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Memo to Danica: We're Losing Interest

By Jay MariottiMay 29th 2010 – 6:57PM

It may shock you to discover that sex, the most provocative word in any language, doesn't necessarily sell in sports. Such is the hard lesson of Danica Patrick, who has posed and unzipped and used her looks to sell t-shirts and do interviews and commercials, but, in the end, hasn't won enough to sustain her once-sizable...

Will Power Fast While Danica Searches for Speed in St. Pete

By Holly CainMar 26th 2010 – 8:00PM

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The IZOD IndyCar Series is making its stateside season debut this weekend in the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, where there's been nearly as much news made off the track as on it. As for the racing, Australian Will Power picked up where he left off two weeks ago -- P1 (Position One) -- leading...

Former Pro Bull Riders CEO Lassos Indy Racing League

By Holly CainFeb 2nd 2010 – 5:20PM

As expected, the IZOD IndyCar Series formally introduced Randy Bernard as the new chairman of the board of both the Indy Racing League and Firestone Indy Lights series Tuesday at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bernard, 43, held the same post with the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) for the past 15 years...

Danica Patrick Still Flirting With NASCAR

By Holly CainDec 1st 2009 – 6:35PM

All the speculation about Danica Patrick's future has both amused and frustrated her, she said Tuesday, a day after confirming she has re-signed a contract to stay in the IZOD IndyCar Series full-time for at least the next two years. After months of managing rumor and playing coy, Patrick used New York City's Times...

Back from NASCAR: Franchitti Wins IndyCar Championship

By Holly CainOct 10th 2009 – 10:15PM

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- It was as if Dario Franchitti never left. The 36-year old Scot returned from a don't-look-back 2008 NASCAR experiment to reclaim the IndyCar Series championship trophy he took with him, sealing the deal on his second title Saturday night in nearly identical fashion to how he earned the first in 2007....

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Official: IndyCar Series returning to Houston at Reliant parking lot street circuit

By Noah Joseph Mar 29th 2012 - 06:30PM

HOUSTON ( March 28, 2012) Officials announced today that the Grand Prix of Houston will return to Reliant Park in 2013 with the IZOD IndyCar Series.

Background on IndyCar Series

The IZOD IndyCar Series is the premier level of American open wheel racing. The current championship, founded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George, began in 1996 as a competitor to CART known as the Indy Racing League (IRL).

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