2010 IndyCar Series

American auto racing season February 2025 IndyCar 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series 17 March 14 October 2 GBR Dario Franchitti GBR Alex Lloyd GBR Dario Franchitti GBR Dario Franchitti AUS Will Power 2009 2011 right horizontal 300 Dario Franchitti 2009 Indy 500 Carb Day.JPG Will Power 2010 Indy 500 Practice Day 2.JPG Dario Franchitti (left) won his third Drivers' Championship (second straight title) while Will Power (right) finished second in the championship. The 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series was the 15th season of the IndyCar Series, and the 99th recognized season of top-level American open wheel racing. It was the series' first of six planned seasons under Izod title sponsorship, a multimillion-dollar deal which was announced on November 5, 2009.http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=15392 Perfect fit IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2009-11-05 2009-11-05http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091105/irl/311059995 Izod is IndyCar Series title sponsor AutoWeek Crain Communications 2009-11-06 2010-10-13 Curt Cavin dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091212215119/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091105/IRL/311059995 2009-12-12 Its premier event was the 94th Indianapolis 500, held on Sunday, May 30. This season is notable for having the most women to compete in a season: Ana Beatriz, Milka Duno, Sarah Fisher, Danica Patrick, and Simona de Silvestro. They all competed in the Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 and the Cafés do Brasil Indy 300. Chip Ganassi Racing's Dario Franchitti retained his title, to win his third in four seasons after defeating Team Penske driver Will Power in a championship battle that went to the final race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Power had led the championship for most of the season, and led Franchitti by twelve into Homestead, but after hitting the wall during the race and finishing in 25th place, Franchitti's eighth-place finish with maximum bonus points gave him the championship by five points. Franchitti and Power each won one of the new-for-2010 sub-championships for oval tracks, and road courses. Franchitti won the oval championship with six top-five finishes from eight races, including victories at the Indianapolis 500 and Chicagoland,http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/39967-franchitti-picks-up-inaugural-foyt-oval-trophy/ 1 October 2010 9 February 2011 IndyCar Series IndyCar Franchitti picks up inaugural Foyt oval trophy Dave Lewandowski https://web.archive.org/web/20101202153119/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/39967-franchitti-picks-up-inaugural-foyt-oval-trophy/ 2010-12-02 dead and also won the road course event at Mid-Ohio. Power was even more dominant in the road course championship, finishing each of the nine races in the top three, with five wins in São Paulo, St. Petersburg, Watkins Glen, Toronto and Sonoma.http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/39275-andretti-pleased-to-present-road-trophy/ 22 August 2010 9 February 2011 IndyCar Series IndyCar Andretti pleased to present road trophy Dave Lewandowski https://web.archive.org/web/20101127002329/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/39275-andretti-pleased-to-present-road-trophy/ 2010-11-27 dead After battling Franchitti for the title in 2009, Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe finished third and fifth in the championship standings with the third Penske car, piloted by Hélio Castroneves finished between the pair. Dixon won on the ovals at Kansas and Homestead-Miami, as well as a victory in Edmonton after Castroneves was penalised for blocking on a late-race restart. Dixon's victory in Florida helped him overhaul Castroneves for third place in the championship standings. Castroneves also took three victories during the season, winning the inaugural race at Barber Motorsports Park as well as back-to-back victories at Kentucky and Twin Ring Motegi, as he finished sixteen points behind Dixon. Briscoe finished over 100 points behind Franchitti, with a solitary victory at Texas. Andretti Autosport drivers Tony Kanaan and Ryan Hunter-Reay were the only other drivers to win a race, as they finished sixth and seventh respectively. Rookie of the Year went to Dale Coyne Racing driver Alex Lloyd who competed in his first full season, after three races over the previous two seasons. He finished 24 points ahead of Simona de Silvestro. This was the last season that the winner of the Indianapolis 500 went on to