racing at Texas Motor Speedway. Even though we’ve long been used to the constant side-by-side action and the heart-stopping near-misses that go with it, you get a sense that this shouldn’t […]

Event shifts from oval to road course in wake of March earthquakes The IZOD IndyCar Series will have a final chapter at Twin Ring Motegi after all. The devastating Japanese earthquakes in March also caused damage to the track’s 1.5-mile oval, but INDYCAR officials have announced this morning that the Sept. 18 race — the […]

Danica Patrick, Tony Kanaan, Ed Carpenter and other IZOD IndyCar Series drivers got in a test session earlier today at the Milwaukee Mile in advance of the series’ return to the legendary track on June 17-19. Only one incident marred proceedings, as Dale Coyne Racing rookie James Jakes stuffed his No. 18 machine into the […]

Report: ‘500’ also bests Coke 600 overnight numbers as well One year after notching its worst TV ratings ever, the Indianapolis 500 has appeared to bounce back with a 4.3 overnight rating this year on ABC. While the final ratings won’t come out for a few more days (the overnights only cover the key markets), […]

Hildebrand crash on final lap gives Englishman his second Indy win Dan Wheldon (above) has won his second Indianapolis 500. Photo: Chris Jones/IZOD IndyCar Series. Speedway, Ind. — What will the next century of the Indianapolis 500 be like? If today’s 100th anniversary running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing was any indication, they’ll be […]

Your starting grid for today’s 100th anniversary running of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race: Row 1 77-Alex TaglianiBowers and Wilkins/Sam Schmidt Motorsports 9-Scott DixonTarget Chip Ganassi Racing 2-Oriol ServiaCDW/Telemundo/Newman-Haas Racing Row 2 99-Townsend BellHerbalife/Schmidt Pelfrey Racing 12-Will PowerVerizon Team Penske 98-Dan WheldonWilliam Rast/CURB-Big Machine/Bryan Herta Autosport Row 3 44-Buddy RiceFuzzy’s Vodka/Panther Racing 67-Ed CarpenterDollar General/Sarah Fisher […]

Well, it looks like the ghosts of the Speedway have smiled on yours truly. I’m in the media center at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, thanks to a well-timed letter and a pass furnished by Arni Sribhen and Amy Konrath at INDYCAR public relations. I can’t eat in the cafeteria, but fortunately, there’s plenty of concession […]