Articles in the ‘IndyCar’ Category

IndyCar drivers believe sport will be safer in 2012



With IndyCar still reeling from star Dan Wheldon’s death, officials announced on Tuesday that changes for improving safety may be in place prior to the season opening race at St. Petersburg next month.
They said that Fontana, Indianapolis, and Texas will scrap double-file restarts, and that there will be more announcements to come, as indicated [...]



Wheldon’s death causes criticism of IndyCar boss



As fans watched the horrifying car crash that killed Dan Wheldon, the focus inevitably turned to the IndyCar Series chief executive, Randy Bernard.
The 44-year-old executive from California had heavily marketed the Las Vegas Motor Speedway race as the dazzling finale to his attempts to improve the popularity of the sagging IndyCar Series.
Wheldon actually [...]