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By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Simon Pagenaud is ready to attack and defend his crown when the Verizon IndyCar Series gets back in action on the Streets of St. Petersburg this weekend. Six months removed from winning his first title, Pagenaud has a feeling of satisfaction of clearing this hurdle in his career. “It has been a relief,” he said. “It also helped me grow into a different position mentally. I feel a lot more clear in my head because I’m not stressing about getting my first championship. “We alwaysRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter General Electric will serve as the sponsor for Scott Dixon in the Verizon IndyCar Series season opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The four-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion’s No. 9 Honda will feature branding from the Fairfield, Connecticut’s GE Light | LED line of products. The electronic corporation has served as an associate sponsor for CGR since 2012, sponsoring drivers Dario Franchitti and Sage Karam. “With more than a century of engineering game-changing lighting products, we can appreciate the science and physics that go intoRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Jay Howard will make his return to the Verizon IndyCar Series in the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. The Britton, who has started 12 IndyCar races, will drive the No. 77 Team One Cure foundation Honda, which is also supported by NASCAR and IndyCar veteran Tony Stewart. “I can’t begin to tell you how honored I am to have this opportunity,” Howard said. “I’m not one to give up on a dream and I have every bit of determinationRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Age: 42 Years in IndyCar: 19 Wins: 17 Podiums: 76 Career Laps led: 3996 2016-17 Team: Chip Ganassi Racing Tony Kanaan is still going strong as he enters his 20th season in Indy car racing. The 2004 Verizon IndyCar Series champion went winless in 2016 and ended the year in seventh place, just one spot behind teammate Scott Dixon. He had a couple legitimate shots at winning at Road America and Texas. An extended yellow at Road America robbed his chance at overtaking Will Power for the win. He was inRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Age: 25 Years in IndyCar: 3 Wins: 1 Podiums: 7 Poles: 1 Career Laps led: 87 2016 Team: Andretti Autosport 2017 Team: AJ Foyt Racing Carlos Munoz will be starting the next chapter of his Verizon IndyCar Series career as he moves on to AJ Foyt Racing for the 2017 season. He ended his tenure at Andretti Autosport on a passable note by finishing ahead of his teammates and 10th in the championship standings. The 25-year-old Columbian finished second at Indianapolis 500 for the second time, but in doing so suffered aRead 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

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 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