Panther To Add Second Car?

A year after dropping Vitor Meira for Dan Wheldon, it looks like Panther Racing could be adding a second car for 2010.According to former Target Chip Ganassi driver Giorgio Pantano, he has a 60% chance of landing the 2nd Panther Racing IZOD IndyCar Series seat. In a Q&A with Stop and Go, 30-year old Pantano says that a decision should be made in early Janua...

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Top 10 Drivers Of The Decade

By: Tony DonohueAs the year 2009 comes to a close, of course so does the decade. For the IZOD Indy Car Series, the past decade has saw many changes within the series from driver combinations, to title sponsors, to making the transition to road and street courses, to the IRL Champ Car merger. It has been a good decade for the Indy Car Series and the next looks to be even more...

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Top 10 IndyCar Events Of The Decade

10) August 11, 2002 - Sarah Fisher became the first woman in North American motorsports history to win the pole for a major-league open-wheel race at Kentucky Speedway.9) May 28, 2006 - With the 2nd closest victory in the history of the Indianapolis 500, Sam Hornish jr. beat out Marco Andretti by .0636 of a second to take his first and only victory at the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Hornish overcame his struggles at IMS, only to extend those of the Andretti family.8) April 20, 2008 - After 3 years of continues improvement, Danica Patrick broke...

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An Interview With Mike Hull

(Photo courtesy of Indycar.com)Be sure to hustle on over to Planet-IRL for a spectacular interview with Target Chip Ganassi's Mike Hull, and while your there check out last weeks astounding addition with Robin Mill...

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Hunter-Reay Part-Time In 2010?

According to RACER.com Ryan Hunter-Reay could be looking at a part-time schedule in 2010. The magazine reports that Ryan will compete in "select races" with Andretti Autosport before May, the Indianapolis 500 then he may be out of work.With the IZOD title sponsorship still not signed, atleast to my knowledge, I'm sure the clothing company won't be happy if their poster boy isn't in a car full-ti...

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2010 Pace Car Unveiled

For the 2nd consecutive year the 2010 Chevy Camaro will pace the field of 33 cars to the green flag of the Indianapolis 500. 2010 will mark the 6th time a Camaro and the 22nd time a Chevy vehicle has paced the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. The car features an Inferno Orange paint scheme with a white diamond rally stripe going down the car and into the interior. Notice that...

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de Ferran Motorsports Set To Close

UPDATE: Gil de Ferran statement: "At the time of writing I am working very hard to secure de Ferran Motorsports immediate future and my plans to enter the 2010 Indy Car Championship are still very much alive."I have continued to employ our staff until now while working towards our 2010 goals but as of yet I am not in a position to announce anything further. The staff have been kept fully informed of the situation and the current status was communicated to them yesterday. In the meantime I am continuing to work on the 2010 program and will release...

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BHA Moving On Up

After a successful inaugural season for Bryan Herta Autosport including a win at Chicagoland, they are moving on up to a new headquarters. After spending their first year with Vision Racing, BHA will be moving into a 16,000-square-foot shop in Northwest Indianapolis formerly occupied by Fernandez Racing.BHA who will announce their 2010 plans in January, also say that their...

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2012 Chassis May Resemble...

Hustle on over to the Curt Cavin's latest article on the 2012 Chassis. But before you go, here is a video and a few photos of what Cavin says the Delta Wing car may resemb...

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Big Changes To Month Of May

UPDATE: In response to a question about the possibility of a choice of a shorter engine lease program for the 2010 Indianapolis 500, Honda says that they were unaware of the Month of May Schedule change until yesterday. They say that it's to early to tell what the engine programs will look like for the 94th Indianapolis 500.--------------------------------------------The economy...

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IMS Offering 4 Ticket Special

To help mark the 100 year anniversary of the last brick laid at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IMS is offering a ticket special. To anyone who purchases 4 Race Day tickets to a 2010 IMS event they will receive a commemorative plaque. The plaque will containing a replica of the contract used to purchase the bricks and a casing of original brick pieces from the racing surface.To celebrate the historic anniversary, the original brick contract and several original bricks will be on display Dec. 17 in the lobby of the IMS Administration Building.Tickets...

