Photo Credit: KV Racing Technology After an offseason full of changes, we are now just six weeks away from the season opener of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. However, teams and drivers still have lots of work to do before we get to that point, and that starts with the teams who don’t know what drivers will be in … Continue reading Six Weeks from IndyCar Season Opener, Vacant Seats Remain
Photo Credit: Racing Nation Mikhail Aleshin, the 29-year-old Russian who drove in the Verizon IndyCar Series for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) last season, could possibly be unable to return to the team for the upcoming 2017 season because of a budgetary shortfall due to sponsorship. After being listed as returning to SPM since October, it now appears unlikely that Aleshin will return to the series next … Continue reading Mikhail Aleshin May Not Return to SPM in 2017
Photo Credit: IndyCar (featured image), IndyCar (team logos) 10. , , , , Young and Inexperienced Drivers If everything goes like it looks like it currently will in terms of who is driving, the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series lineup will be 0 of more than 20% of rookies and second-year drivers. Confirmed rookies and second-year drivers for the 2017 season include Conor Daly, Max Chilton, Ed Jones (rookie), Spencer Pigot, … Continue reading Top 10 IndyCar Storylines for 2017
Photo Credit: Sports – USA Today (featured image), IndyCar (all other icons) Note: One-off drivers like drivers who only race in the Indianapolis 500 are not included in this list. Also, this list will likely be updated as more deals become confirmed or look more or less likely. Team Penske Josef Newgarden Helio Castroneves Will Power Simon Pagenaud Chip Ganassi Racing Max Chilton Scott Dixon Tony … Continue reading 2017 IndyCar “Silly Season” Driver Lineup Prediction (Edition #4)
Photo Credit: IndyCar (featured image), IndyCar (logos) 2017 VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES SCHEDULE Sunday, March 12th, 2017- Streets of St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Florida Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske Sunday, April 9th, 2017- Streets of Long Beach in Long Beach, California Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske Sunday, April 23rd, 2017- Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Saturday, April 29th, 2017- Phoenix International … Continue reading Race Winner Predictions for Each IndyCar Race in 2017
Photo Credit: True Viral News Here are videos of the top 10 IndyCar race finishes in the five seasons during which the DW12 chassis has been used, starting in the 2012 season and going through the 2016 season. Note that some of these finishes happened under caution, but were exciting nonetheless seeing as how the true finishing order of the race does not change under … Continue reading Top 10 IndyCar Race Finishes in the DW12 Era
Photo Credit: Channel NewsAsia With a 2nd place finish in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after 55 laps around the around the 3.45-mile (5.55-kilometer) Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island, United Arab Emirates, Nico Rosberg claimed his first ever Formula One championship over Team Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, who won the race. Hamilton did everything he could to win his 4th Formula One championship, as he … Continue reading Nico Rosberg Wins 2016 Formula One Championship
Photo Credit: Formula One (featured image), Formula One (car photos) Final 2016 Formula One Standings (21/21 races complete) Nico Rosberg- 9 wins, 385 points Lewis Hamilton- 10 wins, 380 points Daniel Ricciardo- 1 win, 256 points Sebastian Vettel- 212 points Max Verstappen- 1 win, 204 points Kimi Raikkonen- 186 points Sergio Perez- 101 points Valterri Bottas- 85 points Nico Hulkenberg- 72 points Fernando Alonso- 54 points Felipe Massa- 53 points Carlos … Continue reading Final 2016 Formula One Standings
Photo Credit: NASCAR Final 2016 NASCAR Standings (36/36 races complete) = Denotes drivers in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase =Denotes drivers in the Chase’s “Round of 12” =Denotes drivers in the Chase’s “Round of 8” = Denotes drivers in the Chase’s “Championship 4” Jimmie Johnson- 5 wins, 5040 points Joey Logano- 3 wins, 5037 points Kyle Busch- 4 wins, 5035 points Carl Edwards- 3 wins, 5007 points Matt … Continue reading Final 2016 NASCAR Standings
Photo Credit: Beyond the Flag (featured image), IndyCar (number logos) This list includes drivers who will likely and/or have been confirmed to have a full-time ride in the Verizon IndyCar Series in the 2017 season. Included on this list is each driver’s name, their engine and aero kit manufacturer, and their prospective team for the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series Season. Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, Team Penske … Continue reading Offseason IndyCar Driver Power Rankings
