BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Chrome noses are a signature piece of the four Andretti Autosport cars for the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series season. · "As part of the restructuring of the company, we decided we needed something that we could use as our ID," said John Lopes, senior vice president and chief marketing officer. "It was really Tom Anderson's suggestion. Michael (Andretti), J-F (Thormann), Tom and I kicked some different ideas around and then it was ultimately Mike McClelland (Andretti Autospor Read article »

With multiple IZOD IndyCar Series cars on the 2.38-mile Barber Motorsports Park course at the same time, Simona de Silvestro says she has "quite a bit of learning" on the horizon. · De Silvestro participated in the two-day preseason Open Test this week in the No. 78 Team Stargate Worlds/HVM Racing car, logging 106 laps with a best time of 1 minute, 11.335 seconds (16th on the combined time sheet). She also tested with the team in January at Sebring International Raceway. · "I had a Read article »

Indy Racing League commercial division president Terry Angstadt talks about the off-season addition of IZOD and other activation and sponsorship programs. LISTEN HERE · On March 3, Angstadt will be a guest on The Race Reporters with host Michael Knight and panelists Gordon Kirby and John Oreowicz. Watch via streaming video Read article »

Special to indycar.com · Vapor Trail Racing, an industry leader in oil and coolant temperature and pressure control, is one of the hundreds of companies behind the scenes that support the IZOD IndyCar Series. · The company was conceived in 2001 by hydraulics expert Joe Flow and partner Bill Schlanger with the assistance of former Le Mans champion Price Cobb. Flow, no stranger to speed having raced motorcycles and power boats, designed the oversized prototype "Knuede Read article »

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Just like watching Robin Meade weekday mornings on HLN with a java bracer back at her home in Scottsdale, Ariz., Danica Patrick was in her comfort zone at Barber Motorsports Park this week. · Her No. 7 car didn't rise to the top of the infield scoring tower, but the Open Test on the 2.38-mile circuit that will play host to the IZOD IndyCar Series in April for the first time wasn't all about fast times in unseasonably chilly Alabama. · "It was good to get back into Read article »

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Ana Beatriz will make her IZOD IndyCar Series debut in her hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil. · Beatriz, the first female to win a Firestone Indy Lights race, will compete with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in the season opener March 14 on the streets of the most-populated city in South America. · "We are excited about going to Brazil for the first time with the IZOD IndyCar Series and putting Ana Beatriz in our car at Brazil adds another dimension to our program," team c Read article »

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Will Power limbered up before climbing in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car for the second and final day (an afternoon session actually because of a cold snap affecting track temp) of the IZOD IndyCar Series Open Test. · Toe touches, squats and contortions that could be included in the Olympic women's ice skating competition were part of the drill on pit lane at Barber Motorsports Park. There's nothing unusual about that, really, except that it's only been six months Read article »

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Helio Castroneves cruised around Miami in his Lamborghini Gallardo. Tony Kanaan's automobile pastime (more passion actually) has at times in the past few years included various Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes and BMW models. · Ryan Briscoe? He enjoys his Smart car. · "Those guys have a lot more money than I do," joked Briscoe, a Team Penske teammate of Castroneves who calls Mooresville, N.C., home. "I had been thinking about it for a while. I like the looks of it, espe Read article »

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - There were new drivers and familiar faces in different places. New paint schemes and sponsors to decipher. Just about everyone needed a spotter guide on the initial day of an IZOD IndyCar Series Open Test at Barber Motorsports Park · One thing carried over from 2009: Team Penske cars topped the time chart. · Ryan Briscoe posted the quick lap of the chilly day at 1 minute, 10.5052 seconds on the 2.38-mile, 17-turn circuit that will play host to the inaugural Indy G Read article »

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Last week, Gil de Ferran was announced as the president and managing partner of Luczo Dragon Racing/de Ferran Motorsports. Today, on his first at-track day on the job, the team announced it will add a second car for IZOD IndyCar Series veteran Davey Hamilton for three races this season. · Hamilton will compete in the Indianapolis 500 on May 30, at Texas Motor Speedway on June 5 and at another oval venue later in the season. De Ferran also announced that sponsors includ Read article »

James Courtney is committed to taking on the Holden juggernaut and becoming Ford’s great “blue” hope in 2010.At the first official test day for... Read article »

Triple Eight’s Commodores made their historic public debut in an uneventful test at Queensland Raceway today.In the first practice session the... Read article »

Ford Australia has appointed Christopher Styring, a former Williams F1 empoyee, to lead the company’s motorsport program.Styring, who has... Read article »

V8 Supercars Australia has confirmed its final 2010 calendar which includes the City of Ipswich 300 at Queensland Raceway while omitting the Perth... Read article »

Kelly Racing recruit Jason Bargwanna was quickest at the test day for Victorian-based teams at Winton Motor Raceway today (Monday) before the day... Read article »

Ford Performance Racing (FPR) has signed on James Moffat and Luke Youlden for the 2010 endurance races.Youlden and Moffat will join regular... Read article »

The inaugural Gold Coast SuperCarnivale has announced its first set of rules which will integrate 18 of the world’s most recognised international... Read article »

Jason Richards’ 2010 #8 Team BOC Commodore, unveiled at Winton Motor Raceway today (Monday) is the first to be built in-house at Brad Jones Racing... Read article »

DFS, the world’s leading luxury retailer catering to travellers, replaces the famous ‘Old No. 7’ logo on the two Jack Daniel’s Racing Commodores... Read article »