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IndyCar Series
IndyCar seeks presenting sponsor, bigger schedule
July 3, 2012
Anthony SchoettleIndyCar Series officials have approached two of its existing sponsors, Verizon Wireless and Firestone, about becoming the
open-wheel race series’ presenting sponsor, a deal motorsports business experts said could be worth $3 million annually.
MoreIndyCar cancels China race, scrambles for replacement
June 13, 2012
Anthony SchoettleSeries now needs another race to fulfill sponsor agreements. Sources say a replacement race at Pocono Raceway or Elkhart Lake,
Wis., is possible.
MoreRacing simulator lands real tax break for two-seaters
June 9, 2012
Legislature agreed to extend to Indy Racing Experience the same sales-tax exemption enjoyed by race teams.
MoreReports of owner discord circulate around IndyCar CEO Bernard
May 31, 2012
Associated PressA Speed.com report claims IndyCar founder Tony George and a handful of team owners are behind a charge to have Randy Bernard
fired. Also listed were team owners John Barnes, Kevin Kalkhoven, Michael Andretti and his father, Mario.
MoreFranchitti earns nearly $2.5 million for Indy 500 win
May 29, 2012
Associated PressDario Franchitti landed $2,474,280 from an overall purse of $13,285,815 for Sunday's victory. The four-time series champion
from Scotland became just the 10th driver to win IndyCar's signature event at least three times.
MoreIndy 500 in the books, but heat isn't a record
May 27, 2012
Associated PressFans sought shade under the grandstands and beneath umbrellas. Misting stations got a healthy workout. But Sunday's Indianapolis
500 won't go down in the record books as the hottest in the 101-year history of the race.
MoreGanassi Racing dominates as Franchitti wins 3rd Indy 500
May 27, 2012
Associated PressDario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books by winning his third Indy 500 on Sunday, a day that started and ended
as a tribute to Dan Wheldon, who won the race a year ago but was killed in an October crash in the IndyCar season finale.
MoreQUICK VIDEO: 500 Festival Parade in 3:26
May 27, 2012
Mason King
With temperatures flirting with the 90s, did you take a rain check on
this year's parade? Here's a time-lapse version of the festivities.
IndyCar settles lawsuit over Izod sponsorship
May 25, 2012
Scott OlsonA Florida-based sports marketing firm had claimed in a lawsuit that it was owed million of dollars in commissions for landing
the clothing brand as the league's title sponsor.
MoreAndretti Autosport may expand into NASCAR
May 23, 2012
Anthony SchoettleSources close to Indianapolis-based Andretti Autosport say officials for the IndyCar Series team are talking to Dodge executives
about putting a team in NASCAR next year.
MoreAT THE TRACK: Viso busts out personal best
May 21, 2012
Mason King
IBJ's video series captures up-and-coming driver E.J. Viso as he scores a third-row
starting position in qualifying, a big leap from his previous best at the Indy 500.
IMS officials hope new cars boost attendance, TV ratings
May 19, 2012
Anthony SchoettleGearheads are sure to be excited over the new engine and chassis package at the Indianapolis 500 this year, but IMS and IndyCar
Series officials hope the highly publicized changes will be enough to grab the attention of more casual fans and create an
attendance and TV ratings boost.
MoreAT THE TRACK: Day of practice leaves room for improvement
May 17, 2012
Mason King
IBJ follows driver E.J. Viso and his team of engineers and mechanics during a sometimes-frustrating
practice day at the Speedway.
AT THE TRACK: Viso ready to hit higher gear
May 15, 2012
Mason King
The 26-year-old Venezuelan driver E.J. Viso hopes this year's Indy
500 will be his next step toward a breakout season, propelled by greater patience, a new race engineer and the tutelage of
Jimmy Vasser.
Dollar General to sponsor Newgarden in Indy 500
April 24, 2012
Associated PressNewgarden has been impressive through the first three races this season, and started on the front row of last week's race
at Long Beach.
MoreTony George Jr. new boss of IndyCar feeder series
March 20, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe changes to the Indy Lights series continue a management overhaul begun by IndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard late last fall.
MoreIndyCar's new big wheels steer series toward future
March 17, 2012
Anthony SchoettleWith the loss of two of its biggest stars after last season, the IndyCar Series faces a stiff challenge ramping up its television
ratings, attendance and overall financial fortunes. Marc Koretzky is among the fresh faces driving series toward profitability.
MoreIndyCar Series unveils four commercial deals
February 14, 2012
Anthony SchoettleAgreements with Firestone, Discover, Lids and Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka are indicators the open-wheel race series
is gaining speed, sports marketers said.
MoreIndyCar clarifies rules as it launches new chassis, engines
February 11, 2012
IBJ StaffChevrolet and Lotus will join Honda this year as series engine suppliers. The series is rolling out a new chassis and engine
formula for the first time since 2005.
MoreSuper Bowl events put spotlight on IndyCar
February 1, 2012
Anthony SchoettleFans and media outlets have flocked to NFL-themed IndyCars and Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week, giving the open-wheel
series and its biggest race millions of dollars worth of exposure at a critical time.
MoreIndyCar brings in outsider as new race director
January 4, 2012
Anthony SchoettleAmerican Le Mans Series race director Beaux Barfield on Wednesday took the hot seat as the IndyCar Series' new chief race
official.
MoreLas Vegas calamity saps IndyCar momentum
December 24, 2011
IndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard racked up a number of accomplishments early in 2011 but was buffeted by challenges late in
the year—most notably a crash at a Las Vegas race in October that left one driver dead and the future of the series
mired in uncertainty.
MoreInquiry into Wheldon's death in crash completed
December 15, 2011
Associated PressIndyCar officials say several factors contributed to the Oct. 16 accident that claimed the life of two-time Indianapolis 500
winner Dan Wheldon.
MoreFisher’s IndyCar team building headquarters in Speedway
December 15, 2011
Scott OlsonSarah Fisher Hartman Racing plans to build a $2.7 million facility on Speedway's new Main Street to house her race team. Construction
on the 37,000-square-foot shop could start in February and be finished in September.
MoreIndyCar Series won't return to Las Vegas in 2012
December 9, 2011
Associated PressThe IndyCar Series won't return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway next season, and its future at the track depends in part on
what it learns from the investigation into Dan Wheldon's fatal accident.
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