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Foyt on drivers from his time: “When you got one of them mad, usually when you got out of the car you had a nice little fist fight. You don’t see that no more.”
In 1972, Richard Petty was in the lead at Daytona International Speedway. Suddenly, he was struck with engine issues and he coasted to the garage area.
Read MoreIndycar introduces Advanced Frontal Protection bringing a new era of cockpit safety
INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019) – INDYCAR announced today the planned introduction of the next step to improve cockpit safety for all drivers in the NTT IndyCar Series.
All cars participating in an April 24 open test on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval will be fitted with Advanced Frontal Protection (AFP),
Read MoreThe Woodstock 50 will be hosted on the grounds of the former F1 track and current NASCAR track
50 years ago, a giant hippie festival was born. Some 400,000 visitors attended Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm. To date, it’s one of the largest Rock n Roll concerts to date.
It rained and caused muddy hell for the local farmers.
Read MoreIndycar expands network television coverage for 2019 racing season
INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019) – INDYCAR’s expanded presence on network television in 2019 through its new partnership with NBC Sports Group will not only include the 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500, along with other action at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May,
Read MoreAlonso also details his experiences with the American race fans
Fernando Alonso is a free agent looking for a permanent gig
Fernando Alonso spent 17 years in the world of F1. He ran 312 races and collected 32 wins, a win percentage of 10%. 16,777 laps later, he’s retired from F1.
Read MoreRacing returns to the Milwaukee Mile
On September 29, 1876 a private horse track was built from dirt in West Allis, Wisconsin. On September 11, 1903 the track hosted it’s first session of cars on a new pavement surface.
Following the 2015 season, the track has been mostly activity free.
Read MoreHulman & Company announces organizational changes for INDYCAR, IMS
C.J. O’Donnell has stepped down; Frye receives added responsibilities
Jay Frye will become President of INDYCAR as part of Hulman & Company organizational changes announced today by Mark Miles, President and CEO of the parent company.
Frye,
Read MoreJeff Gordon wanted to be a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series driver
Gordon: “I wasn’t thinking NASCAR at all.”
As Jeff Gordon was coming up, an open wheel driver had a tendency to move into the open wheel side of professional motorsports. Yet, Jeff Gordon moved into cars with fenders and went on to set record after record in the world of NASCAR.
Read MoreLyn St. James: “There’s something wrong with the way the whole pipeline, doesn’t work.”
Lyn St. James once broke 21 records at Talladega Superspeedway in a 1989 Thunderbird Super Coupe that was prepared by Bill Elliott.
She went on to run several open wheel Indycar and CART event.
Read MoreRetired NASCAR driver, Tony Stewart has exciting offers to return to Indycar — He’s considering the idea
In 1996, Tony Stewart made his debut at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He put the car on the pole position for the famed Indy 500. Stewart went on to finish 24th that day.
Read MoreKnock, knock! Eminem released a surprise album late Thursday night
The Detroit based rapper pens Danica Patrick in on ‘Kamikaze’.
The final song on the 13 track album is titled ‘Venom’. The adrenaline fueled track written in a Malevolent tone is for the movie of the same title.
Read MoreHaas F1 development driver, Santino Ferrucci was suspended by the FIA and let go by his team – Now, he enters a new stage in his racing career
20-year-old, Santino Ferrucci drove through the paddock at the Silverstone Circuit with his glove off. The reason for that was because the driver was holding a cell phone and he was further rumored to be texting as well.
Read MoreRobert Wickens has been transported following the Indycar Series crash at Pocono Raceway today
UPDATE: Various updates from Indycar to the media on the Wickens’ current medical condition are attached at the bottom of this post.
Lap 9 of the Indycar Series race at Pocono Raceway saw a huge crash.
Read MoreThe wife of Mario Andretti has passed
Just under 60 years ago, Dee Ann Hoch was given the task of teaching English to an Italian immigrant. That immigrant was set to become a legend in motorsports, Mario Andretti.
Soon after, they became a couple. And in November of 1961,
Read MoreThe Chevrolet Dual in Detroit was delayed as the pace car driver crashed before the race started
Yesterday, there was a pace car crash. The second race of the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit was delayed for 30 minutes as the pace car found the retaining barrier before the race even started.
Read MoreDr. Henry Bock has passed
Dr. Henry Bock was a key man behind the safety initiative of the modern day safer barrier.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials announced the sad news yesterday.
Henry worked directly for Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1982 to 2006. He served as the director of track medical.
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