Key Points In 2015, Verizon IndyCar Series television broadcast/cable ratings and viewership increased 15 percent and 16 percent, respectively. 2015 was the second consecutive year of overall viewership growth for…
Read moreINDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 24, 2015) – INDYCAR announced that driver Justin Wilson, who enjoyed success in multiple motorsports series during a two-decade professional career, died today from a head injury sustained…
Read moreINDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 24, 2015) – Verizon IndyCar Series driver Sage Karam was released from Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pa., on Aug. 23 after evaluation of his right…
Read more1. Montoya a Master of 500-Mile Races: Even though he has seen what was a commanding championship lead become tenuous, Team Penske’s Juan Pablo Montoya maintains an unwavering mental approach…
Read moreDate: Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015 Track: Pocono Raceway, a 2.5-mile triangular oval in Long Pond, Pa. Race distance: 200 laps / 500 miles Entry List: ABC Supply 500 Firestone tire…
Read moreIMS Testing to Include Firestone Tire Test: Six Verizon IndyCar Series drivers will participate in on-track testing Aug. 12 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ET session will…
Read moreINDIANAPOLIS (July 30, 2015) — Mark Miles, CEO, Hulman & Company, announced that Derrick Walker, President of Competition & Operations, INDYCAR, has decided to leave the company effective Aug. 31,…
Read moreINDIANAPOLIS (July 29, 2015) – INDYCAR announced the following manufacturer championship points update following the Iowa Corn 300, which was held July 18 at Iowa Speedway: • Honda received a…
Read more1. Chaves Impresses in Midget Racing Debut: Five-time U.S. Auto Club National Sprint Car champion Levi Jones’ strongest advice to Gabby Chaves was imparted before the initial practice for the…
Read moreINDIANAPOLIS (July 27, 2015) – INDYCAR announced a rescinded infraction from the Iowa Corn 300 on July 18 at Iowa Speedway: • Driver James Jakes of Schmidt Peterson Motorsports had…
Read moreINDIANAPOLIS (July 23, 2015) – INDYCAR announced today the introduction of new technology that will track each Verizon IndyCar Series car’s running position and display it in real time via…
Read moreINDIANAPOLIS (July 22, 2015) – INDYCAR announced the following post-event infractions and manufacturer championship points updates from the Iowa Corn 300, which was held July 18 at Iowa Speedway: •…
Read more1. INDYCAR Personalities Commit to Dan Wheldon Pro-Am Karting Event: Scott Dixon, Sarah Fisher, Ed Carpenter and Sebastian Saavedra are among the drivers who have committed to participating in the…
Read moreHunter-Reay cherishes return to Victory Lane: Ryan Hunter-Reay’s 2½-year-old son Ryden could soon have the coolest bedroom night light of any child of a Verizon IndyCar Series driver. Hunter-Reay, who…
Read moreDate: Saturday, July 18, 2015 Track: Iowa Speedway, a 7/8-mile (0.894-mile) oval in Newton, Iowa Entry List: Iowa Corn 300 Race distance: 300 laps / 268.2 miles Firestone tire allotment:…
Read moreWEST ALLIS, Wis. (July 12, 2015) – American Josef Newgarden earned his first Verizon P1 Award with a two-lap average speed of 170.223 mph in qualifications, taking the pole position…
Read moreDate: Sunday, July 12, 2015 Track: The Milwaukee Mile, a 1.015-mile oval in West Allis, Wis. Entry List: ABC Supply Co. Inc. Wisconsin 250 at Milwaukee IndyFest Race distance: 250…
Read moreINDIANAPOLIS (July 1, 2015) — INDYCAR announced the following post-event infractions and manufacturer championship points updates from the MAVTV 500, which was held June 27 at Auto Club Speedway: •…
Read moreFONTANA, Calif. (June 26, 2015) – Simon Pagenaud earned his second career Indy car pole and first on an oval in leading a Team Penske sweep of the front row…
Read moreVerizon IndyCar Series Headlines: 1. If You Missed It – Scott Dixon Teleconference 2. Downforce to Compensate for Forecast High Temps at MAVTV 500 3. Montoya, Power Earn ESPY Nominations…
Read moreINDIANAPOLIS (June 17, 2015) – INDYCAR announced the following post-event infractions and manufacturer championship points updates from the Honda Indy Toronto, which was held June 14 on the streets of…
Read moreVerizon IndyCar Series Headlines: 1. Off weekend allows drivers, teams to decompress 2. Castroneves climbing after second straight podium 3. Inside the box score – Honda Indy Toronto 1. Off…
Read moreTORONTO (June 14, 2015) – American Josef Newgarden led Luca Filippi across the start-finish line by 1.4485 seconds to give CFH Racing a 1-2 finish in the Honda Indy Toronto.…
Read moreTORONTO (June 13, 2015) – Reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champion Will Power earned his second consecutive Verizon P1 Award and fifth of the season by recording the quickest lap of…
Read moreTORONTO (June 12, 2015) – Verizon IndyCar Series championship points leader Juan Pablo Montoya recorded the quickest lap of 1 minute, 0.6343 of a second on the 1.755-mile, 11-turn Exhibition…
Read moreINDIANAPOLIS (June 10, 2015) – INDYCAR announced the following post-event infractions and points deductions from the Firestone 600 Verizon IndyCar Series race on June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway: •…
Read moreDate: Sunday, June 14, 2015 Track: Streets of Toronto’s Exhibition Place, an 11-turn, 1.755-mile temporary street course Entry List: Honda Indy Toronto (PDF) Race distance: 85 laps / 149.175 miles…
Read moreVerizon IndyCar Series Headlines: 1. Texas win could signal another second-half surge for Dixon 2. Montoya chases Triple Crown of his own 3. Inside the box score – Firestone 600…
Read moreFORT WORTH, Texas (June 6, 2015) – Scott Dixon made his victory in the Firestone 600 look easy, though the three-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion said it was one of…
Read moreFORT WORTH, Texas (June 5, 2015) – Will Power earned the Verizon P1 Award for the third consecutive year at the Texas Motor Speedway oval and tied a legendary Indy…
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