On the morning of October 16, 2005, I sat in the media briefing room of what was then known as California Speedway in Fontana, California waiting for a press conference to begin. It would reveal the future of the Indy 500 and the fate of the IndyCar Series. Honda’s motorsport...

The documentary ‘Lionheart’ on the life of late IndyCar champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon will make its streaming debut on Max on Tuesday, March 12. The film has a heavy emphasis on Wheldon’s legacy, featuring his wife Susie and sons Sebastian and Oliver, who’ve followed their father...

A new season of major open-wheel racing in North America is approaching fast. Two weeks from now, on March 8-10, the NTT IndyCar Series will take to the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., for its opening race. And as usual there will be a full supporting cast which will comprise...

The colossal battle for the Indy Lights crown was waged between two young men in 2001 as Dorricott Racing’s Townsend Bell and PacWest Racing’s Dan Wheldon (pictured above leading Bell) traded wins and podiums across 12 fiercely contested rounds.Bell would emerge with the upper hand, earning the championship on the...

Editor's note: This installment is a continuation reflecting on the tragic events of the late Dan Wheldon's tragic accident. Read Part 1 here.“There are very few days that are imprinted on your life forever, that you know exactly where you were. And to me, this was that day,” former IndyCar...

“The boys and I are doing well, and they're thriving, they're happy. But it has been a long road.”Susie Wheldon is finding her way. In the 10 years that have passed since her husband Dan was taken at the 2011 IndyCar season finale in Las Vegas, she’s adapted to life...

The events of October 16, 2011, stalked Townsend Bell on a daily basis. They walked in front of him, staring back, inciting confrontation.Ten years on, those events have moved. The memories surrounding Dan Wheldon’s death are packed away, like a small suitcase overstuffed and bursting at the seams, trailing far...

Andretti Autosport has announced an expansion to the team’s development efforts with the addition of brothers Sebastian and Oliver Wheldon -- sons of the late IndyCar star Dan Wheldon -- as junior drivers.“Dan was family to us, and we had a lot of on track success together, we see a...

The Dan Wheldon Memorial Pro-Am Karting Challenge returns to New Castle Motorsports Park (New Castle, IN) for the fourth time on Sunday, May 5. In years past, this tribute event has been a popular one with the racers, crews, sponsors and fans of IndyCar racing, many of whom were close...

Sweeping additions to Schmidt Peterson Motorsports' 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series program have been made to bolster its two-car Honda effort.Related StoriesAs RACER reported in October, former Chip Ganassi Racing engineer Todd Malloy will anchor SPM's engineering group after James Hinchcliffe's engineer Allen McDonald departed and joined Ed Carpenter Racing. Malloy,...