IZOD IndyCar Series title contender Ryan Hunter-Reay is set to face a 10-spot grid penalty for changing engines after he crashed in Wednesday’s testing at Auto Club Speedway, site of Saturday night’s season finale. The American driver, who sits 17 points back of leader Will Power going into the MAV TV 500 (Sat., 7:30 pm […]

Auto Club Speedway will get a lot more busy today as 22 IZOD IndyCar Series drivers are expected to test in advance of Saturday night’s season-ending MAV TV 500. The two-mile oval in Fontana, California has seen a good amount of testing already as its first IndyCar race since 2005 looms. Takuma Sato, Josef Newgarden […]

Providence street race possible for 2013 http://youtube.com/watch?v= lg__e8NHjZ4[/youtube] When you think of Rhode Island, what comes to mind? Waterfire? Del’s frozen lemonade? The Newport mansions? Some fat guy with a chicken problem? How about an IndyCar race? No? Thought so. That’s mostly why I wasn’t so sure how serious to take this Sept. 6 piece […]

Scott Roembke, chief operating officer of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, passed away earlier today after a long battle with health problems. Roembke served as the team’s COO from 2000 up to his passing. Despite his issues, he returned to the track for the 2012 Indianapolis 500 in order to work with Michel Jourdain, Jr. in […]

Will Power looks to finally seal the deal, but Ryan Hunter-Reay stands in his way http://youtube.com/watch?v= 0WJhnasofAE[/youtube] If you’re an INDYCAR fan, there are some things you could wish for that would help the sport get better: A few more ovals to balance out the schedule, less grumbling from the team owners, higher television ratings…Those […]

Early call to stay out on slicks despite damp course proves critical for RHR http://youtube.com/watch?v= m9229v_jMGY[/youtube] Faced with a 10th-place starting position and the prospect of their championship rival running up front all day, Andretti Autosport and driver Ryan Hunter-Reay needed to do something big on Sunday in order to keep the American’s title hopes […]

Ryan Hunter-Reay wins at Baltimore, cuts Will Power’s lead to 17 points going into final race of 2012 PHOTO: Courtesy of Firestone Racing It was nothing short of rising up to the challenge. Ryan Hunter-Reay’s championship hopes appeared all but done going into today’s Grand Prix of Baltimore after an engine failure and an 18th-place […]

Ryan Hunter-Reay came through with a massive victory at the Grand Prix of Baltimore that kept alive his hopes of becoming the first American champion of the IZOD IndyCar Series since 2006. “The only thing I was doing today was winning or I was gonna end up in the wall,” said a joyous Hunter-Reay, who […]

As if the two-mile Grand Prix of Baltimore street circuit wasn’t tough enough on drivers, Mother Nature may have the audacity to toss some rain into the mix for today’s 75-lap event (2:30 pm ET, NBC Sports Network). Weather.com is indicating scattered showers and thunderstorms, as well as a 60 percent chance of rain today […]

http://youtube.com/watch?v= 7tnYP29ipt0[/youtube] 1. WILL a champion be crowned? Will Power has taken control of the championship in the last few events and sits on pole today in Baltimore with a 37-point edge over Ryan Hunter-Reay. He’s going to need a 54-point clearing by the end of today in order to clinch his first IZOD IndyCar […]

Power pads title lead to 37 points over Ryan Hunter-Reay, who starts 13th in tomorrow’s race http://youtube.com/watch?v= 0AITGnAupTo[/youtube] Another stroke of bad luck for Ryan Hunter-Reay benefitted IZOD IndyCar Series championship leader Will Power on Saturday at the Grand Prix of Baltimore. Hunter-Reay was unable to advance out of the first round of qualifying after […]

When you think about it, the return of the frontstretch chicane at the Grand Prix of Baltimore was inevitable. Simon Pagenaud’s wild ride over a bump near the light rail tracks in Friday morning’s practice forced INDYCAR to come to a safe and timely solution. Grinding took place on the bump, but officials decided to […]

INDYCAR chief steward Beaux Barfield has elected to try grinding down the front-stretch bump that has caused problems for everyone practicing today at the Grand Prix of Baltimore. Multiple reports on Twitter, including those

For this year’s Grand Prix of Baltimore, the decision was made to remove a front-stretch chicane that was on the Inner Harbor circuit last year to slow drivers down as they crossed over light rail tracks. Those light rail tracks have been paved over now, but the resulting bump at that point on the course […]

Veteran driver Bruno Junqueira has gotten the call to step in for the injured Josef Newgarden at this weekend’s Grand Prix of Baltimore. Junqueira, who won eight victories and finished second in CART/Champ Car points three times from 2001-2007, will make his first IZOD IndyCar Series start since the 2010 Indianapolis 500. This will make […]