Indy Racing Articles

Hunter-Reay aiming for another win at Barber

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Team Penske had been the only team to win an IndyCar race at Barber, with Helio Castroneves taking the checkered flag for the inaugural event in 2010 and then Power scoring the victory here in 2011 and ’12. But Ryan […]

Hunter-Reay claims pole for IndyCar race at Long Beach

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Long Beach, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Ryan Hunter-Reay won the pole position while his teammate, James Hinchcliffe, finished second in Saturday’s IndyCar Series qualifying to give Andretti Autosport a front row speed for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Hinchcliffe […]

Sato returns to site of first IndyCar win

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Starting fourth, Sato overtook Ryan Hunter-Reay, the 2012 IndyCar champion, for second on lap 23 and then grabbed the lead seven laps later when then leader Will Power made his pit stop. Sato dominated the remainder of the 80- lap […]

Franchitti to drive pace car in Indianapolis 500

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Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti has a new role in the IndyCar Series’ biggest race of the season — pace car driver. On Tuesday, Franchitti was formally announced as the driver of the pace car […]

Former Indy 500 competitor Gary Bettenhausen dies at age 72

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Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Gary Bettenhausen, who competed in 21 Indianapolis 500s between 1968 and 1993 and was a member of one of open-wheel racing’s most well-known families, passed away on Sunday at his Indiana home. He was 72. Bettenhausen […]

Verizon named as title sponsor of IndyCar Series

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Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – The IndyCar Series will now be known as the Verizon IndyCar Series. On Friday, IndyCar announced a multi-year entitlement agreement with Verizon Wireless. The new title sponsorship comes nearly six months after IZOD announced it was […]

IndyCar revises qualifying format for Indianapolis 500

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Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – This year’s Indianapolis 500 will feature a new qualifying format to set the 33-car starting field. IndyCar announced on Friday that qualifying for the Indy 500 will contain three rounds of time trials over two days. […]

Briscoe added to Ganassi’s driver lineup in 2014

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Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Chip Ganassi Racing revealed on Friday its four-car driver lineup for the 2014 IndyCar Series season, with Ryan Briscoe joining the team and Tony Kanaan replacing Dario Franchitti in the No. 10 car. Briscoe will drive […]

Team Penske sweeps front row for IndyCar season-finale

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Fontana, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Team Penske drivers Will Power, Helio Castroneves and A.J. Allmendinger swept the front row in Friday’s qualifying for the IndyCar Series season-ending race at Auto Club Speedway. Power won the pole for Saturday night’s 500-mile event […]

IndyCar wrapping up season in California

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Two weeks ago, Castroneves came to Houston for IndyCar’s doubleheader weekend with a season-high 49-point advantage over Dixon. Castroneves had scored 12 straight top-10 finishes, including a victory in June at Texas Motor Speedway, but the Team Penske driver had […]