The IRL/CART split – often called “The Split” – is one of the most consequential and self-destructive events in American motorsport history. 

A look through the evolution of the Indy car, era by era: 

David Cripps’ battle against cancer came to an end over the weekend. The veteran IndyCar engineer died one day short of his 63rd birthday.Born and raised in England, Cripps followed a familiar path for many of his countrymen, working in Formula 1 and for Williams and Onyx before moving to...

Veteran open-wheel mechanic, team manager, and team leader Neil Mickelwright has died at the age of 69.

IndyCar Series team owner Dennis Reinbold has died at the age of 65. The Indiana-based car dealer and team owner fought a prolonged battle against cancer that improved before taking a sudden turn in recent days.

The new issue of RACER magazine is our annual Speed Issue and that provided us with an excuse to speak with Rick Mears about how a driver analyzes their own performance. How do they know when they're at their absolute best?

Conveyed with that slow Bolognese drawl, Alessandro Zanardi’s words were a mirror.Punctuated with the animation dancing across his cheeks and eyes, the depths of joy discovered by the Italian during his CART IndyCar Series adventure as he experienced our series and tracks for the first time was projected in the...

Jim Michaelian wasn’t well-known to fans, but from inside the sport, the forever-long boss of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach was one of our most valued elders. Always present and reassuring, he was our rock, our pulse. We knew things were good because Jim was there. That’s the...

Canadian driver Cliff Hucul, a veteran of three Indianapolis 500 starts in the late 1970s, died Feb. 17 on his farm in his native Prince George, B.C.

Phil Krueger, a veteran of two Indianapolis 500 starts, died Feb. 9 in Indianapolis. He was 74.Krueger, a native of Milwaukee, competed in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” in 1986 and 1988. His best finish was eighth in 1988, completing 196 laps in the No. 97 CNC Systems Sales March-Cosworth...