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The most famous IndyCar race is the Indianapolis 500, held annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in front of huge crowds. However American open-wheel racing has a chequered history.
The championship reached its peak in the late eighties and early nineties under the sanctioning body CART. It attracted huge international attention as Formula 1 champions including Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario Andretti competed in it.
However the creation of the rival Indy Racing League in 1996 created a split which badly damaged the championship. CART, which rebranded as Champ Car, fell into decline. By 2008, with Champ Car on the bring of collapse, the two series finally merged, but the damage had been.
Nonetheless today’s IndyCar championship retains a reputation for spectacular racing with its single-specification chassis and features a broad range of circuits including road, street and traditional American oval courses.
IndyCar team changes car’s number to avoid “reprehensible associations”
IndyCar
Posted onIndyCar team Foyt has changed the number that one of its cars will use this year due to “ideologic and symbolic references”.
Wickens confirms interest in return to IndyCar after spinal injury
IndyCar
Posted onRobert Wickens, who suffered spinal injuries in an IndyCar crash five years ago, has confirmed his interest in returning to the series.
Coyne signs Indy Lights runner-up Sting Ray Robb after losing Sato
IndyCar
Posted onIndy Lights runner-up Sting Ray Robb will step up to IndyCar this year, driving for Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing.
Two-time Indy 500 winner Sato joins Ganassi for oval races
IndyCar
Posted onTwo-times Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato has moved to Chip Ganassi Racing for 2023, downscaling his IndyCar presence to an oval-only programme.
McLaren to run NASCAR champion Larson in 2024 Indy 500 ‘double’ attempt
IndyCar
Posted onMcLaren will run 2021 NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Larson in next year’s Indianapolis 500 as he attempts a ‘double-header’ by contesting another race on the same day.
Argentinian touring car champion Canapino gets full-time IndyCar drive
IndyCar
Posted onMultiple Argentinian Super TC2000 champion Agustin Canapino will join the IndyCar grid this season with Juncos Hollinger Racing, the team have announced.
Twelve of the best ‘true’ single-seater passes of 2022
Other motorsport
Posted onWho says the art of overtaking is dead? Here are 12 of the best single-seater passes of 2022 – without a single DRS press between them.
Helmet rows, hot mics and more forgotten motorsport stories from 2022
2022 F1 season
Posted onAnother dramatic and often controversial season of Formula 1 meant these curious and noteworthy stories from it and beyond tended to get overlooked.
IndyCar ‘pauses’ switch to 2.4-litre engines but still plans hybrids for 2024
IndyCar
Posted onIndyCar has changed plans for its new engine formula again, but says it remains committed to introducing hybrid power units in 2024.
Ganassi signs Armstrong to drive road and street IndyCar races in 2023
IndyCar
Posted onChip Ganassi Racing have announced they will hire Marcus Armstrong to race for them in 12 of next year’s 17 IndyCar races.
IndyCar champion Power breaks ribs in kart crash
IndyCar
Posted onIndyCar champion Will Power has revealed he broke multiple ribs when he flipped a go-kart in a recent crash.
Chadwick moves to Indy NXT for 2023 with Andretti
Indy NXT
Posted onW Series champion Jamie Chadwick will make the next step in her car racing career in 2023 by stepping up to Indy Nxt with Andretti Autosport
RaceFans’ Top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2022: 5-1
IndyCar
Posted onIn the second part of RaceFans’ countdown of the top ten IndyCar drivers for 2022, we reveal drivers ranked from fifth all the way to number one.
RaceFans’ Top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2022: 10-6
IndyCar
Posted onIn the first of this two part countdown, RaceFans looks back at the ten best drivers of this year’s IndyCar season, starting with drivers ranked tenth to sixth.
O’Ward aims to pounce on any chance for F1 switch after Friday practice run
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren SP IndyCar racer Patricio O’Ward says he is “very keen” to move into racing in Formula 1 after he drove a 2022 car for the first time in Abu Dhabi.
McLaren SP add Kanaan to expanded, four-car Indy 500 squad
IndyCar
Posted onMcLaren SP will expand to four cars for next year’s Indianapolis 500, with Tony Kanaan joining the team’s expanded line-up.
Palou: Superlicence system “unfair” on ‘F1-capable’ IndyCar drivers
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe 2021 IndyCar champion Alex Palou says the points system to acquire an FIA superlicence is “very unfair” on some series.
Herta commits to Andretti until end of 2027
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Herta commits to Andretti until end of 2027 • Brawn surprised Mercedes haven’t won yet • F1 22 driver ratings adjusted again
Palou says F1 feels “like another league” compared to IndyCar after practice debut
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onAlex Palou said he realised Formula 1 is “not a place I could really achieve” in his career and “embraced every single second” of his practice run yesterday.