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  • IRL: Practice begins for the Indy 500

    With the Month of May well under way, rookies and veterans alike are dodging the weather to grab as much practice time as possible for the 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Alex Lloyd, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Martin Plowman, Mike Conway, Pippa Mann, videos

  • IRL: Dixon on the march as May approaches

    Reigning champion Scott Dixon kick-started his title defence with a win at the Kansas Speedway as the IndyCar series returned to ovals – and to business as usual.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dale Coyne, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Dennis Reinbold, Graham Rahal, Helio Castroneves, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, Road Runner Turbo Indy 300, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, videos

  • IRL: N/H/L sweep Kansas qualifying as Helio and Dario are punished

    IndyCar series leader Dario Franchitti and rival Helio Castroneves will start from the back of the field at the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 in Kansas after race control punished the pair for cutting the white line in qualifying.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Brian Barnhart, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Graham Rahal, Helio Castroneves, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, Road Runner Turbo Indy 300, Robert Doornbos, videos

  • IRL: Dario returns to winning ways

    Scotland’s Dario Franchitti tasted victory in only his second race since returning to Indycars after canny pit strategy helped him overcome a poor start.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dario Franchitti, IndyCar Series, Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, videos

  • IRL: So close for Wilson as win slips away

    Justin Wilson came agonisingly close to scoring one of the all-time great underdog victories in the IndyCar season opener at St Petersburg, dominating much of the race but losing the lead at a late restart.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dale Coyne, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Darren Manning, Dennis Reinbold, Graham Rahal, Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter-Reay, videos

  • Brits on Pole Twitter updates for 2009-04-05

    A dump of the day’s Twitter updates – covering the whole of the Malaysian Grand Prix and the Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg.

    Archive, Uncategorized

  • IRL: ‘I was robbed of pole’ says Wilson

    A front-row spot for the Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg and his team’s best-ever qualifying position were not enough for IndyCar racer Justin Wilson, who felt he was robbed of pole when Dario Franchitti slowed in front of him.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Darren Manning, Graham Rahal, Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, videos

  • IRL: Wilson wows ’em at St Pete practice

    Dario Franchitti and Graham Rahal ran fastest in practice for the Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg – but it was Justin Wilson in the underfunded Dale Coyne Racing entry who caused the biggest stir.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Darren Manning, Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, videos

  • GP2 Asia: James Jakes to line up third on Sepang grid

    Yorkshireman James Jakes has done his chances of securing a drive for the European leg of the GP2 competition a power of good today after qualifying third for the Sepang race.

    Archive, GP2
    GP2 Asia, James Jakes, Sepang International Circuit, Super Nova

  • IRL: Wilson’s loss could be pay driver Duno’s gain

    Imagine that Heikki Kovalainen has just lost his McLaren seat for 2009, not in favour of some talented young driver like Rosberg or Vettel, but to make way for Yuji Ide on the promise of a hefty cheque. You’d be outraged, right?

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dreyer & Reinbold, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Milka Duno, Newman/Haas/Lanigan

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