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(Access to news reports from the last 30 days is free) http://www.autosport.com en-us (c) 2009 autosport.com 60 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:35:24 GMT http://images.autosport.com/autosportdotcom.gif http://www.autosport.com Tony Kanaan is optimistic that the lingering rib injuries from his Indianapolis 500 crash will not hamper him at this weekend's Watkins Glen IndyCar Series race http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76680 76680 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:33:33 GMT Penske has announced that Will Power will return for five more races this year, starting with next weekend's Toronto street race http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76666 76666 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:11:35 GMT Vitor Meira will attend this weekend's Watkins Glen race - his first appearance at an IndyCar Series event since breaking two vertebrae in a crash at the Indianapolis 500 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76663 76663 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:01:36 GMT Leading IndyCar team boss Roger Penske says he has no concerns about the appointment of Curtis Brighton and Jeffrey Belskus to run the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar Series after Tony George's departure http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76638 76638 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:36:36 GMT The Indy Racing League has announced tweaks to its aerodynamic rules for oval races in a bid to improve the quality of racing in the IndyCar Series http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76634 76634 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:32:06 GMT Tony George has resigned from his position as head of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar Series following a meeting of the board of directors of the Hulman-George company that owns the legendary racetrack and the championship http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76631 76631 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:16:12 GMT Richard Antinucci is to make his IndyCar Series debut with 3G at this weekend's Watkins Glen event http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76630 76630 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:08:04 GMT Scott Dixon believes the form of improving teams such as Newman/Haas/Lanigan could play a crucial part in deciding this year's IndyCar Series title battle http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76615 76615 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:36:48 GMT Andretti Green Racing's Hideki Mutoh and Danica Patrick were optimistic that their strong run at Richmond could mark the start of a turnaround for the struggling team http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76614 76614 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:14:49 GMT The Penske drivers say they are determined to strike back at Watkins Glen next week after both crashed out of last night's Richmond race, allowing Ganassi's Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon to pull away in the championship http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76598 76598 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:34:24 GMT Richmond IndyCar winner and runner-up Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti led widespread criticism of the quality of the racing in the Saturday night event, which continued a run of disappointing oval races http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76597 76597 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:20:13 GMT Scott Dixon said he was honoured to equal Sam Hornish Jr's record by winning his 19th Indy Racing League IndyCar race at Richmond on Saturday night, but suspects other active drivers could overhaul his tally before their careers are over http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76596 76596 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:09:42 GMT Scott Dixon led home team-mate Dario Franchitti in a commanding one-two as Ganassi controlled the IndyCar Series' Saturday night race at Richmond http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76595 76595 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:32:49 GMT The Andretti Green Racing drivers urged their team to get on top of its problems after the quartet were again surprisingly off the pace in Richmond qualifying http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76565 76565 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:24:17 GMT Dario Franchitti said the hot, greasy racetrack made his pole run at Richmond International Raceway far from easy http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76564 76564 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:18:23 GMT Dario Franchitti followed up his Iowa victory with a commanding pole position at Richmond, ahead of his Ganassi team-mate Scott Dixon http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76563 76563 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:14:08 GMT Dario Franchitti beat rookie Raphael Matos to the fastest time in the opening free practice session for the IndyCar Series' Richmond round http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76558 76558 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:33:34 GMT Former IndyCar Series rookie of the year Kosuke Matsuura is working on a one-off return to the championship for his home race at Motegi in September http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76468 76468 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:59:04 GMT The IndyCar Series is set to return to the Iowa Speedway for a further two years, with the championship nearing completion on a new contract with the venue for last weekend's race http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76467 76467 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:48:55 GMT Dario Franchitti said the credit for his Iowa Speedway victory should go to the Ganassi mechanics after he emerged from the final cycle of pitstops ahead of Ryan Briscoe with 50 laps remaining, then pulled away through traffic to win http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76460 76460 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:21:04 GMT Dario Franchitti claimed his second IndyCar win of the season at Iowa Speedway as Ryan Briscoe yet again dominated only to be denied victory in the closing stages http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76459 76459 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:10:27 GMT Qualifying for the IndyCar Series' Iowa round has been abandoned due to moisture seeping through the track surface http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76408 76408 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:04:43 GMT Dario Franchitti kept Ganassi in front in the final free practice session ahead of IndyCar Series qualifying at Iowa Speedway http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76405 76405 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:35:20 GMT Scott Dixon led a Ganassi one-two in morning practice for the Iowa Speedway round of the IndyCar Series http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76397 76397 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:16:26 GMT Paul Tracy has added the Watkins Glen round of the IndyCar Series to his programme with KV Racing Technology http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76239 76239 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:32:23 GMT Ryan Hunter-Reay is to move from Vision Racing to AJ Foyt Enterprises for the rest of the IndyCar Series season http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76087 76087 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:56:56 GMT Raphael Matos believes his Luczo Dragon team can score an IndyCar race victory this season http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75996 75996 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:03:18 GMT Dario Franchitti was critical of the Ganassi team for not informing him that he was running low on fuel in the final stint of the Texas IndyCar race http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75908 75908 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:05:14 GMT The Texas round of the IndyCar Series ended with Andretti Green Racing team-mates Danica Patrick and Marco Andretti arguing in the pits about a late battle between the two http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75907 75907 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:54:21 GMT Ryan Briscoe described the finish of the IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway as one of the greatest frustrations of his career after a potentially dominant victory turned into a second place when his Penske team-mate Helio Castroneves jumped him in the pits http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75906 75906 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:49:51 GMT