XPEL will sponsor Josef Newgarden in three races in the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series season, Team Penske announced April 7. The company first teamed up with Penske and Newgarden last year in two events. This time, it will be on board for the Texas Motor Speedway doubleheader on May 1-2 as well as the Indianapolis …
Santino Ferrucci will return to the NTT IndyCar Series at the 2021 Indianapolis 500. Ferrucci will pilot the No. 45 for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, RLL announced April 5. The No. 45 will carry sponsorship from Hy-Vee. “I am excited to be competing in the Indianapolis 500 with Hy-Vee and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing,” Ferrucci …
Sage Karam played the fuel strategy game perfectly, saving just enough to do burnouts after the IndyCar iRacing Challenge event at the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 25. “We did it,” Karam said after the race. “That was crazy, literally saving from the beginning and we saved enough fuel to do donuts.” For much of …
Sebastian Bourdais‘ return to the NTT INDYCAR Series just got a bit better. Bourdais and his AJ Foyt Racing team have signed ROKiT as a primary sponsor for the 2021 season, the team announced March 23. The No. 14 Chevrolet will carry the ROKiT colors in all 17 events this season, beginning at Barber Motorsports …
Alex Palou dominated the first event of the NTT IndyCar iRacing Challenge, leading a race-high amount of laps en route to winning at virtual Circuit Gilles Villeneuve March 18. Braden Eves finished second. Scott McLaughlin, James Davison and Sage Karam rounded out the top five. Palou completed his rookie NTT IndyCar Series season last year, finishing …
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The second season of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge will begin on March 18, NTT IndyCar Series officials announced March 11. The three virtual races will take place at virtual Circuit Gille Villeneuve on March 18, virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway March 25 and then April 1 on a fan-voted track. Each race will be streamed live on …
If you were watching Friday (March 5) night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, you might’ve seen Conor Daly driving the No. 44 for Niece Motorsports. Perhaps you remember him from making his truck debut in Sin City last fall, his Xfinity Series appearance at Road America in 2018 or, …
Simona De Silvestro and Paretta Motorsports will have sponsor MoneyLion on its No. 16 Chevrolet-powered entry in the Indianapolis 500, Paretta announced March 8. The new team is the first to have a woman-owned and -driven entry in the sport. “We’re thrilled to align with MoneyLion because of our shared ideals,” Paretta CEO/team principal Beth …
Pietro Fittipaldi will run the ovals for Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware in the NTT IndyCar Series, he announced via a tweet March 4. He will pilot the No. 51, sharing it with Romain Grosjean. Fittipaldi will compete in the Indianapolis 500, his first start in the historic race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fittipaldi …
Takuma Sato‘s No. 30 in the NTT IndyCar Series will feature Digital Ally sponsorship for five races in 2021, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced Feb. 22. Digital Ally will first be featured on the car on April 18 for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. It will then return for races at the Firestone …
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