Hailie Deegan turns attention to IndyCar after failing to find NASCAR funding
Deegan will drive this year for Brownsburg-based HMD Motorsports in Indy NXT, which is IndyCar’s top development series.
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McLaren eyes expansion into sports cars in decision that could affect IndyCar, Formula E teams
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown clearly has put careful thought into an expansion plan and is eyeing entry into the World Endurance Championship in 2027.
IMS Museum set to reopen after extensive renovations
The $64 million overhaul includes adding 40,000 feet to the museum’s footprint.
IndyCar analyst, racer Townsend Bell loses 3 homes in California wildfires
Despite the uncertainty of what comes next when he returns to California, Bell is upbeat about his new role with IndyCar coverage for Fox Sports and racing again for the first time in three years.
Two-time IndyCar champ Will Power hires agent as he begins contract season with Team Penske
Power now has someone to negotiate both a new IndyCar contract as well as potential races outside the series.
Cadillac F1 names motorsports veteran Graeme Lowdon team principal
Lowdon has been advising the effort the last two years as Michael Andretti tried to get an Andretti Global entry with General Motors accepted into F1.
New motorsports leaders introduced as Andretti Global moves on without Andretti
Two longtime NASCAR executives were introduced at Indianapolis-based Andretti Global on Wednesday as part of a company restructuring.
McLaren’s IndyCar team makes leadership changes as Gavin Ward leaves role as team principal
Arrow McLaren said it will rely on a handful of leadership additions, including former Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan and former IndyCar race director Brian Barnhart.
Hailie Deegan moving from NASCAR to IndyCar
The 23-year-old has spent the last four years in NASCAR competing in both the Truck Series and the Xfinity Series. She’s never won at NASCAR’s national level.
NASCAR facing lawsuits over revenue-sharing model
Two NASCAR teams—one of them owned by Michael Jordan—filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France on Wednesday, claiming the new charter system limits competition.
Former IndyCar driver Sam Schmidt opens facility Tuesday to help people with paralysis
After a racing accident in 2000 left Schmidt a quadriplegic, he created a not-for-profit called Conquer Paralysis Now, which has invested $21.4 million to convert the former Five Seasons Sports Club into a state-of-the-art rehab center.
Michael Andretti says ‘timing was right’ for restructuring of Andretti Global
Motorsports icon Michael Andretti told The Associated Press on Sunday he’s at a point in his life where he no longer wants to run the day-to-day business of his global operation.
Michael Andretti hands over control of race team to business partner
Michael Andretti has restructured Andretti Global to give co-owner Dan Towriss control of the organization while Andretti will stay on as a strategic adviser of the team he has led since 2002.
Alexander Rossi lands seat with Ed Carpenter Racing
Team owner Ed Carpenter, who had already scaled back to racing just ovals, will only run the Indy 500 next year in a third ECR entry.
Q&A with Graham Rahal: Race car driver is moving full speed ahead in business
How does someone who’s still on the racing circuit keep so many plates spinning? And why did he put this high-end automotive wonderland in Zionsville? Rahal addresses those and other questions.
UPDATE: Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s Zionsville HQ site of FBI activity
The race team—which fields cars in the IndyCar and IMSA racing leagues—issued a statement Wednesday saying it is “cooperating fully with investigators” but did not elaborate on the type of inquiry underway.
Ferrucci signs multi-year extension with resurgent Foyt IndyCar team
The deal with Santino Ferrucci was described as a multi-year extension and announced ahead of Sunday’s season-ending IndyCar race in Nashville.
Kyle Larson to attempt ‘Double’ again in 2025, but 600 will take priority over 500
Larson in May became the fifth driver in history to attempt to complete both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600, but weather issues thwarted the effort.
Andretti SPAC completes $230M initial public offering
Andretti Acquisition Corp. II is a special purpose acquisition company (often called a blank-check company), or SPAC, formed with the intent of acquiring another company and taking it public.
Analysis: IndyCar left scrambling after NASCAR beats them into Mexico City
Pato O’Ward was not happy at all when NASCAR last week announced it would race in Mexico City at Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, the really popular Formula 1 venue and best circuit in his home country.