IndyCar, NASCAR and IMSA: three answers to the same technical dilemma
As Formula 1 continues to grapple with the riddle of how much electrification and road car relevance translates to grand prix racing, American motor sport is faced with its own…
It’s been ages since we had a new Indycar Sure has. The current Dallara DW12 – named in honour of the much-missed Dan Wheldon – was introduced back in 2012…
He never pulled up any trees in Formula 1 and, even during his subsequent IndyCar career, Marcus Ericsson has struggled to shake off the ‘pay-driver’ tag – despite his 2022…
The 2025 IndyCar championship was a snoozer, as Álex Palou clinched the title with several rounds remaining. The most compelling storyline in the closing weeks of the season was whether…
Even in the heydays of Formula Atlantic with Gilles Villeneuve in the late 1970s and his son Jacques in the early ’90s, the American open-wheel ladder system never generated the…
Tijmen van der Helm made a mess of Laguna Seca’s famous Corkscrew during Friday practice for the recent IMSA race in the No5 Porsche, locking up on entry into the…
May 24, 2026 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana It was a photo finish in the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 after a one-lap shootout at the close. Mick Schumacher’s…
The reigning Indy 500 champion drew the 31st qualifying slot, ran in peak heat, and barely scraped into the Fast 12 before grabbing pole
Since its inaugural running in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 has crowned a legendary group of drivers. Here we look at the most successful and remarkable
From Jim Clark's historic 1965 triumph to Marcus Ericsson's recent victory, a select group of Formula 1 stars have etched their names into Indianapolis 500 lore by conquering IndyCar's legendary race
The Indianapolis 500 has one of the most thrilling – and complex – qualifying formats in all of racing. Here's how it all works and how the 33-car field is determined
The 'greatest spectacle in racing' is back: full details on how to watch the 2026 Indy 500, plus live stream, TV schedule, and highlights
From rear view mirrors to jaw-dropping engines, the Indianapolis 500 has seen plenty of innovations – James Elson picks out just a few
Atlantic City Speedway in New Jersey proved ephemeral. Built using 4.5 million feet of timber, on the site of the dismantled Amatol munitions factory, it arrived with a bang in…
It’s never ideal when a racing series generates more attention from off-track legal activity than from its on-track product. But that’s the pattern NASCAR has fallen into recently. Soon after…
5. Will Power With apologies to Palou, Marcus Ericsson, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Alexander Rossi, we’ve plumped for Will Power for the final spot. The Australian veteran’s only win from his…
They like to say everything is bigger and better in Texas, but that hasn’t always been the case for auto racing. NASCAR was historically embedded in the American south-east, IndyCar…