The 2012 IndyCar title rivals among those with a tough two days in Toronto
Ryan Hunter-Reay won at Toronto in 2012 and finished third in 2011. Will Power is a two-time Toronto winner. The two combined didn’t have a finish better than 15th in either race this weekend. They are...
View ArticleVideo recap: Dixon sweeps Toronto doubleheader
We’ve ran several clips and posts on Scott Dixon’s dominance north of the border for the IZOD IndyCar Series’ Honda Indy Toronto doubleheader. But in case you missed any, here is a recap all in one piece.
View ArticleTen with Townsend: Toronto debrief
With the Honda Indy Toronto doubleheader in the books, we again had the chance to catch up with our NBC Sports Network IndyCar analyst Townsend Bell for his thoughts on the weekend. With a busy...
View ArticlePirelli World Challenge races air Saturday on NBCSN
The Pirelli World Challenge races from Lime Rock Park, held a couple weeks ago, will air this Saturday, July 20 at 4 p.m. ET on the NBC Sports Network. Races featured include Rounds 8 and 9 of the GT...
View ArticleAndersen: We need to create interest in the value of Indy Lights
The Mazda Road to Indy is officially under one promotional direction for all three rungs, now that Dan Andersen’s company, Andersen Promotions, will license and operate the Firestone Indy Lights Series...
View Article“Professor B” at Dallara factory in Italy (VIDEO)
NBC Sports Network IndyCar analyst, pit reporter and insider Jon Beekhuis had the opportunity to go to Italy over the winter to visit Dallara’s factory in Parma. He gives us an inside look at some of...
View ArticleNASCAR returning to NBC Sports starting in 2015
NASCAR and NBC Sports Group announced a 10-year agreement that will bring America’s most popular form of motorsport back to the NBC networks starting in 2015. The new pact will give NBCUniversal...
View ArticleNBC and NASCAR made memories in last stint, with new ones to come
MotorSportsTalk’s two U.S.-based writers, Tony DiZinno and Chris Estrada, take a look back on NBC’s last stint featuring NASCAR Sprint Cup races from 1999 through 2006. In both instances, these were...
View ArticleLazarus: NBC’s NASCAR deal should not affect IndyCar, F1
Concerns after the earlier announcement Tuesday that NASCAR’s return to NBC might have adverse effects on the other two major forms of motorsport NBC Sports Group carries, Formula One and IndyCar, were...
View ArticleNASCAR compelling because of “wonderful stories,” says NBC Sports’ chairman
Mentioning the sport’s historic rivalries, the different generations that have raced in it, and how every track is unique, NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus feels that NASCAR – which he considers...
View ArticleFrance: IndyCar’s a friend to NASCAR, but needs to stand on its own
NASCAR CEO Brian France called IndyCar “a friend” to NASCAR, but dismissed the idea IndyCar could ever run with the Sprint Cup or Nationwide Series on the same weekend. The answers were from a...
View ArticleIndyCars ready to hit Mid-Ohio’s winding road (VIDEO)
A pair of highly technical road courses await the IZOD IndyCar Series this August. First up this weekend is Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a 13-turn, 2.26-mile circuit that keeps drivers busy with a wide...
View ArticleKimball a top sleeper at Mid-Ohio after missing 2012
I’m calling it now: Charlie Kimball is a top sleeper pick for this IZOD IndyCar Series race weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing driver will be primed for a...
View ArticleNBCSN IndyCar notes: Briscoe in booth, IndyCar tries new steering arms
Ryan Briscoe won’t be racing in this weekend’s IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, but he’ll be on site anyway in a different role. Briscoe will join the broadcast...
View ArticleHandful of different liveries for IndyCar teams at Mid-Ohio
You’ll need a spotter’s guide more than normal for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, NBCSN). Oriol Servia, back for Panther Racing this week,...
View ArticleNormal road/street schedule for IndyCar for first time since Long Beach
So the IZOD IndyCar Series teams have something back at Mid-Ohio (the 14th of 19 races in 2013) this weekend for the first time since April: a normal schedule for a road or street course event. It’s...
View ArticleNBCSN show times for Pro Mazda, USF2000 announced
Andersen Promotions, promoters of the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires and Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, has contracted the services of IMS Productions to produce...
View ArticleNewgarden leads Saturday Mid-Ohio practice
Josef Newgarden led Saturday morning’s 45-minute practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series’ Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. The series sophomore lapped the 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1:06.654 in...
View ArticleHunter-Reay grabs crucial Mid-Ohio pole
Ryan Hunter-Reay missed the track record by a few thousandths of a second, but took a pivotal pole position for the IZOD IndyCar Series’ Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio (Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, NBC Sports...
View ArticleKimball bounces back for Fast 6 run
We teased it earlier this week in looking at him as a possible spoiler. But the way Charlie Kimball made this Firestone Fast 6, his second of 2013, wasn’t nearly as straightforward as his first in...
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