IndyCar News

Arie Luyendyk Jr. and G.J. Mennen will compete for AFS Racing in the Phoenix 100 March 19 at Phoenix International Raceway as the team returns to the Menards Infiniti Pro Series [MIPS] for its fourth season.

Installation of the second generation of the revolutionary energy-absorbing SAFER Barrier is nearing completion at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Less than seven months after beginning an extensive repaving and resurfacing project, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has begun replacing its famous 'Yard of Bricks' on the start-finish line of the famed 2.5-mile quad-oval.

Danica Patrick says she doesn't remember last Sunday's multi-car crash at the Homestead-Miami Speedway that sent her to a local hospital for observation but that her IndyCar Series debut was fun while it lasted.

Organisers of the CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver has announced that PacifiCare Health Systems has signed on as the presenting sponsor for the 2005 race that will take place in August.

The Toyota Atlantic championship grid has grown by another two cars following the announcement that McAtee Motorsports is to join the field in 2005.

Danica Patrick suffered a concussion in Sunday's Toyota Indy 300 but was cleared to return home on Sunday evening after a brief visit to a Florida hospital.

Lap 159 of Sunday's Toyota Indy 300 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway will go down as one of the most costly in the history of chassis manufacturers Panoz (G Force).

The Indy Racing League has announced that is has reached an agreement which will see the Ethanol Industry become the fuel supplier for the IndyCar series starting in 2006.

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing has announced that it will expand to a two-car team for the events at Motegi and Indianapolis, and is set to introduce a new sponsor to the Indy Racing League on regular driver Roger Yasukawa's machine this weekend.

Just hours after invitations were mailed out to teams, former Indy Racing League champion Panther Racing filed three entries for the 2005 Indianapolis 500.

Fans of the Champ Car World Series can join its inner circle for free this year as registration for the Champ Car Inner Circle Fan Club is now open on the series website www.champcar.ws .

Marty Roth has confirmed that he is aiming to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the entire Menards Infiniti Pro Series season again in 2005.

Preparations have officially started for the Grand Prix of Ansan, with groundbreaking ceremonies taking place on the site that will host the Champ Car World Series on 16 October.

'Drifting,' the latest craze in the world of streetcar based racing, will form a very smoky part of the support event programme at the inaugural San Jose Champ Car street race later this year.

Panther Racing's two Tomas,' Scheckter and Enge, are among the most colourful in the IRL IndyCar Series paddock and are the two men charged with helping get Panther Racing back into the winners circle in 2005.

While he remains one of the youngest members of the grid, AJ Foyt IV will be looking to learn from his grandfather as he continues his education in the IRL - although the famous elder member of the Foyt family feels it could be tough at the start of the season.

Austrian Norbert Siedler is to follow in the recently-taken footsteps of Christijan Albers, Nicky Pastorelli and Timo Glock by crossing the Atlantic to sample a Champ Car with the view to possibly joining the World Series this season.

Double Indy 500 winning car owner and the man whose team won the 1958 'Race of two Worlds' at Monza John Zink, died last week aged 75.

Even though what looked to be a very promising Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona debut for Dan Wheldon and Dario Franchitti ended suddenly at 6am on Sunday morning, both drivers were full of praise for their Howard-Boss team and the Grand Am Series as a whole.

The Mi-Jack Conquest Racing team has confirmed that Nelson Philippe, the youngest-ever driver to race in Champ Car, will return to the team for the 2005 season.

Ron Hemelgarn has confirmed that his eponymous team will be returning to the Indy Racing League on a full-time basis in 2005, and revealed that Infiniti Pro Series stand-out Paul Dana will graduate with the outfit this season.

Tomas Enge has received the Golden Wheel Award as the Czech Republic's top racing driver for the sixth year in a row - and will be looking to do the sae in 2005 as he transfers full-time to the Indy Racing League.

Andretti Green Racing has hired John Anderson as team manager and race strategist for the Klein Tools/Jim Beam car of Dan Wheldon, who is aiming to go one better than last season, where he finished as overall runner-up on the back of three race wins.