Helio Castroneves Aims for Four

The last time we saw a driver win his fourth Indianapolis 500 was Rick Mears, when he won it in 1991. Is 2012 the year we finally see Helio Castroneves join this exclusive club? Helio grabbed his third victory at Indianapolis in 2009. It was a long dry spell since his second win, but once…

The Month of May

It is not news to any of us that the economy has made everyone cut back. Businesses have closed, been bought out, and let many long-time workers go. Even the Greatest Spectacle in Racing was affected. Is that all about to change? The “Month of May” was condensed into a two-week flurry of action at…

IndyCar News and Notes

Penske Racing will have the same three-driver lineup for 2012, but one of the teams will still look a little different. Today the team announced that the previously named number six car of Ryan Briscoe, will now go with the famous Penske number two. They didn’t stop there though, also naming Jonathan Diuguid as the…

IndyCar Begins Busy Off-Season

The 2012 Indianapolis 500 will have a different look and sound than what we have seen in the past decade. Testing began today with Tony Kanaan and Dario Franchitti taking laps on the legendary 2.5 mile venue. Kanaan is participating in the Chevrolet engine development program this week at IMS. Franchitti will be testing the…

Andretti Autosport Begins Driver Search

As the IZOD INDYCAR Series continues to cope with the loss of Dan Wheldon and trying to move forward, so does Michael Andretti’s team. Wheldon had just signed to drive for Andretti Autosport for the 2012 season, just one day before his tragic death at Las Vegas. There never really was a backup plan, because they had been…