Category: INDYCAR/CART

McLaren Racing Increases Commitment to INDYCAR Team

McLaren Racing confirmed that it has completed the agreement to acquire the majority shareholding in the Arrow McLaren SP NTT INDYCAR SERIES team by the end of the year. The conclusion of the agreement means that McLaren Racing will become the majority shareholder in the team with a controlling 75 percent stake, with Arrow McLaren…



Erratic Driving Going Unnoticed By IndyCar Officials

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon says “erratic and pretty crazy” driving is going unnoticed by IndyCar Series officials. Dixon was an innocent victim in the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 after an incident on Lap 56 involving team-mate Alex Palou and Ed Carpenter Racing’s Rinus VeeKay. VeeKay, who earlier this year scored his first IndyCar Series…



Pole for O’Ward At Indianapolis

Pato O’Ward earned his series-leading third pole of the season in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet with a best lap of 1 minute, 10.7147 seconds. He is third in the series standings, 48 points behind leader Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing, with two victories this season. But his best finish in his…



Nashville IndyCar Goes Off…!

Somewhat surprisingly Sunday’s race in Nashville managed to get through Lap 1 without issue, despite cars tearing over the bridge into a wide Turn 9 that quickly tightened up. But the first yellow came out on Lap 2 when Dalton Kellett’s No. 4 Chevy stalled near the finish line twice. The ensuing restart on Lap…



The Triple Crown – Graham Hill’s Legacy

In 1972, after finishing first at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Graham Hill gained the third and final element in his quest for motor racing’s greatest distinction. He achieved what many believed to be impossible, the Triple Crown of motorsport, which is unofficially the title for the victories at Monaco Grand Prix, 24 Hours…



Mark Blundell

Mark Blundell (born 8 April 1966) is a British racing driver who competed in Formula One for four seasons, sports cars, and CART. He won the 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was a Formula One presenter for the British broadcaster ITV until the end of the 2008 season when the TV broadcasting rights…



The Slow Drive That Killed Off Porsche’s IndyCar

In the late 1980s, Porsche had an outlandish plan to win the Indy 500 with a factory car. But after six racing laps and suspiciously slow pace, the IndyCar was axed – due to politics, says its test driver, Jochen Mass. Article By: Dominic Tobin The year was 1986. Porsche was powering McLaren to the…



F1 Wants A US Driver, But Can IndyCar Provide?

Formula 1 wants a driver from the United States, and it wants more races there too, and so it’s natural that people ask the question why the FIA and Formula One Management don’t look at IndyCar. It’s got venues with the capability of hosting an F1 grand prix, and drivers more than capable of being…



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Scott Dixon misses podium at Mid-Ohio

Josef Newgarden snapped his streak of late race misfortunes to win for the first time this season, earning the first IndyCar victory of the year for Team Penske on the same weekend the storied organisational celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first win. New Zealand driver Scott Dixon finished fourth, one place off the podium,…