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By Christopher DeHarde, IndyCar & Road to Indy Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — INDYCAR has announced that all four major auto manufacturers involved in this year’s Verizon IndyCar Series have announced multi-year extensions with IndyCar racing. Representatives from Honda, Chevrolet, Firestone and Dallara confirmed that each supplier has signed a multi-year extension to remain with the IndyCar Series for an unspecified amount of years. Each partner has a storied history with IndyCar racing. For Honda, the extension continues a presence in American open wheel racing that began in 1993 with the formationRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Firestone has signed a multi-year agreement with INDYCAR to remain as the sole tire supplier of the Verizon IndyCar Series. The Nashville, Tennessee-based corporation has been the sole supplier of the Verizon IndyCar Series since 2000 and has been a staple in motor racing since the very first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. Firestone returned to Indy car racing in 1995 after a 20-year hiatus and has scored 67 wins at the Indianapolis 500, more than any tire and rubber company combined. “For more than a century,Read More