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Las Vegas IndyCar Race Questions Unanswered?

(WOMR file photo)

After viewing the moments that were leading up to the violent crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that prematurely took the life of Dan Wheldon, it is not precisely clear who caused the incident.  More importantly, it is not going to make the incident go away.  And that is . . . → Read More: Las Vegas IndyCar Race Questions Unanswered?

Indy Car Racing: Risks vs. Rewards

(Dan Wheldon with my son, Jeremy, @ Las Vegas Friday)

A record number of race cars racing just inches apart in abnormally large packs at lightning fast speeds that exceeded 220 mph.  A newly concocted “bounty” of $5 million for a victory from a non IndyCar season participant who could start from . . . → Read More: Indy Car Racing: Risks vs. Rewards

Is Hendrick And Penske Considering an Indy Car Alliance?

(photo courtesy auto123.com)

This Hendrick Motorsports decal was spotted Sunday at The Centennial Indy 500 on the wings of two of the Team Penske Racing cars on the grid before the start of the race.  The decals were on the inside rear wingplate on Will Power’s #6 Dallara Honda and Ryan Briscoe’s . . . → Read More: Is Hendrick And Penske Considering an Indy Car Alliance?

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

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

Changes Coming To The IRL

(photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar League)

By the end of this month, June, the officials of the officials of the IndyCar League will decided on the way that their race cars will look and sound for 2012 and far beyond.

The group led by Randy Bernard, IRL CEO, and the nine member ICONIC . . . → Read More: Changes Coming To The IRL

Briscoe Earns His Spurs

(photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar Series)

On a hot summer Dallas/Ft. Worth Saturday night Ryan Briscoe and Danica Patrick acted like paramedics and breathed life back into their 2010 season.  Briscoe had a bad qualifying session at Indianapolis and pounded the turn 4 wall  at Indy less that a week ago.  However, he . . . → Read More: Briscoe Earns His Spurs