Photo Credit: Honda Motor Southern Africa (featured image), IndyCar (all other icons) See an updated “Silly Season” prediction HERE. Note: One-off drivers like drivers who only race in the Indianapolis 500 are not included in this list. Also, this list will likely be updated as more deals become confirmed or look more or less likely. Team Penske Josef Newgarden Helio Castroneves Will Power Simon Pagenaud Chip … Continue reading 2017 IndyCar “Silly Season” Driver Lineup Prediction (Edition #3)
Photo Credit: Autosport (featured image), IndyCar (all other icons) See an updated “Silly Season” prediction HERE. Note: One-off drivers like drivers who only race in the Indianapolis 500 are not included in this list. Also, this list will likely be updated as more deals become confirmed or look more or less likely. Team Penske Josef Newgarden Helio Castroneves Will Power Simon Pagenaud Chip Ganassi Racing Max … Continue reading 2017 IndyCar “Silly Season” Driver Lineup Prediction (Edition #2)
Photo Credit: FOX Sports (Will Power), Huffington Post (LeBron James) Many times in sports, you will hear various teams and players referred to as “chokers” for either blowing a lead that they should have held on to, or simply caving in when it mattered most. This comparison between Will Power, an IndyCar driver, and LeBron James, an NBA player, will go in detail in comparing … Continue reading Will Power/LeBron James Comparison
Photo Credit: sports.usatoday.com Alexander Rossi, the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year award winner, has signed a multi-year deal with Andretti Autosport, a team owned by Michael Andretti, after a rookie season in which he finished in 11th place in the IndyCar championship standings and won the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. It was thought that Rossi may be a potential replacement … Continue reading Rossi Re-Signs with Andretti Autosport
Photo Credit: FOX Sports (featured image), IndyCar (all other icons) 4. 2016 Grand Prix of Alabama, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama Race Winner: Simon Pagenaud The race at Barber seems to get better and better every year. Even without a single caution flag period this year to mix up some pit strategies, this race did not disappoint. It is very unusual to have a race won … Continue reading 2016 IndyCar Race Rankings (#4 through #1)
Photo Credit: Racing Nation (featured image), IndyCar (all other icons) 8. 2016 Honda Indy Toronto, Streets of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Race Winner: Will Power In a race dominated by Scott Dixon, Will Power lucked out with a late caution having already made his final pit stop. Dixon as well as Simon Pagenaud were really messed up by this caution, as they still needed to pit. Having … Continue reading 2016 IndyCar Race Rankings (#8 through #5)
Photo Credit: IndyCar (featured image), IndyCar (all other icons) 12. 2016 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida Race Winner: Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya took the IndyCar Series’ season opener for the 2nd consecutive year, and he did so by getting around both Conor Daly, who was running competitively up at the front of the field because of pit strategy, and … Continue reading 2016 IndyCar Race Rankings (#12 through #9)
Photo Credit: Motorsport (featured image), IndyCar (all other icons) 16. 2016 Grand Prix of Long Beach, Streets of Long Beach, Long Beach, California Race Winner: Simon Pagenaud For a race with a controversial ending, this one was as dull as they come. Simon Pagenaud beat Scott Dixon coming out of the pits as Dixon tried to go by on the track, and Pagenaud illegally crossed the blend line at … Continue reading 2016 IndyCar Race Rankings (#16 through #13)
Photo Credit: IndyCar (featured image), IndyCar (car number icons, engine/aero kit manufacturer icons, rookie icons, pole award icons, country flag icons, and car icons) Final 2016 IndyCar Standings Simon Pagenaud – 5 wins, 659 points Will Power – 4 wins, 532 points Helio Castroneves – 504 points Josef Newgarden – 1 win, 502 points Graham Rahal – 1 win, 484 points Scott Dixon – 2 wins, 477 points Tony Kanaan – 461 points Juan Pablo Montoya – 1 win, 433 points Charlie … Continue reading Final 2016 IndyCar Standings
