The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum announced today that Chuck Jones is the new chairman of the Museum’s board of directors.Jones, an honors graduate of Purdue University, is an internationally recognized design and product development leader and is currently the Chief Design Officer at GE HealthCare, where he’s responsible for the...

On episode 164 of Inside the SCCA, we connect with Nicole Stout. Nicole is an engineer with Goodyear Racing. You will find her on Super Tour weekends working the Goodyear tire trailer -- at the ready to help drivers racing on Goodyear's get their tires dialed in. She has a...

Doctors go to medical school; lawyers go to law school; motorsports engineers go to?Most engineers of the past and present earned generalized degrees in mechanical engineering, aerospace or applied physics and then put that broad-based background to work in racing. It’s a scenario that by and large has worked well....

So you want to work in IndyCar? You’ll need to spend years training as a junior mechanic or engineer working your way up the USF Championships presented by Cooper Tires, learning at an intensive rate at each step of the open-wheel ladder up through the series we know today as...

In Roger Penske’s world, the adage ‘effort equals results’ is recited like a Sunday hymn. It’s the pledge, made by thousands of employees to work tirelessly in pursuit of excellence, that drives Penske’s business and racing endeavors.Countless dollars and victories amassed over seven decades suggest The Captain’s formula is a...

Andretti Technologies (ATEC), the advanced engineering arm of the Michael Andretti-led motorsports group, has partnered with Purdue University to engineer the future of electric vehicle technology and innovation."We here at Andretti Technologies are very excited to be partnered with such a prestigious and respected University, leaders in the field of...

IndyCar is expected to announce a new front-office hiring this week but it won't be Derrick Walker's replacement.RACER has learned that Kirk Dooley is joining IndyCar is some sort of liaison role involving competition and operations. Dooley is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Purdue University graduate who has no...