IndyCar News

The 2007 Indy Pro Series is set to kick off at Homestead with possibly the strongest line-up the championship has experienced yet, thanks to a record 26 entries.

Greg Beck's eponymous team will make a return to the IndyCar Series in next week's season-opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway, having signed IRL veteran Alex Barron to pilot its lone Dallara-Honda.

Vision Racing has filed three entries for this year's Indianapolis 500, naming veterans Tomas Scheckter, Ed Carpenter and Anthony 'AJ' Foyt IV as its drivers for the blue riband event on 27 May.

A unique piece of motorsports memorabilia, in the shape of a crash helmet signed by all surviving Indianapolis 500 winners, will be up for auction later this month on behalf of the Victory Junction Gang Camp set up by Kyle Petty.

Citing the need for further testing of its standing-start procedures, the Champ Car World Series has announced that it would not use standing starts for the first three races of the 2007 season.

Roth Racing has filed an entry for the 91st Indianapolis 500, unsurprisingly naming team owner Marty Roth as the driver of its #25 Dallara-Honda.

Having allowed arch-rival Paul Tracy to take the spoils on day one of the final pre-season test before the start of the Champ Car World Series season, Sebastien Bourdais saved his best for last by smashing the official lap record at Laguna Seca, earning a $5,000 prize in the process.

One of the last remaining hiccups ahead of Champ Cars new Grand Prix of Phoenix was overcome last week when the event organisers satisfied local police that the noise of the cars wouldn't disrupt a nearby emergency call centre.

Englishman Dan Wheldon wants to banish all thoughts of 2006 to the back of his mind as he prepares to launch a campaign that he hopes will see him regain the IRL title he won in 2005.

Minardi Team USA has confirmed rumours that Zsolt Baumgartner is the first driver officially signed by the team for the 2007 Champ Car World Series season - although the Hungarian will not be filling one of the vacant race seats with the former CTE-HVM outfit.

Just days after confirming that he was to sell his stake in Conquest Racing back to founder Eric Bachelart, Mi-Jack president Michael Lanigan has accepted an offer to become a partner in multiple champion Newman/Haas Racing.

Having arrived as a late contender from very much in left field, Tristan Gommendy was duly confirmed as Neel Jani's team-mate in all-rookie line-up at PKV Racing for the coming Champ Car campaign.

The amicable divorce between erstwhile Champ Car partners Conquest Racing and Mi-Jack Products takes another step towards completion with confirmation that the long-time sponsor is preparing to sell its stake in the outfit to current partner Eric Bachelart.

When Long Beach based businessman Jerry Westlund was much younger, his parents would drop him off at the gates of the Grand Prix of Long Beach where he'd watch the race and then take the bus home.

Notorious rock icon Kid Rock will be the headline act for the Miller Lite Carb Day Concert at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this year.

Rahal Letterman Racing has always maintained a high profile in the Indy car racing world having won championships and the Indianapolis 500 and having high-profile drivers such as Bobby Rahal, Kenny Brack, Buddy Rice and Danica Patrick.

Rock legend Sammy Hagar has only been on the Indy Racing League scene for a short time, but has already agreed to extend his sponsorship activities to a second team.

Former Champ Car driver Mario Haberfeld and veteran team Walker Racing have announced that they will suspend their Formula BMW USA programme in 2007.

Dario Franchitti's IndyCar Series entry will continue to sport the black-and-orange colours of Canadian Club whisky this season, after Beam Global Spirits & Wine Inc confirmed that it would be maintaining its sponsorship agreement with Andretti Green Racing.

Rahal Letterman Racing and Andersen Racing have announced a partnership that will allow the two teams to field multiple entries in the 2007 Indy Pro Series.

The world-famous Cirque du Soleil has confirmed that it will be making a special appearance at Champ Car's return to Mont-Tremblant this summer, helping the series to mark Canada Day.

Confirming recent rumours, Richard Antinucci is to return to his American roots, having agreed a deal to contest the Indy Pro Series with Eddie Cheever's eponymous squad.

Reigning Champ Car Atlantic champion Simon Pagenaud will make the step up to the top flight this season, having confirmed a deal with Team Australia, the team that took him to the 'junior' title.

Perhaps determined that son Marco shouldn't be the one to break the family hoodoo at the Brickyard, Michael Andretti has confirmed that he will be back in action at this year's Indianapolis 500.