Kyle Kirkwood ran the tables in the 48th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, starting first in the 27-car field, leading 53 of the 85-lap street brawl on this 1.968-mile, 11-turn street race and bringing his Andretti Autosport Honda-powered Dallara Indy car first to the checkered flags on a cool, partly cloudy day next to the Pacific Ocean.
Wheldon, the reigning Indianapolis 500 winner for the second time, had been challenged with a $5 million payout if he were to win the race. The offer was made to any driver who wasn’t full-time in the series and the driver had to start from the rear and win the race. Wheldon accepted the challenge.
Three-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick is headed across the Atlantic Ocean to take part in the top rung of INDYCAR’s ladder series, the newly renamed INDY NXT by Firestone.
Third-generation racer Matthew Brabham, aka Matty Brabs, has had a roller-coaster ride in his open-wheel racing career.
Although he claims two victories in the series, the 2006 Grand Prix of Sonoma and 2011’s Iowa Corn Indy 250, Andretti’s career has been more valleys and peaks than either he or his family had expected or intended.
Andretti Autosport suffered a significant issue en route to the Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg, the first of 17 races in this year’s NTT IndyCar Series season, scheduled this weekend on the city’s streets and runway at Albert Whitted general aviation airport.
Peter Hinchcliffe set to return to Andretti Autosport for three races this spring.
As the 2020 racing season begins to unfold many drivers and fans were left awestruck today after hearing about the passing of racing legend John Andretti.
Whatever he does, wherever he goes, Alexander Rossi is now a prominent face of the NTT IndyCar Series.
The 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 became even more compelling when Andretti Autosport announced the addition of Conor Daly to its already stellar four-driver lineup.