also win the championship in the same season until Álex Palou achieved the feat in 2025. Series news Announced in a press conference at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on November 5, 2009, clothier Izod signed on as the series' new title sponsor from 2010 to 2015, with an option for two additional years. According to Robin Miller,http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/miller-a-ray-of-hope/ MILLER: A Ray Of Hope Robin Miller Robin Miller (journalist) speedtv.com Speed 2009-11-06 2009-11-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20091107150314/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/miller-a-ray-of-hope/ 2009-11-07 dead the deal was worth $10 million per year with at least $5 million toward promotions and marketing. It would additionally include a payout of $100,000 per car, per year to teams eligible for the TEAM revenue-sharing program, and possible partial funding for a full-time car for Ryan Hunter-Reay, whom received sponsorship backing from the brand in 2009. This was the third title sponsorship in the IndyCar Series' history; previous sponsorships were provided by Pep Boys (1998–1999) and Northern Light (2000–2001). On September 23, 2009, it was confirmed that Honda would extended their role as a series's standard single engine supplier contract for another two years that in place until the end of 2011 season.http://autoweek.com/article/indycar/honda-confirms-it-will-stay-indycar-series Honda confirms it will stay in IndyCar Series autoweek.com AutoWeek 2009-09-23 2009-09-23 On November 25, 2009, a season opening race in São Paulo, Brazil was confirmed by city authorities and an Indy Racing League press release. http://www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/portal/a_cidade/noticias/index.php?p=33737 São Paulo sediará abertura do Mundial de Fórmula Indy pt The Municipality of São Paulo 2009-11-25 2009-11-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520084232/http://www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/portal/a_cidade/noticias/index.php?p=33737 2011-05-20 deadhttp://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=15484 Bom dia, São Paulo Indy Racing League IndyCar Series 2009-11-25 2009-11-25 The race, the São Paulo Indy 300, took place on a 2.3 mi km on temporary street course. Despite the long travel distance for the teams, the event was lucrative with Terry Angstadt claiming each participating team would receive a six-figure sum from the event promoters in addition to all expenses paid.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-series-opens-2010-in-sao-paulo/ Series Opens 2010 In Sao Paulo Robin Miller Robin Miller (journalist) speedtv.com Speed 2009-11-25 2009-11-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20091127030941/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-series-opens-2010-in-sao-paulo/ 27 November 2009 dead The possibility was left open for a race at Milwaukee, however, ongoing issues involving unpaid sanctioning fees from the management put the race, and the future of the facility, at risk. In November, Historic Mile, LLC. announced they were going out of business.2009-11-03 Historic Mile is out of business http://www.jsonline.com/newswatch/68997232.html?newsWatchDate=10-2-2010 2010-10-21 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Elizabeth Brenner; Journal Communications It was announced on December 16 that no national racing series would race at the Milwaukee Mile in 2010 due to the inability for Wisconsin State Fair Park officials to find a replacement promoter for the season.http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/79433807.html No national racing at Mile in 2010 jsonline.com Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2009-12-16 2010-01-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20091218165357/http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/79433807.html 18 December 2009 live The July 25 race in Edmonton went ahead, despite event organizers losing $9.2 million on the race over the previous two seasons. http://tsn.ca/auto_racing/story/?id=301510 Edmonton Indy to go ahead in 2010 despite financial losses The Sports Network CTVglobemedia 2009-12-07 2009-12-10 2010-02-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20100206132036/http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/story/?id=301510 dead http://www.crash.net/indycar/news/155249/1/edmonton_will_hold_race_in_2010.html Edmonton will hold race in 2010 crash.net Crash Media Group 2009-12-10 2009-12-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20100106111107/http://www.crash.net/IndyCar/news/155249/1/edmonton_will_hold_race_in_2010.html 