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By Christopher DeHarde, IndyCar & Road to Indy Writer James Hinchcliffe scored his first Verizon IndyCar Series victory in nearly two years at Sunday’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach after holding on after two late restarts and speeding away from Sebastien Bourdais. The Canadian was able to parlay a two stop strategy to the lead after staying out a lap later than Ryan Hunter-Reay, who was leading at the time he made his final pit stop. The No. 5 ARROW Electronics Honda led the final 27 laps to give SchmidtRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter The Hyatt hotel chain announced they will once again serve as an associate sponsor for Graham Rahal in the Verizon IndyCar Series. Rahal’s No. 15 Honda will feature branding from Hyatt’s loyalty program – World of Hyatt starting at this weekend’s season opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The World of Hyatt program allows users to earn free nights to be used at any of the company’s 698 properties across 56 countries. “We’re excited to be working with World of Hyatt for a second seasonRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Age: 32 Years in IndyCar: 6 Wins: 9 Podiums: 20 Career Laps led: 718 2016-17 Team: Team Penske Simon Pagenaud has emerged as one of the sport’s greats after winning  2017 Verizon IndyCar Series championship. Coming off a less than stellar finish of 11th in the 2015 points in his debut season for Team Penske, the Frenchman was unstoppable right from the green flag at St. Petersburg. Three straight wins at Long Beach, Barber and the IndyCar Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway RoadRead More

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 Age: 26 Years in IndyCar: 5 Wins: 3 Podiums: 10 Career Laps led: 679 2016 Team: Ed Carpenter Racing 2017 Team: Team Penske Josef Newgarden ended his chapter at Ed Carpenter Racing on high note in 2016. His season literally got turned upside down in a horrific crash at the Texas Motor Speedway on June 12. The accident left him with a broken hand, clavicle and possibility of missing a race. Once he was medically cleared to race at Road America, Newgarden finished eighth inRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Age: 28 Years in IndyCar: 10 Wins: 4 Podiums: 19 Career Laps led: 240 2016-17 Team: Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Graham Rahal has established himself as one of the most exciting drivers in the Verizon IndyCar Series. The driver of the No. 15 Steak ‘n Shake Honda had another solid year in what has been a career turnaround. He edged out James Hinchcliffe by 0.008 of a second for a thrilling win at the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway in August. He also putRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Age: 37 Years in IndyCar: 16 Wins: 39 Podiums: 89 Career Laps led: 4899 2016-17 Team: Chip Ganassi Racing While Scott Dixon finished sixth in the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series championship, it could have been a lot more. He claimed a pair of dominating wins at Phoenix and Watkins Glen and led 268 laps overall – third of all drivers – but back luck hurt any chance of winning a fifth IndyCar title. A few chances for wins were taken from him due to circumstances beyond his control. He wasRead 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: 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 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