IndyCar News

Officials from the International Motor Sports Association [IMSA] have announced that the body has agreed to sanction Atlantic Championship events left in limbo by the reunification of US open-wheel racing in 2008.

Current Star Mazda points leader Charles Hall will make his Firestone Indy Lights debut with the RLR/Andersen Racing team, at the Watkins Glen double-header next weekend.

Dan Wheldon made a fuel gamble in the late stages of the Iowa Corn 250 pay off handsomely as he celebrated his 30th birthday with a second victory of the 2008 IndyCar Series season.

Pacific Coast Motorsports has revealed that it will not participate in this weekend's Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway, but insists that there is nothing for fans of the team and Mario Dominguez to worry about.

Danica Patrick set the pace as 26 drivers took to the track at Iowa Speedway for an IndyCar Series open test as preparations began for Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Pioneer.

One of the hallmarks of open-wheel racing over the past several years was the presence of a dedicated, full-time safety team at each event which, on several occasions, has saved the lives of drivers involved in incidents, but that is no longer the case in the Atlantic Series.

As rumoured on Carb Day, a deal has finally been agreed to add the Rexall-backed weekend in Edmonton to the 2008 IndyCar schedule, increasing the number of confirmed races to 17.

A chief mechanic faces enough pressure at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway just trying to prepare a car fast and stable enough to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, but what if your small-budget outfit loses its primary sponsorship money, you're only 24 years old and your driver happens to be your

Making the field at Indianapolis has its perks, and both Sarah Fisher and Marty Roth have picked up additional backers for their Brickyard quest as a result of qualifying last weekend.

With the dust still settling after a dramatic Bump Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, those involved have had time to take stock of their respective situations and plan the next step in their seasons.

Despite having appeared pessimistic about his chances of landing a seat for the 'greatest spectacle in racing', John Andretti will attempt to qualify for his ninth Indianapolis 500 having replaced Jay Howard in the #24 Roth Racing car for Pole Day.

Dale Coyne Racing crew member Charles Buckman was taken to Indianapolis' Methodist Hospital on Friday after being hit by another car as he worked in pit-lane at the Brickyard.

Marty Roth has confirmed that his eponymous Roth Racing outfit has hired IndyCar Series veteran, and former Vision Racing team manager, Larry Curry as its new chief engineer.

Jaime Camara has been told that there is no reason why he cannot get back into the #34 Conquest Racing Dallara-Honda for the second full day of practice for the Indianapolis 500 following his accident on Monday.

The car driven by Danica Patrick in the 2005 Indianapolis 500, when she became the first woman to lead laps in the historic race en route to a fourth-place finish, has found a home in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum.

Jaime Camara became the first driver to take a trip to the medical centre in the build-up to this month's Indianapolis 500, after crashing on the second day of rookie orientation at the Brickyard on Monday.

Only eight rookies have ever won the Indianapolis 500 - and that includes Ray Harroun, who won the inaugural race in 1911 - but, this year, some 13 newcomers will attempt to add their name to the list that includes Graham Hill, Juan Pablo Montoya and Helio Castroneves

From being trumpeted as Conquest Racing's first signing of its new relationship with Australian investment house Opes Prime, Franck Perera has become the first casualty of the season following the sponsor's recent collapse.

by Lynne Huntting Sunday night, after the end of the 34th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, there was a bitter-sweet gathering of the Champ Car family on the Queen Mary in Long Beach harbour.

Less than 24 hours after Atlantic Championship graduate Danica Patrick earned her first career IndyCar Series victory in Japan, second-year Swiss driver Simona de Silvestro became only the second woman in 34 years to win an Atlantic series race.

Sunday AM: Garage sale? With no future for the Champ Car series after this weekend's race, the teams continue to ponder what to do with their cars.

Taking advantage of the smallest IndyCar Series field of the year, and her acknowledged enjoyment of the Twin Ring Motegi oval, Danica Patrick finally opened her victory account with Andretti Green Racing in round three of the 2008 season.

Three drivers, representing the past four race winners at Twin Ring Motegi, were stashed in the top five of the speed chart as preparations began for the Indy Japan 300.

The Newman Wachs Racing team has snapped up Jonathan Summerton to drive the #36 car in this year's Atlantic Championship, which starts at Long Beach this weekend.