6 January 2010 live 2010 rule changes were announced on January 12, 2010. The 4-position fuel mixture switch was removed so that cars were only able to run on "full rich" or "yellow" fuel settings. The Honda Overtake assist returned with an approximate doubling of bhp increase from last year's 5–20 bhp upon pressing the button. All cars had a reverse gear on the road and street courses and thus reintroduced in 2010.http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=15640 2010 alterations Dave Lewandowski IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-01-12 2010-01-14 IRL founder and IMS board member, Tony George, resigned from the IMS effective immediately on January 19, 2010.http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=15674 Board accepts George's resignation IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-01-19 2010-01-19 Former chief executive officer of the Professional Bull Riders, Randy Bernard, was announced as the new IRL CEO on February 2, 2010.http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=15714 Meet the CEO Dave Lewandowski IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-02-02 2010-02-02 A carriage dispute between the Comcast Corporation and its Versus channel, and DirecTV that had been in place since August was resolved on March 15, 2010. This meant that Versus was restored to nearly sixteen million customers; returning to coverage that the channel offered before the dispute. http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/34775-versus-races-back-on-directv/ VERSUS races back on DIRECTV Dave Lewandowski IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-03-15 2010-03-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20100322203701/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/34775-versus-races-back-on-directv/ 2010-03-22 dead Indianapolis 500 qualifying in 2010 awarded points to each of the 33 qualifying drivers. The polesitter received fifteen points, with the other drivers on the front row receiving 13 and 12 respectively. Each qualifying driver earned at least three points. http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/35271-new-indy-quals-points-payday-prestige/ New Indy quals: Points, payday, prestige Dave Lewandowski IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-04-14 2010-04-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100417073858/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/35271-new-indy-quals-points-payday-prestige/ 2010-04-17 dead Two additional titles were awarded starting with the 2010 season, with an oval champion and a road/street course champion being crowned. A trophy and prize money was awarded to the highest points finisher on the 9 road/street courses and 7 oval races (excluding Homestead). http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/35604-dual-contests-complement-series-title/ Dual contests complement series title Dave Lewandowski IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-04-27 2010-04-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20100430164325/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/35604-dual-contests-complement-series-title/ 2010-04-30 dead After a fan vote, the names of the championships were announced as the A. J. Foyt Oval Championship and the Mario Andretti Road Course Championship. http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/35604-dual-contests-complement-series-title/ Road course title trophy honors Andretti Dave Lewandowski IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-07-03 2010-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20100614074009/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/35604-dual-contests-complement-series-title/ 2010-06-14 dead The development freeze introduced for the 2009 season remains in place for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Sunoco would become the official fuel of the series starting in mid-2010 and running through 2018. Sunoco would work with APEX–Brasil and UNICA to provide ethanol for the series.http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sunoco-to-become-official-fuel-of-indy-racing-league-in-2011-2010-05-27?reflink=MW_news_stmp Sunoco to Become Official Fuel of Indy Racing League in 2011 IndyCar Series Business Wire May 27, 2010 May 27, 2010 March 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200329091651/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sunoco-to-become-official-fuel-of-indy-racing-league-in-2011-2010-05-27?reflink=MW_news_stmp dead Confirmed entries All drivers competed in identical Honda HI10R V8-powered, Firestone