New faces, new places: IndyCar lineup at a glanceIcon Sportswire – Getty Images There’s an old baseball saying that you can’t tell the players without a scorecard. That’s somewhat the case when it comes to looking at the 2024 IndyCar driver and car lineup. During the six-month offseason, several drivers will have moved to other… Read More »
Kyle Larson is back in an IndyCar in PhoenixIndycar Kyle Larson hopes to become the first driver to race in both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day since Kurt Busch did so in 2014. The Double has only been attempted ten times, by five different drivers. More testing will follow, not… Read More »
O’Ward: IndyCar needs to change, rattle some cagesPenske Entertainment/Joe Skibinski IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward is calling on officials to identify “something missing” when it comes to expanding the sport’s reach and relevance. He says IndyCar needs to grow exponentially, not in small steps. “I know it can be so much more successful than what it… Read More »
It was the kind of test the NTT IndyCar Series has been dreaming of since announcing the move to hybridization. Monday through Wednesday in South Florida at the Homestead-Miami roval, drivers, teams, officials and the technical partners involved in creating IndyCar’s custom energy recovery system left the test with big smiles on their faces, all… Read More »
His job is to teach racing drivers how to breatheMaria Bet Koeth With the help of a coach, racer Oliver Askew can now exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with the best of them. Maria Bet Koeth Terry Lyles knew he was onto something the first time he worked with a NASCAR team. It was 2007… Read More »
IndyCar racers say the craziest things on media daysJustin Casterline – Getty Images Trendy haircuts, papayas, $1 million under a tree and at Thermal, Macau, and stop-blaming-COVID were among the dozens of preseason topics that brought out the best in the drivers at the recent NTT Indy Car Series media days week prior to the… Read More »
The presence of IndyCar drivers in the Rolex 24 At Daytona field is far from new, but what awaits this year’s edition of IMSA’s big season opener is nothing short of extraordinary. As the current entry list stands, no fewer than 15 NTT IndyCar Series drivers will participate in the Roar Before The 24 test… Read More »
Why Castroneves won’t win a fifth Indianapolis 500Andy Lyons – Getty Images A lot has changed for Helio Castroneves since his most recent 500 in 2023. In 2024, he will no longer race full-time in the NTT IndyCar Series for Meyer Shank Racing. Currently, the only race on Castroneves’ dance card as a 2024 participant… Read More »
Honda’s recent warning to IndyCar that its long tenure as a production engine supplier could come to an end in the near future unless costs are dramatically reduced raised a whole new set of questions, one of the most obvious being : What does Chevrolet – IndyCar’s other engine supplier – think? ? Chevrolet won… Read More »
Rahal: F1 pat on the back against Andretti is an insult James Gilbert – Getty Images There’s nothing like catching up with some of the biggest names in racing, and that certainly describes 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner, three-time CART champion and former IndyCar team owner Bobby Rahal. Car week recently spoke with principal owner of… Read More »