Early test leaves Indy 500 drivers confident cars are safer
Ed Carpenter and James Hinchcliffe left Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday more confident about the cars they will race in May.
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Speedway nears sellout of pricey new club seats
The Hulman Terrace Club is the first new seating option at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in more than a decade. A sellout of the section would score the Speedway more than $2 million.
Indy 500 nearing sellout for first time in 20 years
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has already sold more tickets for this year’s race than it did for last year’s. Suite and premium seat sales are so strong, officials are discussing adding more inventory.
Ganassi signs former F1 driver for IndyCar season
The addition of Chilton means Indianapolis-based Chip Ganassi Racing will maintain a four-car lineup that includes defending series champion Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan and Charlie Kimball.
Carpenter to take sole ownership of IndyCar team
CFH Racing will become Ed Carpenter Racing after the departures of co-owners Sarah Fisher and Wink Hartman. Fisher will focus on running her new business, Speedway Indoor Karting.
Speedway signs deal for first ever Indy 500 presenting sponsor
Lebanon-based D-A Lubricants will pay $5.2 million over three years to make its PennGrade1 motor oil the presenting sponsor of the Indianapolis 500 through 2018.
IndyCar adds additional tethers to improve safety in 2016
Three months after Justin Wilson's death at Pocono Raceway, IndyCar is taking more steps to reduce crash debris and improve safety.
IndyCar Series names new senior executive
Hulman & Co. Chief Revenue Officer Jay Frye will replace Derrick Walker as IndyCar Series president of competition and operations. A new hire was made to fill Frye's former job.
IndyCar keeps 16 races on schedule for longer 2016 season
IndyCar’s 2016 schedule features a holiday weekend race set for Boston, a return to two familiar venues and the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. It’s also five weeks longer, starting earlier and finishing later.
IndyCar Series continues quest to find safer ways to race
IndyCar says its first mission is to make the high-risk sport of open-wheel racing safer, but proposed solutions to some dangers can actually cause other safety issues.
MotoGP will not return to IMS in 2016
The Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix motorcycle race, which has been staged at the Speedway for eight years, has struggled with attendance. Last year's race drew about 67,000 fans.
Dixon snatches IndyCar title away from Montoya
Scott Dixon overcame a 47-point deficit to win his fourth IndyCar championship by winning the season finale Sunday in Sonoma, California.
Deaths make Letterman struggle with love of racing
IndyCar owner David Letterman remains excited for Graham Rahal’s prospects on Sunday, but his emotions are tempered by the loss of another driver.
IndyCar heads to finale reeling from loss of Justin Wilson
Wilson's death from what by all accounts was simply a fluke accident has again thrust the series into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
IndyCar driver Justin Wilson dies of head injury
Justin Wilson became the first IndyCar driver to die from an on-track incident since Dan Wheldon, who was killed in the 2011 season finale at Las Vegas after his head hit a post in the fence when his car went airborne.
Pocono CEO says IndyCar return far from certain
Pocono Raceway CEO Brandon Igdalsky said it's "50-50" that IndyCar will return to the track next year. Crowds have been underwhelming the past two years.
IndyCar driver Justin Wilson in coma after wreck at Pocono
Wilson sustained a head injury when he was hit by a large piece of debris that broke off a car during the crash-filled race.
Andretti selling stake in marketing firm as part of settlement
Co-owners John Lopes and A. Starke Taylor claimed Andretti had improperly allocated money from Andretti Sports Marketing LLC to help fund his race team.
Cash woes vex teams in IndyCar
A new lawsuit that claims Andretti Autosport—one of the IndyCar Series’ biggest teams—is on the brink of insolvency has many questioning the viability of the open-wheel series itself.
Andretti denies lawsuit claim that IndyCar team in dire straits
Two partners in Andretti Sports Marketing contend that Michael Andretti's racing team is on the brink of insolvency. They've sued for control of the marketing and promotions firm.