Firehawk-shod, Dallara IR-05 chassis. (R) reflects an IZOD IndyCar Series rookie. Team No. Car number Drivers Rounds A. J. Foyt Enterprises 14 BRA Vítor Meira All 41 USA A. J. Foyt IV 6 USA Jaques Lazier Andretti Autosport 7 USA Danica Patrick All 11 BRA Tony Kanaan All 26 USA Marco Andretti All 27 GBR Adam Carroll orange R silver 9, 12 http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/37696-andretti-autosport-welcomes-back-sponsor/ Andretti Autosport welcomes back sponsor IndyCar Series Indy Racing League Dave Lewandowski 2010-05-27 2010-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100531152815/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/37696-andretti-autosport-welcomes-back-sponsor/ 2010-05-31 deadhttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84916 Matt Beer AFS joins Carroll's Indy programme autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20100704190116/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84916 4 July 2010 live 37 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay All 43 USA John Andretti 5–6 Bryan Herta Autosport 29 COL Sebastián Saavedra orange R silver 6 Chip Ganassi Racing 9 NZL Scott Dixon All 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Allhttp://www.indycar.com/drivers/ Drivers 2010 IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-03-08 Conquest Racing 34 BRA Mario Romancini orange R silver 1–11 ITA Francesco Dracone orange R silver 12 BEL Bertrand Baguette orange R silver 13–17 36 3–12 ITA Francesco Dracone orange R silver 13 ZAF Tomas Scheckter 14–15 USA Roger Yasukawa 16 COL Sebastián Saavedra orange R silver 17 Dale Coyne Racing 18 VEN Milka Duno All 19 GBR Alex Lloyd orange R silver All de Ferran Dragon Racing 2 BRA Raphael Matos All 21 USA Davey Hamilton 6, 14 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 22 GBR Justin Wilson All 23 BRA Ana Beatriz orange R silver 1 ZAF Tomas Scheckter 6 24 GBR Mike Conway 1–6 USA Graham Rahal 8 ZAF Tomas Scheckter 7, 10–11 CAN Paul Tracy 9, 15–16 USA J. R. Hildebrand orange R silver 12–13 BRA Ana Beatriz orange R silver 14, 17 25 6 FAZZT Race Team 33 BRA Bruno Junqueira 6 77 CAN Alex Tagliani All HVM Racing 78 CHE Simona de Silvestro orange R silver All KV Racing Technology 5 JPN Takuma Sato orange R silver All 8 VEN E. J. Viso All 15 CAN Paul Tracy 6, 10–11 32 BRA Mario Moraes All Newman/Haas Racing Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 02 USA Graham Rahal 10, 12–14, 16–17 06 JPN Hideki Mutoh All Panther Racing 4 GBR Dan Wheldon All 20 USA Ed Carpenter 6, 14–15, 17 Rahal Letterman Racing 30 USA Graham Rahal 6 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 99 USA Townsend Bell 6 Sarah Fisher Racing 66 GBR Jay Howard orange R silver 5–7, 12, 14 USA Graham Rahal 15 67 2–4 USA Sarah Fisher 5–8, 14–15, 17 Team Penske 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves All 6 AUS Ryan Briscoe All 12 AUS Will Power All Team and driver news Team Penske: Hélio Castroneves signed a multi-year contract extension with Penske Racing before the 2009 season. Penske ran three full-time teams in 2010, with Castroneves, Ryan Briscoe, and Will Power.http://openpaddock.net/2009/11/18/indycar-will-power-gets-a-full-time-seat/ Will Power Gets a Full-Time Seat openpaddock.net Open Paddock 2009-11-18 2010-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20091213063324/http://openpaddock.net/2009/11/18/indycar-will-power-gets-a-full-time-seat/ 13 December 2009 live Penske shut down their Grand-Am operation to make room for number #12 car.http://www.penskeracing.com/news/index.cfm?series=i&cid=24360 Will Power To Drive Verizon Wireless Indy Car in 2010 penskeracing.com Penske Racing 2009-11-19 2009-11-19 Two long-time Team Penske IndyCar Series team sponsors Philip Morris International including Marlboro brand and Hugo Boss including BOSS brand were ended their sponsorships after nineteen and twenty-three years respectively. Andretti Autosport: Before the 2010 season, the ownership of Andretti Green Racing split and began operating as Andretti Autosport.https://16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com/2009/11/andretti-restructure-complete.html Andretti Restructure Complete 16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com James Black ID Media Inc 2009-11-24 2009-11-24 Co-owners Kim Green and Kevin Savoree owned the promotion side of AGR that stages the St. Pete and Toronto races, while the race team itself is fully owned by Michael Andretti. