Brian Barnhart, the IRL's vice president of competition, believes that a limit on tire usage is the best way to control costs in racing. With that, he confirmed plans to hold league teams to a 183 ...

There have been many changes to the Indy Racing League’s team lineup for 2002.Sam Schmidt has combined his program (a car driven by Anthony Lazarro) with Fred Treadway. Treadway still plans to run his ...

2002 will be the seventh season of IRL competition for Salazar who finished 6th in the 1996 Indy 500, the first to be run under the IRL banner. Salazar was entered for the very first Indy Racing ...

John deVries, self-styled “pit bull of the Indy Racing League,” was beginning to discuss his childhood days in Newport Beach with a reporter when the phone rang in his California Speedway garage.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis 500, the cornerstone of Tony George’s 7-year-old Indy Racing League, lured another major player to the IRL Thursday when Honda announced it would provide engines next ...

Helio Castroneves of Brazil celebrates his back-to-back victories by drinking two jugs of the traditional milk, 26 May 2002, in the 86th running of Indy 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Paul Tracy can replay every tiny detail, minute by minute, second by second, of the finish to that race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The pass Tracy made to take the lead over Helio ...

Jeff Ward overtook Al Unser Jr. just inches from the line Saturday night to win the Boomtown 500 in another incredible finish at Texas Motor Speedway. Ward never led until he beat Unser, who had the ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2022. We are republishing it as part of our coverage of the 2025 Indy 500. Some references may be out of date. INDIANAPOLIS — Paul Tracy can ...