Hinchcliffe gets Indy 500 ride in 3-race deal with Andretti
Driver James Hinchcliffe had to scramble to find anything at all for 2020 when he learned late last year that he was out at Arrow McLaren SP with a year remaining on his contract.
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IndyCar drivers like safety of new aeroscreens, but adjustments required
Teams still have plenty to learn about what the change will mean for driver visibility, aerodynamics and race strategy.
Versatile auto racer John Andretti dies at 56
Andretti won on dirt tracks, street courses and superspeedways. He won an endurance race, competed in dragsters and became an iron man in IndyCar and NASCAR. And he used his platform and passion for racing to help others.
Tony Kanaan closing IndyCar career with five final oval races
The 45-year-old Kanaan, who won the 2013 Indy 500, is another casualty of a poor driver market in which veterans are being squeezed out of their seats by drivers with little to no IndyCar experience.
IndyCar driver Ericsson lands hot chocolate company sponsor
This is the first entry into IndyCar for Huski Chocolate, a company headquartered in Stockholm that already does business in Formula One with McLaren and with the English soccer club Millwall.
Penske’s purchase of IMS, IndyCar finalized
The sale puts Roger Penske in charge of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the open-wheel series that is built around the Indy 500 and the track’s esteemed production group.
Bourdais, Hinchcliffe casualties of cruel IndyCar offseason
The abrupt sackings of four-time series champion Sebastien Bourdais and popular veteran James Hinchcliffe has made for an offseason of distasteful business decisions that has contributed to a rapidly changing landscape in a series trying to make a comeback.
Motorsports safety pioneer Simpson dies after stroke
Bill Simpson, a pioneer in motorsports safety credited with creating equipment that saved too many drivers to count from death or serious injury, died Monday. He was 79.
Leader of IndyCar series, IMS staying on ‘indefinitely’
Mark Miles, who has led Hulman & Co. since 2012, said: “We have the opportunity now to try to take it to a whole other level. I’ve had no thought of doing anything else.”
IMS tabs medical transportation company as title sponsor for Grand Prix
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Tuesday that it has struck a multi-year naming rights deal for the Grand Prix of Indianapolis.
Developer plans 68-acre project with $32M space park, bowling alley, go-kart track
A Westfield developer’s plans for 68 acres next to Grand Park include a major planetarium and space science center, laser tag venue, jump park, bowling alley, indoor/outdoor go-kart track and driving school.
Penske says Formula One, 24-hour race could be in IMS future, but management change is not
Roger Penske—whose Penske Corp. is buying Hulman & Co. and its racing operations—said he’d also like to bring a third car manufacturer to IndyCar and maintain IMS’s relationship with NASCAR.
Penske’s deal to acquire Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar draws landslide of praise
A deal that will make Penske Corp. the owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar Series received overwhelmingly positive reactions from motorsports insiders on Monday morning.
McLaren confirms Hinchcliffe out of its 2020 IndyCar lineup
Arrow McLaren SP officially named Indy Lights champions Pato O’Ward and Oliver Askew as its drivers for 2020 on Wednesday, leaving popular IndyCar veteran James Hinchcliffe without a ride.
Hinchcliffe to be replaced at new McLaren team, sources say
The late timing of the McLaren decision puts popular IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe in a difficult position for finding a consistently competitive ride.
IndyCar aeroscreen declared ready to race by Dixon, Power
Drivers Scott Dixon and Will Power both said IndyCar’s new aeroscreen was fit for racing during the first extensive test session for the cockpit protection that will debut next season.
Penske Logistics agrees to offer jobs to 99 women as part of discrimination settlement
The company says it did nothing wrong but decided to settle the case, which involved allegations of discrimination against female applicants at its Shelbyville warehouse.
Newgarden wins IndyCar championship as Herta takes finale
Josef Newgarden won his second IndyCar series championship in three years with a smooth drive Sunday in the season finale, where he played it safe and watched rookie Colton Herta cement a spot as a future star.
Maxim party host that sued IMS, then lost $75K in countersuit, loses appeal
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled against Karma International LLC, which in 2016 hosted a Maxim men’s magazine-themed party for the 2016 IndyCar race that lost more than $420,000, according to the court.
Motorcycle racing returning to Indianapolis Motor Speedway after a five-year absence
The last time motorcycles competed at IMS was in August 2015, when the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix ended an eight-year run at the track’s road course.