NTT INDYCAR SERIES FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG PRACTICE REPORT FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2019 The 2019 NTT IndyCar Series season is officially underway and the beautiful streets of St. Petersburg greeted the team and it’s drivers with a warm, sunny welcome. Both practices of the day, Andretti Autosport finished with three drivers in the
READ MOREWelcome the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series season opeing race. It looks like it’s going to a picture perfect weekend to the season started. Last year at “St. Pete” (or St. Petes as Canadians and The English say) The story of the 2018 edition of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was undoubtedly Robert...
INDYCAR Media secures wide-ranging international broadcast deals INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, March 6, 2019) – INDYCAR’s exciting 2019 season will be shown worldwide as INDYCAR Media, the in-house global distribution arm of INDYCAR’s international media rights, has secured deals for NTT IndyCar Series action to be shown in approximately 100 nations. The 17-race season begins this weekend
READ MORETechnology brands come together for global event. McLaren Racing and ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC), a leading global provider of technology products and solutions, today announced a partnership for the 2019 Indianapolis 500, where McLaren and driver Fernando Alonso will compete at the 103rd running of the historic sporting event. ScanSource is focused on delivering successful
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WALLER, Texas-Motorsports executive Scott Harner has joined AJ Foyt Racing as vice-president of operations. He will be based in the team’s Speedway, Indiana race shop. “I’m thrilled to have Scott joining AJ Foyt Racing,” said Team President Larry Foyt. “He brings a great deal of experience and skills that will complement the team we have
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Good morning from the first official day of TSO’s 24th season of coverage. Both Patrick and Steve are on site for the official start of the 2019 season and beginning of the NTT era of the IndyCar Series. The Circuit of The Americas (COTA) is a 3.427-mile, 20-turn Herman Tilke designed road...
By Steve Wittich What was originally a Team Penske private test at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, quickly became much more as the majority of the NTT IndyCar Series paddock added the 2.238-mile, 11-turn road course to their schedule. The teams and drivers scheduled to test are listed below. The Monterey, Calif. circuit has played...
INDYCAR adds industry veterans to bolster marketing, communications INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019) – INDYCAR has bolstered the commercial side of its business with the addition of two veteran industry executives. SJ Luedtke, a Nike sports marketing executive for the past decade, has been hired as INDYCAR’s Vice President, Marketing. She will be responsible for...
Dale Coyne, Jimmy Vasser, and James Sullivan Announce Multi-Year Partnership SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS TO RETURN TO THE TEAM (PLAINFIELD, IL) – January 23, 2019 – Dale Coyne Racing and Vasser-Sullivan announced today they have reached a new multi-year agreement that will see the two organizations competing together as co-entrants in the NTT IndyCar Series. The team
READ MOREMeyer Shank Racing Expands IndyCar Program in 2019 Pataskala, Ohio (22 January 2019) – Building on the team’s 2018 six-race NTT IndyCar Series program, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) is pleased to announce that the team will contest a 10-race program in 2019 with driver Jack Harvey. The MSR schedule will once again include an entry
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