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By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Age: 36 Years in IndyCar: 13 Wins: 16 Podiums: 32 Career Laps led: 987 2016-17 Team: Andretti Autosport Bad luck defined Ryan Hunter-Reay’s 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season. The 2012 series champion ended the 2016 season a frustrating 12th in the season standings, his worst since joining Andretti Autosport in 2010. He only reached the podium three times this year – St. Petersburg, Detroit Race 1 and Pocono. However, a lot of his poor finishes were not of his own doing. He dominated the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500Read More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Ricky Taylor got his first taste of a Verizon IndyCar Series car at the Homestead-Miami Speedway road course. The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship stalwart took some laps in Simon Pagenaud’s championship-winning No. 1 PPG Chevrolet for Team Penske at the 2.21-mile course. The test was a reward from General Motors for his win in the 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona alongside brother Jordan, Max Angelelli and four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon in the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R owned by father Wayne Taylor. “Every driver dreamsRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Toronto natives and longtime friends James Hinchcliffe and Robert Wickens will take hands at driving each other’s rides in a unique ride swap. Wickens will drive Hinchcliffe’s No. 5 Arrow Honda for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports at the Sebring International Raceway on February 28. Hinchcliffe will pilot Wickens’ DTM No. 6 HWA AG Mercedes-AMG C63 at the Vallelunga Circuit located just outside of Rome on March 17. The two have been planning a ride swap for many years now, and Hinchcliffe is excited that it has finally comeRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Opportunity has always been something that Ricardo Juncos has capitalized on. Juncos Racing will make their Verizon IndyCar Series debut at the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil on May 28. The 41-year-old Argentinean has eyed expansion into IndyCar for many years, but he has waited until he had a chance to do it right. This chance came when KV Racing exited the series and sold two of their chassis to Juncos. The move comes just two months after theirRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Age: 30 Years in IndyCar: 6 Wins: 4 Podiums: 11 Laps led: 641 2016-17 Team: Schmidt Peterson Motorsports James Hinchcliffe is another driver looking for that little bit more in 2017. The 30-year-old native from Oakville, Ontario returned to the cockpit in 2016 after suffering near-fatal injuries at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2015 and came back stronger than ever. He was consistently one of the quicker Hondas throughout the year and qualified in the top 10 ten times. He easily gave us one of the best stories ofRead More

By Christopher DeHarde, IndyCar & Road to Indy Writer Age: 35 Years in IndyCar: 14 Wins: 3 Podiums: 7 Laps led: 305 2017 Team: Ed Carpenter Racing Ed Carpenter is looking for an improved 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series oval campaign. With a background in oval track driving, Carpenter scaled his full-time IndyCar commitments back to just ovals in 2014 and allowed a road racing driver to take over on the road and street courses. Since making that decision, the driver of the No. 20 Fuzzy’s Vodka Chevrolet has had feast orRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Juncos Racing announced its intent to compete in the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. The Powerhouse Mazda Road to Indy team has acquired two Dallara chassis and pit equipment from the defunct KV Racing team in order to make an assault on the May classic. The squad will be based out of their new shop – the Juncos Technical Center – located just outside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The new 40,000 square foot shop features eightRead More

By Christopher DeHarde, IndyCar & Road to Indy Writer Age: 31 Years in IndyCar: 6 Wins: 1 Podiums: 6 Laps led: 109 2016 Team: Chip Ganassi Racing 2017 Team: Chip Ganassi Racing After a 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season that gave Charlie Kimball his highest amount of points scored ever, Kimball will be looking to up the ante and get into the winners circle again in 2017. Kimball had two fifth place finishes at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway last May in the IndyCar Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500 and theRead More

A new piece of racing history came to life today as reigning race winner Alexander Rossi and officials unveiled the colorful, coveted ticket for the 101st Indianapolis 500. Hulman & Company President and CEO Mark Miles and Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles joined 100th Indianapolis 500 winner Rossi of Andretti Autosport during ceremonies at the Cummins Distribution Headquarters in downtown Indianapolis. The ceremony started a day of activities to mark 101 days from Race Day for this year’s edition of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on Sunday, May 28Read More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief An enjoyable ride has come to an end in the Verizon IndyCar Series for KV Racing Technology. The team confirmed on Thursday via a release that it has officially closed its doors and will support Juncos Racing, as team owner Ricardo Juncos seeks to move up to IndyCar after several seasons spent in the Mazda Road to Indy presented by Cooper Tires. “I want to thank all those who have written to express their appreciation of the efforts of KV Racing Technology during the last 14Read More