Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – IndyCar driver Dario Franchitti underwent a second surgical procedure on Monday in Indianapolis to repair the talus bone in his broken right ankle. Chip Ganassi Racing said in a release that Franchitti’s surgery lasted just over […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Safety concerns for both race car drivers and race fans are once again in the spotlight following Dario Franchitti’s horrific crash in Sunday’s IndyCar Series event in Houston. During the final lap, Franchitti’s car went airborne […]
Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – One day after winning the first race in the Grand Prix of Houston weekend doubleheader, Scott Dixon got a gift from Mother Nature. A rainstorm that moved over the 1.683-mile, 10-turn Reliant Park street circuit washed […]
Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – While team owner A.J. Foyt returned to the racetrack for the first time in a while, his driver, Takuma Sato, will start on the pole for the IndyCar Series’ first race in a weekend doubleheader at […]
Houston, TX (Sports Network) – Chip Ganassi Racing made two major announcements on Friday, with driver Tony Kanaan joining the team and the organization switching from Honda to Chevrolet for the 2014 IndyCar Series season. Team owner Chip Ganassi confirmed […]
After finishing ninth in the most recent IndyCar race, the Sept. 1 Grand Prix of Baltimore, Helio Castroneves increased his lead in the championship standings to a season-high 49 points over Scott Dixon, who finished 19th. Dixon started on the […]
Mooresville, NC (Sports Network) – Juan Pablo Montoya is leaving NASCAR at the end of this season and returning to the IndyCar Series to drive for Team Penske in 2014. Montoya, 37, will drive the No. 2 car for Penske […]
Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) – IndyCar placed Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon on probation for the remainder of the year and fined him $30,000 for making disparaging remarks toward race officials and other competitors following the Sept. 1 Grand […]
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) – Scott Dixon will start on the pole for the Grand Prix of Baltimore after topping Will Power in Saturday’s qualifying. Power, who won last weekend’s race in Sonoma, Calif., held the provisional pole until Dixon […]
Dixon had led the most laps with 27 and was in front of the field when he was penalized for a pit-lane safety violation. The penalty cost Dixon a chance to win the race and trim Castroneves’ lead in the […]