IndyCar
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Honda's wild CR-V features a hybrid powertrain that will be supplied to IndyCar teams from 2024.
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Chevy Corvette Z06 convertible named 2023 Indy 500 pace car
This year will see a Corvette pacing the Indy 500 for the 20th time in the race's history.
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Chevy reveals special Camaro celebrating 2023 Indy 500
The Chevy Camaro is on its way out, but not before the arrival of some special editions.
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Honda shoved an IndyCar powertrain into a CR-V Hybrid
Honda has revealed a wild CR-V packing the automaker's new electrified IndyCar powertrain.
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Jimmie Johnson retiring from full-time racing
Jimmie Johnson may be ending his full-time racing career but isn't giving up on racing altogether just yet.
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Farm to asphalt: Bridgestone creates tires with desert shrubs
Tire companies are looking for more sustainable sources of rubber, and a shrub native to the U.S. could be a solution.
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This year will see a Corvette pace the Indianapolis 500 for the 19th time in the event's history.
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Paralyzed racer makes a comeback
Robert Wickens was paralyzed after an IndyCar accident in 2018.
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McLaren buys IndyCar team
McLaren has agreed to purchase 75% of current IndyCar team Arrow McLaren SP.
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McLaren sells stake in Formula One team
McLaren is selling a third of its Formula One team to a U.S. sports investment company.
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Dario Franchitti named development driver for Gordon Murray's T.50 supercar
Gordon Murray, father of the McLaren F1, has picked IndyCar legend Dario Franchitti to help hone his latest supercar.
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2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is the 2020 Indy 500 pace car
For the 17th time since 1978, a Chevrolet Corvette will be the pace car for the Indy 500.
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Races all over the world are being postponed or canceled. Here's a list of everything we know so far.
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Ferrari’s on-again, off-again love affair with the Indianapolis 500
As Ferrari considers yet another stab at the iconic US race, here's a look at the previous efforts ranging back to 1952.
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2020 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Indy 500 postponed due to coronavirus
More events on the automotive calendar have been affected by the coronavirus.
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Circuit of the Americas closes, lays off staff amid coronavirus restrictions
With restrictions placed on public gatherings in Austin, Texas, Circuit of the Americas has been forced to shut down.
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McLaren confirms full-time IndyCar entry
The last time McLaren competed in an entire season of IndyCar was 1979, with the M24B.
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How Honda gets over 700 horsepower from a 2.2-liter V-6
Honda's engine it currently runs in the IndyCar series is a 700-horsepower 2.2-liter turbocharged V-6. Keep an eye on the displacement figure. Now, realize the Honda Civic Type R features a 2.0-liter turbo-4 engine with 306 hp. Where in the world is Honda getting nearly 400 more hp from the IndyCar...
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The McLaren IndyCar team made a series of mistakes that kept Fernando Alonso from qualifying for the 2019 Indy 500. We have the details.
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McLaren and Alonso returning to Indy 500 in 2019
Spanish racing driver Fernando Alonso is in the hunt for motorsport's coveted Triple Crown, and that means he'll return to the Indianapolis 500 in 2019. The race is scheduled for May 26. McLaren and Alonso made the announcement on Saturday. The Triple Crown consists of a win at the 24 Hours of Le...
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IndyCar is ready to introduce 900-horsepower engines by 2021
Right now, an IndyCar race car is powered by an engine capable of producing between 550 and 750 horsepower. There's an additional 60 hp waiting in the wings with the Push-to-Pass feature. That's not enough, apparently. IndyCar drivers have been clamoring for more horsepower, and it looks like that...
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Honda IndyCar that won 100th Indy 500 heads to auction
Auction house Mecum always manages to consign some incredible machines for its sale events, but the latest is a little more special than your average collector car. IndyCar fans will have all eyes on Mecum's sale during next month's 2018 Monterey Car Week. The event will see the victorious Honda...
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GM product chief crashes Corvette ZR1 pace car at Detroit GP
Put a hot car on a racetrack, go hard on the throttle, and the result could be an accident. Anyone who has ever attended a track day knows that they could be "that guy" on any given day. On Sunday the hot car was a 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, that guy was GM's Executive Vice President of Global...
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2019 Corvette ZR1 is most powerful pace car in Indy 500 history
The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has been named the official pace car of the 2018 Indianapolis 500, and with 755 horsepower on tap it will be the fastest, most powerful car to ever handle pacing duties in the race's 100-plus-year history. A blue example of the Corvette flagship will be used for the...
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