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The Verizon IndyCar Series will return to the Northeast on the streets of Boston, Massachusetts on Labor Day weekend in 2016 and beyond. The inaugural Grand Prix of Boston will run on September 4, 2016 and will be the first IndyCar race in New England since the 2013 Baltimore Grand Prix. The race has been in the planning phase for the last three years under the work of Mark Perrone, the CEO of the Grand Prix of Boston and things started to progress further just a few months ago. “We’reRead More

Confirming what Tribute Racing initially reported yesterday, Ryan Briscoe will be the substitute driver for James Hinchcliffe in the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500. Briscoe will make his 10th start in the 500 from the middle of the final row due to a driver change. “Obviously, my thoughts go to James, you never like to be a part of a situation like this,” said Briscoe. “To have this opportunity, it’s great. Obviously coming into the Indy 500 on the day before Carb Day, it’s not the ideal situation. YouRead More

Australian Ryan Briscoe is expected to be announced tommorow as James Hinchcliffe’s replacement for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500. Briscoe won the pole for the 500 in 2012 and has a best finish of 5th that year as well as in 2007. Briscoe competed for Chip Ganassi Racing last season and has since returned to sportscar racing competing for Corvette Racing in the Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup rounds where he has scored GTLM class wins in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the Mobil 1 12Read More

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver James Hinchcliffe is improving as he is still listed in stable condition at IU Methodist Hospital. He is still in the Intensive Care Unit and is still being evaluated following a successful surgery yesterday to remove a lodged suspension piece from his thigh. He was in immediate danger following the accident a suspension wishbone penetrated the chassis following the 125 G’s impact into the turn 3 wall. The wishbone pieced his right leg and traveled through his upper right thigh. The Holmatro Safety Team had toRead More

James Hinchcliffe is out of surgery and has been transferred to the Intensive Care Unit at IU Health Methodist Hospital. He is still listed as in stable condition. The Associated Press reported that a piece of the right front rocker had penetrated the cockpit and pierced Hinchcliffe’s thigh and surgery was needed to stop bleeding. The information was relayed to the AP by two anonymous sources as the details of his injuries have not been made public. “Obviously we’re relieved that James is awake and out of surgery,” said SchmidtRead More

Scott Dixon held on for an agonizing 2 hours after being the fourth car in line to qualify and setting a four lap average of 226.760 mph to take his second pole at the Indianapolis 500. With only one attempt at the pole at hand, the Kiwi was not to be denied as he set the only lap above 227 mph of the session on his opening lap and followed it up with three more consistent laps to secure a 226.760 mph average and knock Ed Carpenter off the pole.Read More

Following a series of meetings between team owners, Chevrolet and Honda and IndyCar officials, IndyCar has ordered teams and manufactures to run the same aero kit configuration in both qualifying and the race. The boost level has been dropped to 130 kPa from the 140 kPa originally set for qualifying. “Safety for drivers and fans is the top priority for IndyCar and we will continue to be proactive in our research and development to improve all safety aspects of our sport,” said Mark Miles, CEO, Hulman and Co. A numberRead More

Ed Carpenter joins teammate Josef Newgarden and Helio Castroneves as the latest Chevrolet driver to crash and flip during practice for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500. Carpenter spun as he hit the apex of turn 2 and hit the wall before the rear of the car went up and over. The rear of the car made contact with the catchfenceing before the car slid down the backstretch on its roof, much similar to his Carpenter Fisher Hartman Racing teammate Josef Newgarden’s crash in turn 1 on Wednesday. SafetyRead More

Storms in the Indianapolis area has interrupted Day 1 qualifying for the 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 and has suspended all activity until tomorrow. The rains came as Scott Dixon, the third driver to qualify, just completed his first lap of over 231 mph. Carlos Huertas and Ryan Hunter-Reay were the only two drivers to complete their runs. Qualfiying has been rescheduled for tomorrow and Huertas and Hunter-Reay have had their times deleted. The session will resume tomorrow with a revised procedure. From 10:00 a.m.-1 p.m. ET all carsRead More

Beth Paretta, formerly the motorsports director for Dodge, announced the formation of Grace Autosport, a team with an all female staff, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday. The team has a goal of competing in the 100th Indianapolis 500 next season with veteran driver Katherine Legge behind the wheel. The team also is taking part in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)  initiative to get more women involved in racing. “For us, true success will be measured by how many girls and women we can encourage to pursueRead More