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Matos To Take Luczo Dragon Wheel At Indy In Full-Time 2009 Drive

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:01:14 +0000

Luczo Dragon Racing has signed Firestone Indy Lights champion Raphael Matos to a multi-year deal to drive for the team as it expands to a full-time entrant in the IndyCar Series in 2009. The deal includes a drive for Matos in the 93rd Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 24, 2009. IMS Tickets

Indianapolis 500 History Class Now Available In October Session

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:45:22 +0000

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Historian Donald Davidson's popular "History of the Indianapolis 500" class, presented every April since 1986, is also being offered this fall. Over four evenings in October, students will learn much of the nearly 100-year history of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" as Davidson shares many stories, anecdotes, a slide show and his personal memories in this non-credit course. IMS Tickets

Indy 500 Champions De Ferran, Dixon Teaming Up At Petit Le Mans

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:17:50 +0000

So how do two Indianapolis 500 winners participating for different teams in divergent auto racing series with overlapping schedules hook up to co-drive in the 11th Petit Le Mans on Saturday, Oct. 4? Like many things in motorsports, which is business after all, it's about networking. IMS Tickets

'500' Veterans Help Firestone Racing Develop Tires At Indy

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:48:48 +0000

Indianapolis 500 winners Scott Dixon, Buddy Rice and Dan Wheldon, and fellow "500" veterans Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Tony Kanaan turned laps during a two-day Firestone Racing test Sept. 29-30 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photos | IMS Tickets

Indy Winner Wheldon Feels At Home Quickly In Return To Panther

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:04:03 +0000

2005 Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon has returned to Panther Racing as a wiser individual, a more experienced racer but with the same resolution to win. He started testing Monday, Sept. 29 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Panther, the two-time IndyCar Series championship-winning team with which he began his major-league career in 2002. IMS Tickets

Newman's Passion For Motor Racing Started, Flourished At Indianapolis

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:09:15 +0000

Paul Newman was introduced to motor racing in 1968 while filming a movie at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and that blossomed into a 40-year passion for the sport that included co-ownership of one of the most powerful teams in the Indianapolis 500 of the last 25 years and his own successful driving career. Newman, an Academy Award-winning actor and world-renowned activist and humanitarian, died Friday, Sept. 26. He was 83. Video | Photos | Tony George Statement

Tony George Statement On The Passing Of Paul Newman

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:25:04 +0000

A statement from Tony George, the chief executive officer of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the founder & CEO of the Indy Racing League, on the passing of actor, racing enthusiast and IndyCar Series team owner Paul Newman on Friday, Sept. 26.

Four-Time Indy 500 Winner Foyt Picks Meira For 2009 Drive

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:26:32 +0000

IndyCar Series veteran Vitor Meira has signed to drive A.J. Foyt's No. 14 ABC Supply Dallara/Honda/Firestone car beginning with the Nikon Indy 300 on Oct. 26 in Surfer's Paradise, Australia, and continuing through 2009, with an option for 2010. The race in Australia is a non-points event and will give Meira and Foyt's ABC Supply team an opportunity to work together in a race before the 2009 season, which includes the 93rd Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 24. IMS Tickets

Wheldon Takes CBS News Anchor For Fun, Fast Ride At IMS

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:19:14 +0000

CBS News anchor Russ Mitchell rode with 2005 Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon in the Indy Racing Experience two-seater IndyCar Series car Sept. 22 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a segment scheduled to be aired Friday, Sept. 26 on CBS' "The Early Show." Mitchell also drove the one-seat Indy Racing Experience car behind Wheldon. CBS Video | IMS Tickets

Danica Takes Hot Laps In Madden Cruiser At IMS

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:09:40 +0000

After taking the Madden Cruiser into legendary Turn 1 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 70 mph, Danica Patrick has a new appreciation for what her Motorola-sponsored IndyCar Series car can do at 220 mph. Photos | IMS Tickets

2009 Firestone Freedom 100 Scheduled For May 22 At IMS

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:56:33 +0000

The seventh annual Firestone Freedom 100 is scheduled for Friday, May 22, 2009 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the marquee event of the 15-race Firestone Indy Lights schedule in 2009. Firestone Indy Lights Web Site | IMS Tickets

Indy Veterans Andretti, Goldsmith To Join Motorsports Hall Of Fame

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:35:09 +0000

Indianapolis 500 veterans Michael Andretti and Paul Goldsmith are two of seven 2008 inductees into the The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. The 20th annual Induction Ceremony is Wednesday, Aug. 13 in Detroit. IMS Tickets

ABC, IMS Extend Indianapolis 500 Partnership Through 2012

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:10:24 +0000

ABC will continue its long-standing relationship with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2009 by televising the Indianapolis 500 for the 45th consecutive year, while new Indy Racing League cable television partner VERSUS will provide extensive coverage of all qualifying days. ABC will continue to air the Indianapolis 500 through 2012, extending its relationship with IMS through the track's Centennial Era from 2009-2011. IMS Tickets

Indianapolis 500 Veteran Weld Dies At 64

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:03:27 +0000

Richard Gregory "Greg" Weld, a participant in the 1970 Indianapolis 500, 1967 USAC National Sprint Car champion and founder of the hugely successful Weld Wheels, died unexpectedly Aug. 4 in Kansas City, Mo. He was 64.

Winning Indianapolis 500 Riding Mechanic Dunham Dies At 96

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:36:28 +0000

Jimmy Dunham, the riding mechanic on board for Kelly Petillo's storybook victory in the 1935 Indianapolis 500, died Friday, July 25. He was 96.

Two-Time Indy 500 Winner Castroneves Honored As Top Racer

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:13:06 +0000

Team Penske's Helio Castroneves was named Auto Racer of the Year during Univision's inaugural Premios Deportes Awards, which were taped July 14 in Pasadena, Calif., for broadcast July 20 on Univision. IMS Tickets

Popular Indy 500 Veteran Fisher Returning With Dollar General

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:33:58 +0000

Popular Indianapolis 500 veteran Sarah Fisher will return to the IndyCar Series Aug. 9 at Kentucky Speedway and Sept. 7 at Chicagoland Speedway, with sponsorship from Dollar General. IMS Tickets

IMS, IRL Donate $100,000 To Belle Isle, Hole In The Wall Camps

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:44:35 +0000

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Racing League are donating the $100,000 purse from the 2008 McDonald's Pit Stop Challenge, canceled May 23 due to rain, to Belle Isle Park and Hole in the Wall Camps. Belle Isle Park, located in Detroit, and Hole in the Wall Camps each will receive $50,000. IMS Tickets

Legendary ABC Indianapolis 500 Announcer McKay Dies At 86

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:27:08 +0000

Tributes from Indianapolis 500 drivers and officials were offered this weekend for legendary ABC Sports broadcaster Jim McKay, who died June 7 at age 86. McKay anchored ABC's broadcasts of the Indianapolis 500 from 1967-74 and 1976-85. He was the host of the broadcast in 1986-87. McKay Indianapolis 500 Video

Dixon Enjoys Sharing Memories Of Indy Victory With Letterman

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:47:43 +0000

In his inimitable way, David Letterman set up Scott Dixon to hit a home run. "After 500 miles, is milk what you really want to drink?" Letterman asked 92nd Indianapolis 500 champion Dixon during an appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman" on June 2. IMS Tickets