The Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis will be the second Indy car event conducted on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's road course. Simon Pagenaud won the inaugural race in 2014 and will look for his first win with Team Penske.
Earlier today, organizers of the Honda Indy Toronto were joined by 2014 race winner Sebastien Bourdais to mark the start of the track build at Exhibition Place. Setup of the championship racetrack and grandstands begins this week with just over a month to go before the event.
AJ Foyt Racing announced on Tuesday, May 5 that 2011 Indianapolis 500 Pole Sitter Alex Tagliani will drive the No. 48 Al-Fe Heat Treating Honda-powered Dallara for AJ Foyt Racing in the Indianapolis 500 later this month. Tagliani will join AJ Foyt Racing full-time drivers Takuma Sato and Jack Hawksworth.
Over the course of the weekend, Chevrolet unveiled their brand new superspeedway aerodynamic kit that combines a reduction of drag to increase speed while maintaining a significant amount of downforce.
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced that Conor Daly will receive primary sponsorship from Smithfield Foods on his No. 43 entry for the Indianapolis 500. Founded in 1936, Smithfield Foods is the world's largest provider of high-quality pork products.
Chip Ganassi Racing announced that Sage Karam will receive sponsorship from Ivy Tech Community College on his No. 8 Chevrolet. Ivy Tech marks an addition to the sponsorship already received from Comfort Revolution and Big Machine Records.
Reduced drag and increased engine performance equal speed on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, and Honda Performance Development COO and vice president Steve Eriksen believes its Verizon IndyCar Series entries in the 99th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race will have all three with its superspeedway aerodynamic bodywork platform and 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged V-6 engine.
Team Penske announced today that it has partnered with Avaya as a team sponsor for the 2015 season in both the Verizon IndyCar Series and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Simon Pagenaud will pilot the No. 22 Avaya Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet for at least four Verizon IndyCar Series events in his first season with Team Penske, including the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 24. Avaya will also adorn the side of the No. 2 Ford Fusion driven by Brad Keselowski in the Sprint Cup Series event at Kansas Speedway on Saturday, May 9.
The NASCAR Cup Series will open its playoff season for the first time at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend as part of a doubleheader that will also see the NASCAR Xfinity Series in action.
The 23-year-old Burton from Huntersville, North Carolina, will commence his first title pursuit by reaching a milestone start in his third full-time campaign in NASCAR's premier series.
The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli displayed an all-class race of excitement this weekend as the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series competed among all TA classes for the 100-mile feature race.
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