Formula Dream driver Hideki Mutoh scored a second-place finish Sunday at the second annual Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway, his best career finish.
Mutoh, who started seventh, fought understeer in the beginning of the race, but ran near the top ten. As the race neared a conclusion, the Formula Dream team chose to keep [...]

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 [...]

When I was reading all of the articles about the rookie orientation program for the Indianapolis 500 I read that Australia’s Will Power has set the fastest time driving the No. 8 Aussie Vineyards-Team Australia car for KV Racing Technology at a top speed of 253.110km/h. (skynews.com.au)
Dr. Indy saw 253 and did a double take [...]

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 [...]

Vitor Meira OH-FER 79
Ed Carpenter OH-FER 68
A.J. Foyt IV OH-FER 68
Darren Manning OH-FER 44
Ryan Briscoe OH-FER 22
The Rest of the Pack:
Races Without a Win
Marty Roth 11
Ryan Hunter-Reay 9
Milka Duno 8
Bruno Junqueira 7
Hideki Mutoh 4
Oriol Servia 3
Franck Perera 3
Justin Wilson 3
Mario Moraes 3
Ernesto Viso 3
Enrique Bernoldi 3
Jay Howard 3
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Honda Race Report
Second-generation IndyCar racer Graham Rahal became the youngest race winner in the history of North American open-wheel racing, and just the fourth IndyCar driver to win in his series debut Sunday in an action-filled Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

To score the win, the 19-year-old son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby [...]

Honda Practice Report
Seeking his third consecutive victory at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves posted the fastest time in practice Friday in preparation for Sunday’s first road-course event of the 2008 IndyCar Series season.
Fellow Brazilian Tony Kanaan posted the second-quickest lap of the day as both men edged the surprise [...]

Scott Dixon - Chip Ganassi Racing
“Well, we just need to win. The new qualifying system will be a little harder for everyone just to figure out what the best strategy is. It is vital to qualify up front for you to do well. So that will be our main goal - to qualify well and [...]

Three years ago Kanaan was the defending series champion and ringleader of rascals. He, Dario Franchitti, Bryan Herta and Dan Wheldon combined to win 11 of 17 races and Wheldon the IndyCar championship in 2005. They won and they enjoyed it, hazing each other mercilessly, pressing each other competitively. They were a Rat Pack without [...]

2008 begins a new era for Andretti Green Racing’s #27 machine, now known as the Honda Formula Dream Project Dallara/Honda/Firestone and under the control of IndyCar Series rookie Hideki Mutoh.
Kevin Savoree, President and Chief Operating Officer, Andretti Green Racing:
“The program centered around the 27 car is very unique, but is also very much in sync [...]

Races Since Last Win - Updated after Homestead

Driver
Races Since Last Win

Buddy Rice
54

Marco Andretti
19

Helio Castroneves
16

Dan Wheldon
14

Tony Kanaan
2

Scott Dixon
0

Career Wins:

Driver
Career Wins

Dan Wheldon
13

Helio Castroneves
12

Tony Kanaan
12

Scott Dixon
11

Buddy Rice
3

Marco Andretti
1

Zero For ____

Vitor Meira
0
77

Ed Carpenter
0
66

A.J. Foyt IV
0
66

Danica Patrick
0
48

Darren Manning
0
42

Ryan Briscoe
0
20

Marty Roth
0
10

Milka Duno
0
8

Ryan Hunter-Reay
0
7

Bruno Junqueira
0
5

Hideki Mutoh
0
2

Oriol Servia
0
1

Franck Perera
0
1

Justin Wilson
0
1

Mario Moraes
0
1

Ernesto Viso
0
1

Enrique Bernoldi
0
1

Jay Howard
0
1

Will Power
0
1

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The annual Breakfast with Michael Andretti will be held at 9 a.m. May 22; tickets cost $100 each.
Andretti’s foundation has hosted the morning get-together for the past two years, giving guests the opportunity to visit the team’s hospitality chalet for a full breakfast and to pepper the Andretti Green Racing team owner and former driver [...]

GreenLight Collectibles will help commemorate this milestone year for the IndyCar Series with the 2008 IndyCar Series die-cast replicas. The die-cast cars will be released as a part of GreenLight’s annual IndyCar Series Garage. The 2008 IndyCar Series Garage will consist of 1:18 (Approx. 11” long) and 1:64 (Approx. 3” long) scale die-cast cars.
Each 1:18 [...]

Jay Howard (No. 24 Roth Racing) and Hideki Mutoh (No. 27 Andretti Green Racing) as well as six drivers transitioning into the IndyCar Series: Enrique Bernoldi (No. 36 Conquest Racing), Mario Moraes (No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing), Franck Perera (No. 34 Conquest Racing) are designated as Rookies for the 2008 season.
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After 12 years of hostilities between the Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series, the merged IndyCar Series debuts Saturday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Sadly, the fighting has driven most IndyCar fans and some of the best talent to NASCAR. Had this happened two or three years ago, we still might have drivers such [...]