Tag: Indy 500

• Could Johnson be an F1 star?

  June 28th, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 21 Comments
  

  Jimmie Johnson is chasing an unprecedented fifth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup title this year. The 34-year-old Californian is steadily emerging as one of the greatest talents in the sport’s history, and he’s emphasized the point over the past two weekends by winning back-to-back races at the Infineon Raceway road course… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Miscellaneous, NASCAR

  Tags: Bernie Ecclestone, Formula 1, Indy 500, Indycar, Infineon Raceway, Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR, New Hampshire Motor Speedway

• The magic month of May

  May 20th, 2009 | Rob Widdows | 12 Comments
  

  What a weekend we have in store. The Indianapolis 500 and the Grand Prix of Monaco. I do like the month of May.
  So much is good about both Indy and Monaco. So much of these two events is what motor racing is all about. And yet they could hardly… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Events, Formula 1, IRL

  Tags: Bubbles Horsley, Harvey Postlethwaite, Hesketh, Indy 500, James Hunt, Lord Hesketh, Monaco, Nigel Mansell

• Will F1 ever return to the USA?

  June 6th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 8 Comments
  

  After a nine-year run at Indianapolis, we are once again without a United States Grand Prix. As we all know, the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal this weekend will be Formula One’s closest brush with the USA this year. Indianapolis Motor Speedway boss Tony George is committed to attempting to… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Events, Formula 1, Personalities

  Tags: Indy 500

• Indy qualifying starts amid sadness

  May 9th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 3 Comments
  

  The opening weekend of qualifying for this year’s 92nd Indianapolis 500 takes place this weekend. Favourites for the pole must be Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon who have been the men to beat on oval tracks so far this year in Chip Ganassi’s pair of Dallara-Hondas. Other pole contenders include… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL, Other reports, Personalities

  Tags: Andretti-Green Racing, Can-Am, Carl Haas, CART, Chip Ganassi, Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick, Dario Franchitti, Davey Evans, Engineer, Formula 5000, Haas, Helio Castroneves, HWM, Indianapolis 500, Indy 500, Jay Howard, Justin Wilson, Lola, Maranello, Maranello Concessionaires, Marco Andretti, Mario Andretti, Newman/Haas, Newman/Haas/Lannigan, Sam Hornish, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Track

• Parnelli Jones’s radical ideas

  May 2nd, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 7 Comments
  

  Parnelli Jones is one of the living legends of American racing, up there in the pantheon with Mario Andretti, AJ Foyt and Dan Gurney. Jones dominated three of the seven Indy 500s he started and won the race in 1963, beating Jim Clark. He looked to be a clear winner… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Historic Racing, IRL, NASCAR, Personalities, Sportscars

  Tags: AJ Foyt, Al Unser, Can-Am, Chevrolet, Cosworth, Dan Gurney, Ford, Honda, Indy 500, Jim Clark, Joe Leonard, John Barnard, Lotus, Mario Andretti, Mark Donohue, Parnelli Jones, Tony George, Toyota

• Indy car racing’s rebirth slowly begins

  April 4th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 3 Comments
  

  The first unified Indycar race of the 21st century took place last Saturday night before a modest crowd at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. There were many good things to see, including a fierce battle at the front and watching Marco Andretti drive such a strong race on a track where he… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Events, IRL, Other reports

  Tags: Chip Ganassi, Eric Bachelart, Franck Perera, Haas, Indy 500, Jerry Forsythe, Justin Wilson, Long Beach, Marco Andretti, Panoz DP01, Paul Tracy, Penske, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Track

• Everyone’s hero

  March 25th, 2008 | Damien Smith | 2 Comments
  

  The new issue of Motor Sport, on sale now, is a very special one for all of us on the magazine. Producing each edition always has a ‘labour of love’ element to it, but that feeling was heightened as we worked towards deadline this time. And it was all down… Read more

  Sections: Magazine, Notes from the Editor

  Tags: AJ Foyt, Brian Redman, Dan Gurney, David Tremayne, Ed Foster, Hockenheim, Indianapolis 500, Indy 500, Jim Clark, Jim Endruweit, Lotus, Magazine, Mario Andretti, Mechanic, Parnelli Jones, Rob Widdows, Robin Miller