On the anniversary of airing its first IndyCar race, FOX’s return to St. Petersburg produced the same average audience as its debut.

Team Penske made all of the headlines last weekend in St. Petersburg, and rightfully so after Josef Newgarden and his teammates secured first, third, and fourth in the Firestone Grand Prix. They were chased home by Arrow McLaren, Andretti Global, Chip Ganassi Racing, Meyer Shank Racing, Ed Carpenter Racing and,...

Rock and Roll royalty and the NTT IndyCar Series’ biggest rock and roll fan will unite for the first race of the season as Michael Shank and his Meyer Shank Racing squad will welcome Jon Bon Jovi to the team for the St. Petersburg Grand Prix weekend and feature the...

Sonoma Raceway and Della Penna Motorsports Next Gen Foundation, a 501C-3 organization, have announced a partnership that will kick off with two events – Karting Day and a NASCAR Race VIP Tour – that will go to support the DPM Next Gen Foundation’s mission to nurture a new generation of...

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Alexander Rossi went for it, Robert Wickens got punted out of the lead and Sebastian Bourdais scored another unlikely victory at St. Pete in one of the craziest IndyCar season openers in recent memory Sunday afternoon.Wickens, the rookie pole-sitter who led 69 of the 110 laps and drove flawlessly for...

Robert Wickens came within 25 turns of winning on his Verizon IndyCar Series debut, Jordan King led until the cartoon anvil kept finding his car, and the trio of Rene Binder, Matheus Leist and Jack Harvey met an assortment of walls, tire barriers, or stifling setbacks as the rookie class...

Alexander Rossi thinks there's no reason he couldn't go for the move that led to the collision with race leader Robert Wickens, ruining the day for two of the strongest cars all race long."They made it very clear in the drivers' meeting that the rule on blocking was you can't...

Graham Rahal didn't expect to end Saturday's qualifying for the Firestone Grand Prix at St. Petersburg in last place.Defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion Josef Newgarden certainly hadn't entertained the idea of missing out on making the Firestone Fast 12, but that's indeed what happened; the Team Penske driver will start...

Former IndyCar president Brian Barnhart will reach another career milestone this weekend when Gabby Chaves and the No.88 Harding Racing Chevy program participate in the Firestone Grand Prix at St. Petersburg. In his newest role as Harding Racing's president, the IndyCar lifer is back on the shop floor, but his...