Indy Lights Car Tests at IMS

After testing on the road courses at Putnam and Mid-Ohio over the past two weeks, the new Indy Lights car made its debut on an oval on Tuesday. Well, this wasn’t just any oval. It was the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Tristan Vautier strapped into the Dallara IL-15 chassis and took the car out for some…

Mid-Season Report Card

While not technically halfway through the 2014 Verizon IndyCar series season, we are in the midst of the longest break we will see. The last race was two weeks ago, and we’re still another week away from the next event, the Grand Prix of Houston. Luckily it’s a double header event, and there is little…

Luca Filippi Racing for RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan will field a second car (No. 16) in Houston and Toronto. The team announced that Luca Filippi will climb into the seat to pilot the part-time car at both of the remaining double-header events this season. After making his IndyCar debut last season for Bryan Herta Autosport at Mid-Ohio, Filippi also competed in…

Before The Spectacle

Think about everything that goes into the Indianapolis 500. The tireless preparation, the planning, the execution, the hundreds of thousands of people, and of course the field of 33 cars and drivers. It’s a day that will drain us all, but leave us with memories that will last long after we are gone. It’s the…

Indianapolis 500 Preview

Today’s hour-long practice session during Carb Day was both fast and furious. The pit stop competition was won by Scott Dixon’s crew, beating Sage Karam’s team in the finals. Dixon was second quick in the final practice, behind his teammate and defending race winner, Tony Kanaan. Now that the day’s events have concluded, the cars will rest…