Takuma Sato Staying with AJ Foyt

Takuma Sato will be returning to AJ Foyt’s team next season. After having an up-and-down season, AJ Foyt said that he expects to have Sato back in the car next year, and went even further to say that his team will be sticking with Honda engines going forward. Last year, Sato signed a 1-year contract…

Will Power Wins Race 2 in Houston

The ultimate gut punch. That is what Helio Castroneves experienced this weekend in Houston. It was championship déjà vu for team owner Roger Penske. Helio’s gearbox issue that occurred while he was leading the race put him out of contention on Sunday. To say that there was a momentum swing the championship, would be a…

Scott Dixon Wins Race 1 in Houston

Call it karma, justification, or simply an act of the IndyCar Gods to balance things out. After all of the bad luck that Scott Dixon suffered at Sonoma and Baltimore, he got even on Saturday in Houston. Dixon cruised through the downtown course and won the first race of this weekend’s Grand Prix double-header. As…

Grand Prix of Indianapolis, Now A Reality

We all knew it was coming, but today it became official. There will be a second IndyCar race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next year. It will not be on the oval, but it will kick off the events at the Speedway leading up to the Indianapolis 500. There are plenty of changes coming to…

Tony Kanaan Joining Chip Ganassi Racing

You knew after Roger Penske signed Juan Montoya that, Chip Ganassi was going to have to counter. That move came today, as last year’s Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan signed a contract to drive for Ganassi’s team beginning next season. The popular Brazilian driver joins a team that already features a combined 4 Indianapolis 500…