IndyCar News

Dillon Battistini's return to the Firestone Indy Lights Series ended with a trip to the wall, and a local hospital, following a heavy crash that ensured that the Kansas Lottery 100 finished under caution, but the Briton thankfully escaped any serious injury.

Jonathan Summerton and Junior Strous will be among those Atlantic Series converts preparing themselves for an oval race debut at Kansas Speedway this weekend, but also hoping that their inexperience does not impact to harshly on their Firestone Indy Lights championship positions.

Former series champion Wade Cunningham returned to the top of the timesheets in an Indy Lights qualifying session for the first time in two years as he guided one of the many Sam Schmidt Motorsport entries to pole position for the Kansas Lottery 100.

Graham Rahal won his second career IndyCar pole in three races, and his first on an oval, to edge rookie Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing team-mate Robert Doornbos by three-tenths of a second at the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway.

American Le Mans Series regular Primetime Race Group has decided to spread its motorsport involvement into the open-wheel categories, and will join the Cooper Tires-backed Atlantic Championship with a two-car effort from round two of the series.

Vision Racing has revealed that it will partner People's Liberation Inc when the #21 Dallara takes to the grid with William Rast branding in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach this weekend.

Former Indianapolis 500 polewinner Scott Sharp will take a break from his sportscar duties with Patron Highcroft Racing to return to the blue riband IndyCar Series event this May, bringing Tequila Patron backing to a second Panther Racing entry.

Seven-time NASCAR title winner Richard Petty has revealed that he is to lodge an entry into the Indianapolis 500 for the first time, fielding the #43 Window World Dallara for John Andretti.

If Graham Rahal could race on the streets of St Petersburg every weekend, he probably would, after setting a second record in as many visits to the Florida venue on Saturday.

JR Hildebrand celebrated his move to the reigning champion AFS/Andretti Green Racing team by clinching his first Firestone Indy Lights pole in qualifying for race one of the Grand Prix of St Petersburg double-header.

IndyCar tyre supplier Firestone will introduce an element of strategy to the series road and street course events by supplying an 'alternate tyre concept' at all seven such rounds in 2009.

European 'exile' Charlie Kimball has revealed that he is to return to racing in his homeland this season, after inking a deal to join the burgeoning Firestone Indy Lights series with Team PBIR.

Reigning IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon paced the first day of the IndyCar Series' road course open test at Barber Motorsports Park as various teams and drivers put in their final preparations before next month's season-opener on the streets of St Petersburg.

Two further teams have announced that they will not be running at this weekend's IndyCar Series open test at Barber Motorsports Park, joining AJ Foyt Racing and newcomers Team 3G on the outside looking in.

The worlds of gaming, racing, Hollywood, and women in sport have merged in the latest announcement involving the 2009 Atlantic Championship, as Frankie Muniz and Simona de Silvestro were confirmed as part of Team Stargate Worlds' assault on the series.

With nearly four months having passed since the final chequered flag of the 2008 season, those with confirmed or anticipated drives in this year's IndyCar Series are counting the days to the time they can get back behind the wheel.

Tampa real estate tycoon Jamie Rand has revealed that he has purchased the entire inventory of an undisclosed race team with an eye toward competing in the 2009 Cooper Tires presents The Atlantic Championship powered by Mazda.

Former Toyota Atlantic standout and race winner Tony Ave has revealed that he is considering a return to the category in 2009, and would be doing so with his own team.

After her widely appreciated debut in 2008, Danica Patrick once again graces the pages of the famous Sports Illustrated magazine swimsuit edition although, this year, she swaps sandy beaches for a silver Shelby Cobra 427 and New York studio.

Davey Hamilton is far from ready to give up on his own on-track career, but has taken the first step towards keeping himself involved in racing once the day finally comes to hang up his helmet.

Helio Castroneves insists that he would be ready to jump back into the cockpit of his #3 Team Penske entry at any point should the outcome of his pending tax evasion trial go in his favour.

Sarah Fisher expects to be back at the Indianapolis 500 this season, having done enough to convince sometime 2008 sponsor Dollar General to back her, not only for the blue riband event, but also three others on the forthcoming IndyCar Series schedule.

Penske Racing has confirmed speculation that it had chosen former KV Racing Technology driver Will Power as its replacement for Helio Castroneves, at least in preparation for the forthcoming season.

Guthrie Meyer Racing has announced the signing of British driver Ali Jackson for the 2009 Indy Lights season.