IndyCar News

Two famous motorsport names will be 'reunited' this weekend, as Britain's Scott Mansell partners Marco Andretti in a pair of Dave McMillan-run Menards Infiniti Pro Series entries at Infineon Raceway.

Ex Jordan Grand Prix driver Giorgio Pantano has been named as Chip Ganassi's third driver for the two upcoming IRL IndyCar Series road course races at Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen.

The Champ Car World Series has named former CEO of the Sports Car Club of America Steve Johnson as its incoming president with Dick Eidswick set to move to the position of chairman and CEO.

The 2005 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver has announced that attendance for this year's event totalled 148,511 surpassing 2004 attendee total of 112,000.

Jimmy Kite was able to secure his first top ten IRL IndyCar Series finish since Pikes Peak in 1999 as he guided his Hemelgarn Racing Dallara-Toyota to its first lead lap finish of the season at Kentucky Speedway on Sunday.

On August 20th 1995, Andre Ribeiro flashed across the finish line at New Hampshire International Speedway for his, and Honda's, first victory in American open-wheel racing.

IndyCar Series veteran Scott Sharp became the latest driver to deny Vitor Meira a maiden IRL win as he held off the young Brazilian to win the Amber Alert Portal Indy 300 at the Kentucky Speedway.

Danica Patrick became the second woman in IndyCar Series history to start from the pole position at Kentucky Speedway after late-afternoon rain washed out Marlboro Pole Qualifying.

Eric Bachelart's Mi Jack-Conquest Racing team has announced that it will field a two-car programme in next year's reborn Atlantic Championship, joining Derrick Walker's Team Australia outfit as Champ Car World Series teams committed to running a 'junior-arm' in 2006.

Bobby Rahal, winner of the 1986 Indianapolis 500 and co-owner of Rahal Letterman racing, will spearhead a strong contingent of drivers and classic Formula One cars at the Moly Shield Oil Historic Grand Prix, which will run as a support event during the Argent Mortgage Indy Grand Prix weekend at I

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk will serve as the grand marshal for the season-ending Toyota Indy 400 at the California Speedway in October and will also put on a live display of his talents for fans in attendance at Fontana.

As the Hollywood remake of classic TV series 'The Dukes of Hazzard' prepares to hit the big screens, racing fans should keep an eye out for one AJ Foyt....the fourth!

Patrick Carpentier's rear tyre changer Josh Junge has returned home and is recovering with no serious injuries after being clipped by a rogue tyre on pit road during last Sunday's Firestone Indy 400 at the Michigan International Speedway.

Champ Car have hired former ESPN advertising manager Mark Reilly as its new vice president of broadcast sales and distribution as it tries to capitalise on some of the new international interest in the series as well as working to regain the viewers lost in its own U.S. market.

There was little anyone could do to make RuSPORT's AJ Allmendinger feel any better about his San Jose weekend after the young American crashed out of a top four position just 12 laps into Sunday's gruelling Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix.

It is not often that Justin Wilson's height works for him after a career spent trying to squeeze his 6 foot five inch frame into cockpits designed for drivers eight to ten inches shorter.

The inaugural "Cabana" fundraiser held in conjunction with the Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose raised a staggering half a million dollars for the Canary Fund, the only non-profit organisation in the United States devoted to the early detection of cancer.

The Indy Racing League has fined the owners of Andretti Green Racing [AGR] an undisclosed amount for failing to require its drivers to participate in the mandatory autograph session on July 23 at The Milwaukee Mile.

Ousted Target Chip Ganassi driver Darren Manning has proclaimed his shock and surprise at being released mid-season by his team but has reassured his legions of fans that he will be working towards getting back into the cockpit of a race winning car before long.

The team formerly known as Herdez Competition have taken another big step on the road back to financial stability with news that long-time motorsports backers Liqui Moly have joined the team as associate backers.

With the final four events of the 2005 Toyota Atlantic Championship season looming, the cream has certainly risen to the top of the series standings.

After all four Andretti-Green Racing drivers failed to attend last Friday's IRL drivers autograph session at the Milwaukee Mile, current championship leader Dan Wheldon has defended the actions of his team whilst continuing to insist that there is no ill will between the IRL's most successful tea

A scorching day at the Milwaukee Mile made for some exceptionally tricky track conditions in Sunday's ABC Supply Co./AJ Foyt 225 and while this year's IRL rookie sensation Danica Patrick more than held her own for the first half of the race, the fickle Milwaukee oval would eventually prove too mu

Marlboro Team Penske teammates Helio Castroneves and Sam Hornish Jr were both at their diplomatic best following their collision in Sunday's ABC Supply Co./AJ Foyt 225 at Milwaukee that cost Castroneves a shot at a win that Hornish Jr eventually salvaged.