IndyCar News

Ryan Hunter-Reay endured a tough time at the Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland after an incident packed race saw him finish in 11th place.

Paul Tracy will start the Grand Prix of Cleveland from pole position after setting the quickest time in Friday qualifying.

Panther Racing rookie Mark Taylor has announced that he will be seeking other options for the remainder of the season, his partnership with the former champion team having not worked out to the satisfaction of either party.

The increasingly popular SAFER barrier system is to be installed at Chicagoland Speedway in time for the circuit's NASCAR weekend next month. The system will also be in place for September's visit by the Indy Racing League.

Brazilian driver Mario Haberfeld finished ninth at the Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland this past Sunday and was happy to be inside the top ten at the Oregon venue.

Veteran Jon Fogarty and female racer Danica Patrick took a pole apiece as the Toyota Atlantic Championship geared up for a rare double-header in Portland.

Crash.Net exclusive by DC Williams Kathryn Nunn, wife of IndyCar Series team owner Morris Nunn, is expected to formally announce the formation of her own two-car Indy Racing League Menard Infiniti Pro Series operation on Monday.

It was a dominant weekend from start to finish for 2002 Toyota Atlantic Championship series champion Jon Fogarty as he led all 70 laps en route to his third career Atlantic win in Saturday's Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic series event at The Milwaukee Mile oval.

Double IRL IndyCar Series Champion Sam Hornish Jr was able to put his latest Indy 500 disappointment behind him last weekend when he married Crystal Liechty.

Lynx Racing teammates Bryan Sellers and Josh Hunt scored a pair of top-10 finishes in Saturday's Toyota Atlantic race at the Milwaukee Mile, the only oval on the Atlantic schedule for 2004.

Defending Bombardier 500k champion Al Unser Jr completed an incident-free day of testing alongside Tomas Scheckter and Felipe Giaffone at Texas Motor Speedway as their respective teams completed preparations for next weekend's Bombardier 500k.

Rocketsports Racing's Alex Tagliani produced the fastest time of a busy test day at Road America on Tuesday where the classic Wisconsin circuit produced much of its notorious fickle weather.

Round 3 of the 2004 Toyota Atlantic Championship heads to Wisconsin this weekend and to the world's oldest operating motor speedway, The Milwaukee Mile.

A first Indy 500 win for Buddy Rice, victory for co-owner David Letterman in the first race since Team Rahal became Rahal-Letterman Racing, a maiden triumph for Bobby Rahal as an owner and a first Indy win for Scott Roembke - not bad for a day at the office.

Ed Carpenter had some harsh words for his fellow IRL IndyCar Series rookie Mark Taylor after the two crashed out of Sunday's Indianapolis 500, saying that the British Panther Racing/Team Menard driver should have given him more room.

In 1994, Bobby Rahal brought the Honda engine to Indianapolis for the first time, but couldn't find enough speed to qualify for the race, opting to race a car leased from Roger Penske and powered by Mercedes/Ilmor.

It was a case of nearly but not quite for Andretti-Green Racing teammates Tony Kanaan and Dan Wheldon in Sunday's rain shortened Indy 500 as both came up a little short against Buddy Rice in the final, critical 20 lap run to the premature chequered flag.

Having made the final row of the grid at the last gasp on Bump Day, PDM Racing has gone even later in signing up a major sponsor for today's Indianapolis 500, confirming the involvement of Burger King overnight.

Former Champ Car team owner Doug Shierson, who fielded the well-known Domino's Pizza sponsored entry for drivers such as Danny Sullivan and Al Unser Jr between 1982 and 1990 has lost a lengthy battle with cancer.

Long odds faced Roth Racing from the moment it decided to make a bid at participating in the 2004 Indianapolis 500.

The Indy Racing League, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ABC Sports and ESPN have reached a wide-ranging, multimedia extension of their current agreement.

Twelve of the fastest pit crews in US motorsports will challenge for bragging rights, a trophy and the $30,000 winner's cheque during today's 28th annual Checkers/Rally's Pit Stop Challenge as part of the traditional build-up to the Indianapolis 500.

NASCAR backer Stacker 2 has revealed that it will expand its motorsport involvement by becoming an associate sponsor of Al Unser Jr's #20 Patrick Motorsports entry from this weekend's Indianapolis 500 onwards.

Although many Indy 500 purists have been upset by the lack of bumping and competition for the 33 starting places in the 88th running of the 'Greatest Spectacle in Racing,' PDM Racing and 'old school' IRL favourite Robby McGehee have ensured that the age old tradition of the Indianapolis underdog