Danica Patrick watched Helio Castroneves’ first qualifying lap Friday at Nashville Superspeedway.
There wasn’t a need to watch the remaining three.
She knew she had been bumped off the pole for tonight’s Firestone Indy 200.
Castroneves won his first pole of the season and at the superspeedway with an average speed of 204.519 mph. (tennessean.com)
Castroneves turned a 204.313 [...]

Team Penske was strong throughout Sunday’s Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway, but a series of yellow flag periods at the end of the race combined with tire trouble saw the day end with a seventh place finish for No. 6 Team Penske Dallara/Honda driver Ryan Briscoe and a 14th place finish for No. [...]

Scott Dixon continued to put his stamp on the 2008 IndyCar Series, completing a virtual trouble-free run when all around him encountered problems to win Saturday night’s Bombardier Learjet 550 at Texas Motor Speedway for his third win of the season and a healthy 35-point lead in the championship standings.
Starting from the pole, Dixon ran [...]

Great interview with Jenni Carlson in the Oklahoman (newsok.com)
JC: You’ve got to set the record straight for me — who’s more popular in Brazil, you or your fellow Brazilian Tony Kanaan?
HC: Good question. I think Tony probably. You know, actually, I think both us are at the same level. He lives in Sao Paulo. I’m [...]

Does Helio he think about retiring someday? “I definitely want to be involved in racing,” said Castroneves. “I’d love to be another Roger Penske [the owner of his racing team], maybe to be a partner to Roger, but certainly not to compete with him.” (parade.com)
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All she had to do was read the headline of this story - “Indy champ Helio Castroneves ponders move to NASCAR” and her reaction was not positive.
Helio Castroneves, who is seeking to win his third Indianapolis 500 this weekend, said he is considering following several other open-wheel racers and moving to NASCAR but [...]

A bizarre and controversial finale was set in motion when Tomas Scheckter crashed out of the lead on lap 173, ending his bid to be the youngest winner ever.
Second place Gil de Ferran looked set to inherit the lead with the fastest car remaining in the race, but a miscue in the Penske pits [...]

2001 - 85th Running - A cold morning welcomed the participants, just ask the Pole Sitter Scott Sharp who wrecked in Turn One when he put his tires on the cold, possibly damp white line at the bottom of the track. Two weeks of build up for less than 1 half lap. This [...]

Dixon edged Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Dan Wheldon, who turned in the second-fastest time trial for the May 25 race at an average 226.110 miles an hour.
Ryan Briscoe of Penske racing will join Dixon and Wheldon on the front row.
Helio Castroneves, Danica Patrick and Tony Kanaan make up the second row. Marco [...]

Last year, I was fortunate to get a great picture of the 2007 Indy 500 winner, Dario Franchitti. The 91st running of the Indy 500 was cut short due to rain.
This reduced the crowds that stuck around after the race and made it possible for me to get this shot.

Dario Franchitti, during [...]

Andretti Leads Opening Day - Honda Report Andretti Green Racing’s Marco Andretti was the only driver to break into the 226 mph speed range Tuesday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and led the opening day as practice began for the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. Teammate Tony Kanaan was second-quickest [...]

Almost a year to the day since he last visited Victory Circle, Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dan Wheldon took advantage of teammate Scott Dixon’s misfortune to win Sunday’s Road Runner Turbo Indy 300, his second consecutive victory at Kansas Speedway and his first IndyCar Series win since last year’s race here.
Dixon started from the pole [...]

But the true story was, I tuned in for an Auto-Race and a Hockey Game/Fight broke out. They announce that Floyd Maywether, Jr. will be waving the green flag at the 500 and now everyone wants to start throwing punches.
The first punches were wanting to be thrown by the IndyCar fans when ESPN showed [...]

(kansascity.com)
No. 7 Danica Patrick, Age: 26 Hometown: Roscoe, Ill., Team: Andretti Green Racing
In case you haven’t heard by now, last weekend in Japan, Patrick became the first woman to win an IndyCar race. Forget the garbage about it being a fuel-mileage victory. Patrick can drive and win.
No. 3 Helio Castroneves, Age: 32 Hometown: Sao Paulo, [...]

Texas Motor Speedway’s billboard campaign for the upcoming Bombardier Learjet 550k IndyCar Series race will be unveiled Monday in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and will feature a bikini-clad Danica Patrick and two-time Indy 500 champion Helio Castroneves.
The “Reason #7: Danica!” billboard celebrates Patrick, who is coming off her first career IndyCar Series win in Motegi, [...]