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2 unusual facts about Indycar Series


Diana Binks

Mainly known for presenting regular late-night coverage of NASCAR and Indy Car racing on Five, and Motorsport UK for the ITV network, she has also worked for other broadcasters including Sky Sports.

Northern Light Group

In 2000, the company was the title sponsor for the IndyCar Series.


2002 The 500

Also, other than the famed Indianapolis 500, it was the last 500-mile open wheel race for ten years, when IndyCar Series held the 2012 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships at Fontana as the season finale.

Ilmor

With manufacturing based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, and maintenance offices in Plymouth, Michigan, the company supplies engines and consultancy to the IndyCar Series and MotoGP.

J. R. Hildebrand

He previously competed in the Izod IndyCar Series; driving the #4 National Guard car for Panther Racing.

Kosuke Matsuura

He went on to finish 2nd in the 2002 German Formula Three Championship winning 2 races and finished 3rd in the 2003 European Formula Renault V6 Eurocup, winning 3 races before replacing Roger Yasukawa at Super Aguri Fernandez Racing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series in 2004.

LAT Photographic

Established in the 1960s as London Art Technical, the company covers major motorsport competitions such as the Formula One, World Rally Championship, 24 Hours of Le Mans, British Touring Car Championship, NASCAR Cup Series, IndyCar Series and Grand Prix motorcycle racing, and provides pictures for magazines like Autosport, Autocar, F1 Racing and Motorsport.

McLaren Electronic Systems

Also they have provided for the IndyCar Series since 2012 who replacing Motorola as ECU supplier and this module was the basis for the NASCAR unit.

Pablo Donoso

He believed that this series could be a step to finally get to a world-class category like NASCAR or the IndyCar Series.

Sun Drop

The soft drink has also recently become a leading sponsor for racecar driver Ryan Hunter-Reay and his #1 car in the Indycar Series for Andretti Autosport.

Wally Dallenbach, Jr.

His primary responsibilities are for TNT's NASCAR coverage, a position he has held since 2001, and NBC Sports Network's IndyCar Series coverage, which he has been a part of since NBC was bought by Comcast in 2010.


see also

2010 São Paulo Indy 300

Plans for an IndyCar Series race in Brazil were confirmed on 25 November 2009, with authorities in São Paulo and the Indy Racing League agreeing to a deal for the city to host the series.

2013 Firestone 550

Before coming to Texas Motor Speedway, IndyCar completed the first doubleheader of the season at Belle Isle in the Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit, where Mike Conway earned his first victory of the season in the first race, while Simon Pagenaud won his first IndyCar series race in the second part of the doubleheader.

Brienne Pedigo

Her father, Gary, is the owner of Pedigo Chevrolet in Camby, Indiana, and is a former joint owner of Panther Racing, an IndyCar Series team.

Can-Am

The series peaked in the early 80s but as the CART Indycar series and IMSA's GTP championship grew in stature it faded.

Kosuke Matsuura

This prompted Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network play-by-play Mike King to suggest that the finish may help him stay in IndyCar Series for the 2008 season.

Mike Lanigan

Lanigan expanded his sponsorship into team ownership in 2001, joining forces with Eric Bachelart to co-own Conquest Racing which competed in the IndyCar Series in 2001 and 2002, then the Champ Car World Series from 2003 to 2006.

Lanigan also took over the promoter position of Champ Car's Grand Prix of Houston in 2006 and Grand Prix of Cleveland in 2007, neither of which survived the merger to appear on the IndyCar Series schedule.

New England 200

New Hampshire Indy 225, an Indycar Series race held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

NHR

Newman/Haas Racing, a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series

North American International Auto Show

Bryan Herta was presented with the Baby Borg trophy for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 during the show, which coincided with the promotion of the return of the IZOD IndyCar Series to Detroit later in June.

Pocono Raceway

On the September 30, 2012, edition of Speed Channel's WindTunnel with Dave Despain, Bernard officially confirmed that the IndyCar Series would return to Pocono with a 400-mile race on July 7, 2013.

Racing fuel

Methanol fuel, formerly used in some open-wheel race cars, like IndyCar Series prior to 2007 and in Top Alcohol drag racing