Indianapolis 500 Tag

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief LONG BEACH, California – Andretti Autosport has announced that Jack Harvey will pilot a fifth car for the 101st Indianapolis 500. The two-time Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires championship runner-up will make his Verizon IndyCar Series debut in the No. 50 AutoNation Honda “The Indy 500 is easily the biggest race I have entered in my career so far,” said Harvey, the 2015 Freedom 100 winner at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “It is one of the most iconic races in the world and I feel extremely privilegedRead More

By Christopher DeHarde, IndyCar & Road to Indy Writer A past Indy Lights front-runner will be making his debut in the 101st Indianapolis 500 on May 28th as Zach Veach will be driving the No. 40 Indy Women in Tech Championship presented by Guggenheim Chevrolet for A.J. Foyt Racing. The team’s announcement confirms that 2017 will be the third year in a row where the team will field a third car in the Indianapolis 500 after having Alex Tagliani joining the teams’ drivers the last two years. The 22-year-old Ohio nativeRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief For the fifth consecutive season, Dale Coyne Racing will have Pippa Mann behind the wheel for the Indianapolis 500. The 33-year-old British driver will be competing in her sixth Indy 500 overall, joining Sebastien Bourdais and rookie Ed Jones for the three car effort by Coyne. “I’m very happy to be rejoining Dale Coyne Racing for my fifth consecutive year with the team at the 101st Indy 500,” said Mann via a team release. “Dale has invested heavily in the team over the winter, and it’sRead More

By Takuma Sato, Driver Columnist In his opening column for Motorsports Tribune, Takuma Sato discusses his Andretti Autosport debut in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and brings everyone up to speed with how he went from Formula 1 to competing in the Indianapolis 500. Debuting for Andretti Autosport It has been so exciting from the moment I joined the team. It was a long winter and off-season, but a lot of things have happened. However, from the IndyCar regulations to the time that I signed up to driveRead More

By Christopher DeHarde, IndyCar & Road to Indy Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Juan Pablo Montoya has now been confirmed by Team Penske to run in the Indianapolis Grand Prix on May 13th. “For Juan, I’ll run him in the G.P. and we want to get him a race with our mechanics before the ‘500. We’ll run him for both the Grand Prix and the 500,” team owner Roger Penske told reporters. Montoya was replaced as a full time driver by Josef Newgarden in the No. 2 Verizon Wireless Chevrolet andRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Age: 25 Years in IndyCar: 1 Wins: 1 Podiums: 1 Career Laps led: 23 2016-17 Team: Andretti Autosport Alexander Rossi got much more than he bargained for in his rookie Verizon IndyCar Series campaign. The driver of the No. 98 Napa Auto Parts Honda claimed victory in the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil with a brilliant fuel-saving strategy. The rest of the season saw the 25-year-old from Nevada City, California struggle at some places and put on a few good performances at places youRead 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 Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Tony Stewart will be returning to the Indianapolis 500 in May, but not as a driver. Team One Cure, an arm of the Tony Stewart Foundation, will serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 77 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda alongside the team’s full-time drivers James Hinchcliffe and Mikhail Aleshin. A driver was not announced. Team One Cure supports the Flint Animal Cancer Center at Colorado State University which researches cancer treatments for humans and animals. Stewart, a devout philanthropist and animal lover, was takenRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Sage Karam will return to Dreyer & Reinbold Racing for another go at the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. The Nazareth, Pennsylvania native will be making his fourth start in the 500 and his third for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in the team’s No. 24 entry. A gap in Karam’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship commitments with 3GT Racing allows for him to compete in the entire month of May. The 2013 Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire champion finished ninth after starting 31stRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Age: 25 Years in IndyCar: 1 Podiums: 1 Laps led: 68 2016 Team: Dale Coyne Racing 2017 Team: AJ Foyt Racing While Conor Daly ended his freshman season 18th in the standings, the results do not match the talent. The Noblesville, Indiana native managed to punch above his own weight several times throughout the year, highlighted by a second-place finish in the first Detroit race. Another promising run came at the IndyCar Grand Prix at Indianapolis where he finished sixth after leading a good chunkRead More