IndyCar News

Hideki Mutoh earned his first career Indy Pro Series pole position, winning the SWE Pole Award for race one of the Liberty Challenge double-header on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Although he was prevented from challenging for outright pole position, Robert Doornbos was nonetheless delighted to have emerged as the fastest driver in the wet during final qualifying at Portland.

Sebastien Bourdais has admitted he is not keen on the idea of standing starts in the Champ Car World Series on the eve of the Portland Grand Prix, the first race to be started in such a way.

Scott Sharp has admitted that the word 'polesitter' sounded good after he used a pair of blazing laps to claim the front of the grid for Saturday's Bombardier/Learjet 550 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Having been team-mates in the 2006-07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, James Hinchcliffe and Kevin Lacroix will finally meet on track this weekend as the latter makes the step up to the Champ Car Atlantic Championship at Portland International Raceway.

Helio Castroneves' Milwaukee jinx struck again on Sunday when a comfortable lead in the ABC Supply/AJ Foyt 225 was wiped out in an instant as the rear wing mounting on his Penske Dallara collapsed.

Two of the IndyCar Series' more celebrated competitors took it upon themselves to add a little more colour to proceedings 'after hours' in the ABC Supply/AJ Foyt 225 at the Milwaukee Mile.

Brazilian Helio Castroneves secured his second AAMCO Transmissions Pole Award in as many races at the famous Milwaukee Mile and his fourth in just six races so far this season on Saturday in qualifying for the ABC Supply Co/AJ Foyt 225.

Briton Alex Lloyd continued his relentless march towards the 2007 Indy Pro Series title with another emphatic victory at the Milwaukee Mile on Saturday.

Marc Williams, who finished 17th on his Indy Pro Series and oval track debut in the Freedom 100, has announced that he will complete the season with Michael Crawford Motorsports.

The 91st Indianapolis 500 has been red flagged after 113 of the scheduled 200 laps due to rain.

Leading technology brand Lenovo was the highest profile addition to the sponsorship roster for Sunday's Indianapolis 500, having agreed a deal to back the #98 car of veteran Alex Barron.

As expected, the Forsythe Championship Racing line-up will change again for next weekend's Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland, with Paul Tracy having been cleared to return to action following his back-breaking shunt in Long Beach.

Richie Hearn has admitted that he is banking on a decent run in Sunday's Indianapolis 500 to give his racing career a boost after several years out of the limelight.

The starting field for the 91st Indianapolis 500 next weekend is set after Californian based duo Richie Hearn and Phil Giebler claimed the final two positions at the expense of Jimmy Kite and PJ Jones.

The third day of qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was once again blessed with warm spring sunshine as the returning Roger Yasukawa led a list of ten drivers to provisionally book their place in next Sunday's big race.

IndyCar Series veteran Roger Yasukawa will attempt to qualify a third Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara-Honda for the 91st Indianapolis 500 when the third day of grid-setting kicks off on Saturday.

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing has confirmed that a partnership with A1 Team USA owner Rick Weidinger to support the #15 entry of former race winner Buddy Rice in the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500.

The Miracle Sealants Company and Champ Car Atlantic operation PR1 Motorsports have announced that they will host a special post-season test for the champion of the 2007 Pacific F2000 series.

Grey's Anatomy actor Patrick Dempsey will drive the 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible pace car at the 91st Indianapolis 500 on Sunday 27 May, it was confirmed this week.

The RSports team did not have a chance to stop and smell the roses as the 2007 Champ Car season rushed through its opening trio of races in Las Vegas, Long Beach and Houston but, this week, Alex Tagliani and Justin Wilson hope to do just that during the series' next open test, in Portland.

Phil Giebler's absence from the Freedom 100 can now be explained, as the versatile American has revealed that he will make his IndyCar Series debut in the biggest race of the year - the Indianapolis 500.

Target Chip Ganassi Racing took opening honours of the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 weekend as Dan Wheldon and Scott Dixon led Saturday's two pre-qualifying practice sessions at the 1.52-mile Kansas Speedway.

Graham Rahal made Champ Car history as the youngest ever podium finisher after taking the chequered flag in second place behind team-mate Sebastien Bourdais at the Grand Prix of Houston.