IndyCar News

Erstwhile Minardi Team USA co-owner Keith Wiggins will be present in the newly-amalgamated IndyCar Series this year but, it would appear, without Paul Stoddart alongside him.

Conquest Racing took another step towards its goal of becoming a contender in the new IndyCar Series by announcing that it had signed a technical partnership with Forsythe Performance Research, a subsidiary of Forsythe Racing Inc.

IndyCar Series drivers completed almost 3,000 laps in four days of testing at Sebring International Raceway to conclude preparations for the 2008 season.

Roth Racing's full-time entry into the IndyCar Series in 2008 is a story of perseverance, both for owner/driver Marty Roth and for rookie team-mate Jay Howard.

Speculation over the number of potential entries in the newly unified Indycar Series was dealt a blow when Forsythe Racing announced that it would not be taking up a place on the grid.

Vision Racing has re-signed Ed Carpenter and A.J. Foyt IV for the 2008 IndyCar Series season.

Sarah Fisher has announced the formation of Sarah Fisher Racing, which will begin competing this year at the Indianapolis 500.

South African driver Tschops Sipuka has successfully completed his Indy Pro Series rookie test with the Brian Stewart Racing team at Phoenix International Raceway.

Rahal Letterman Racing has scored an initial in its legal battle with former driver Scott Sharp after a United States District Court Judge ruled that he breached his contract with the team to move to the American Le Mans Series for the 2008 season.

Short-track driver Jake Slotten will drive the eight oval races on this year's Indy Pro Series calendar after impressing Michael Crawford Motorsports in a rookie test at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Team Australia co-owner Craig Gore has pledged to keep the initiative running in the Champ Car World Series this season, despite announcing that he is to wind down his V8 Supercar operation at home.

Paladin Motorsports has confirmed that Canadian Adrien Herberts will return to the fold to contest the full 2008 Champ Car Atlantic season.

Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing has announced that Justin Wilson will replace Sebastien Bourdais in its line-up for the 2008 Champ Car World Series season.

Despite optimism that he would be able to reveal which team he would contest the forthcoming Champ Car World Series campaign with before this weekend's Sebring group test, Franck Perera has decided to postpone an announcement.

The IndyCar Series has announced that it will adopt the Indianapolis 500-style qualifying system for all oval races during the 2008 season.

The IndyCar series could see its numbers swell with the addition of an all-new team this season, should plans being put together by former Indianapolis 500 car owner Dave Mann and partner Fred Azbell III to run a single-car entry.

Adam Andretti is to make his debut in the Indy Pro Series in 2008 after agreeing a deal with the newly formed FuZion Autosport team.

Jonathan Bomarito has joined Champ Car Atlantic champions Sierra Sierra Enterprises for the 2008 campaign, completing an all-USA pairing with rookie Dane Cameron.

Ryan Briscoe received his first on-track testing time at Homestead-Miami Speedway this week.

Both the Champ Car World Series and supporting Atlantic Championship have finalised their pre-season test schedules with the announcement of additional testing days in both Houston and Portland.

2006 Indy Pro Series champion Jay Howard will join veteran owner/driver Marty Roth to form a two-car IndyCar Series team for the 16-race schedule.

by Lynne Huntting Champ Car World Series co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven was not in Oakland District Federal Court to hear the verdict delivered by the jury in the six-week insider dealing case in which he was implicated, but will nevertheless have been happy with the result.

Dan Pettit has found a new home for the remains of his RuSPORT operation after revealing that he was to combine operations with Forsythe Championship Racing from 2008.

by Lynne Huntting Kevin Kalkhoven finally testified as a defendant in the ongoing JDSU insider trading civil case in Oakland District Court on Thursday, and was on the stand for most of the session.