Driver news Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/driver-news/ Motorsports news from around the world Fri, 25 May 2018 19:17:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.3 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-web-optmizedbig-Rm1-32x32.jpg Driver news Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/driver-news/ 32 32 152545424 Veteran Kanaan leads final practice before 102nd Indianapolis 500 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/veteran-kanaan-leads-final-practice-before-102nd-indianapolis-500/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/veteran-kanaan-leads-final-practice-before-102nd-indianapolis-500/#respond Fri, 25 May 2018 19:17:31 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/veteran-kanaan-leads-final-practice-before-102nd-indianapolis-500/ INDIANAPOLIS – If there’s one thing known following the final practice prior to the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, it’s that no one knows for sure what is going to happen in Sunday’s iconic race.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/veteran-kanaan-leads-final-practice-before-102nd-indianapolis-500/feed/ 0 145215 Telitz to Do the Double on Carb Day https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/telitz-to-do-the-double-on-carb-day/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/telitz-to-do-the-double-on-carb-day/#respond Wed, 23 May 2018 19:51:55 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/telitz-to-do-the-double-on-carb-day/ Series News Speedway, Ind. – Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires driver Aaron Telitz will become the first to do the “Carb Day Double” this Friday when he drives in both the Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Cooper Tires Freedom 75 at Lucas Oil Raceway. Telitz, who won his first race […]

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/telitz-to-do-the-double-on-carb-day/feed/ 0 144568 Team president Cindric knows well what makes Penske tick https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/team-president-cindric-knows-well-what-makes-penske-tick/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/team-president-cindric-knows-well-what-makes-penske-tick/#respond Wed, 23 May 2018 19:17:46 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/team-president-cindric-knows-well-what-makes-penske-tick/ Team Penske president Tim Cindric realizes that working for Hall of Fame team owner Roger Penske requires an understanding of which man he’s addressing.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/team-president-cindric-knows-well-what-makes-penske-tick/feed/ 0 144561 “The Bachelor” Arie Luyendyk Jr. to give Freedom 100 Command https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/the-bachelor-arie-luyendyk-jr-to-give-freedom-100-command/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/the-bachelor-arie-luyendyk-jr-to-give-freedom-100-command/#respond Wed, 23 May 2018 17:01:55 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/the-bachelor-arie-luyendyk-jr-to-give-freedom-100-command/ Series News SPEEDWAY, Ind. – The star of this season’s “The Bachelor” television reality show, Arie Luyendyk Jr., will give the command to fire the Mazda engines in the crown jewel of the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires schedule – the Freedom 100 – on Friday, May 25, as part of Carb Day activities surrounding […]

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/the-bachelor-arie-luyendyk-jr-to-give-freedom-100-command/feed/ 0 144553 Recognizing Takuma: How Indy 500 winner’s life has changed, Part 3 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/recognizing-takuma-how-indy-500-winners-life-has-changed-part-3/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/recognizing-takuma-how-indy-500-winners-life-has-changed-part-3/#respond Wed, 23 May 2018 16:57:25 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/recognizing-takuma-how-indy-500-winners-life-has-changed-part-3/ (“Recognizing Takuma” is a three-part series for IndyCar.com that records the changes the 41-year-old Japanese driver has experienced since winning the 101st Indianapolis 500 a year ago. This is the final installment. In case you missed them, you can read Part 1 and Part 2 of the series.)

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/recognizing-takuma-how-indy-500-winners-life-has-changed-part-3/feed/ 0 144550 Mazda Road to Indy Drivers Head to the Ovals for “Freedom Friday” https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/mazda-road-to-indy-drivers-head-to-the-ovals-for-freedom-friday-2/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/mazda-road-to-indy-drivers-head-to-the-ovals-for-freedom-friday-2/#respond Wed, 23 May 2018 16:23:05 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/mazda-road-to-indy-drivers-head-to-the-ovals-for-freedom-friday-2/ Series News Indy Lights Protagonists O’Ward, Herta Separated by One Point SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Memorial Day weekend is steeped in tradition, especially in Indianapolis where the annual federal holiday held in remembrance of the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces coincides with the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” – the Indianapolis 500. […]

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/mazda-road-to-indy-drivers-head-to-the-ovals-for-freedom-friday-2/feed/ 0 144484 Mazda Road to Indy Drivers Head to the Ovals for “Freedom Friday” https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/mazda-road-to-indy-drivers-head-to-the-ovals-for-freedom-friday/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/mazda-road-to-indy-drivers-head-to-the-ovals-for-freedom-friday/#respond Wed, 23 May 2018 16:22:54 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/mazda-road-to-indy-drivers-head-to-the-ovals-for-freedom-friday/ Series News  Oval Veteran Thompson Heads Pro Mazda Entry SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Memorial Day weekend is steeped in tradition, especially in Indianapolis where the annual federal holiday held in remembrance of the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces coincides with the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” – the Indianapolis 500. The Mazda […]

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/mazda-road-to-indy-drivers-head-to-the-ovals-for-freedom-friday/feed/ 0 144478 Hinchcliffe’s character shines through in bump controversy https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/hinchcliffes-character-shines-through-in-bump-controversy/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/hinchcliffes-character-shines-through-in-bump-controversy/#respond Wed, 23 May 2018 16:22:31 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/hinchcliffes-character-shines-through-in-bump-controversy/ To bump or not to bump.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/hinchcliffes-character-shines-through-in-bump-controversy/feed/ 0 144471 Double podium for Turkington and Team BMW at Thruxton https://racingnewsworldwide.com/touring/double-podium-for-turkington-and-team-bmw-at-thruxton/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/touring/double-podium-for-turkington-and-team-bmw-at-thruxton/#respond Wed, 23 May 2018 16:22:01 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/double-podium-for-turkington-and-team-bmw-at-thruxton/ Team BMW enjoyed a profitable weekend in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton, with Colin Turkington producing two storming second-place finishes in the first and second races of day.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/touring/double-podium-for-turkington-and-team-bmw-at-thruxton/feed/ 0 144456 Carpenter takes pride in excelling at his personal playground https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/carpenter-takes-pride-in-excelling-at-his-personal-playground/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/carpenter-takes-pride-in-excelling-at-his-personal-playground/#respond Mon, 21 May 2018 02:38:26 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/carpenter-takes-pride-in-excelling-at-his-personal-playground/ INDIANAPOLIS – An appreciative Fuzzy Zoeller handed Ed Carpenter a special bottle before they smiled together for a celebratory picture on pit road Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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