IndyCar News

Just days after confirming that he was to sell his stake in Conquest Racing back to founder Eric Bachelart, Mi-Jack president Michael Lanigan has accepted an offer to become a partner in multiple champion Newman/Haas Racing.

Minardi Team USA has confirmed rumours that Zsolt Baumgartner is the first driver officially signed by the team for the 2007 Champ Car World Series season - although the Hungarian will not be filling one of the vacant race seats with the former CTE-HVM outfit.

The amicable divorce between erstwhile Champ Car partners Conquest Racing and Mi-Jack Products takes another step towards completion with confirmation that the long-time sponsor is preparing to sell its stake in the outfit to current partner Eric Bachelart.

Rahal Letterman Racing has always maintained a high profile in the Indy car racing world having won championships and the Indianapolis 500 and having high-profile drivers such as Bobby Rahal, Kenny Brack, Buddy Rice and Danica Patrick.

Notorious rock icon Kid Rock will be the headline act for the Miller Lite Carb Day Concert at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this year.

When Long Beach based businessman Jerry Westlund was much younger, his parents would drop him off at the gates of the Grand Prix of Long Beach where he'd watch the race and then take the bus home.

Rock legend Sammy Hagar has only been on the Indy Racing League scene for a short time, but has already agreed to extend his sponsorship activities to a second team.

Former Champ Car driver Mario Haberfeld and veteran team Walker Racing have announced that they will suspend their Formula BMW USA programme in 2007.

Dario Franchitti's IndyCar Series entry will continue to sport the black-and-orange colours of Canadian Club whisky this season, after Beam Global Spirits & Wine Inc confirmed that it would be maintaining its sponsorship agreement with Andretti Green Racing.

Rahal Letterman Racing and Andersen Racing have announced a partnership that will allow the two teams to field multiple entries in the 2007 Indy Pro Series.

Confirming recent rumours, Richard Antinucci is to return to his American roots, having agreed a deal to contest the Indy Pro Series with Eddie Cheever's eponymous squad.

The world-famous Cirque du Soleil has confirmed that it will be making a special appearance at Champ Car's return to Mont-Tremblant this summer, helping the series to mark Canada Day.

Perhaps determined that son Marco shouldn't be the one to break the family hoodoo at the Brickyard, Michael Andretti has confirmed that he will be back in action at this year's Indianapolis 500.

Reigning Champ Car Atlantic champion Simon Pagenaud will make the step up to the top flight this season, having confirmed a deal with Team Australia, the team that took him to the 'junior' title.

Having elected to miss the opening test for the new Panoz DPO1 Champ Car at Sebring, Conquest Racing will turn its first laps with the new car this week at MSR Houston - and with a familiar face behind the wheel.

Software company iRise has revealed that it will launch a two-pronged marketing programme via the Champ Car World Series in 2007, having agreed to become a backer of both the series and leading outfit PKV Racing.

Despite the team insisting that it was likely to downsize to run just a single car for Paul Tracy this season, Jos Verstappen insists that he is in contention for a seat at Forsythe Championship Racing.

Brooks Associates Racing has announced that engineer Nick Harvey is re-joining the team for 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Championship season.

Last weeks eventful Champ Car Atlantic test at Sebring gave Red Bull Forsythe Racing youngsters John Edwards and Robert Wickens their first major chance to see where they stacked up against the opposition. Neither disappointed.

Panther Racing surprised the IndyCar paddock by turning up at the Daytona group test with Vitor Meira's #4 Dallara-Honda bedecked in Delphi colours, the result of a two-season sponsorship deal.

Having run a single car for the past few years, Dreyer and Reinbold Racing is to expand to a two car effort for the 2007 Indy Racing League with the announcement that Buddy Rice and Sarah Fisher will join forces for the new season.

At the same time as receiving a late call-up to race in this weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona, Robbie Pecorari was firming up a full-time deal to contest the 2007 Indy Pro Series with Team KMA.

Andrew Prendeville will be one of Andersen Racing's two full-time drivers in its first season of Indy Pro Series competition, having inked a deal to graduate to the Indycar feeder series.

Justin Wilson recalled his brief stint in Formula One after finally getting behind the wheel of Champ Car's new Panoz DP01, claiming that the spec machine felt more akin to a grand prix car than the Lola he has campaigned for the past two years.