IndyCar Season Begins Friday

At last, the Verizon IndyCar Series is set to kick off the much anticipated 2014 season. The series looks to build on the momentum it built in 2013, which saw Tony Kanaan win his first Indianapolis 500, and Scott Dixon claim his third series championship. We witnessed the rise of young stars like James Hinchcliffe,…

The New IndyCar Points System

A golden opportunity missed. That is my takeaway from the news of today’s announced Verizon IndyCar points system. The big takeaway was that the ovals (mainly the Triple Crown events) will offer more points to drivers, to try to help offset the 2-1 ratio of road/street courses to ovals on the 2014 schedule. The three…

ECR Signs Hildebrand for Indy 500

Ed Carpenter Racing announced today that JR Hildebrand will pilot a second car for their team in this year’s Indianapolis 500. Hildebrand will drive the number 21 car for the team, which will be powered by Chevrolet. It will be an interesting month for the team, as Mike Conway will drive in the inaugural Grand…

IndyCar Spring Training, Day 2

The second day of testing at Barber Motorsports Park has commenced with a familiar name at the top of the charts. Will Power was the quickest of the 22 cars for the second day. It was a narrow margin however, as Justin Wilson finished just 0.0038 seconds behind the Aussie. Scott Dixon, Takuma Sato, and Ryan…

IndyCar Spring Training, Day 1

Today the teams and drivers of the Verizon IndyCar Series finally hit the track, in the first of two days of spring training for the upcoming season. The temperatures were low, and there was some moisture in the early morning hours, but things picked up later in the day. Team Penske finished the day with…