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-andretti-speaks/ Andretti Speaks... Robin Miller Robin Miller (journalist) speedtv.com Speed 2009-08-20 2009-10-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20090926122032/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-andretti-speaks 2009-09-26 dead Tony Kanaan signed a multi-year deal before the 2009 season. Danica Patrick signed a three-year contract extension through 2012http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80373 Matt Beer Andretti announces new Patrick deal autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2009-11-30 2009-11-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203122437/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80373 3 December 2009 live with Go Daddy as primary sponsor. Venom Energy signed a multi-year deal to sponsor Marco Andretti.http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/venom-energy-drink-signs-multi-year-sponsorship-with-andretti-autosport-78440542.html Venom Energy Drink Signs Multi-Year Sponsorship With Andretti Autosport PR Newswire Venom Energy 2009-12-03 2009-12-03 Ryan Hunter-Reay signed as the team's fourth driver,http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80733 Andretti signs Hunter-Reay Matt Beer autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2010-01-04 2010-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20100105143313/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80733 5 January 2010 live and drove the #37 machine, with primary sponsorship from series title sponsors, Izod.http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=15614 Hunter-Reay in No. 37 IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-01-04 2010-01-04 The team ran a fifth car at Kansas and the Indy 500, for John Andretti. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-petty-andretti-join-andretti-autosport/ Petty, Andretti Join Andretti Autosport SPEEDtv.com Speed 2010-03-31 2010-03-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20100403195424/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-petty-andretti-join-andretti-autosport/ 2010-04-03 dead Adam Carroll also contested a partial program with the team.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83193 Matt Beer Carroll to race for Andretti Autosport autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2010-04-29 2010-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20100502192604/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83193 2 May 2010 live beginning at Watkins Glen.http://www.16thandgeorgetown.com/2010/05/carroll-to-debut-at-glen.html Carroll To Debut At The Glen 16thandgeorgetown.com James Black ID Media Inc. 2010-05-27 2010-05-27http://blogs.indystar.com/racingexpert/2010/06/15/june_15_on_hunterreays_status/ On Hunter-Reay's status The Indianapolis Star Curt Cavin Michael G. Kane; Gannett Company 2010-06-15 2010-10-13 2011-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717025253/http://blogs.indystar.com/racingexpert/2010/06/15/june_15_on_hunterreays_status/ dead Chip Ganassi Racing: Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti returned for 2010. Developmental driver Alex Lloyd left the team to pursue other opportunities. E. J. Viso was working on a deal to join the team in a third car, but joined KV Racing Technology instead.http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=124769 Third Car Rumors For Ganassi Coming True ??? PaddockTalk.com PaddockTalk 2009-11-28 2010-10-13 2010-02-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20100205222018/http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=124769 dead Robin Miller reported Ganassi was looking to field a third car for Graham Rahal, http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-millers-mailbag-317/ Robin Miller's Open-Wheel Mailbag, 3/17 SPEEDtv.com Speed Robin Miller Robin Miller (journalist) 2010-03-17 2010-03-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100326144214/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-millers-mailbag-317/ 2010-03-26 dead but it did not materialize. Luczo Dragon Racing: Raphael Matos signed a multi-year contract before the 2009 season.http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12668 Promotion Day IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2008-10-07 2008-10-07 On February 16, 2010, de Ferran Motorsports merged with the Luczo Dragon team to form de Ferran Luczo Dragon Racing.