Above: Dale Harrigle, left, and Cara Adams at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2016.Bridgestone Americas has announced a shakeup in the Race Tire Development arm of Firestone Racing, naming Dan Peterman to the newly formed role of manager of race tire development/production and building services and promoting Cara Adams to...

It's not an Indianapolis 500 win, but it is a career first for Carlos Munoz.The driver from Colombia set a two-lap average of 217.137mph at Texas Motor Speedway for his first career Verizon IndyCar Series pole. He was the only driver on the day to run 217mph on both laps....

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Firestone Racing has done its job, now it’s up to the Verizon IndyCar Series drivers to do theirs in the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.Firestone, the exclusive tire supplier to the series since 2000, has been requested in recent years by INDYCAR and its drivers and...

So what do you do all winter?I believe that, for nearly everyone, the new year is a time of resolutions, contemplation and reflection on what happened during the previous year and the opportunities afforded by the year to come.This is certainly true for us at Firestone Racing. As I sit...

Two of the biggest supports of IndyCar racing have combined to raise a significant amount of money through charitable efforts from last weekend's GoPro Grand Prix at Sonoma.American Honda and Honda Performance Development, whose engines propelled the late Justin Wilson throughout his Verizon IndyCar Series career, pledged $50 for each...

By Firestone RacingPublished: Aug 1, 2015Editor's note: Dale Harrigle, chief engineer for Bridgestone America’s Motorsports and manager of race tire development, highlights the testing that went into development of the new rain tire for the Verizon IndyCar Series in "The Engineers' Spin" -- a behind-the-scenes look at Firestone Racing's program...

Spectators, TV viewers and Verizon IndyCar Series teams will be able to better distinguish which cars are running Firestone Racing’s new rain tire by its silver stripe, which complements the red stripe on the alternate tires for road and street courses.The rain tires will be available this weekend at the...

By Firestone RacingPublished: Jul 10, 2015Editor's note: Dale Harrigle, chief engineer for Bridgestone America’s Motorsports and manager of race tire development, highlights what inspiration students might find at the racetrack in "The Engineers' Spin" -- a behind-the-scenes look at Firestone Racing's program from the perspective of the people that make...

By Firestone RacingPublished: May 6, 2015Editor's note: Cara Adams is the Senior Project Engineer for Firestone Racing. She is responsible for the design of all superspeedway and oval race tires, including the tires for the Indianapolis 500. The month of May is upon us. For those of us at Firestone...

A two-day test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway involving six drivers/teams is part of the IZOD IndyCar Series' official tire supplier's short- and long-term objectives, according to Firestone Racing chief engineer Dale Harrigle. "We're laying the foundation for the future," he said.Firestone Racing periodically conducts testing of current and development tire...