ECR Signs JR Hildebrand

JR Hildebrand is ready to return to the Verizon IndyCar Series full-time in 2017. He will do it with the team that gave him a ride in each of the last three Indianapolis 500 races. Ed Carpenter Racing has been the wild card in terms of the Silly Season, with Josef Newgarden moving to Team…

Juan Montoya Chooses Penske

After four wins, including the 2015 Indianapolis 500, and losing the 2015 championship on a tie-breaker, Juan Montoya had a down year in 2016 for Team Penske. Though he won the season-opening race at St Petersburg, he only had two other podium finishes (3rd at Detroit and Sonoma) during the year. He finished last after crashing…

IndyCar Tests at Gateway

The Verizon IndyCar Series will make a return to Gateway Motorsports Park in late August next year, but there were cars on track today, as part of a Firestone Tire Test. The race is scheduled for August 26, which is a Saturday. It will be the first IndyCar race at the venue since 2003, which…

Dale Coyne Signs Sebastien Bourdais

Back in 2011, Sebastien Bourdais had a partial stint with Dale Coyne’s race team. Today, the team confirmed that the four-time Champ Car champion will be joining their Verizon IndyCar Series squad next season. Bourdais is making the move from KVSH to Coyne, and bringing his race engineer Olivier Boisson with him. Craig Hampson was…

Tony Kanaan Stays at Ganassi

Tony Kanaan will return to Chip Ganassi Racing in the No. 10 car for his fourth season in 2017. The team made the announcement today, which includes a multi-year deal with NTT DATA returning as the primary sponsor of the car. Last week the team announced they would be making the switch from Chevrolet back to Honda…