Photo Credit: Cleveland (featured image), IndyCar (all other icons) See an updated “Silly Season” prediction HERE. Note: One-off drivers like drivers who only race in the Indianapolis 500 are not included in this list. Also, this list will likely be updated as more deals become confirmed or look more or less likely. Team Penske Josef Newgarden Helio Castroneves Will Power Simon Pagenaud Chip Ganassi Racing … Continue reading 2017 IndyCar “Silly Season” Driver Lineup Prediction (Edition #1)
Photo Credit: Los Angeles Times (featured image), IndyCar (numbers and cars) Now that all of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series races are in the books, here are the grades for each of the 20 full-time drivers this season. Note: The car numbers, engine/aero kit manufactures, countries, and cars are all provided for each driver. 4) Helio Castroneves : A. Castroneves, who may go down as the greatest IndyCar … Continue reading Final 2016 IndyCar Report Card (#4 through #1)
Photo Credit: sportswallah.com (featured image), IndyCar (numbers and cars) Now that all of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series races are in the books, here are the grades for each of the 20 full-time drivers this season. Note: The car numbers, engine/aero kit manufactures, countries, and cars are all provided for each driver. 8) James Hinchcliffe : B. After struggling mightily to begin the season, Hinchcliffe looked very good and was … Continue reading Final 2016 IndyCar Report Card (#8 through #5)
Photo Credit: Autoweek (featured image), IndyCar (numbers and cars) Now that all of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series races are in the books, here are the grades for each of the 20 full-time drivers this season. Note: The car numbers, engine/aero kit manufactures, countries, and cars are all provided for each driver. 12) Carlos Munoz : B-. Munoz turned his otherwise subpar season around at Indianapolis by placing 2nd at the Indianapolis 500, … Continue reading Final 2016 IndyCar Report Card (#12 through #9)
Photo Credit: IndyCar (featured image), IndyCar (numbers and cars) Now that all of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series races are in the books, here are the grades for each of the 20 full-time drivers this season. Note: The car numbers, engine/aero kit manufactures, countries, and cars are all provided for each driver. 16) Conor Daly : C. Daly was a legitimate contender for the win in 6 races this season, and … Continue reading Final 2016 IndyCar Report Card (#16 through #13)
Photo Credit: Motorsport (featured image), IndyCar (all other icons) Now that all of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series races are in the books, here are the grades for each of the 20 full-time drivers this season. Note: The car numbers, engine/aero kit manufactures, countries, and cars are all provided for each driver. 20) Jack Hawskworth : F. Hawksworth had problems race after race, which prevented him from establishing a consistent rhythm. … Continue reading Final 2016 IndyCar Report Card (#20 through #17)
Photo Credit: IndyCar As the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season is now complete, it is only fitting to once again show the active winning droughts about active full-time IndyCar drivers (as of Tuesday, September 20th, 2016) to see who needs a victory the most during the 2017 IndyCar season, which will begin on Sunday, March 12th, 2017, on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. Drivers who have … Continue reading Active Win Droughts Among Current Full-Time IndyCar Drivers Heading into the 2017 Season
Photo Credit: Sports Illustrated Streets of St. Petersburg Juan Pablo Montoya Will Power Simon Pagenaud Helio Castroneves Scott Dixon Phoenix International Raceway Scott Dixon Tony Kanaan Ryan Hunter-Reay Helio Castroneves Will Power Streets of Long Beach Simon Pagenaud Will Power Scott Dixon Helio Castroneves Ryan Hunter-Reay Barber Motorsports Park Scott Dixon Will Power Ryan Hunter-Reay Josef Newgarden Simon Pagenaud Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Simon … Continue reading Best 5 Active IndyCar Drivers at Each Race Track
Photo Credit: steveswopephotography.wordpress.com As we near the end of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season, it is only fitting to once again show the active winning droughts about active full-time IndyCar drivers to see who needs a victory the most at the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma on Sunday, September 18th. Many drivers will carry long winless streaks spanning multiple seasons into yet another offseason, … Continue reading Win Droughts Among Active Full-Time IndyCar Series Drivers
