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SPEEDWAY, Ind. — IndyCar drivers had to deal with a few interruptions from intermittent rain showers throughout the day, but they got to run and test in a variety of conditions as they prepare their cars for the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500. Josef Newgarden of Team Penske was the quickest on the day […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Sebastien Bourdais was the quickest on the first day of Indianapolis 500 testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday. The session was interrupted for five hours at one point due to rain, but with the track dried out by 6:00 Thursday evening track activity picked back up with Bourdais finishing atop the […]

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — By 2023, IndyCar is pushing to run hybrid cars in an effort to be more environmentally friendly. Four drivers got a taste of what that might look like on Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “It’s always great to run here at the speedway,” said Scott Dixon, who represented Chip Ganassi Racing […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske is optimistic that a fair amount of fans will be allowed to attend the Indianapolis 500 this coming May. Just six months ago, the Indianapolis 500 was held in August after having been postponed from its usual date during Memorial Day weekend in May because of the […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Boilermakers will be the only team from the Hoosier state that will compete in an NCAA Tournament that will be played entirely in the Hoosier state. The Boilers are a 4-seed in the South region and will face 13-seed North Texas in the opening round on Friday at 7:25 […]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University and head football coach Tom Allen have agreed to keep Allen as the coach of IU football for at least the next seven seasons. Allen signed onto a seven-year extension of his current contract, and he is also getting a raise. Allen will now be making around $4.9 million a […]

GENEVA, Switzerland. — Former Formula One driver Romain Grosjean has confirmed that he will race a part-time schedule in the NTT IndyCar Series for the upcoming 2021 season. Grosjean has signed a road and street course only deal with Dale Coyne Racing and will pilot the No. 51 entry in a partnership with Rick Ware […]

INDIANAPOLIS — With the drop of the green flag only a handful of weeks away for the NTT IndyCar Series season, the landscape of the series and teams are looking a little different this year. Several drivers have moved around, come, or gone during the off-season, after a season that saw the series whether through […]

IOWA CITY, Iowa. — The Indiana Hoosiers knocked off #4 Iowa on the road Thursday night 81-69. Four Hoosier players scored in double figures with sophomore Center Grove-native Trace Jackson-Davis scoring 23 points to lead the way. Lafayette-native Rob Phinisee added 18 points of his own. The win for Indiana has rejuvenated the Hoosiers after […]

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — A female-led IndyCar team will be fielding a car in the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500. Beth Paretta, a veteran of auto racing at various levels and in different racing series, is creating Paretta Autosport with the goal of promoting gender equality in the realm of auto racing. She hopes to […]