Saturday night's Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix will launch NBCSN's season of Verizon IndyCar Series coverage where plenty of familiar faces and a few changes are in store for open-wheel racing fans.After leading NBCSN's Formula 1 coverage for many years, Leigh Diffey will make a full-time return to...

Highlights of the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix.

Phoenix Raceway will host the Beach Whiskey Outback Steakhouse Qualifying Day on Friday, April 28 to kick off the Verizon IndyCar Series race weekend and set the field for the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix under the lights on Saturday, April 29."Last year at qualifying day, Phoenix 'Speed...

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The fact that Helio Castroneves will lead the Verizon IndyCar Series field to the green flag at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is nothing new.The 19-year Indy car veteran and three-time Indianapolis 500 winner has sat on pole position for a race 47 times...

INDYCAR clarified today that the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix concluded under caution due to a single-car incident involving the No. 98 Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda driven by Alexander Rossi. Since the incident was not major and took place so close to the end of the...

The Verizon IndyCar Series returned to Phoenix International Raceway for the first time since 2005, and the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix was everything it was made out to be.Scott Dixon took the lead from Juan Pablo Montoya on Lap 96 and never looked back, claiming his 39th...

AVONDALE, Ariz. – The focus going into the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix may have been on his more experienced teammates, but Chip Ganassi Racing rookie Max Chilton showed he belongs in the conversation.Driving a Verizon IndyCar Series for the first time in an oval race April 2,...

AVONDALE, Ariz. – It’s a trend he used to maximum effectiveness for a Verizon IndyCar Series championship bid in 2015, and Graham Rahal is at it again in 2016.The driver of the No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda climbed the most positions of any driver in the Desert Diamond...

As part of a new initiative this year, INDYCAR will be posting a poll each event week asking the fans to provide us their opinion on the previous race. Up next is Saturday's Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix from Phoenix International Raceway. We value your opinion, so we...

AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Arizona Cardinals superstar wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has about seen it all in the sporting world – he thought. Then he strapped in behind legendary Mario Andretti in the INDYCAR Experience two-seat Indy car for a speed ride around Phoenix International Raceway today before the Desert Diamond...