IndyCar News

The inspirational story of Alex Zanardi's emotional return to the cockpit of a 750hp CART Champ Car thrilled racing fans across the globe when he turned laps around the two-mile EuroSpeedway Lausitz at an average speed of 194 mph less than two years after losing both legs in an accident at the sa

Dreamers Candles will sponsor the 2003 IRL Infiniti Pro Series season finale on October 11th at the Texas Motor Speedway. The dreamerscandles.com 100 will take place on the high-banked, 1.5-mile oval at Texas and should be one of the most spectacular races of the season.

After several, largely secret test sessions with Panther Racing and some of the other currently underpowered Chevrolet IRL teams, the struggling manufacturer has finally submitted an official request to the IRL to allow them to introduce a new unit that will hopefully allow them to compete with T

When the CART Champ Car World Series moved its corporate headquarters to Indianapolis last spring, the intention was to put the open-wheel sanctioning body in close proximity to many of its teams, suppliers and sponsors.

"I had a backup offer from P.K. Racing to do Laguna Seca for them in the Champ Car Series and there was talk of actually continuing the season with the team. That's when Dario consulted with his doctor and they decided to operate.

Sam Schmidt Motorsports has filed a third entry for the Nashville 100 IRL Infiniti Pro Series race on Friday at Nashville Superspeedway, as Ross Fonferko will drive the No. 6 Dallara-Infiniti as a teammate to series regulars Brandon Erwin and Tom Wood.

Veteran Indy Racing League crew chief Kevin 'Rocket' Blanch has joined the Indy Racing League as technical manager for the IndyCar Series, having decided to give up his job with double champions Panther Racing.

Adrian Fernandez made the best of a first lap incident to finish ninth at the Molson Indy Toronto on Sunday.

Barber Dodge Pro Series Championship points leader Leo Maia extended his lead by one with his pole-winning time of 1min 11.720secs during final qualifying on the 1.755 mile temporary street circuit in Toronto.

A.J. Allmendinger strengthened his grip on the 2003 CART Toyota Atlantic Championship again in provisional qualifying at Toronto's Exhibition Place by establishing a new track record of 1:05.447secs.

A heavy rain shower shortly after the first practice session of the Molson Indy Toronto weekend finished meant that the 1.755-mile Exhibition Place circuit was completely awash by the time second practice began.

It was a decision that was made some time ago but in the midst of Paul Tracy and Patrick Carpentier both making a run at the 2003 Champ Car World Series the fact that loyal team sponsors Player's would be leaving the sport at the end of the season was almost forgotten about.

Starting the year with a grid half full on unsponsored cars, Chris Pook and the rest of the CART Series have been working hard to try and entice some of America's major brand names back into the sport to try and replace companies like Marlboro, Target, KOOL, Texaco/Havoline and now Player's.

Cleanevent USA, an event and venue cleaning management services provider, has signed a three-year naming rights sponsorship of the IRL Infiniti Pro Series event at Nashville Superspeedway. The Cleanevent 100 is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. (EDT) Friday, July 18th at Nashville Superspeedway.

With the CART season passing halfway, several drivers stand out as the most likely to make an impact on the first Canadian trip of the summer.

For most Southern California teenage boys, the summer means sun, sand, ocean and girls in bikinis but, for Alan Sciuto and Billy Johnson, it means pavement, tyre rubber and driving hard.

The Formula Dodge National Championship presented by Racer magazine convened at the weekend at Road America for rounds eight and nine with the top five drivers in the championship separated by just twenty points, or one race win.

CART Champ Car rookie Tiago Monteiro has revealed that sitting out last Saturday's Cleveland night race was almost as painful as the knock he took in practice that ruled him out of the action.

Mo Nunn Racing's Felipe Giaffone fractured his right femur and pelvis in Sunday's Kansas Indy 300 after colliding with Dan Wheldon but the Brazilian driver is said to be on the mend after a successful three-hour operation on Monday in Indianapolis.

Clarence Cagle, who helped save the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from oblivion after World War II and served as track superintendent for 30 years, died at his home in Daytona Beach on Saturday aged 88.

Scott Dixon traded places with Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Tomas Scheckter at just the right time on Saturday by winning the MBNA Pole for the Kansas Indy 300.

Ed Carpenter was awarded the pole for the Aventis Racing For Kids 100 after Panther Racing, which fields driver Mark Taylor, was penalized after failing a post-qualifying technical inspection.

Newman-Haas Racing's Sebastien Bourdais will carry McDonald's sponsorship for three races this year thanks to a tie in with co-owner Paul Newman that sees the world famous golden arches return to the Champ Car World Series for the first time since 1999.

Midget racing veteran Sarah McCune completed 155 laps in an IRL Infiniti Pro Series car last weekend during testing for Sam Schmidt Motorsports at Kentucky Speedway, posting an unofficial fastest lap above 185mph.