Team Penske's Helio Castroneves has topped the timesheets at Indycar's official pre-season hitout at Phoenix Raceway.
Alexander Rossi has been named as the fourth driver to compete for Andretti Autosport in the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series, shifting to the US Series after a brief tilt at F1 stardom. The 24-year-old American will drive the No. 98 Honda, following a merger last week with Bryan Herta Autosport that moved the entry into the Andretti stable.
Matthew Brabham is the only member of his famed racing family to visit Victory Lane at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and in May he hopes to add to his family's legacy during the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500.
Even with a double points round beckoning, Kiwi Scott Dixon enetred the season finale at Sonoma Raceway as an outside chance to secure a fourth series crown.
Reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champion Will Power reset his year-old track record in the Firestone Fast Six to earn the Verizon P1 Award and pace four of the six championship contenders who will start on the first three rows for the title-deciding GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma.
Justin Wilson, who enjoyed success in multiple motorsports series during a two-decade professional career, has passed away from a head injury sustained in the Verizon IndyCar Series race Aug. 23 at Pocono Raceway. He was 37.
Ryan Hunter-Reay led a 1-2 American finish ahead of Josef Newgarden in the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway, and Juan Pablo Montoya's third-place finish extended his championship points lead heading into the Verizon IndyCar Series season finale Aug. 30.
INDYCAR has announced that Auto Club Speedway, the 2-mile oval in Fontana, Calif., will not return to the Verizon IndyCar Series schedule in 2016.
NBCSN’s same-day telecast Aug. 2 of the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio drew an average viewership of 666,000, making it the most-watched Verizon IndyCar Series race on the network since NBC Sports Group acquired INDYCAR cable exclusivity in 2008.
Seven Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires drivers, including Australia's Matthew Brabham, will share a test day in Verizon IndyCar Series cars with Verizon IndyCar Series drivers Aug. 13 on the 2.385-mile, 12-turn Sonoma Raceway road course in Sonoma, California.