https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TtoPrJR9-ERACER's Marshall Pruett and Sebastien Bourdais discuss the first morning of running during the IMS Open Test, where 21 drivers sampled the 2018 bodywork for the first time in superspeedway configuration. Bourdais, following his fiery crash last year in Indy 500 qualifying, also shares his thoughts on making his return...

Helio Castroneves was a happy man on Tuesday after getting his first taste of IndyCar's 2018 bodywork at Barber Motorsports Park.After a full-time move to Team Penske's IMSA sports car program during the offseason, stepping into an open-wheel car to test for his brief month of May return at the...

NBSCN commentator Townsend Bell is back as co-host for the Week in IndyCar podcast with Marshall Pruett to discuss the final pre-season tests at Sebring, the rumored existence of an IndyCar poll that ranked fans' favorite (and least liked) TV personalities, and predictions for IndyCar champion and Indy 500 winner.Next,...

Some of the finest Verizon IndyCar Series drivers wore looks of exasperation after getting their first taste of running close together at Phoenix International Raceway.The three-hour Friday night session, run in the same approximate time when the April 7 race takes place, gave teams a chance to send their drivers...

Marshall Pruett and Robin Miller discuss all of the major news and developments that have taken place over the last seven days, including the final 2018 bodywork validation test at Sebring, plus Josef Newgarden, Scott Dixon, Spencer Pigot and James Hinchcliffe share their thoughts on the new package.

Following successful tests with its 2018 bodywork at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Mid-Ohio and Iowa, IndyCar has given Dallara the green light to start manufacturing the superspeedway and road course/short oval kits every Verizon IndyCar Series team will use next season."Almost everything went into production after Mid-Ohio, and [today], we'll sign...

IndyCar CEO Mark Miles and competition president Jay Frye continue to court a third auto manufacturer to join Chevy and Honda as official engine suppliers. The move to attractive new universal bodywork in 2018, which could reduce the annual expenditure for each manufacturer by $10 million or more, was done...

IndyCar’s 2018 universal bodywork is "99 percent" finished according to competition president Jay Frye, and based on the detailed superspeedway and first-look road course/short oval renderings released on Wednesday, the product is stunning.Notable changes from previous renderings include the removal of the "sponsor blocker" from the leading edge of the...

Marshall Pruett and Robin Miller discuss all the major Verizon IndyCar Series headlines to hit during a packed week of stories and revelations, including some of these stories we touched on at RACER:Last week's Indy test2018 bodyworkIndy 500 grid lookAndretti Autosport/hhgregg/UFDDave SteeleGustavo Yacaman's 500 interest