RLL Adds Jordan King for Indy 500

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing will once again have three cars entered in the Indianapolis 500 next May. The team announced today that a third Honda machine, driven by Jordan King, will be aiming for one of the 33 coveted starting positions. King will make his Indy 500 debut after contesting 11 races last season for…

McLaren, Fernando Alonso Enter Indy 500

McLaren and Fernando Alonso confirmed today that they will return to the Indianapolis 500 next year, for the 103rd Running of the iconic race. The Spaniard continues his pursuit of the Triple Crown of motorsports, which is only missing an Indianapolis 500 victory. He came close in his first attempt, motivating them to return for…

Marcus Ericsson Joins SPM

IndyCar will have yet another former Formula One driver in the field for the 2019 season. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced today that Marcus Ericsson will drive for the team next year, in the No. 7 car. Sam Schmidt’s team stated that the No. 6 Honda machine will remain idle until Robert Wickens is ready and able…

IndyCar Test at COTA

The 2019 IndyCar season is still nearly five months away, but preparations for a few teams began today. The new venue on next year’s schedule is Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Three teams participated in a Firestone Tire test on the 20-turn, 3.427-mile circuit. Alexander Rossi tested for Andretti Autosport, Tony Kanaan was…

IndyCar Test at IMS

Six drivers representing six different teams were able to lay some laps around the famous 2.5 mile oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday. The private test was scheduled for Firestone and IndyCar to work on tire and aero configurations to be used next season on the superspeedways. While weather can be unpredictable in…