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High Speed, High Fashion: Izod secures deal as IndyCar title sponsor

New beginnings demand new threads, and that's just what the reunited IndyCar Series has gained with the announcement that clothing label Izod has become the league's new title sponsor. The deal, which runs through 2015, is reportedly worth in the neighborhood of $10 million per year. Renaming the racing league as the Izod IndyCar Series, it forms part of a broad sports sponsorship initiative by parent company Phillips-Van Heusen which recently secured naming rights to the New Jersey Nets arena and the NFL Pro Hall of Fame. Last year, ... Read more →

BREAKING: Indy chief Tony George reportedly resigns Noah Joseph

It's the end of an era for open-wheel racing in America as Indy chief Tony George has stepped down from his post. The long-time president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, George was widely seen as ...

RIP: Lou Palmer, voice of Indy, 1932-2008 Noah Joseph

We're saddened to announce the passing of Louis A. Perunko, Jr., known to racing fans as Lou Palmer, who passed away this past Saturday, January 19, 2008 at the age of 75. Palmer was born in ...

Autoblog Podcast #71 Dan Roth

We're shooting from the hip this week for Podcast #71. Rather than prepare, we're going with gut reactions. Starting it off, we mull over the loss of the USGP from Indianapolis, and postulate on where ...

USGP may be cancelled in 2008: F1 not coming back to Indy Frank Filipponio

It looks like there won't be any United States Grand Prix (USGP) next year, at least not at Indy. According to all of the reports we've read, the 2008 Formula One schedule won't have a slot for a ...

Honda hearts Linux, wants cash 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/linux_unix/Honda_hearts_Linux_wants_cash'; Linux is pretty good at harnessing processor speed, and Chastain Motorsports is hoping to snare some of that effect to propel their Panoz/Honda to victory. The distinctive Penguin logo, "Tux," has been affixed to the nose ...

Indy 500 features record 3 female drivers, but struggles to fill rest of grid 2 years ago on Autoblog

Equal rights activists note that, with few exceptions, motor racing is an almost entirely male-dominated sport. In fact, the vast majority of racing drivers are white men, with only a handful of pioneers like Narayan Karthikeyan, Danica Patrick and Lewis Hamilton breaking through the grid. But this ...

US Grand Prix could go into reverse 2 years ago on Autoblog

If the US Grand Prix remains at Indianapolis beyond 2007, which is by no means a foregone conclusion, it could switch to running counter-clockwise, the way IndyCars do. That's because Indy is trying to get a MotoGP race and having the bikes run clockwise through the banked turn 1 (turn 13 when ...

Goodyear racing chief inducted into Hall of Fame 2 years ago on Autoblog

American motor racing icon Leo Mehl has been inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, which finally honors Mehl with due recognition for his contribution to motor racing in America and around the world. Leo Mehl is known primarily for his role as head of Goodyear's competition ...

GT, phone home: Vertu releases last two Racetrack Legends phone 3 years ago on Autoblog

Nokia has an upscale division that goes by the name Vertu, which happens to make some pretty nifty phones. They aren't for everybody -- not with pricetags that sound like the down payment on a Porsche -- but they will certainly appeal to those of us who are interested in automobilia. One line of ...

Good Ol' Boys Grand Prix? Alabama site interested in F1 3 years ago on Autoblog

Alabama's deep-south image may to some seem better suited to NASCAR moonshine-runnin' than the globe-trotting, jet-setting world of Formula 1, but a new motorsport complex in the southern state is keen to change that. Alabama Motorsports Park is a $350 million project to be built in Mobile on the ...

What to do in Indianapolis this Sunday 3 years ago on Autoblog

Picture this - you're in Indy for the NCAA Final Four and you've spent Saturday watching the semifinals, and the finals aren't until Monday. So what do you do on Sunday? Well, Pontiac (maker of the "Official Performance Machines of the NCAA") has just the thing - the "Pontiac ...






Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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