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  • IRL: Franchitti wins as Conway finishes on a charge

    Dario Franchitti led from start to finish to win an unexpectedly interesting Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma ahead of Ryan Briscoe, with under-fire Brit Mike Conway breathing down their necks in a potentially career-saving third place.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, videos

  • IRL: Horror crash overshadows Franchitti’s pole

    Dario Franchitti qualified on pole for the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, but his performance was overshadowed by the crash in practice that left Will Power and Nelson Philippe in hospital, one with two fractured vertebrae and the other with a broken bone in his foot that needed immediate surgery.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Eric Bachelart, Helio Castroneves, Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, Scott Dixon, Tim Cindric, videos

  • Indy Lights: Top-5 for Plowman as Davison cruises to win

    A year ago James Davison won the Mid-Ohio Indy Lights race under bizarre circumstances in a rain storm – this season he returned to do it the conventional way, leading from pole to flag and giving Vision Racing its first-ever victory.

    Archive, Firestone Indy Lights
    Ali Jackson, Derrick Walker, Firestone Indy Lights, James Davison, Martin Plowman, Pippa Mann, Stefan Wilson, videos, Vision Racing

  • IRL: Dixon sets win record as Wilson dries up

    Scott Dixon won the Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course after his closest challenger Justin Wilson appeared to mistime his last pitstop and ran out of fuel, costing himself a certain podium and a possible victory.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Honda Indy 200, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, videos

  • IRL: Wilson hopes for repeat of Glen triumph

    Championship leader Ryan Briscoe and Sheffield’s Justin Wilson will start on the front row at Mid-Ohio as the IRL attempts to follow last weekend’s thriller in Kentucky by proving it can also serve up an entertaining road-course race.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dale Coyne, Dale Coyne Racing, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Honda Indy 200, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, Ryan Briscoe, videos

  • Through the photographers’ eyes: Triumphs and tragedies

    The highs and lows of motor racing were put into stark contrast during July, and our latest round-up of the photography featured on Brits on Pole during the month catches the joy of victory, while reminding us of the price at which it can come.

    Archive, Uncategorized
    Craig Dolby, Dario Franchitti, Donington Park, Felipe Massa, Henry Surtees, John Martin, Jon Lancaster, Justin Wilson, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Oliver Jarvis, Renault F1, Riki Christodoulou, Scott Mansell, Tony Kanaan, Wayne Boyd, Will Power

  • IRL: Underdog Carpenter is unlucky in Kentucky

    Ryan Briscoe broke the hearts of fans of the underdog everywhere by pipping Ed Carpenter to the narrowest of victories in the Meijer Indy 300 at the Kentucky Speedway.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Brian Barnhart, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Ed Carpenter, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Meijer Indy 300, Mike Conway, Ryan Briscoe, Tony Kanaan, videos

  • IRL: Narrow escape for TK as Power surges to victory

    Australia’s Will Power, supposedly the understudy at Team Penske, took centre-stage in the Indycar Series by winning a gruelling Rexall Edmonton Indy that had plenty of drama – but very little overtaking.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Dennis Reinbold, Helio Castroneves, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mario Moraes, Mike Conway, Paul Tracy, Rexall Edmonton Indy, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, videos, Will Power

  • IRL: Team Penske sets the standard in Edmonton qualifying

    Part-time IndyCar driver Will Power took his second pole position of the season by leading a Team Penske 1-2-3 during qualifying for the Rexall Edmonton Indy, beating his full-time team-mates Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves to the top spot.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, Paul Tracy, Rexall Edmonton Indy, videos, Will Power

  • All-Star League update: The Wilson Boys are on the move

    Sheffield Brothers Justin and Stefan Wilson made the biggest gains this weekend in the Brits On Pole All-Star League, with both performing well on the street circuit in Toronto, Canada.

    Archive, Uncategorized

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