A golden opportunity missed. That is my takeaway from the news of today’s announced Verizon IndyCar points system. The big takeaway was that the ovals (mainly the Triple Crown events) will offer more points to drivers, to try to help offset the 2-1 ratio of road/street courses to ovals on the 2014 schedule. The three…

Ed Carpenter Racing announced today that JR Hildebrand will pilot a second car for their team in this year’s Indianapolis 500. Hildebrand will drive the number 21 car for the team, which will be powered by Chevrolet. It will be an interesting month for the team, as Mike Conway will drive in the inaugural Grand…

The second day of testing at Barber Motorsports Park has commenced with a familiar name at the top of the charts. Will Power was the quickest of the 22 cars for the second day. It was a narrow margin however, as Justin Wilson finished just 0.0038 seconds behind the Aussie. Scott Dixon, Takuma Sato, and Ryan…

Today the teams and drivers of the Verizon IndyCar Series finally hit the track, in the first of two days of spring training for the upcoming season. The temperatures were low, and there was some moisture in the early morning hours, but things picked up later in the day. Team Penske finished the day with…

IndyCar announced today a multi-year entitlement agreement with Verizon that will see North America’s premier open-wheel racing championship named the Verizon IndyCar Series. The partnership aligns IndyCar – the fastest, most versatile motorsports series with a heritage of innovation – with Verizon, whose technical expertise will be utilized to activate programs that will benefit fans, the…