IndyCar chassis details, Rockingham and Bowman Gray Stadium races among topics in the RACER Mailbag this week.

The man who brought Firestone back to open-wheel racing has died.

The AJ Foyt Racing team has a long history of participating in the top step of IndyCar’s training category, and will make its return to the series next season in partnership with HMD Motorsports.The two-car Foyt/HMD Indy NXT effort is part of a larger strategic alliance which a Foyt team...

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Cusick Motorsports has unveiled its liveries for the team’s two Chevrolet-powered entries in this year's Indianapolis 500 with drivers Ryan Hunter-Reay and Jack Harvey.DRR/Cusick Motorsports will field two cars for Hunter-Reay in the bright blue No. 23 Wedbush Chevrolet (main image) and Harvey in the green and...

Oliver Askew has rejoined the Andretti Formula E team ahead of next week’s Miami E-Prix, reuniting with the team with which he contested his sole season in the electric open-wheel category in 2021-22.The American will serve as an additional reserve driver for the team alongside compatriot Jak Crawford, stepping in...

Just before the 2020 season, Will Power provided some observational evidence that Rinus VeeKay’s career momentum was set to continue unabated as he moved up to the “big cars.” The former karting sensation had finished runner-up in USF2000 in 2017 -- the year he changed his last name from the...

The kid nicknamed “Finger Lickin’ Fast,” the pride of Louisville, Kentucky, won his first Indy NXT race at Barber last weekend. Jubilation abounded in victory lane for Jabob Abel, team manager John Brunner, and for Abel’s parents.His dad Bill was, as we’ve come to expect, awash in tears as his...

Emerson Newton-John, a name that was synonymous with both racing and Hollywood in mid-1990s to early 2000s, has announced his intent to race in the Radical Cup North America program for the 2024 season.Nephew of the late singer/actress Olivia Newton-John, Emerson left his home country of England at an early...

The Indy NXT series is getting closer to having its field set with the signing of three more drivers in recent weeks taking the top step of the American junior open-wheel ladder to 15 confirmed entries to date.Defending back-to-back champions HMD Motorsports have locked in eight drivers so far, with...

Penske Entertainment has reacted to an unending volley of criticism for its handling of the advancement awards presented to Indy Lights champion Linus Lundqvist in 2022 by making a number of improvements to benefit its next title winner, those who fill out the championship podium, and the series’ winning team.Penske...