Indycar Racing News

Tony Stewart is a legendary figure in his homeland, the only man to have won championships in both IndyCar and NASCAR. Nicknamed ‘Smoke’, he’s also won championships in midgets, sprints…

From the Indy 500 to winning Le Mans to being parachuted into the McLaren IndyCar team, Nolan Siegel has had an incredible two months in racing – he tells the story to James ELson

NASCAR star Kyle Larson is attempting 'The Double' this Sunday, driving the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day – but several factors could stand in his way

Kyle Larson will attempt 'The Double' in 2024, racing IndyCar's Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 on the same day – here's what's he's said about his rollercoaster journey so far

Back in the days of the Long Beach Grand Prix it was our invariable practice, the night before the race, to go out to Ascot Park for a fix of…

Helio Castroneves is aiming for a record-breaking fifth Indy 500 win in 2024. The 49-year-old tells James Elson how he's drawing on all of his experience as he seeks to become the most successful driver in the race's history

The Indianapolis 500 has been witness to many great one-off cameo drives – we pick five of the best

The car that caught my attention when I was a youngster was John Cobb's Mobil Special, partly because my father once sat in it way back when. That car always…

The Penske team was in trouble. Firstly, its PC16 hadn't worked in the opening rounds of 1987, and now it faced the Indy 500, running year-old March 86Cs. Then, early…

Ray Harroun spent seven hours on the three million bricks of Indianapolis getting his bones beaten to powder winning the inaugural 500-mile sweepstakes. Called upon to say a few words…

It's tough being a new kid on the block, especially if you come from somewhere far away. That's what Lotus found when Colin Chapman decided to tackle Indianapolis. He was…

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, US, May 26 This year, IndyCar’s showcase revs up for its 108th outing. Over 200 laps and 500 miles of action, 33 drivers will once again…

IndyCar institution Penske and its drivers have become mired in controversy after illegally using engine boost system to vault itself to victory – here are some of racing's other biggest cheat scandals

Dario Franchitti had a deal in principle to drive Porsche's all-conquering 919 in the 2015 WEC campaign before a horror IndyCar crash forced him into retirement. The Scotsman relives a world of 'what-ifs?' in Motor Sport's latest Centenary Stories podcast episode

Myles Rowe has rocketed up the IndyCar ladder since being picked up by Roger Penske and Will Power – he talks to James Elson about what it takes for that final step up to the big time

McLaren has led tributes to its former sporting director Gil de Ferran, who died recently after a heart attack, aged 56. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu8bncwj5gE The French-born Brazilian driver started his racing career…

At a dark moment for the CART championship, and at a flawed Rockingham oval circuit, Gil de Ferran's superlative dive-bomb to beat Kenny Brack gave everyone a reason to smile again (and again), writes Damien Smith