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By Aaron Bearden, Contributing Writer When the Verizon IndyCar Series (VICS) field takes to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to open qualifications for the 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 19, they’ll do so with added championship implications after an alteration to the race’s qualifying point allotment. INDYCAR issued out the 2018 VICS rulebook on Tuesday, bringing to light a host of minor changes to the series that will effect both individual races and the tour at large. One of the focal points of the changes is the Month of May,Read More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor When Danica Patrick wraps up her racing career with the Daytona 500/Indianapolis 500 double this year, she will be doing so in familiar colors. GoDaddy, which sponsored Patrick for her first six seasons in NASCAR and her last two in IndyCar, announced on Thursday that they would be returning to sponsor her again in her final two races. “This is definitely the way I want to finish my racing career — at these two iconic races, backed by my iconic, long-time sponsor,” said Patrick. “GoDaddyRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor The 30th season of the CBS reality show “The Amazing Race” is underway and this season’s cast includes two IndyCar drivers, 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi and Conor Daly, among the 11 teams competing for the $1 million prize. As the duo races around the world, we’ll track how they’re doing in the race and see if they can capture the checkered flag when all is said and done. ***SPOLIERS AHEAD*** After their fifth-place finish last week, Rossi and Daly remained alive and wellRead More

By Christopher DeHarde, Staff Writer After winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times (2011, 2012 and 2014) as a chief engineer for Audi, Leena Gade will now be on the prowl to win the second part of the heralded racing triple crown as she has joined Schmidt Peterson Motorsports as lead engineer on James Hinchcliffe’s No. 5 Arrow Electronics Honda. Gade joins SPM after a stint at Bentley as a motorsport project manager following Audi’s withdrawal from prototype racing. She is the first woman to be a lead engineerRead More

By Aaron Bearden, Contributing Writer After a successful three-race debut stint in 2017, Gabby Chaves and Harding Racing are set to leap into full-time Verizon IndyCar Series competition in the upcoming season. The organization announced their intent to field Chaves full-time in the No. 88 Chevrolet on Friday, continuing a pairing that exceeded their own expectations in their first year. “After the success we had in our three races of 2017, the next logical step was to take the team to a full season.” Team Owner Mike Harding said inRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor The 30th season of the CBS reality show “The Amazing Race” is underway and this season’s cast includes two IndyCar drivers, 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi and Conor Daly, among the 11 teams competing for the $1 million prize. As the duo races around the world, we’ll track how they’re doing in the race and see if they can capture the checkered flag when all is said and done. ***SPOLIERS AHEAD*** A week after finishing fifth in the first leg of the race thatRead More

By Aaron Bearden, Contributing Writer With Juncos Racing intending to step up their participation in the Verizon IndyCar Series after a one-off run in the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2017, the organization has named a second driver for the upcoming season. The team announced Friday that Rene Binder will join them and drive the No. 32 Juncos Racing entry for a four-race effort in the 2018 INDYCAR season. The Austrian driver will begin the year at St. Petersburg, Florida, with additional starts planned at Barber Motorsports Park,Read More

By Aaron Bearden, Contributing Writer Ed Carpenter Racing will turn to a United States newcomer to fill out the No. 20 Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka Chevrolet’s lineup. The organization announced Thursday that Jordan King, 23, has joined them to compete on road and street courses in the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule. The Briton will compete in 11 races for the team beginning with the season-opening race in St. Petersburg. He’ll split driving duties for the ride with team owner Ed Carpenter, who will continue to compete in the sixRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor The 30th season of the CBS reality show “The Amazing Race” kicked off on Wednesday night and this season’s cast included two IndyCar drivers, Alexander Rossi and Conor Daly, among the 11 teams competing for the $1 million prize. As the two drivers make their way through the race, we’ll track their progress on a leg by leg basis. Fair warning, spoilers for this week’s episode are shown below. “I think Alex and I worked better than people might think as teammates,” Daly said aheadRead More

By Christopher DeHarde, IndyCar & Road to Indy Writer Motorsports Tribune reviews the season of the top 10 drivers from the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series championship. Our list continues with the ninth-place championship finisher, Ryan Hunter-Reay. Ryan Hunter-Reay, No. 28 Andretti Autosport Honda 2017: 9th in the championship Wins: 0, Top 5: 4, Top 10: 8, Poles: 0, Laps Led: 72 Best Finish: 3rd – Three times (Indy GP, Iowa, Watkins Glen) The very first thing Hunter-Reay mentioned at INDYCAR Media Day in January was that he felt that 2016 wasRead More