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The IndyCar Series used its recent test on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval to gather feedback and data on two technical changes being considered for its current and future car.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will hold two days of testing this week on its 2.5-mile oval for Firestone to evaluate superspeedway tire compounds and to give the track feedback on its recent repaving at Turn 2.The outings will run from 9am-5pm ET, with Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward and Chip Ganassi...

IndyCar shared a "status update" on the new race car the series plans to introduce for the 2028 season with team owners today at Road America.

Darrick Dong, a friend and encyclopedic resource of technical knowledge to major North American racing series and teams, has died at 69 after a prolonged fight to prevent kidney failure.A fixture in a variety of paddocks, Dong was most commonly found at IndyCar and sports car events providing support on...

Lost among the introduction of beautiful new bodywork, windscreen testing, and outfitting each Verizon IndyCar Series entry with updated electronics, the switch to Performance Friction Corporation brakes has also been a significant undertaking for teams entering 2018.After an awkward introduction last season where the brand's carbon discs and pads were...

The intentional reduction of aerodynamic downforce and drag with IndyCar's new 2018 road course/short oval bodywork has produced an added benefit many fans will welcome.As found at the most recent tests at Mid-Ohio and Iowa, top speeds have increased by a healthy margin, and it's due to the Verizon IndyCar...

Notes from Friday's IndyCar activities at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. JR Hildebrand clearly enjoys being the one long-haired hippie within the all-business Ed Carpenter Racing team. Compared to his team owner, whose hair is always short and meticulously coiffed, Hildebrand has chosen to embrace his inner rebel...

Brake manufacturer Brembo issued a technical bulletin on Saturday in response to the large volume of overheating issues faced by Verizon IndyCar Series drivers while using new carbon fiber brake discs and pads from Performance Friction Corporation and Brembo's existing brake calipers."Brembo recently has become aware of an alleged problem...

To the delight of everyone in the Verizon IndyCar Series, there were no show-stopping brake issues encountered Friday at St. Petersburg. But don't mistake the lack of calamity for peace and contentment throughout the paddock.Although IndyCar approved Honda's request on Thursday to increase brake cooling for the overheating Brembo calipers...

High brake caliper temperatures encountered during pre-season road course testing have created anxiety and concerns over driver safety leading into this weekend's IndyCar opener at St. Petersburg. The most recent paddock-wide test, held at Sebring Feb. 28-March 1, exposed more cooling issues that have led to a new call for...