The Savior, Wilbur Shaw

When is winning the Indianapolis 500 three times not your crowning achievement? When your name is Wilbur Shaw. It was 60 years ago today that we lost Warren Wilbur Shaw, who was one day shy of turning 52 years old. The Shelbyville-born driver is still the last native Hoosier to win the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.…

2015 IndyCar Schedule Announced

IndyCar unveiled the 2015 season schedule today, 129 days ahead of the first race, which is an international race in Brazil. The season opens on March 8th, on the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet road course in the Brazil capital of Brasilia. The race will begin at 11 AM ET on NBC Sports Network. The final race of…

AJ Foyt Signs Jack Hawksworth

[AJ Foyt Racing Press Release] WALLER, Texas (Oct. 29, 2014) – Off-season? What off season? Verizon IndyCar Series team owner A.J. Foyt and his son, Larry Foyt, have been busy since the 2014 season ended two months ago. They have expanded the Verizon IndyCar Series team from one car to two, hired a rising star to drive…

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Signs Hinchcliffe

[SPM Team Press Release] INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 7, 2014) – Three-time Verizon IndyCar Series race winner James Hinchcliffe has signed a multi-year contract with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) to drive the team’s No. 77 entry, beginning with the 2015 race season. SPM has finished fifth or better in the series championship for the past three years,…

Team Penske Signs Pagenaud

[Team Penske Press Release] MOORESVILLE, NC (September 29, 2014) – Team Penske announced today that race-winning driver and perennial championship contender Simon Pagenaud will join its ranks beginning with the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season. The 30-year-old Pagenaud is a four-time race winner in the Verizon IndyCar Series and one of the most sought-after talents…