The pain of missing out on the Indianapolis 500 was eating at Roger Penske as the CART and IRL wars raged on. A force of nature at Indy, Team Penske scored the most lopsided win in ages as the 1000-plus horsepower Penske PC23-Mercedes driven by Al Unser Jr. stomped the...

It's a new episode of The Week In IndyCar show, with questions submitted from fans via social media. Among the items covered:"Do you think the announcement of a second race at the IMS road course is a 2020-only event, or a precursor to an annual Harvest Fall Classic at the...

Former Indy Racing League engine builder Mickey Nickos has died unexpectedly, according to his son Dale, who worked alongside the Chicago-based horsepower guru during the IRL’s infancy.Through their family-run NAC Engines business, the short-track and dirt-racing motor specialists built a loyal customer base in the Midwest. With the IRL’s move...

Thrilling in-car footage of new NTT IndyCar Series champion Josef Newgarden lapping the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval has led to a number of fans and drivers calling for open-wheel racing’s return to North Carolina.According to series president Jay Frye, however, Newgarden’s demonstration run on behalf of a Team Penske sponsor...

In an effort to try and ensure the best possible return of Indy cars, RACER has learned that Gateway Motorsports Park is going to repave the entire 1.25-mile oval prior to the Aug. 26 race.An official announcement is not expected for a few days but Chris Blair, Gateway executive vice...

Arie Luyendyk came to a realization on the way to becoming a two-time Indy 500 winner in May of 1997.Just 12 months prior, the Dutch speed king set the fastest qualifying laps ever recorded at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but once those wickedly fast CART cars were replaced by the Indy...

RACER's Robin Miller is on the scene for a historic meeting between IRL and NASCAR champion Tony Stewart and four-time Indy 500 winner A.J. Foyt to drive Super Tex's 1961 roadster at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The long-rumored pairing finally came together and one of the best-kept secrets of 2017 came to light: Tony Stewart is driving for A.J. Foyt at Indianapolis.Actually, he did it Wednesday in front of a handful of friends and family, as well as RACER.com and ABC affiliate WRTV-6. But it was...

This is the 15th installment in RACER's ongoing 25th anniversary celebration during which we share the 25 most important issues from our first quarter century.The start of RACER's second decade of existence coincided with several shifts in the racing landscape. In NASCAR, a 26-year-old motocross racer-turned-rookie won the pole in...

It should surprise no one who reads RACER or RACER.com that some of the most meaningful moments of my life have come at racetracks. For me, some racetracks hold the memories of who I am, where I started and what I dreamed of. They also hold memories of race days...