ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Chip Ganassi didn’t need to see long-time sponsor Target leave his Verizon IndyCar Series and NASCAR teams after last season to realize that every relationship, no matter how successful, expires eventually.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – As a race car driver or a cultural icon, there’s no question racing legend Mario Andretti means so much to many people across the world. But perhaps none more so than 63-year-old Kenneth Acton.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Ninety minutes of practice does not a proper evaluation make, but certain themes could be drawn from today’s first day of a new era:

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Another sports car team with a championship pedigree will make its Verizon IndyCar Series debut in the Indianapolis 500.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Granted, it was just the first practice session on a green street circuit, but both manufacturers had reason to crow this morning after a slippery but damage-free session to open the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg weekend.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – As INDYCAR prepares to launch the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season, it was fitting to look back one last time at a thrilling 2017 campaign.

Will Power isn’t much for reflection, which explains his answer when asked where his 32 career Indy car victories rank on the all-time, open-wheel list.

His golf game isn’t the same, but Sebastien Bourdais rationalizes that’s a reality he can accept.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – This has all so far seemed like the right thing to do, or at least the rightest thing given all the variables to consider for Helio Castroneves.

It looks sharp, accentuates the skills of drivers, and has been well received during offseason test sessions. But the unanswered question of this weekend’s season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is straightforward: How will it race?

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Sebastien Bourdais wasn’t satisfied with the current bid on the firesuit he wore when he won last year’s Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. It was one of a kind, he noted in commandeering the auctioneer’s microphone, because the only other of these red Dale Coyne Racing models had been cut off him after his crash during qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 last May.

Zachary Claman De Melo shares his life story visually on his body.

With the start of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season comes a fresh new podcast from two of its most popular drivers.

Ed Carpenter’s attentiveness to Daytona 500 media day is at best minimal. In fairness, there is little reason for the Verizon IndyCar Series driver/owner to pay much attention.

With the green flag set to fly on the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season, it’s once again time sign up for the #INDYCAR Fantasy Challenge driven by Firestone – the official fantasy owner game of the Verizon IndyCar Series.

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Tim Baughman’s career as a firefighter with the Indianapolis Fire Department has more than prepared him for the latest chapter in his life.

Danica Patrick has shown no fear throughout her racing career, so why start now?