By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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Racing legend Mario Andretti qualified fourth and finished third in the 49th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 31, 1965, a drive that secured him Rookie of the Year …

INDYCAR’s 2020 schedule suffered a pair of hits Thursday, when the NTT IndyCar Series events at Richmond Raceway and the Streets of Toronto were canceled due to local restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cancellation of the …

NASCAR announced Thursday the next slate of races in its return to racing, featuring events at Bristol Motor Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.
The NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, …

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
FORT WORTH, Texas – Signature moments in the colorful, controversial open-wheel history of Texas Motor Speedway include a Victory Lane smack down, a cancelled CART race and a winning margin …

FORT WORTH, Texas – A rescheduled NASCAR spring weekend at Texas Motor Speedway is a key talking point in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial initiative to “re-open” the Lone Star State for business amid the …

Bob Lazier, the 1981 CART Rookie of the Year who made his sole Indianapolis 500 start that season, died Saturday, April 18, due to complications of COVID-19. He was 81.
Lazier is the father of 1996 …

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
Texas Motor Speedway has been penciled into the leadoff spot in INDYCAR’s latest revision of the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series schedule, and that’s not necessarily a sure thing.
The Genesys 600 …

The 104th edition of the Indianapolis 500 has been rescheduled for Sunday, Aug. 23, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials from INDYCAR and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) announced Thursday. “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” will …

(Editor’s note: This story will be updated as the Coronavirus pandemic and its effect on auto racing evolves. It was last updated on March 25.)
Auto racing has joined stick-and-ball sports in interrupting their schedules in …

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
Versatile open-wheel driver Spencer Pigot will re-join Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for the Month of May NTT IndyCar Series events at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Pigot, who made three starts for RLLR …