Conor Daly has joined Ed Carpenter Racing on road and street courses in the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series season, the team announced Monday (Dec. 9). Daly will run the No. 20 U.S. Air Force Chevrolet, while owner Ed Carpenter will pilot the ovals. In addition, Daly will enter the Indianapolis …
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Sebastien Bourdais will be racing in a different series in the 2020 season. Dale Coyne Racing announced Friday (Nov. 22) that they have parted ways with the Frenchman. Bourdais competed for the team in 2011 and 2017, while seasons 2018 and 2019 were under the Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan …
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Ed Carpenter Racing Wednesday morning (Nov. 20) that 19-year old Rinus van Kalmthout, better known as Rinus VeeKay, will join the team for the full 2020 NTT IndyCar Series season. The Dutch teenager, who finished second in the 2019 Indy Lights standings, will replace Spencer Pigot in the No. 21 …
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Meyer Shank Racing and driver Jack Harvey will be competing full-time in the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series season with technical support from Andretti Technologies. Announced on Friday (Nov. 8), MSR will not only receive technical and development support, but Harvey’s team of engineers will be staffed with “veteran race engineers …
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Monday morning (Nov. 4) started with the motorsports bombshell of the year: Penske Entertainment Corp purchased Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the NTT Indycar Series. Penske Entertainment Corp is, of course, the company under racing icon Roger Penske, who owns teams in NASCAR, IndyCar, IMSA and the Supercars Championship. While Penske …
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I live in somewhat of an alternate universe most of the time. Automobile racing dominates my interest, time and attention to a far larger extent than the general public. Thus, sometimes breaking news in the realm of motorsport that I find fascinating or even shocking that I share with friends …
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The NTT IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway itself, along with several other related companies, have been sold to the Penske Entertainment Corporation, part of the Penske Corporation. This news was announced Monday morning, Nov. 4. “We recently approached Roger Penske and Penske Corporation about this opportunity and began working …
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Was it the right move to release Hinchcliffe? Arrow McLaren SP, formerly Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (presumably with Felix Sabates), announced this week that fan favorite James Hinchcliffe will not be on the two-car team next year in the NTT IndyCar Series. Hinchcliffe, a nine-year veteran of the series, was …
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NTT IndyCar Series team Arrow McLaren SP has announced its 2020 driver lineup. Oliver Askew and Pato O’Ward will run the team’s Chevrolets next season, Arrow announced Wednesday, Oct. 30. Arrow McLaren SP was formed from Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports merging with McLaren Racing’s IndyCar effort. The team’s first campaign …
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In the world of motorsports, Scott Dixon’s place as a legend is pretty much assured. In 19 years split between CART and what is now the NTT IndyCar Series, Dixon has 46 career victories (including the 2008 Indianapolis 500) and five championships. Outside of open-wheel racing, Dixon has dabbled in …
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