Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The IndyCar Series, currently known as the NTT IndyCar Series under sponsorship, is the highest class of American open-wheel car racing in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices of various sanctioning bodies since 1920 after two initial attempts in 1905 and 1916.
IndyCar, LLC (stylized as INDYCAR), is an auto racing sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The organization sanctions two racing series: the premier IndyCar Series with the Indianapolis 500 as its centerpiece, and the developmental series Indy NXT.
The ILMOR-Chevrolet Indy V6 engine is a 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged, V-6 racing engine, developed and produced by Ilmor Engineering for the IndyCar Series.Chevrolet has been a highly successful IndyCar Series engine supplier since 2012, scoring 100 IndyCar wins, 35 pole positions, 7 IndyCar Series driver's titles and 7 IndyCar Series manufacturer's titles.
IndyCar announced on May 14, 2024, that the new hybrid powertrain would debut at Mid-Ohio. [3] This was the final year of IndyCar's current television contract with NBC Sports, which began in 2019 and was extended in 2021. [4] [5] For 2025, the series' television coverage moved to Fox for all races. [6] New race restart procedures were ...
In 2008, when the two series unified as IndyCar, ending the "split", the Indianapolis 500 was now part of the unified IndyCar Series national championship. Since 2014, the Indy 500 has paid double points towards the IndyCar Series points championship, and additional championship points are awarded based on Indy 500 qualifying results.
INDYCAR Abandoned after 11 laps due to the death of Dan Wheldon. Series rules required 101 of 200 laps to be completed for race to become official. Indy Qingdao 600 2012 Streets of Qingdao: INDYCAR Cancelled by promoters due to logistical reasons. Replaced on schedule in 2013 by Pocono Raceway. Brasilia Indy 300 2015
In 1997, the IndyCar Series debuted at Texas Motor Speedway. The event was traditionally a single race held on a Saturday night in early June. Twice, in 2011 and 2021, the series has held twin races at the track. From 1997 until 2005, it served as the first race after the Indianapolis 500. It resumed this place in 2010 and in 2011.
The 1988 Valvoline-Machinists Union American Indycar Series [3] was the inaugural season of the American Indycar Series. After running mixed-class races with ex-Indy car chassis alongside the full-bodied Formula 5000-based machines in the Can-Am series in 1986–1987, this represented the first full season for Bill Tempero's Indy car series.