Chevrolet’s IndyCar engine program is on track for Chevy’s return to IndyCar competition in 2012. That was the message delivered today by Mark Kent, director of GM Racing, in a media briefing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
“The development of the Chevrolet IndyCar engine is on schedule, and we have reached all of our development plan milestones to date,” Kent said. “The research and design teams are  … Details
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From his debut at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Rick Mears was renowned as the man who never crashed – never even spun – at the track. But in his final two trips there as a driver, he got unlucky. Very unlucky. And the second accident in 1992, triggered thoughts of quitting the cockpit. The perils of the Brickyard aren’t taken lightly, even by those who master it, as Rick tells RACER editor David Malsher.
When you go that long and see guys crash year after year, or every other year, you know it can happen – you know it’s gonna happen, it’s just a matter of   … More
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Kimi Raikkonen’s relationship with Kyle Busch Motorsports may be over, but the former Formula One champion may continue his NASCAR adventure in a Sprint Cup car at Infineon Raceway.
Raikkonen, who makes his Nationwide Series debut Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, tested Robby Gordon’s Sprint Cup car one day earlier this week at Virginia International Raceway, and said he’d like to attempt the June 26 event in Sonoma, Calif.  … More
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The story of the Indianapolis 500 is the story of America in a pivotal century—the beginning of the American Century. A rural nation rushing to embrace industrialization. Farm boys, fairgrounds and big city promoters. Seat of the pants courage and genuine genius. Foreign invasions—so to speak—and homeland traditions.
In 1910, the city of Indianapolis was home to 233,650 people and the 22nd largest city in America  … More
Part Two
The first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, won by Ray Harroun on the Indianapolis-built Marmon ‘Wasp’, began one of the longest sporting traditions in the world. And soon the whole world was watching. The history of the race reflects a century—The American Century—that defined a nation growing into its potential.
“The Speedway’, as it simply came to be known, was built on farmland near … More
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