One day after revealing the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule to the world, INDYCAR CEO Randy Bernard met the media in a Monday afternoon teleconference to discuss the ins and outs of the expanded 19-race docket. Bernard

Anxious to grow its fan base, the IZOD IndyCar Series will take on an expanded, 19-race schedule for the 2013 campaign. The schedule, whose full form was officially revealed on Sunday night’s edition of the SPEED Channel show “Wind Tunnel,” features three doubleheader weekends at Detroit’s Belle Isle Park, Toronto, and Houston. Houston’s street race […]

Legendary motorsports journalist Chris Economaki, best known for his long tenure as editor of National Speed Sport News and his work as a television commentator, passed away earlier today at the age of 91. INDYCAR has released the following statement on the loss of the “Dean of American Motorsports“: “INDYCAR and the world of motorsports […]

Current contract with tire supplier runs through 2014 season In early March of 2011, Firestone announced that it would exit INDYCAR at the conclusion of that year’s campaign. But a short time later, the company then decided to extend its long-time run in open-wheel for three more years. This saved INDYCAR from the potentially dicey […]

Team Penske driver hopes to claim another victory in ‘Dancing With The Stars’ http://youtube.com/watch?v= PGKIgheKsvU[/youtube] With two of his eventual three Indianapolis 500 victories in hand, Helio Castroneves was already popular within the racing world when he decided to take part in the fifth season of ABC’s ‘Dancing With The Stars.’ But by the time […]

The IndyCars will not return to Edmonton in 2013. PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy of Firestone Racing After an eight-year run, open-wheel racing in Edmonton, Alberta is coming to an end. On Friday afternoon, INDYCAR announced that the Edmonton Indy would not be on the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule, which is set to emerge early next […]

IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay’s currently in New York on a victory tour after his title-clinching effort in last Saturday’s MAV TV 500 at Auto Club Speedway outside Los Angeles. In addition to showing up in a variety of radio and TV interviews, Hunter-Reay, whose fourth-place finish clinched the title by a mere three […]

Ryan Hunter-Reay wins title by three points over Will Power to become first American IndyCar champ since 2006 Ryan Hunter-Reay (above) seals his championship with a kiss. PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy of Firestone Racing. A rollercoaster IZOD IndyCar Series season deserved a rollercoaster ending, and Saturday night’s MAV TV 500 at Auto Club Speedway delivered. At […]

An American driver is back on top of the IZOD IndyCar Series. Ryan Hunter-Reay clinched his first series title tonight at Auto Club Speedway with a fourth-place finish in the MAV TV 500, which was won by Ed Carpenter with a last-lap pass of Dario Franchitti that took place before Takuma Sato hit the wall […]

The IZOD IndyCar Series is set to bring down the curtain on its 2012 campaign tonight at Auto Club Speedway outside Los Angeles, and if you can’t find a TV, you’re more than welcome to follow the action on Twitter at @estradawriting. GREEN for tonight’s race is set for approx. 8:50 pm ET.

Ryan Hunter-Reay is one hour away from entering the race of his life at Auto Club Speedway, where he’ll look to defeat Will Power and claim his first IZOD IndyCar Series championship. But win or lose, one thing is certain — he’s sticking with Andretti Autosport. The team has confirmed Hunter-Reay’s signing of a two-year […]

http://youtube.com/watch?v= qpMeZD5r6MA[/youtube] Marco Andretti has two tasks in Saturday’s IZOD IndyCar Series finale: End a trying 2012 campaign with a strong finish and help teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay bring Andretti Autosport its first championship in five seasons. The third-generation driver, who has just one top-5 finish this season, will start on pole for the MAV TV […]

Championship contenders Will Power and Ryan Hunter-Reay, as well as 12 other drivers, are currently set to absorb 10-spot grid penalties for the MAV TV 500 at Auto Club Speedway due to unapproved engine changes. Hunter-Reay was reported to be up for a fresh motor after he crashed in Wednesday’s extended test session at ACS, […]

The INDYCAR world championship weekend at Auto Club Speedway begins today as both Firestone Indy Lights and IZOD IndyCar Series competitors prepare for their respective season finales tomorrow on the two-mile oval outside Los Angeles. Here’s how the Friday schedule looks. You’ll notice that on the IZOD IndyCar side, their first practice of the day […]

http://youtube.com/watch?v= 5s90GhUPY2A[/youtube] The IZOD IndyCar Series championship has ebbed and flowed throughout the season, so it’s only natural that title contender Ryan Hunter-Reay believes that the final battle for said prize will do the same. “500 miles is a long race,” said Hunter-Reay, who sits 17 points behind leader Will Power going into Saturday night’s […]