IndyCar News

The inaugural "Cabana" fundraiser held in conjunction with the Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose raised a staggering half a million dollars for the Canary Fund, the only non-profit organisation in the United States devoted to the early detection of cancer.

It is not often that Justin Wilson's height works for him after a career spent trying to squeeze his 6 foot five inch frame into cockpits designed for drivers eight to ten inches shorter.

The Indy Racing League has fined the owners of Andretti Green Racing [AGR] an undisclosed amount for failing to require its drivers to participate in the mandatory autograph session on July 23 at The Milwaukee Mile.

With the final four events of the 2005 Toyota Atlantic Championship season looming, the cream has certainly risen to the top of the series standings.

The team formerly known as Herdez Competition have taken another big step on the road back to financial stability with news that long-time motorsports backers Liqui Moly have joined the team as associate backers.

After all four Andretti-Green Racing drivers failed to attend last Friday's IRL drivers autograph session at the Milwaukee Mile, current championship leader Dan Wheldon has defended the actions of his team whilst continuing to insist that there is no ill will between the IRL's most successful tea

Ousted Target Chip Ganassi driver Darren Manning has proclaimed his shock and surprise at being released mid-season by his team but has reassured his legions of fans that he will be working towards getting back into the cockpit of a race winning car before long.

A scorching day at the Milwaukee Mile made for some exceptionally tricky track conditions in Sunday's ABC Supply Co./AJ Foyt 225 and while this year's IRL rookie sensation Danica Patrick more than held her own for the first half of the race, the fickle Milwaukee oval would eventually prove too mu

Marlboro Team Penske teammates Helio Castroneves and Sam Hornish Jr were both at their diplomatic best following their collision in Sunday's ABC Supply Co./AJ Foyt 225 at Milwaukee that cost Castroneves a shot at a win that Hornish Jr eventually salvaged.

Buddy Lazier will drive in the familiar yellow colours of Pennzoil when he turns out for Panther Racing at this weekend's Firestone Indy 200 at Nashville Superspeedway.

After a competitive weekend in Toronto with drivers Nelson Philippe and Andrew Ranger, Mi-Jack Conquest Racing will race north of the border once again for round seven of the Champ Car World Series in this weekend's West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix in Edmonton.

Last year, Buddy Rice and Vitor Meira qualified one-two for the Firestone Indy 200 marking Rahal Letterman Racing's first front row qualifying sweep in the IRL IndyCar Series.

Canadian teenager Andrew Ranger was just a handful of laps away from finalising a superb weekend in front of a large and supportive Toronto crowd when a bizarre mistake left him stranded on the track in the final few yellow flag laps to the chequers.

Oriol Servia was typically gracious in defeat despite allowing a maiden Champ Car World Series victory to slip between his fingers in Sunday's Molson Indy Toronto.

Paul Tracy managed to hide the anger that must have been bubbling inside him quite well at the conclusion of Sunday's Molson Indy Toronto but only because it was the Champ Car rulebook that denied him victory rather than arch-rival Sebastien Bourdais.

Jason Priestley, who made his name in the hit TV series Beverly Hills 90210, has been named as grand marshal of the 2005 CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver.

Helio Castroneves scored his first victory and his first trademark fence-climb of 2005 with a victory in the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway.

Cristiano da Matta topped his win at the Portland International Raceway with provisional pole for this weekend's Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland at the Burke Lakefront Airport.

Disgruntled Formula One fans who missed out on seeing the action at Indianapolis may finally have something to smile about after the Champ Car World Series announced that it will honour tickets purchased for the US Grand Prix at the latest round of the Champ Car season in Cleveland this coming we

Menards Infiniti Pro Series debutant Larry Connor escaped injury after a spectacular accident saw him flip his Genoa Racing entry during qualifying for Saturday's Liberty Challenge race on the Indianapolis road course.

It is hard to imagine the New Zealand All Blacks' rugby coaching staff lending a hand to the Australian Wallabies, but that is almost what you have in this year's Champ Car World Series.

Travis Gregg forgot to do a backflip following his win in the season-opening Homestead-Miami 100 Menards Infiniti Pro Series event. He made up for it by doing two flips at Texas Motor Speedway.

The damaged wing from the #16 Rahal Letterman Racing Panoz-Honda driven by Danica Patrick in the 89th Indianapolis 500 fetched an astounding $42,650.01 on eBay with the proceeds going towards charity.

With its 15th IRL IndyCar Series victory, Panther Racing regained the title as winningest team in IRL history thanks to Tomas Scheckter's nail biting triumph last Saturday at the Texas Motor Speedway.