All posts by Josh Farmer

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Author’s note: This is part of a 10-part series discussing tracks around the world that I feel would be a good fit for the Verizon IndyCar Series. The opinions here are expressed solely of the author and not necessarily of the Motorsports Tribune. While the Verizon IndyCar Series had a brief stint racing on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil, the racing was everything that you wanted it to be. The 2.535-mile street circuit, set in the Santana district of Sao Paulo featured a mixRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter On the heels of a part-time rookie season in 2016, Spencer Pigot feels that returning to Ed Carpenter Racing for the road and street courses in 2017 would be a nice fit. The 23-year-old from Pasadena, California joined ECR driving the No. 20 Fuzzy’s Vodka Chevrolet alongside Josef Newgarden for the road and street courses at the Detroit doubleheader round after beginning the season with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. The two brightest points of his season came at Road America and Mid-Ohio where Pigot started deepRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Angie’s List has pulled their sponsorship of the IndyCar Grand Prix hosted at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. The Indianapolis-based company served as the title sponsor of the Month of May opening race on the 2.439-mile road course since the 2014 season. No direct reason was given for Angie’s List’s departure but the Indianapolis Star indicated that the company has not made their expected goals within the last year. The company has laid off at least 150 people and lost around $7.5 million. TheRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Author’s note: This is part of a 10-part series discussing tracks around the world that I feel would be a good fit for the Verizon IndyCar Series. The opinions here are expressed solely of the author and not necessarily of the Motorsports Tribune. While the Circuit of the Americas has made a name for itself as the home of Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix, a Verizon IndyCar Series race could be a nice addition. The 3.427-mile road course just outside of Austin, Texas hasRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Heading into the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series with AJ Foyt Racing, Conor Daly is feeling very upbeat. Although he finished a somewhat sub-par 18th in the final standings, Daly had more than his fair share of impressive runs and established a good reputation of running up front on both pace and strategy. Daly scored a podium at Detroit, and an additional top five at Watkins Glen International where he led a total of 56 laps. His come from behind performances also earned him the TagRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Conor Daly and Carlos Munoz have been announced as AJ Foyt Racing’s two drivers for the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season. Munoz will drive Foyt’s legendary No. 14 ABC Supply car while Daly will drive the renumbered No. 4 ABC Supply car. An interesting note is that both teams will not be under the same roof – Munoz’s team will operate out of Foyt’s Waller, Texas shop while Daly’s crew will work out of the team’s new Speedway, Indiana shop. Munoz drove for Andretti AutosportRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Dale Coyne Racing has completed its 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series driver lineup with the addition of 2016 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire champion Ed Jones. The Dubai-based Briton will drive the No. 19 Honda alongside four-time Champ Car World Series Champion Sebastien Bourdais. Jones raced in Indy Lights for two seasons driving for Carlin Racing. His rookie campaign was highlighted by a pole in his debut race at St. Petersburg in 2015 as well as three wins. He would go on to win theRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Author’s note: This is part of a 10-part series discussing tracks around the world that I feel would be a good fit for the Verizon IndyCar Series. The opinions here are expressed solely of the author and not necessarily of the Motorsports Tribune. When it comes to quintessential American road courses, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California is one surely on many people’s list. The 2.238-mile road course hosted Indy car races from 1983-2004 under the CART and Champ Car banners. The track isRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter & NASCAR Contributor FORT WORTH, Texas — Chase Elliott ended up not needing a substitute driver for tonight’s rain-shortened AAA Texas 500 and ended with a strong fourth place finish. Elliott started tonight’s 334 lap race just outside the top 10 in eleventh place but started working his way forward early in his No. 24 Kelly Blue Book Chevrolet. Elliot ran near the bottom of the top ten for much of the race’s opening half. As the race settled into a rhythm, Elliot began to pickRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter & NASCAR Contributor FORT WORTH, Texas — Austin Dillon’s chances for a possible win from pole in tonight’s rain-delayed AAA Texas 500 came to a screeching halt following a crash on lap 264. Dillon ran inside the top five for much of the race’s opening 250 laps and managed to lead a total of six laps in his No. 3 Realtree/Bad Boy Chevrolet, although five of those were scored when the race started under green/yellow conditions. Following a routing green flag pitstop for tires and fuel, DillonRead More