Uncle Ralph knew a trick or two, a brick or three. Indy’s handsome leading man had experienced triumph and tragedy here: 132 laps led in victory in 1915; and 196…
He could have what so many want: a full-fat factory drive in the top tier of endurance sports car racing. Instead, Callum Ilott has thrown the dice on a far…
Many American racing fans (and even a few drivers) still believe winning the Indianapolis 500 is a more prestigious or important honour than collecting an IndyCar Series championship. Set to…
Very few motor sport events enjoy the stature and longevity of the Long Beach Grand Prix, which through 50 years has seen transformations through Formula 5000, Formula 1 and four…
1. USA (78 wins, 55 drivers) Between the first post-WWI running and the end of the 1980s, ‘foreigners’ only conquered the Indy 500 three times. While British companies such as…
Having hosted F5000 races, Formula 1, CART and now IndyCar, the Long Beach street circuit is one of the most evocative in the world. Second only to the Indianapolis 500…
Christian Lundgaard is McLaren's new IndyCar star – and wants to make history by helping the team win both in F1 at Bahrain and at Long Beach Stateside on the same day
Chip Ganassi has a one-word answer when asked what keeps him coming back to motor racing year after year... “Winning.” Now entering his 37th season as a team owner, Ganassi’s…
Louis Foster starts his IndyCar journey this weekend in St Petersburg – can he emulate other British heroes like Nigel Mansell and Dan Wheldon?
Myles Rowe has rocketed through IndyCar's junior ladder with a story like no other – he tells James Elson why this upcoming year is more important than ever
Drive to Survive star Will Buxton has made the jump across the Atlantic to front Fox's new IndyCar coverage – he explained to James Elson why he thinks the championship is the most exciting series out there
The massively successful Cars Disney film made Doc Hudson popular with fans young and old – James Elson tells the story behind the Hudson Hornet NASCAR it was based on
Jackie Stewart's Lola-Ford IndyCar that failed laps from victory in the 1966 Indy 500 was the star lot in a 16-car auction, selling for $715,000
It was in the fifties, as a kid, that I fell in love with racing, and it is no coincidence that my favourite GP car will always be Maserati's sublime…
Twenty six years ago, on May 28, 1972, a driver with a degree in mechanical engineering from Brown University won the Indianapolis 500. His name was Mark Donohue. It was…
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As US Air Force One touched safely down, STP Pontiac number 43 raced past it on the parallel back straight of Daytona. Its driver was in the midst of one…
