Topic: IndyCar Series

English ace Conway to drive for Foyt in 2012

England's Mike Conway, who won his first IndyCar race last season at Long Beach, was named on Tuesday as the driver for the IndyCar team of series racing legend A.J. Foyt.Conway's only victory in 39 series starts over the past three seasons ...
Three-time defending IndyCar season champion Dario Franchitti of Scotland still finds it difficult to celebrate his latest title in the wake of English rival Dan Wheldon's death.But Franchitti has already started working on the new IndyCar chassis set to debut in 2012, ...

Fence pole killed Wheldon, says report

British racing driver Dan Wheldon, a two-time winner of the fabled Indianapolis 500, was killed when a fence pole speared through his car, causing massive head injuries, an investigation report concluded on Friday.Wheldon, 33, died on October 16 at the Las Vegas ...

IndyCar won't return to Vegas in 2012

IndyCar won't return in 2012 to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where a fiery crash claimed the life of English racer Dan Wheldon in October.The IndyCar series had been scheduled to close its 2012 season at the speedway on October 14.But officials ...

Pagenaud inks IndyCar deal

France's Simon Pagenaud was named on Thursday as the 2012 IndyCar driver for Schmidt Motorsports after serving as a fill-in racer three times last season.The 27-year-old from Montmorillon was a runner-up in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of ...

Barnhart out as IndyCar race director

Brian Barnhart, who angered several IndyCar drivers this past season with decisions as chief steward, has been removed from the responsibility of overseeing races.IndyCar chief executive Randy Bernard announced on Wednesday several changes in series personnel that begin on January 1, including ...

Aussie Power cleared to resume driving

Australian driver Will Power, injured in the fiery crash that killed Dan Wheldon in the IndyCar season finale, has been cleared to return to racing.He said he would get back on a track next week in two days of testing of the ...

Indy drivers meet to discuss safety

IndyCar drivers and officials met Monday to discuss ways of making the series safer, eight days after English racer Dan Wheldon died in a 15-car crash in Las Vegas."How we react to this is critical, and we're very encouraged with what happened ...

Wheldon crash investigation picks up speed

(Reuters) - IndyCar officials have begun an investigation into the cause of the 15-car crash that killed two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, series boss Randy Bernard saying on Monday they need to understand what went wrong.After attending Wheldon's funeral in Florida ...

Emotional farewell for Wheldon

Amid the tributes to Dan Wheldon on Saturday, the intimate remembrances of his widow, Susie, were a reminder that his death meant the loss of a family man as well as a talented racer."My sweet Dan, my whole body is aching, down ...
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