AutosportIndianapolis 500 to be held without fans for 104th edition in 2020
The Indianapolis 500 will be held behind closed doors for the first time in its 104-year history in 2020 due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
AutosportCastroneves targets full-time IndyCar return in 2021
Helio Castroneves is targeting a full-time ride in the IndyCar Series next season, but expects this month's Indianapolis 500 to be his final drive for Team Penske in single-seaters
The Associated PressPenske reverses course, closes Indianapolis 500 to fans
Roger Penske has reversed course and decided not to allow fans at the Indianapolis 500 later this month. The 104th running of ''The Greatest Spectacle in Racing'' will be the first without spectators, who showed up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway every year, even during the Great Depression. It was a flip for Penske, who purchased the iconic speedway in January and has spent every day since upgrading his new showplace to prepare for his favorite race.
AutosportMid-Ohio IndyCar double-header postponed due to USA's COVID-19 spike
Next week's IndyCar double-header at Mid-Ohio has been postponed due to ongoing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic which is still surging in several parts of the USA
AutosportBrown open to running Alonso in 2021 Indy 500 despite Renault deal
Zak Brown says he would be open to fielding Fernando Alonso in next year's Indianapolis 500 with McLaren should the Spaniard's Formula 1 deal with Renault allow
The Associated PressCup-winning crew chief teaming up with Daly for Indy 500
IndyCar driver Conor Daly will have a new lead engineer for next month's rescheduled Indianapolis 500: NASCAR Cup-winning crew chief Cole Pearn. Ed Carpenter's team made the announcement Wednesday. Pearn was considered one of the top crew chiefs in NASCAR before announcing a surprise resignation in December so he could spend more time with his family in Canada.
AutosportDaly's Indy 500 entry to be overseen by renowned crew chief Pearn
Conor Daly's Ed Carpenter Racing Indy 500 entry will be overseen by renowned crew chief Cole Pearn, who took Martin Truex Jr to the 2017 NASCAR Cup title
AutosportNASCAR Cup's Johnson impresses Ganassi’s Hull, Dixon on maiden IndyCar run
Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson has impressed Chip Ganassi team boss Mike Hull and five-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon after completing a test on Indianapolis Motor Speedway's road course
AutosportEricsson: Ganassi had "question marks about me" after first IndyCar season
Marcus Ericsson says his Chip Ganassi Racing team had "question marks" about him after his inconsistent rookie IndyCar season last year, but believes he has "taken big steps" in 2020
AutosportIndyCar confirms cancellations of Portland and Laguna Seca rounds
The IndyCar Series will not compete at either Portland or Laguna Seca in 2020, and will run double-headers at Mid-Ohio, Gateway and the Indianapolis road course in their place
AutosportIndyCar Portland race to be cancelled with Mid-Ohio made a double-header
The IndyCar Series Mid-Ohio round is set to become a double-header to effectively replace this year's Grand Prix of Portland which has been cancelled
AutosportThird IndyCar engine supplier "will happen" amid Ferrari speculation - Frye
IndyCar president Jay Frye says he remains confident that a third engine manufacturer will join Chevrolet and Honda in the IndyCar Series, as speculation increases that it will be Ferrari
AutosportRosenqvist: Tight IndyCar field is hard for rookies and veterans
IndyCar's newest winner Felix Rosenqvist says that the extreme compression between fastest and slowest drivers on any given weekend makes success extremely tough for all drivers
AutosportIndyCar's Indianapolis 500 to run at 25 percent crowd capacity
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has announced that attendance for the 104th edition of the Indianapolis 500 will be approximately 25 percent of capacity, with face coverings for all attendees
The Associated PressIndianapolis 500 attendance limited to 25% capacity
Indianapolis Motor Speedway can hold approximately 350,000 fans in the grandstands, suites and infield, but officials said last month only 50% capacity would be admitted for the rescheduled Aug. 23 race. Mark Miles, President and CEO of Penske Entertainment Corp., said the speedway has offered credits to anyone who has purchased tickets but no longer wants to attend the race. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the largest outdoor sporting venue in the world and the original plan would have permitted roughly 175,000 spectators for the race originally scheduled to run Memorial Day weekend.
The Associated PressIndyCar's next wave proving kids are more than all right
If only the English rock band The Who didn’t procure the name “The Kids Are Alright” for its 1979 documentary, it would have been the perfect title for this year’s wild and unpredictable IndyCar season. There was 19-year-old Rinus VeeKay with a top-5 finish on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in his second career race. Twenty-year-old Colton Herta was the only driver with top-10 runs in each of the first four races.
AutosportIndyCar Iowa: Newgarden wins second race from pole
Josef Newgarden became the first IndyCar driver to win from pole position at Iowa, as the reigning series champion dominated on his way to his first win of the season
The Associated PressNewgarden gives Penske sweep of Iowa doubleheader
Josef Newgarden was seething after a fifth-place finish in the opener of the IndyCar doubleheader at Iowa, insisting he had the best car of the night and it was merely misfortune that cost him the win. Newgarden started from the pole and led nearly wire-to-wire to win Race 2, giving team owner Roger Penske a sweep of the two IndyCar races after Simon Pagenaud's win in the opener. It also gave Team Penske its fourth victory across three series this weekend with the NASCAR Cup Series drivers still to come Sunday.
AutosportPagenaud credits "never give up" attitude for Iowa victory
Simon Pagenaud believes a "never give up" attitude by his Penske team played a crucial role in securing his and the team's first IndyCar win of the season at Iowa
AutosportIndyCar Iowa: Pagenaud fights back from last to win from Dixon
Team Penske's Simon Pagenaud used an aggressive fuel strategy to claim his first win of the IndyCar season in the first race at Iowa, after starting last on the grid
The Associated PressPagenaud snaps Ganassi streak with IndyCar win at Iowa
Simon Pagenaud's worst-to-first run capped a wild opening night to IndyCar's doubleheader at Iowa Speedway. Pagenaud then held off series leader Scott Dixon through the final laps Friday night to end Chip Ganassi Racing's four-race winning streak. How did I get there?'' asked Pagenaud, who also gave team owner Roger Penske his first IndyCar victory since purchasing the series late last year.
AutosportIndyCar Iowa: Daly scores his and Carlin's maiden pole for Race 1
Conor Daly scored a maiden IndyCar Series pole position in qualifying for the first race at Iowa, with reigning champion Josef Newgarden on pole for the second race
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Kanaan back in IndyCar to resume swansong season at Iowa
After the first two months of the IndyCar season were derailed by the coronavirus, former champion Tony Kanaan finally began his abbreviated swansong to the open-wheel racing series at Texas the first weekend of June. Kanaan had carved out a schedule that would allow him to split seat time with rookie Dalton Kellett while allowing him to compete at some of his favorite tracks.
The Associated PressDixon, Ganassi out to continue IndyCar domination in Iowa
Few people can appreciate the level of success that Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist have had during the IndyCar team's pandemic-challenged 30th anniversary season more than Tony Kanaan. To start with, the former series champion spent four years driving the No. 10 car Rosenqvist took to victory lane for the first time at Road America last week, ending Dixon's streak of three straight wins to start the season. Then consider the 45-year-old Kanaan sees the 39-year-old Dixon in the gym almost every day, each pushing each other to stay fit - and young.
AutosportRossi: Condensed 2020 IndyCar schedules are causing team errors
Andretti Autosport's Alexander Rossi says that reduced on-track time is causing the apparent proliferation of errors among all IndyCar teams in the paddock, pitlane and on the race tracks
