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IndyCar Racing Returns To Las Vegas

(photo courtesy IZOD/IndyCar Series)

Randy Barnard, IndyCar Series CEO, announced that the open wheel series will return to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 16th to stage it’s finale of the 2011 race season.

The IndyCar Series last competed at LVMS, part of O. Bruton Smith’s Speedway Motorsports Inc. empire, in . . . → Read More: IndyCar Racing Returns To Las Vegas

The Voice Of The Indy 500 Dies

(photo courtesy of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway)

Tony Stewart is an Indiana native who grew up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He drove cars in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 at IMS, winning the latter in 2005 and 2007.

Stewart spoke for a lot of people Friday when he commented . . . → Read More: The Voice Of The Indy 500 Dies

Tony Kanaan Signs With de Ferran Dragon

(photo courtesy Mark Hendrson of Really, Really Big Productions)

Tony Kanaan, the 2004 IZOD IndyCar champ, has signed a contract for the 2011 season with de Ferran Dragon Racing.  This gives the three year old team a very high profile driver, Kanaan will drive the #2 Dallara/Honda.

“This is a great signing . . . → Read More: Tony Kanaan Signs With de Ferran Dragon

Ganassi’s Indy Car Team Grows

(photo courtesy Indy Racing League)

As a direct results of posting a Daytona 500 victory, an Indy 500 victory, and the Brickyard 400 victory, Chip Ganassi has announced an expansion to his racing organization.  Ganassi has doubled the sized of his IZOD IndyCar race teams from two to four.

Ganassi, who already . . . → Read More: Ganassi’s Indy Car Team Grows

Penske Unveils Shell Paint Scheme

(photo courtesy Penske Racing)

Shell Oil Company (Shell) and Penske Corporation unveiled their 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and IZOD IndyCar Series car line-up along with important driver details for the 2011 season. Officials from both companies met with members of the media at the Penske-Wynn Ferrari dealership at the Wynn Las . . . → Read More: Penske Unveils Shell Paint Scheme

Penske’s Power Poised For Championship

(photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar Series)

The month long drain of Will Power’s championship lead continued when Dario Franchitti scored points for gathering up the pole at the Cafes do Brasil Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Power’s lead that stood at a comfortable 59 points prior to the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil . . . → Read More: Penske’s Power Poised For Championship

Joey Saldana Was Up At The Creek

(photo courtesy Leon Hammack)

Last Saturday night Joey Saldana won The Clash at The Creek Presented By Sprint For a Cure at Deer Creek Speedway in Minnesota.  With this win, Saldana remains undefeated at The Creek, after winning last year’s inaugural event on the spectacularly manicured 3/8 high banked race track.  He . . . → Read More: Joey Saldana Was Up At The Creek

Tony George Wants To Buy The IndyCar Series

(Tony George at the IMS pogoda)

The cat is out of the bag.  Robin Miller, who writes for the Indianapolis Star and is a contributor on Dave Depain’s TV program Wind Tunnel, has reported that Tony George has submitted a bid to purchase the Indy Racing League/IndyCar Series.  The IndyCar Series is . . . → Read More: Tony George Wants To Buy The IndyCar Series

Danica Mania Round Two

(file photo courtesy nascar)

Here we go again, race fans.  This weekend at Louden, N.H. begins Danica-mania round two.  After four months at her “day job”, the IndyCar series, Danica Patrick returns to her apprenticeship in the Nationwide series.

The open-wheel “glam queen” of the IZOD IndyCar series precipitated a media frenzy . . . → Read More: Danica Mania Round Two

Danica Bows Out Of NASCAR At Iowa

(photo courtesy IndyCar series)

A very interesting news tid-bit gleaned from both my cyberspace buddy over at brusimm.com and the gazzetteonline, Danica Patrick has decided to not race in the US Cellular 250 on July 31 at the Iowa Speedway.

However, she will be entering into the Nationwide race, The New England . . . → Read More: Danica Bows Out Of NASCAR At Iowa