Other Series Racing

"Just an incredible feeling to be able to drive at Indianapolis in May in and Indy car and have the name Andretti on it. It was a dream come true, and to have, like you said, all the support of the engine, tires and team to put it together, I'm thankful for that chance."

April and the first weekend of May were not the most friendly when it came to weather conditions for Tracy Hines and his fellow USAC competitors. Rain, cold and even snow led to the postponement or cancellation of a total of seven races across the three USAC National Series.

Normally, Elko Speedway in Minnesota, and the famed Knoxville Raceway in Iowa, are polar opposites, as one is paved and the other one of the most historic dirt tracks in all of racing. This weekend, the pair of tracks in the Upper Midwest will have two things in common as Elko Speedway will be covered in dirt and both tracks will host the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series.

With a last lap, last corner pass on Takuma Sato, James Hinchcliffe would pick up his second IndyCar Series victory in the Italpava Sao Pauo Indy 300.

It’s hard to believe it had been since last July that David Gravel had taken to the high banks of the famed Eldora Speedway in Ohio. After Mother Nature halted a couple of scheduled trips to the half-mile last fall, the native of Watertown, Conn., made his first two starts of 2013 at the historic oval this past weekend.

Veteran Ontario short-track racer and NASCAR Canadian Tire Series (NCATS) star J.R. Fitzpatrick will drive an OSCAAR Super Late Model on a regular basis throughout the 2013 season. Fitzpatrick is expected to pilot the Roy Passer-owned #27 in as many as 10 races throughout the upcoming campaign.

Five-time CASCAR Super Series champion Don Thomson Jr. has announced he will be competing with the OSCAAR Super Late Model tour on a part-time basis in 2013.

During the off-season, Marco Andretti went to work – he wanted to improve. He met up with a driver coach and spent time learning how he could improve.

Reigning IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay joked that Will Power has at least two trophies bigger than the two he's earned for finishing second in the Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300.

Frank Kimmel won his 77th all-time ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards race Friday afternoon, taking the checkered flag in the rain-shortened International Motorsports Hall of Fame 250 at Talladega Superspeedway.