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Team Penske driver Will Power drives during the 2019 IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Photo: Jason Behnken/AP Images

Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg On Tap Through 2024

The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in Florida will keep its place on the NTT IndyCar Series schedule through at least 2024. The St. Petersburg City Council unanimously approved a four-year extension to its existing agreement with Green Savoree St. Petersburg to help organize the race on the city streets along the waterfront. For […]

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Milking It in Indianapolis

Typically, a car hurtling along the roadway without a driver at 200 miles per hour would be terrifying—a horrendous accident in the making. But what if such a car could help prevent accidents and ensure highway safety for all? That’s what more than 20 researchers from prestigious institutions set out to answer when they gathered at […]

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Salt Lake City to Host 2020 AMA Supercross Series Finale

The Monster Energy AMA Supercross series in 2020 will visit 17 stadiums and, for the first time in 23 years, have its season finale somewhere other than Las Vegas. The series will start January 4 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, and visit 14 states before the season finale on May 2 at Rice-Eccles Stadium […]

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Indianapolis 500 Drivers Make Nationwide Tour

The Indianapolis 500 may be the largest single-day sporting event in the country, but the action before the May 26 race is not confined to Indianapolis. On May 21, the event’s 33 participating drivers will be dispatched across North America on an ambitious tour to spread the word about the 103rd running of the famous […]

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NASCAR Names Geico as Official Insurance Partner

NASCAR and Geico have entered a multiyear agreement, making the auto insurer the official insurance partner of NASCAR. Geico’s involvement with the sport spans more than a decade through a partnership with International Speedway Corporation (ICS) and its sponsorship of the No. 13 Geico Chevrolet driven by Ty Dillon in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup […]

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Acura Drives Into Long Beach Grand Prix Sponsorship

Acura has been named the title sponsor of the Grand Prix of Long Beach in California. The luxury car manufacturer takes over from Toyota, which has been the race’s title sponsor for 38 years until it announced last year it would no longer support the race. The 45th Grand Prix of Long Beach, one of the key stops […]

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Gainbridge to Become Presenting Sponsor of Indy 500

Gainbridge has reached a multiyear agreement with the Indy 500 to become presenting sponsor of the famed IndyCar race, starting with the 2019 event. The online financial services company will also become the official annuity and life insurance partner of IndyCar, IMS and the Indy 500 under terms of the deal. Gainbridge offers its services to […]

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NTT Named Title Sponsor of IndyCar Series

IndyCar has announced that NTT,  a global information technology and communications company, will become the series’ title sponsor starting in 2019. NTT replaces Verizon, which held the series title sponsorship since 2014. NTT will also become the official technology partner of IndyCar, the IndyCar Series, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 beginning in 2019. The […]

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Speedway LLC Named Official Fuel and Convenience Store for IndyCar

Hulman & Company has announced a multiyear deal for Speedway LLC to serve as the official fuel and official convenience store of IndyCar, the IndyCar Series, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500.  The agreement with the national convenience store chain will begin in 2019. Speedway LLC operates more than 4,000 stores in 35 states. […]

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The free Formula One Festival at Bayfront Park in Miami provided fans with entertainment. Photograph: Red Bull Media
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Formula One Gains Traction in the U.S.

Formula One racing is proud of its standing as the most popular form of international motorsports. Now the sport’s leaders have their sights set on conquering a long-elusive market: the United States. In the two years since the Formula One Group (valued then at $8 billion) was bought by Liberty Media, one of its goals […]

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