Photo Credit: IndyCar The 16th and final race out of 16 scheduled races of the 2016 Verizon Indycar Series calendar brings us to Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California, on Sunday, September 18th. The indycars will race 85 laps around the 11-turn 2.385-mile natural terrain road course. Simon Pagenaud leads the Verizon IndyCar Series points championship by 43 points over Will Power. Power had to sit out of the season opener … Continue reading “Prix-Viewing” the Grand Prix of Sonoma, the 2016 IndyCar Championship Finale
Photo Credit: sports.usatoday.com The 15th race out of 16 scheduled races of the 2016 Verizon Indycar Series calendar brings us to Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on Sunday, September 4th. The indycars will race 60 laps around the 11-turn 3.40-mile natural terrain road course. This weekend’s race at Watkins Glen was not initially scheduled for the Verizon IndyCar Series to start the season, but was added … Continue reading “Prix-Viewing” the IndyCar Grand Prix at the Glen
Photo Credit: IndyCar The 12th race out of 16 scheduled races of the 2016 Verizon Indycar Series campaign takes us to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio on Sunday, July 31st. The indycars will race 90 laps around the 13-turn 2.258-mile natural terrain road course. Simon Pagenaud leads the Verizon IndyCar Series points championship after finishing in 2nd place in both the 1st and 2nd races of … Continue reading “Prix-Viewing” the Honda Indy 200
Photo Credit: elkharttruth.com The 11th race out of 16 scheduled races of the 2016 Verizon Indycar Series campaign takes us to the streets of Toronto, Ontario in Canada around Exhibition Place on Sunday, July 17th. The indycars will race 85 laps around the 11-turn 1.755-mile temporary street circuit. Simon Pagenaud leads the Indycar points championship after finishing in 2nd place in both the 1st and 2nd races of this season in … Continue reading “Prix-Viewing” the Honda Indy Toronto
Photo Credit: bleacherreport.com The 6th race out of 16 scheduled races of the 2016 Verizon Indycar Series campaign takes us to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 29th, for the 100th running of the “greatest spectacle in racing”, the Indianapolis 500. The indycars will race 200 laps around the 4-turn 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. Simon Pagenaud leads the Indycar points championship after finishing in 2nd place … Continue reading “Prix-Viewing” the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500
Photo Credit: shop.ims.com A total of 33 cars have been entered in this year’s field for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 coming up on Sunday, May 29th, 2016. Listed below are the drivers, their country, their car numbers, their teams, and their engine/aero kit manufacturers. *”W” denotes that the driver is a former winner of the Indianapolis 500 mile race. Juan Pablo Montoya (W), Colombia ,#2, Team … Continue reading 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Entry List
Photo Credit: sports.usatoday.com Team Penske Racing’s Simon Pagenaud has won 3 races in a row. This is the 4th time that this has happened among 3 different drivers since Scott Dixon won at Watkins Glen, Nashville, and Mid-Ohio back in 2007. All 4 times that it has happened since then have been since the beginning of the 2012 season in the new generation DW-12 Dallara Indycar … Continue reading Pagenaud on Historically Dominant Run
Photo Credit: indycar.com The 5th race out of 15 scheduled races of the 2016 Verizon Indycar Series campaign takes us to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, May 14th. The indycars will race 82 laps around the 13-turn 2.44-mile road course on the interior of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 3rd Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Simon Pagenaud leads the Indycar points championship after finishing in 2nd place in both the … Continue reading Grand Prix of Indianapolis “Prix-View”
Photo Credit: Cleveland.com After 4 of the 16 scheduled Verizon Indycar Series races are in the books, here are the grades for each of the 21 full-time drivers so far this season. Simon Pagenaud: A+. Four races down, and his lowest finish is 2nd. This season has been nearly flawless for Pagenaud. Will Power: A. After sitting out the first race, Power has responded and … Continue reading Indycar: 1st Quarter Report Card
Photo Credit: autoblog.com Grand Prix of Indianapolis (Race 5/16): May 12th: Grand Prix of Indianapolis Practice May 13th: Grand Prix of Indianapolis Qualifying May 14th: Grand Prix of Indianapolis Indianapolis 500 (Race 6/16, Double Points): May 16th: Rookie Orientation Program May 17th-19th: Indianapolis 500 Practice May 20th: Indianapolis 500 Fast Friday Practice May 21st: Indianapolis 500 Time Trials May 22nd: Indianapolis 500 Pole … Continue reading Month of May Schedule: What Lies Ahead in Indianapolis
SportsPress 
You must be logged in to post a comment.