Coyne welcomes Indy Lights Champion Jones for 2017 season Plainfield, IL (November 14, 2016) – Dale Coyne Racing has completed its full-time 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series driver lineup with the addition of reigning Indy Lights Champion Ed Jones as the driver of its #18 entry. Jones, an Emirati driver of English descent, now residing in the
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JR HILDEBRAND RETURNS TO FULL-TIME INDYCAR COMPETITION WITH ED CARPENTER RACING Hildebrand Named As Driver Of The No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet For 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series Season (SPEEDWAY, Ind.) November 4, 2016 – After serving as an integral part of the Ed Carpenter Racing organization over the past three years during the Month
READ MOREINDYCAR News and Notes – Nov. 1, 2016 1. Montoya returns to Team Penske for 2017 Indianapolis 500 2. INDYCAR to sanction Mazda MX-5 Cup series 3. Kanaan sets pace for 2017 500 Festival Mini-Marathon 4. Rossi teaming with karting coach for SuperNationals 1. Montoya returns to Team Penske for 2017 Indianapolis 500: Juan Pablo Montoya will
READ MORE2017 Acura NSX GT3 Driver Lineup Features Talent, Experience LAS VEGAS (Nov. 1, 2016) – Acura Motorsports today announced that Michael Shank Racing (MSR) and RealTime Racing will field impressive and experienced driver lineups in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and SCCA Pirelli World Challenge. MSR full-season drivers running the IMSA circuit will include
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich and Butch Welsch Below is a report from Firestone Racing tire testing at Gateway Motorsports Park. Longtime TSO subscriber Butch Welsch was lucky to be able to attend and sent us his thoughts to share with you. Butch’s Gateway report: I (Butch) had a chance to attend the Firestone Racing IndyCar tire...
Open-wheel Champ Bourdais returnsto Dale Coyne Racing – Craig Hampson and Olivier Boisson join DCR engineering group – Plainfield, IL (October 12, 2016) – Dale Coyne Racing (DCR) is excited to announce the return of four-time open-wheel champion Sebastien Bourdais to the team starting with the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season and the arrival of
READ MORESchedule for 2017 events at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course released Tickets go on sale to the public October 17 LEXINGTON, ON, October 11, 2016 – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has announced its 2017 spectator event schedule and that tickets will go on sale to the public October 17. The historic race course’s four major professional events and dates
READ MORENTT DATA Announces Return to Chip Ganassi Racing Teams Former Champion and Indianapolis 500 Winner Tony Kanaan Re-signs with NTT DATA Chip Ganassi Racing INDIANAPOLIS (October 11, 2016) –Chip Ganassi Racing Teams (CGRT) announced today that NTT DATA will return as the primary sponsor on the No. 10 Indy car in the Verizon IndyCar Series
READ MOREINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (October 9, 2016) – The two-day Chris Griffis Memorial Test, held in honor of the former Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian team manager, concluded this afternoon at the Indianapolis Grand Prix circuit with several new names featuring at the top of the timing charts for each of the three open-wheel series which comprise...
Veteran reporter Cavin named vice president of communications INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, Oct. 7, 2016) – INDYCAR announced today that Curt Cavin has been appointed vice president of communications. Cavin, currently an Indianapolis Star sportswriter who has covered motorsports for three decades, will join INDYCAR on Oct. 24. “Curt is already a leading voice on the Verizon IndyCar
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