Proposed windscreen for IndyCar passes first on-track test
With Scott Dixon at the wheel, the prototype for a windscreen to help protect IndyCar drivers from flying debris received its first on-track test Thursday.
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Ganassi lands PNC Bank sponsorship for Dixon’s IndyCar
Scott Dixon, who is ranked fourth on IndyCar’s all-time victory list with 41, got by with patchwork sponsorship last season after Target ended nearly 30 years with Chip Ganassi Racing.
Chip Ganassi plans to keep rolling after 200th victory
Chip Ganassi, who has business operations in Indianapolis and North Carolina, said there are to many races on the upcoming schedule to prepare for to spend time celebrating his team’s milestone triumph.
Speedway to offer spendy lodging in tiny houses for Indy 500 weekend
For folks who want something a little more structurally solid than glamping but more homey than a hotel, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway plans to offer lodging for this year’s Indy 500 in pint-sized houses.
Castroneves slides into sports cars to lead Penske team
Helio Castroneves is one of the most popular and accomplished drivers in IndyCar Series history. He is about to find out if an old driver can learn new tricks.
GoDaddy to sponsor Patrick in ‘Danica Double’
Danica Patrick has no ride yet for next month's Daytona 500 or the Indianapolis 500 in May, but she now has the financial backing to pull it off.
IndyCar unveils 2018 race car at auto show in Detroit
Mario Andretti, Josef Newgarden and Mark Miles took part in IndyCar’s upbeat presentation Tuesday at the North American International Auto Show.
Solar firm to sponsor select NASCAR, IndyCar races for Ganassi drivers
DC Solar Solutions will also be an associate sponsor in IndyCar for two Ganassi drivers.
Revived Indianapolis Speedrome lands two title sponsors
The Indianapolis Speedrome, which enjoyed a comeback year in 2017 under new ownership, will undergo a name change after signing two sponsorship deals.
Jim Nabors, actor and Indy 500 ‘Back Home’ singer, dies at 87
Jim Nabors, the Alabama-born comic actor who sang "Back Home Again in Indiana" at Indianapolis 500 pre-race ceremonies 36 times, was remembered Thursday as “a Hoosier to all of us.”
Patrick to end racing career at next year’s Indy 500
The 35-year-old Danica Patrick said she will race only in the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500 next year and then she will walk away.
Danica Patrick to drive in Indy 500, then retire from racing
Patrick would not reveal who she will drive for at the 500, but Chip Ganassi Racing is the likely ride.
Verizon leaving as IndyCar Series title sponsor after next season
The departure of its title sponsor leaves IndyCar with two major issues to address before the end of the 2018 season.
Indy-based Schmidt Peterson to field all-Canadian driving lineup
The IndyCar duo marks the first all-Canadian lineup in North American open-wheel racing since Paul Tracy and Patrick Carpentier drove for Forsythe Racing in Champ Car in 2004.
IndyCar returns to Oregon in change to 2018 schedule
There are few changes on the 17-race schedule as IndyCar sought stability in assembling its 2018 calendar.
Castroneves to move to Team Penske sports car program
As expected, three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves is done racing full-time in the IndyCar Series.
Chip Ganassi Racing to downsize to two cars in IndyCar in 2018
Indianapolis-based Chip Ganassi Racing will cut back to a two-car team in the IndyCar Series next season in a business decision the team owner said led to layoffs.
Speedway targeting consumer-oriented sponsors
Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles is firing up an effort to go after consumer-oriented sponsors—a move aimed at helping the Indianapolis Motor Speedway sell more tickets.
Danica Patrick could be done with racing after sponsorship woes
Danica Patrick, the only female driver at NASCAR's top level, might be nearing the end of her driving career after a sponsorship shake-up left her without a ride at Stewart-Haas Racing.
Andretti Autosport inks multiyear extension with Honda
Andretti has captured three IndyCar Series championships with Honda engines—in 2004, 2005 and 2007—as well as five Indianapolis 500 victories.