Story Credit: INDYCAR PR INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019) – Bumping to secure locked-in grid positions on both qualifying days, the thrilling Fast Nine Shootout for the pole position and an opportunity to preview the 103rd Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge with a full-field practice await NTT IndyCar Series fans May 18-19 at Indianapolis Motor Read More…
Month: February 2019
New LED display panels set for all NTT IndyCar Series cars in 2019
Story Credit: INDYCAR PRPhoto Credit: Jared DePouw INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019) — NTT IndyCar Series cars will again be equipped with LED displays to better assist fans with understanding how each driver is performing in every session this season and to aid the efforts of the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team in attending to disabled Read More…
INDYCAR to introduce next phase of cockpit safety
Story Credit: INDYCAR PRPhoto Credit: Chris Beatty Design INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019) – INDYCAR announced today the planned introduction of the next step to improve cockpit safety for all drivers in the NTT IndyCar Series. All cars participating in an April 24 open test on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval will be fitted with Read More…
Radical Cup to co-star with NTT INDYCAR Series during the REV Group Grand Prix weekend at Road America
Story & Photo Credit: Road America PR ELKHART LAKE, Wis., February 19, 2019 – Blue Marble Cocktails Radical Cup will share the spotlight alongside the NTT IndyCar Series during the REV Group Grand Prix at Road America, June 20-23. The event marks the first time North America’s premier Radical series will visit Wisconsin’s 4.048-mile, 14-turn ‘National Park Read More…
Spring Training whets appetites for NTT IndyCar Series season to begin
Story Credit: INDYCAR PRPhoto Credit: INDYCAR Photo AUSTIN, Texas (Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019) – If 11 hours and more than 8,000 miles of on-track testing over two days showed anything, it’s that the NTT IndyCar Series fits in marvelously at the sparkling Circuit of The Americas and the competition will be deep and intense in Read More…
Rookie Herta sets pace on first day of INDYCAR Spring Training
Story Credit: INDYCAR PRPhoto Credit: INDYCAR Photo AUSTIN, Texas (Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019) – Colton Herta wasted no time making his presence felt in the NTT IndyCar Series. The Harding Steinbrenner Racing rookie was quickest in both on-track sessions on opening day of INDYCAR Spring Training at Circuit of The Americas. Herta, driving the No. Read More…
INDYCAR Pass debuts on NBC Sports Gold, opening path to the most INDYCAR content
All NTT IndyCar Series practices and qualifying sessions will stream live on INDYCAR Pass, along with Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires races More than 200 hours of INDYCAR Pass coverage is planned for 2019, including same-day NTT IndyCar Series race telecasts on demand and 50-plus hours focused on the 103rd Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge Read More…
Firestone extends exclusive tire supplier partnership with INDYCAR through 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019) – The Firestone brand will remain the exclusive tire to the NTT IndyCar Series and the Official Tire for the NTT IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500 through 2025, following a five-year partnership extension announced by INDYCAR and Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Additionally, Bridgestone announced plans to build a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing Read More…
Acura announced as title sponsor for Long Beach race
“This is truly the start of a new era in the history of the Grand Prix,” said Jim Michaelian, president and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach. “As we enter our 45th year of conducting America’s #1 street race, we are looking forward with great enthusiasm to this new partnership with a Read More…
INDYCAR adds industry veterans to bolster marketing, communications
INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019) – INDYCAR has bolstered the commercial side of its business with the addition of two veteran industry executives. SJ Luedtke, a Nike sports marketing executive for the past decade, has been hired as INDYCAR’s Vice President, Marketing. She will be responsible for advancing INDYCAR’s brand across all channels, managing event Read More…