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Start times announced for 2010 Kansas Speedway events(Kansas City, KS) Kansas Speedway has announced the race times for all three of their NASCAR national series races and the IZOD IndyCar Series race. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods will start at 12 PM on ESPN on Oct. 3. PHOTO CREDIT: Kansas Speedway
New blood as IndyCar CEO(Indianapolis, IN) Randy Bernard, the new CEO of the Indy Racing League, admits he knows next to nothing about auto racing. The longtime head of the Professional Bull Riders Inc. feels he can turn that into an advantage. “I’m not going to try and pretend I know anything about racing,” he said after an introductory news conference on Tuesday.
May schedule reduced for 2010 Indy 500(Indianapolis, IN) A two-week event schedule for the Indianapolis 500 potentially opens the door to additional entries for 2010 and beyond and an added IZOD IndyCar Series race in May 2011. Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials announced that Opening Day will be May 15, with the 33-car field filled during what's sure to be non-stop qualifying May 22-23. The green flag for the race is 1 p.m. (EDT on ABC) May 30.
Patrick agrees to Nationwide deal with JRM(Charlotte , NC) Danica Patrick will drive for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s NASCAR Nationwide Series team in 2010, a source close to the situation told Sporting News on Monday. The formal announcement will come Tuesday in Phoenix, home of GoDaddy, which will sponsor her car. The announcement will end months of speculation about whether Patrick would race in NASCAR.
Franchitti claims IndyCar title(Homestead, FL) Ryan Briscoe would have welcomed -- begged and prayed for actually -- a yellow flag. But the first caution-free race in IndyCar Series history was the bane of the Team Penske driver and played into the late-race strategy of Target Chip Ganassi Racing and Dario Franchitti, who claimed his second series championship by accomplishing the only thing he needed to do -- win the race. PHOTO CREDIT: Jim Haines/IMS
IndyCar title shootout at Homestead(Homestead, FL) Scott Dixon knew his season may be in trouble after he finished 15th in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach in mid-April. The result was an uncharacteristic finish outside the top 10 for the second race in a row as the New Zealander opened defense of his IndyCar Series title. PHOTO CREDIT: IndyCar
Dixon moves closer to IndyCar title following Japan win(Motegi, JAPAN) -- Ryan Briscoe had the IndyCar Series championship all but sewn up just past the halfway point of the Indy Japan 300. He just had to remain clear of trouble, such as having a yellow cone with "end of pit road speed limit" in bold block lettering on it lodged under the left-front suspension. PHOTO CREDIT : IndyCar
Briscoe wins in 'blink of an eye'(Joliet, IL) Ryan Briscoe didn't immediately know if he had won the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300. How could the Team Penske driver when he was visor to visor with Scott Dixon approaching the Chicagoland Speedway finish line in a blur of red and white? PHOTO CREDIT: Shawn Payne/IMS
Briscoe on IndyCar pole at Chicagoland(Joliet, IL) IndyCar Series points leader Ryan Briscoe earned his fourth pole position of the season - and the crucial championship point that goes with it - by winning the PEAK Performance Pole Award for the PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Franchitti wins at Sonoma as Briscoe takes IndyCar points lead(Sonoma, CA) Dario Franchitti became the second driver to lead an IndyCar Series race from flag to flag and closed ground in the tight fight for the IndyCar Series championship. Franchitti won the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway, while Ryan Briscoe's runner-up finish gave him the championship points lead by four over Franchitti. PHOTO CREDIT: Chris Jones/IMS
Dixon has record-setting day at Mid-Ohio(Lexington, OH) A sweat-soaked firesuit served as his royal garb and a water bottle his scepter. Nonetheless, Scott Dixon was crowned the IndyCar Series king Aug. 9 in Victory Circle at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. PHOTO CREDIT: Shawn Payne/IMS
Briscoe takes Kentucky thriller (Sparta, KY) Ryan Briscoe was a heartbreaker for Vision Racing again. The Team Penske driver held off a hard-charging Ed Carpenter to win the Meijer Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway.