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Q&A With Jonathan Byrd II

His father was the car owner of 16 Indianapolis 500 entries, including Arie Luyendyk's 1996 Qualification record holder. Teaming with A.J. Foyt, he helped John Andretti become the first ever to run the double on Memorial Day weekend. Drivers like Stan Fox, Gordon Johncock, Buddy Lazier, and Scott Brayton have driven for him. Now his son, Jonathan Byrd II is looking to follow...

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Road To Indy Becoming Clear

The IZOD Indycar Series announced today the "Road to Indy" development system. The ladder system will begin with the Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship powered by Mazda, before the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, then onto the Firestone Indy Lights before finally reaching the IZOD Indycar Series. All three series will race on Ovals, Road, and Street Circuits with the entire "Road to Indy" system racing at both St. Petersburg and Iowa."In creating the 'Road to Indy,' we are trying to bridge the gap between the...

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IMS Holding 2nd Warehouse Sale

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be holding its 2nd Warehouse sale in as many months this weekend. Slated to open the doors at 7 a.m. Friday Morning the sale will include:Youth and Adult hats and T-shirts, 3 for $10Ladies gear, $5Event programs, past & present, $2Additional IMS merchandise up to 80% offThe sale is open until 8 p.m. Friday night, and will re-open Saturday...

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De Silvestro To Test With HVM

UPDATE: HVM was reportedly very happy with the test. De Silvestro ran a total of 147 laps over the 2 days and was "very impressive" said Keith Wiggins."From the first laps, she showed she was capable of driving the car fast and she progressed rapidly. She was fast, consistent and gave good driver feedback. In fact, by the second half of the first day, we were so comfortable...

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2010 Fantasy League

Starting next season 16thAndGeorgetown.com will begin holding a free fantasy racing league, and thanks to the Indy Racing Experience we will be offering a fantastic Grand Prize. The 2010 fantasy league champion will be crowned just after the IZOD Indycar Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in early October and will receive an Indy Racing Experience 2-Seater ride....

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Viso To Test With Dreyer & Reinbold

Former HVM pilot E.J. Viso is set to test with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing next Wednesday at Sebring. Viso has been at the base of much speculation over the last couple weeks including the rumor that he is in talks to field a 3rd entry for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.Dreyer & Reinbold Racing ran many drivers last season including: Mike Conway (full-season)Tomas Scheckter (10 races)Milka Duno (9 races)John Andretti (Indy)Davey Hamilton (Indy)Darren Manning (St. Pete, Long Beach)Roger Yasukawa (Motegi)"This is a great opportunity to interact...

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Venom Back With Marco

UPDATE: Michael Andretti says that it is a 4 year contract----------------------------------------------Andretti Autosport has announced today that Venom Energy drink has signed a multi-year agreement to return as the primary sponsor for Marco Andretti and the #26 Honda Powered Dallara. Venom will begin activation with in-store merchandising, retail appearances and sweepstakes....

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Sports Jobs With Junior Seau

Beginning tonight on VERSUS are the first 2 of a 10 episode half-hour series entitled Sports Jobs with Junior Seau. The 6'3 250lb 20 year NFL vet, will spend some time trying out sports related jobs including: college football writer for SI, conversion crew for a Professional Bull Riders event, equipment manager for the Washington Capitals, UFC cornerman and even a member...

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Andretti Going Chrome

Andretti Autosport will be channeling their inner Paul Tracy. As you may have noticed at yesterdays unveiling, Danica's new livery features a chrome nose, and it wont be unique just to her. The entire Andretti stable including Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti, Danica Patrick and probably another young American will feature the chrome horn during the 2010 seas...

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2010 IZOD Indycar Series Broadcast Schedule

"We are very excited about the return of VERSUS and ABC for the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series season. Having two television partners during the 2009 season assisted the growth of our sport and its accessibility to fans, and we have confidence that the 2010 season will reap even bigger gains with ABC and VERSUS' enrichment of their already outstanding programming." -Terry Angst...

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