Anyone who followed CART racing during its glory years remembers the exploits of Steve and Christine Horne, owners of Tasman Motorsports. The Kiwi ran the Truesports Indy 500-winning team in 1986 and served on CART's technical committee before eventually starting the Tasman Motorsports team in the...
A Chevrolet engine hasn’t powered a winning IndyCar team since Sam Hornish, Jr. took the 2002 Indy Racing League title. Coincidentally, that was also the last year that... December 9, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
It turns out Mercedes-Benz's AMG B-Class is only a test mule for smaller AMG cars, not a production intent vehicle. Shucks. Yet another Ferrari has burned, this time an F430... December 9, 2011 by Nelson Ireson
The IZOD IndyCar Series made a disastrous return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway in October of 2011 and it appears that it was one and done. During the IndyCar World Finals at... December 9, 2011 by Anne Proffit
Sam Schmidt Motorsports hired Simon Pagenaud to drive its Dallara/Honda/Firestone IZOD IndyCar Series entry in the upcoming 2012 season. Announced at the IMIS trade show in... December 8, 2011 by Anne Proffit
Sarah Fisher is moving forward with her eponymous team, adding a new partner and hiring a new American driver. The IZOD IndyCar Series team will henceforth be known as Sarah... December 8, 2011 by Anne Proffit
Although the engine partner for Project 56, the DeltaWing Project designed by Ben Bowlby, supported by Don Panoz and currently under development at DanGurney's All American... December 2, 2011 by Anne Proffit
Some unhappy news came out of Lincolnshire, Illinois on the first of December, as the legendary car owner Carl A. Haas confirmed that Newman/Haas Racing cannot continue in... December 1, 2011 by Anne Proffit
The news began squirting about the internet on Tuesday afternoon--Brian Barnhart has been removed from INDYCAR Race Control and Terry Angstadt is leaving the commercial... November 30, 2011 by Anne Proffit
A number of new teams will be joining the returning racing efforts for the 2012 IndyCar season, the inaugural year of returning engine manufacturer competition and the... November 23, 2011 by Manuel Cintron
A couple of years ago, Larry Foyt premiered the Foyt Family Wines label while the IZOD IndyCar Series made its annual visit to Infineon Raceway Sears Point amid the... November 22, 2011 by Anne Proffit
2011 has been quite the year for Sarah Fisher and her eponymous Sarah Fisher Racing. The Indy car team owner had her first daughter with husband Andy O'Gara; her team won its... November 17, 2011 by Anne Proffit
It's no secret that Americans have not made much noise in the world of open wheel racing in recent years. Save for the likes of Sam Hornish Jr. and Danica Patrick, who've had... November 17, 2011 by Rob Tiongson
JR Hildebrand has a home for the next two IZOD IndyCar Series seasons. After a stellar rookie year with Panther Racing, the John Barnes-led Indy car team decided to take up... November 16, 2011 by Anne Proffit
Charlie Kimball, 26, driver of Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 83 IZOD IndyCar Series race car is the first licensed driver with Type 1 diabetes in the history of INDYCAR. Racing... November 15, 2011 by Anne Proffit
IZOD IndyCar Series runner-up--for the past two seasons--Will Power has been cleared to test the new 2012 Chevrolet Indy car next week. Power sustained two small compression... November 9, 2011 by Anne Proffit