IndyCar News

One of the many reasons behind Sebastien Bourdais' awesome double title winning run in the Champ Car World Series has been his ability to succeed at new venues, having won at every new venue added to the series since he joined Newman-Haas Racing in 2003.

Brazilian Airton Dare will make his return to the IRL IndyCar Series for the first time in two years after being confirmed as the driver of the #88 Panoz-Honda entered by Sam Schmidt Motorsports for this year's Indianapolis 500.

IRL IndyCar Series stalwarts PDM Racing have announced that former Indy Pro Series Champion Thiago Medeiros will lead their annual assault on the Indianapolis 500.

Indianapolis 500 aspirant Playa Del Racing has added a third team co-owner into the mix in their efforts to qualify for their second Indy 500 later this month.

Al Unser Jr's return to the Indianapolis 500 will be supported by both A1 Team USA and GEICO, which both confirmed a tie-up with the American's #31 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara-Honda overnight.

Recently married, Marty Roth has sold his Indy Pro Series equipment - but the Canadian isn't about to mourn the loss of his racing career in favour of family commitments as he plans to move on up to the Indy Racing League.

One beneficiary of the current squeeze in the IRL IndyCar Series is the supporting Indy Pro Series, whose teams are making rich pickings of the engineers and mechanics that suddenly find themselves surplus to requirements on the main tour.

Dario Franchitti missed out on a potential podium finish in the Japan Indy 300 after a pit lane incident put him a lap down and placed one of his crew in hospital.

Dan Wheldon's bid for a third straight IRL IndyCar Series win at the Twin Ring Motegi oval got off to a steady start on a damp Thursday in Japan as the Englishman finished the only practice session of the day with the seventh fastest time.

Tomas Enge will drive the #51 Cheever Racing Dallara-Honda in the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi on 22 April, standing in for absent team boss Eddie Cheever, who is otherwise engaged that weekend.

Britain's Katherine Legge scored the highest finish for a woman driver in the history of the Champ Car World Series with an eighth place finish in her first series start on Sunday in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

The Champ Car team fronted by ex Pacific F1 boss Keith Wiggins may have undergone several changes in identity since its days as Bettenhausen Motorsports and the 2006 season is no different.

With a win and a second place in the first two races of the 2006 IndyCar season signalling a return to form after a couple of years in the doldrums, Target Chip Ganassi Racing has had no hesitation in nominating Dan Wheldon and Scott Dixon for next month's 90th Indianapolis 500.

Rahal-Letterman Racing teammates Buddy Rice and Danica Patrick have spoken in public for the first time since the death of their teammate Paul Dana last weekend at the Homestead-Miami Speedway and have confirmed that they will race in this weekend's Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg.

Ed Carpenter, the other driver involved in Paul Dana's fatal practice accident at Homestead-Miami Speedway on the weekend, has been released from hospital after only suffering minor injuries in the 200mph smash.

The buzz surrounding the start of a new season of racing quickly evaporated at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday when, just three minutes into opening practice Paul Dana lost his life in a turn two crash with Ed Carpenter.

He may be just 22 years-old, but Indy Pro Series rookie Geoff Dodge already has something of a storied racing resume and appears to have the potential for a breakthrough year with Brian Stewart Racing in 2006.

Indy Pro Series driver Nick Bussell will return for a second year in the series as a teammate to Chris Festa on Eddie Cheever's new IPS team.

The final round of this year's Champ Car World Series in Mexico City has been moved back one week so as not to conflict with All Souls Day, an important day of remembrance on the Mexican calendar.

When the green flag drops at the 2006 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway next Sunday, Sam Hornish Jr.

NBA star Carmelo Anthony has added "race team co-owner" to his impressive list of credentials after agreeing to partner Ron Hemelgarn and rookie driver PJ Chesson for the 2006 IRL IndyCar Series.

Charles Hall has become the latest addition to the rapidly filling Champ Car Atlantic field, having inked a deal to race for the returning Transnet Racing team in 2006.

After a mixed year in the Indy Racing League in 2005, Fernandez Racing are hoping that the decision to run two different chassis for their drivers will pay dividends, as they bid to take the title fight to Andretti Green Racing and Chip Ganassi this season.

CDW Corporation, a leading provider of technology products to business, government and education, is to become the primary sponsor of the #9 CDW/RuSPORT car of Justin Wilson for the 2006 Champ Car World Series season.