Sunday’s IndyCar race in Nashville proved that the carnage seen in the inaugural event was no one-off. Does the event have a future?
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The most famous IndyCar race is the Indianapolis 500, held annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in front of huge crowds. However American open-wheel racing has a chequered history.
The championship reached its peak in the late eighties and early nineties under the sanctioning body CART. It attracted huge international attention as Formula 1 champions including Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario Andretti competed in it.
However the creation of the rival Indy Racing League in 1996 created a split which badly damaged the championship. CART, which rebranded as Champ Car, fell into decline. By 2008, with Champ Car on the bring of collapse, the two series finally merged, but the damage had been.
Nonetheless today’s IndyCar championship retains a reputation for spectacular racing with its single-specification chassis and features a broad range of circuits including road, street and traditional American oval courses.
Herta expects IndyCar to change “really dangerous” Nashville restart zone again
IndyCar
Posted onColton Herta expects IndyCar to rethink the positioning of the restart zone at the Nashville street circuit after a series of crashes and near-misses at the venue’s second race.
Dixon snatches improbable victory in another crash-strewn Nashville race
IndyCar
Posted onScott Dixon won from 14th on the grid with a damaged car, thrusting himself into championship contention as Will Power and Marcus Ericsson were among many to hit trouble in Nashville.
McLaughlin, Grosjean qualify on front row in Nashville
IndyCar
Posted onMarcus Ericsson will start from the same place he won from last year in the IndyCar Music City Grand Prix – down in 18th place, behind his main title rivals.
Rossi enjoys “relief” of ending victory drought before bidding farewell to Andretti
IndyCar
Posted onAlexander Rossi admitted he didn’t want to leave Andretti at the end of the season without ending a winning streak which lasted over three years.
Alpine’s other graduate of 2021 heading for top rookie honours in IndyCar
IndyCar
Posted onChristian Lundgaard, who swapped F2 for IndyCar last year, says he and his team are on ‘the right path’ after taking a breakthrough second place at the Brickyard Grand Prix.
Rossi ends win drought after more heartbreak for Herta
IndyCar
Posted onAlexander Rossi ended his 49-race win-less run at Indianapolis after team mate Colton Herta suffered more misfortune while leading.
Rosenqvist captures Indy pole as disaster strikes points leader Ericsson
IndyCar
Posted onFelix Rosenqvist took pole position for this weekend’s IndyCar race on the Indianapolis road course. Championship contenders Will Power and Pato O’Ward share the second row.
Lawyers for Palou respond to Ganassi lawsuit
IndyCar
Posted onAlex Palou’s IndyCar team Ganassi are ‘attempting to keep him from an opportunity to compete in Formula 1’, according to the driver’s lawyers.
Breakthrough or blip? Johnson delivered an IndyCar result to match the hype at Iowa
IndyCar
Posted onAt Iowa Jimmie Johnson scored his best result since he arrived in IndyCar last year. Has the seven-times NASCAR champion finally got a handle on single-seaters?
Ganassi brings lawsuit against its driver Palou
IndyCar
Posted onChip Ganassi Racing has begun legal action against its driver, reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou, court documents have revealed.
Newgarden kept in hospital overnight after post-race collapse in Iowa
IndyCar
Posted onJosef Newgarden was kept in hospital overnight for observation after suffering a fall at Iowa Speedway following his race-ending crash.
O’Ward wins Iowa 300 after Newgarden crashes out of race lead
IndyCar
Posted onPato O’Ward took his second win of the season in the second, 300-lap race at Iowa Speedway after Josef Newgarden crashed out of the lead.
Newgarden dominates Iowa 250 and cuts Ericsson’s points lead
IndyCar
Posted onWith his fourth win of the season, Josef Newgarden now trails Marcus Ericsson by 15 points after the first leg of the Iowa double-header.
Power sweeps both pole positions for IndyCar’s Iowa double-header
IndyCar
Posted onWill Power and Josef Newgarden will share the front row for the weekend’s 250 and 300 mile races at the short oval at Iowa Speedway.
With milestone victory, Dixon’s “blah year” could now yield his seventh title
IndyCar
Posted onSix-times champion Scott Dixon described his 2022 campaign as a ‘blah year’, but his win on Sunday puts him in the thick of the fight for another title.
Rosenqvist suggests Palou may not race in 2023
IndyCar
Posted onFelix Rosenqvist is not sure what the future holds for Alex Palou, but reiterated that he wants to stay in IndyCar with McLaren after a podium in Toronto.
Dixon reasserts himself as IndyCar title contender with victory in Toronto
IndyCar
Posted onScott Dixon held off Colton Herta to win on IndyCar’s return to Toronto, inching closer to championship leader Marcus Ericsson in the process.
Herta wins second pole of 2022 as IndyCar returns to streets of Toronto
IndyCar
Posted onColton Herta followed his McLaren Formula 1 test in Portimao this week by securing pole position for this weekend’s Indy Toronto race.
Herta felt “close” to consistently quick lap times on F1 test debut for McLaren
2022 F1 season
Posted onIndyCar race-winner Colton Herta felt he was close to lapping consistently at the limit after his two-day test for McLaren this week.