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Former F1 Driver Marcus Ericsson Wins IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix First Race
Former Formula One driver Marcus Ericsson won his first IndyCar race, taking Race One of the 2021 Detroit Grand Prix. The 30-year-old Swedish driver took advantage of Will Power’s misfortune when Power was the leader entering a late-race restart but Power’s car suffered a mechanical failure and could not re-start the race. That allowed Ericsson […]
IndyCar Series And Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sold To Penske Entertainment Corp.
Both the IndyCar Series and its star attraction venue – the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – have been sold to Penske Entertainment Corporation by the Hulman family [who owned the speedway for 74 years]. Tony Hulman bought the speedway in 1945 and successive waves of the Hulman family have owned it ever since and then most […]
Giant IndyCar Wreck Takes Out Five Cars At Pocono
A giant wreck in the IndyCar race at Pocono took out five cars – Takuma Sato, Alexander Rossi, James Hinchcliffe, Ryan Hunter-reay and Felix Rosenqvist – on the first lap of the race, ultimately won by Will Power…
Born Racer Official USA Trailer
The official trailer for “Born Racer” the story of IndyCar racing as seen through the eyes of four-time champion Scott Dixon that premieres on DVD and digital on October 2, 2018…
Scott Dixon Wins Fifth IndyCar Championship
Scott Dixon entered the weekend with the IndyCar championship lead – and he exited with the IndyCar championship – his fifth overall title. Dixon successfully fended off challenges from former Formula One driver, Alexander Rossi, as well as IndyCar challengers Josef Newgarden [the defending champ], and Will Power, in the season finale at Sonoma. But […]
Robert Wickens Crashes At 2018 IndyCar Race At Pocono
Canadian Robert Wickens was racing alongside the Ryan Hunter-Reay during the seventh lap of the IndyCar race at Pocono in Pennsylvania when their cars touched and the contact sent the front end of Wickens’ car into the catch-fencing where it caught the fencing and was spun in the air like a top before landing back […]
IndyCar Pace Car Crashed By GM Employee At Belle Isle
It would have to qualify as your worst nightmare – crashing the pace car at a major motorsport event – but fortunately for General Motors head of product development, Mark Reuss, the Detroit Grand Prix IndyCar race at Belle Isle is not exactly the Monaco Grand Prix or Indianapolis 500, so at least there is […]
Will Power Wins 2018 Indianapolis 500 Crashfest
Will Power survived the crashfest that was the 2018 Indianapolis 500 as a series of crashes eliminated a third of the field. Power was followed by Ed Carpenter, Scott Dixon and Alexander Rossi…
Bourdais Slips In Back Door For IndyCar Win At St. Petersburg
Sebastian Bourdais took advantage of a late race collision between Alexander Rossi and Robert Wickens to claim the victory in the first IndyCar race of the 2018 season at St. Petersburg…
Time To Fall Back…Into Doughnuts
It’s that time of the year when the clocks move back an hour so you can see your doughnuts on the fake National Doughnut Day [the real one is on June 1, but everybody likes doughnuts, so two doughnut days are okay]…
Pagenaud Wins IndyCar Battle At Sonoma – Newgarden Wins 2017 IndyCar Season War
Simon Pagenaud won the 2017 IndyCar race at Sonoma but it was Josef Newgarden who won the season title with his second place finish being enough points to win the season. Newgarden amassed 642 points to 629 for Pagenaud – with Scott Dixon coming in third with 621 points.
Alexander Rossi Wins IndyCar Race At Watkins Glen
Former Formula One race car driver, Alexander Rossi, won the IndyCar road course race at Watkins Glen…
Josef Newgarden Wins Indycar’s Race In St. Louis
Josef Newgarden held off Scott Dixon and Simon Pagenaud to win the IndyCar race in St. Louis…
Will Power Wins Pocono 500
Will Power came from a lap down to win IndyCar’s Pocono 500 while holding off Josef Newgarden and Alexander Rossi…
Josef Newgarden Easily Wins The Mid-Ohio 200
Josef Newgarden easily wins at the Mid-Ohio 200 with Graham Rahal and Will Power finishing out the podium…
Helio Castroneves Wins Iowa Corn 300
Helio Castroneves won the Iowa Corn 300 Indycar race – his 30th Indycar win of his 20-year career – but his first win since 2014. Castroneves led 217 of the 300 laps and easily fended off the challenge of runner-up JR Hildebrand – finishing nearly four seconds in front of Hildebrand. Ryan Hunter-Reay finished out […]
Will Power Wins IndyCar Crashfest At Texas Motor Speedway
Only nine cars finished the race of the 22 that started – and only six of those nine were on the lead lap at the end – but Will Power’s car was one of those and he survived the carnage to win the IndyCar race at Texas Motor Speedway…
Rahal Goes Back-To-Back In Detroit
Graham Rahal swept both races of the IndyCar weekend in Detroit – winning Race 1 and 2 of the Detroit Grand Prix…
Graham Rahal Wins Pole And Race 1 At 2017 Detroit Grand Prix
Graham Rahal won the pole position for the 2017 Detroit Grand Prix Race 1 on a technicality but won the race easily – by more than six seconds – over Scott Dixon…