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  • IRL: Another practice smash for Wheldon

    For the second race in a row, Dan Wheldon was forced to qualify in the spare Target Chip Ganassi racing car after an accident during practice – this time because a spinning car collected his as it crashed.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Bruno Junqueira, Iowa Corn Indy 250, videos

  • IRL: Dixon extends championship lead with win

    For the second outing in a row, a late Marco Andretti crash meant that the race finished under caution and Scott Dixon was denied a duel to the finish line with a Team Penske driver.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Bombardier Learjet 550, Scott Dixon, Texas Motor Speedway, videos

  • IRL: Dixon takes pole in Texas

    Qualifying at the Texas Motor Speedway mirrored the big picture of the season so far: Scott Dixon came out on top, and only Helio Castroneves was close to challenging him.

    Archive, IndyCar Series

  • IRL: Briscoe bounces back in Milwaukee

    Under-fire Aussie Ryan Briscoe silenced his critics with a hard-fought victory over Indy500 champion Scott Dixon at a traffic-strewn Milwaukee Mile.

    Archive, IndyCar Series

  • IRL: Dominant Dixon wins Indy500

    All through May Scott Dixon had looked the driver most likely to win the 192nd Indianapolis 500 – and in the end he out-lasted, out-lucked and just plain out-drove his rivals to victory.

    Archive, IndyCar Series

  • Could Sunday see two British winners?

    The two biggest open-wheel motor races in the world – and they’re on the same day. But how likely is it that Union Flags will be flying over the top steps of the podiums at Monaco and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway come Sunday?

    Archive, F1, IndyCar Series

  • IRL: Starting line-up for Indy500 finalised

    A last-gasp crash by Pacific Coast’s Mario Dominguez saved the blushes of Marty Roth as the final qualifiers for the 92nd Indy500 were confirmed on bump day. Dominguez, the last driver to make a qualifying attempt, was running fast enough to bump Roth from the 33rd and final qualifying place when he crashed entering the…

    Archive, IndyCar Series

  • IRL: Lloyd to miss qualifying after crash

    Rookie Alex Lloyd will sit out weekend qualifying on medical advice after hitting the wall during Indy500 ‘Fast Friday’ practice.

    Archive, IndyCar Series

  • IRL: Wheldon wins in Kansas

    Dan Wheldon took a second consecutive Kansas Speedway IndyCar victory after his team-mate Scott Dixon dropped from first to seventh thanks to an unluckily-timed yellow flag seconds after he had pitted.

    Archive, IndyCar Series

  • IRL: Dixon and Wheldon dominate Kansas qualifying

    Dan Wheldon scored his first front-row start in 18 races as he and his Target Chip Ganassi Racing colleague Scott Dixon locked up the front row in qualifying for the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at the Kansas Speedway.

    Archive, IndyCar Series

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