Danica Patrick and Ryan Briscoe looking for success at Indy Japan 300September 17th, 2009 Patrick, Briscoe in the spotlight at Indy JapanMOTEGI, Japan — Danica Patrick will be looking to repeat history. Ryan Briscoe is hoping to make his own at the Indy Japan 300, the penultimate event of the 2009 IndyCar series.
Ryan Briscoe, Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon the only contenders left for IRL titleSeptember 1st, 2009 Briscoe, Franchitti, Dixon eyeing HomesteadMIAMI — Dario Franchitti won the IndyCar title in 2007, Scott Dixon took the series championship in 2008, and the Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammates are two of the three remaining contenders for this year's crown. Neither of them controls this race, however.
Points leader Briscoe beats fellow title contender Dixon by a nose at ChicagolandAugust 30th, 2009 Briscoe beats Dixon by a nose at ChicagolandJOLIET, Ill. — Ryan Briscoe grabbed the IndyCar series points lead by stringing together quietly consistent finishes.
IndyCar series points leader Ryan Briscoe wins pole for Chicagoland raceAugust 29th, 2009 IndyCar points leader Briscoe on Chicagoland poleJOLIET, Ill. — Ryan Briscoe took a small step to boost his IndyCar championship bid Friday, winning the pole for Saturday night's race at Chicagoland Speedway.
After slow start and turn in the dirt, Franchitti takes pole for Sonoma Grand PrixAugust 23rd, 2009 Franchitti comes back to win poleSONOMA, Calif. — Dario Franchitti made an impressive comeback on his final qualifying lap to capture the pole for the Sonoma Grand Prix.
Points leader Ryan Briscoe takes pole for Indy 200 at Mid-OhioAugust 8th, 2009 Briscoe edges Wilson for Mid-Ohio poleLEXINGTON, Ohio —IndyCar points leader Ryan Briscoe has captured the pole for the Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. Briscoe turned in a lap of 121.905 mph over the winding 2.258-mile course on Saturday, narrowly beating out Justin Wilson to take his third pole of the season.
Justin Wilson gave Dale Coyne his first IndyCar victory, and he wants anotherJuly 11th, 2009 Justin Wilson psyched for TorontoTORONTO — Justin Wilson has won before on the streets of Toronto, and he's ready for an encore performance in the wake of his first IndyCar Series triumph. "Everyone's on a high after Watkins Glen," Wilson said Friday after turning the second-fastest lap in afternoon practice for the Honda Indy Toronto.
Ryan Briscoe captures his second straight pole at Watkins GlenJuly 5th, 2009 Briscoe wins Watkins Glen poleWATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Ryan Briscoe couldn't help but flash a big smile.
Team Penske teammates work to avoid turmoil and keep both cars up front in IndyCar SeriesJune 26th, 2009 Teamwork the name of the game for Team PenskeRICHMOND, Va. — When Danica Patrick and Marco Andretti wound up dueling side-by-side — then feuding afterward — during an IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway this season, their big names drew plenty of attention to the spat.
Helio Castroneves awarded pole for Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250 after qualifying canceledJune 21st, 2009 Castroneves awarded pole for Iowa 250NEWTON, Iowa — With an assist from Will Power and some water that had seeped onto the track, Helio Castroneves was awarded the pole for Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250. Qualifying was first delayed and then canceled, so the Iowa 250 field will be stacked based on entrant points.
3-time Indy champion Castroneves becomes 3-time winner at Texas after 3rd cautionJune 7th, 2009 Texas trio for Castroneves after 3rd cautionFORT WORTH, Texas — Helio times three. Helio Castroneves won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time last month and added a third win at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night to become the third person to win both races in the same year.
Penske power: Castroneves becomes 3-time winner at Texas, beating teammate BriscoeJune 7th, 2009 Castroneves becomes 3-time Texas winnerFORT WORTH, Texas — Helio Castroneves keeps smiling — and climbing. Castroneves, who last month won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time after being acquitted of federal tax evasion charges, became a three-time winner at Texas Motor Speedway when he beat Penske teammate Ryan Briscoe off pit row after the final stop and stayed in front Saturday night.
Reigning IndyCar champion Scott Dixon passes Ryan Briscoe in traffic, gets Milwaukee winJune 1st, 2009 Reigning champ Scott Dixon wins at Milwaukee MileWEST ALLIS, Wis. — Scott Dixon finds it a little bit surreal to be leading the IndyCar Series standings after his latest victory.
Reigning IndyCar champion Dixon gets Milwaukee winJune 1st, 2009 Dixon wins at Milwaukee MileWEST ALLIS, Wis. — Scott Dixon was stuck in traffic with what he knew was the best car on the Milwaukee Mile.
Indy winner Castroneves will start last at Milwaukee Mile after qualifying crashMay 31st, 2009 Crash puts Castroneves in hole for Sunday's raceWEST ALLIS, Wis. — This was not what Helio Castroneves had in mind for the week after the biggest victory of his career.