IndyCar News
IndyCar news and updates. Read the latest IndyCar news, stories and highlights.
Team Rahal brings potent package to Nazareth.
The power of the Ford-Cosworth XF engine was on display at Texas Motor Speedway last Saturday, as the manufacturer claimed the top-four spots on the grid - now it aims to do the same again this weekend.
NASCAR's Childress teams up with Foyt for Indy.
A.J. Foyt has taken on a partner for this year's Indianapolis 500. NASCAR Winston Cup championship team owner Richard Childress is now the co-owner of the No. 41 A.J. Foyt Racing Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone to be driven by Robby Gordon in this year's Indianapolis 500.

TWR joins Infiniti campaign for Indy success.
Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America, has signed an agreement with TWR Group to complete the development of the new 3.5litre V8 Infiniti racing engine and to provide technical support for its Indy Racing programme, it was announced today [Thursday].

Delphi to sponsor Chicagoland Indy event.
Delphi Automotive Systems' title sponsorship of the Indy Racing Northern Light Series event on Sept. 2, 2001, at Chicagoland Speedway was announced at a press conference on May 2, with the event to be titled the Delphi Indy 300.
Miller released from Atlanta Hospital.
Jack Miller was released on April 29 in good condition from the Atlanta Medical Center after suffering a mild concussion in a multicar accident during the zMAX 500 Indy Racing Northern Light Series event on April 28 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Faulkner wins Texas Lights.
Dorricott Racing rookie Damien Faulkner scored an impressive win from the pole in his first career oval track race last night, in the debut of the Dayton Indy Lights Championship at Texas Motor Speedway.

Gugelmin injured in practice crash.
Brazilian veteran Mauricio Gugelmin was in hospital last night after suffering a heavy crash in opening practice for this weekend's Firestone Firehawk 600 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Rookies prepare for Nazareth.
Four of CART's rookie crop took advantage of the long mid-race break between Long Beach and Texas to get in some much needed practice on another of the schedule's punishing ovals.
Collective Soul headline Carb Day activities.
Coors Carb Day will feature a full day of incredible entertainment for Indianapolis 500 fans, with final practice for the race's elite 33-car field, the Coors Indy 500 Pit-Stop Challenge and a free concert by the hit rock music group Collective Soul.

Balloon fest recalls IMS' early days.
Tethered balloons glowing at sunset and spectacular hot-air balloons dotting the skies near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will highlight the inaugural Speedway Lions Club Balloon Fest on May 11-12.
Sarah Fisher targets Indy 500 win.
While most of her classmates are still trying to figure out what to do with their life, Sarah Fisher's main goal - in her first job out of high school - is to win the Indianapolis 500.
Cheever hits 222 mph at Indy.
1998 Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever Jr. turned an unofficial lap at 222 mph yesterday (Tuesday), and rookie Shigeaki Hattori also participated in the final private test session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in preparation for the 85th running of the classic auto race on May 27.
Preview: Texas Indy Lights.
Dayton Indy Lights Championship points leaders Derek Higgins and Townsend Bell will lead a field of championship-winning talent to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend where CART's official development series will run its first oval track race of the season on Saturday.
CART reorganises racing operations division.
Championship Auto Racing Teams has announced an initial restructuring of the open-wheel sanctioning body's racing division, resulting in the elimination of the positions of president of racing Hal Whiteford and vice-president of logistics Dennis Swan.
Unser to drive for Truscelli in Indy 500.
Joe Truscelli has announced that Johnny Unser will pilot his #18 Dallara-Oldsmobile/ entry in the 85th Indianapolis 500.
Q&A: Kasey Kahne's Rahal CART test.
Kasey Kahne, the reigning United States Auto Club [USAC] Midget Car champion, is considered by many to be one of the rising young race car drivers in the United States. Here he took time out from testing a Champcar to answer some questions on his first CART run and the future.
Indianapolis 500 - entry list.
The complete entry for this year's Indy 500 has been released, and features four former champions and ten rookies among the fifty names filed.
Q&A: Eddie Cheever and Scott Goodyear.
With the Indianapolis 500 looming, Indy RAcing League radio wasted no time in hauling rivals-turned-team-mates Eddie Cheever and Scott Goodyear in front of the microphones for a question and answer session with the national media.
Q&A: Johnny Rutherford.
Three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 Johnny Rutherford could not escape the clutches of the Indy Racing League's Mike King, as he attended the rookie test sessions at the Speedway.
Minassian hospitalised after Indy shunt.
Things did not go entirely to plan for defending Indy 500 champions Chip Ganassi Racing at last weekend's rookie orientation tests, when Nicolas Minassian crashed heavily.
Rutherford, Unser offer insight into Rookie test.
The rookies for this year's Indianapolis 500-mile race call Johnny Rutherford and Al Unser "sir" and lean on every word they say about racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It's the respect seven Indianapolis 500 victories bring.

Foyt enters two cars for Indy.
Indianapolis 500 legend A.J. Foyt has entered two cars for the 85th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, as Speedway officials released more entries that beat the April 11 deadline.
Indy 500 leads US events in economic impact.
The Indianapolis 500 was the largest producer of economic gains in 2000 among all annual major sporting events in the United States - ahead of the Daytona 500 and US GP, an article in the Jan. 15 Sports Business Journal has indicated.

Five teams file Indy entries on deadline day.
Five teams - Cheever Indy Racing, Hemelgarn Racing, McCormack Motorsports, PDM Racing and Walker Racing - filed a total of seven entries on April 11, the entry deadline day for the 85th Indianapolis 500.