There was no question who was setting the pace for the second group of IndyCar drivers testing at Sebring International Raceway, with Scott Dixon way in front of the rest.
Family and friends have paid a tearful farewell to Dan Wheldon at a funeral service in his adopted American home town of St Petersburg in Florida on Saturday.
Ryan Hunter-Reay returned to victory lane after a confused and heated end to the MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway twice interrupted for rain.
Dario Franchitti topped both of the extended Thursday practice sessions at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, while Will Power struggled and Pippa Mann crashed in the afternoon.
This year's Goodwood Festival of Speed will see a big contingent of cars and drivers from IndyCar, as the event celebrates the 2011 centennial running of the Indianapolis 500.
F1 driver Lewis Hamilton got to try out one of NASCAR's stock cars, while Tony Stewart was also given the chance to take the McLaren-Mercedes F1 car around historic Watkins Glen.
Dario Franchitti quickly took the lead of the first race of the Firestone Twin 275 double header event, and refused to be dislodged despite a strong late challenge from team mate Scott Dixon.
Dan Wheldon might be unemployed after his Indy 500 victory on Sunday, but he's not going to be short of cash for the foreseeable future - after pocketing $2.5m for the day's work.
The winner of the 2011 Indy 500 gets twice as much in prize money as the driver in second place, but no one walks away with a less than a quarter of a million dollars after Sunday.
Dan Wheldon was never far from the front of the field during the three hours of the 2011 Indy 500, but he never looked like winning and never led a lap. Except the last one.
Ever since teams and drivers arrived at Indianapolis, there has been a rolling campaign to get IndyCar to drop double file restarts for the Indy 500. But to no avail: they stay.
The final day of practice before qualifying is known as "Fast Friday," and it lived up to its reputation with six drivers topping 228mph - led by Penske's Helio Castroneves.
Practice finally got underway in Indianapolis in much improved weather conditions but it was a short run for Simona de Silvestro before a vicious crash left her car upside down and on fire.
Drivers are starting to go a little stir crazy with the inactivity - leading to several of them taking up "planking" as they waited out another rain-hit day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
IndyCar has published the entry list for this year's running of the Indy 500. 42 cars will compete to line up on the starting grid, including four former winners and five rookies.
IndyCar limits grid to 26 cars; Ana Beatriz gets Dreyer & Reinbold seat; Bobby Rahal and Sam Schmidt team up to boost Jay Howard's Indy 500 challenge; testing news; and more.
New track layout for Edmonton unveiled, but IndyCar announces that 2011 will be the last outing for the series at Japan's Motegi Twin Ring oval because of the ongoing state of the motor car industry.
Reigning IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon became the first driver to win for the second time in 2009, taking the chequered flag in the ABC Supply/AJ Foyt 225 at the Milwaukee Mile after long-time leader - and 2008 race winner - Ryan Briscoe was momentarily caught up in traffic.
Reigning IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon paced the first day of the IndyCar Series' road course open test at Barber Motorsports Park as various teams and drivers put in their final preparations before next month's season-opener on the streets of St Petersburg.
The teaming-up of Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti at Target Chip Ganassi Racing in the 2009 IndyCar Series will see the pairing 'bring out the best in each other' and has the potential to become the most successful partnership in the history of the multiple championship-winning outfit.
Yorkshires Darren Manning has, in his own words, "hit the big time" after news that he and Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon would become the first IRL IndyCar Series drivers to become a part of an American Breakfast institution and appear on boxes of Wheaties cereal.