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81535 De Ferran merges with Luczo Dragon Pablo Elizalde autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2010-02-16 2010-02-16 Davey Hamilton joined the team for Indianapolis and had been expected to run at Texas, and one other oval,http://www.16thandgeorgetown.com/2010/02/dfldr-confirms-hamilton.html DFLDR Confirms Hamilton 16thandgeorgetown.com James Black ID Media Inc. 2010-02-24 2010-02-24 in the #21 car with a partnership with Kingdom Racing.http://petersmotorsports.com/?p=80 Announcing the 2010 Luczo Dragon Racing / HP IndyCar! petersmotorsports.com Peters Motorsports Designs 2010-02-25 2010-03-05 However, due to accidents suffered by both Matos and Hamilton at Indianapolis, Hamilton sat out Texas.http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/37817-hamilton-scratched-from-texas-race/ Hamilton scratched from Texas race Dave Lewandowski IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-05-31 2010-10-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100607164302/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/37817-hamilton-scratched-from-texas-race/ 2010-06-07 Hamilton returned at Chicagoland.http://www.16thandgeorgetown.com/2010/08/hamilton-back-on-track.html Hamilton Back On Track 16thandgeorgetown.com James Black ID Media Inc. 2010-08-05 2010-08-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20100809045958/http://www.16thandgeorgetown.com/2010/08/hamilton-back-on-track.html 9 August 2010 live Panther Racing: Dan Wheldon returns for 2010. http://www.pantherracing.com/news/index.cfm?cid=24173 WHELDON CONFIRMED FOR 2010 pantherracing.com Panther Racing 2009-10-26 2009-10-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726150613/http://www.pantherracing.com/news/index.cfm?cid=24173 2011-07-26 dead The team considered adding a second car if funding became available.https://www.espn.com/racing/racing/indycar/columns/story?columnist=oreovicz_john&id=4686292 2010 IndyCar paddock taking shape ESPN.com ESPN John Oreovicz 2009-12-04 2009-12-05 2008 GP2 Series champion Giorgio Pantano was in talks with the team.http://www.stopandgo.tv/news/slf/it/esclusivo-stop-go-intervista-giorgio-pantano-per-lui-si-profila-l-avventura-in-indycar-con-il-team-panther-racing-.html Esclusivo: Stop&Go intervista Giorgio Pantano. "Futuro in IndyCar con Panther Racing, a meno che ..." it Benso, Michele Rubino, Jacopo stopandgo.tv Stop&Go 2009-12-30 2009-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20111009161732/http://www.stopandgo.tv/news/slf/it/esclusivo-stop-go-intervista-giorgio-pantano-per-lui-si-profila-l-avventura-in-indycar-con-il-team-panther-racing-.html 2011-10-09 dead A. J. Foyt Enterprises: Vítor Meira returned from injury in 2009 to the #14 car for the 2010 season.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/220629/meira-looking-forward-to-2010-comeback/ Meira looking forward to 2010 comeback GPUpdate.net GPUpdate 30 September 2009 30 January 2011 The team entered a second car at Indianapolis for A. J. Foyt IV,http://www.foytracing.com/news/2010_archive/releases/index.shtml A.J. Foyt IV to Drive Second Foyt Entry in the Indianapolis 500 foytracing.com A. J. Foyt Enterprises 2010-04-22 2010-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100520023120/http://www.foytracing.com/news/2010_archive/releases/index.shtml 20 May 2010 live but he was eventually replaced by Jaques Lazier. Conquest Racing: Conquest planned to run one car for the entire 2010 season in addition to a second car at selected events including the Indy 500. After talking with a few different potential drivers,http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=15572 Conquest moving forward with 2010 plans IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2009-12-17 2009-12-17 including the team's former Champ Car driver, Jan Heylen of Belgium, Curt Cavin of The Indianapolis Star reported on December 11 that 2009 driver Nelson Philippe had split from the team since his season-ending crash last August at Infineon.http://www.indy.com/posts/irl-offers-clearer-path-for-budding-drivers IRL offers clearer path for budding drivers Indy.com Star Media 2009-12-11 2010-10-13 Brazilian media outlets reported that Tomas Scheckter had signed for the team, as well as the possibility of running two more cars for a pair of Brazilian drivers. http://esporte.ig.com.br/grandepremio/formulaindy/2010/02/18/sem+virar+brasileira+conquest+fecha+com+scheckter+para+temporada+2010+9401467.html Sem virar 'brasileira', Conquest fecha com Scheckter para temporada 2010 Victor Martins iG Internet Group 2010-02-18 2010-02-18 pt https://web.archive.org/web/20100221062837/http://esporte.ig.com.br/grandepremio/formulaindy/2010/02/18/sem+virar+brasileira+conquest+fecha+com+scheckter+para+temporada+2010+9401467.html 2010-02-21 dead Brazilian journalist Victor Martins reported that Brazilian Mario Romancini had signed a full-season deal with the team, http://colunistas.ig.com.br/victormartins/2010/02/21/romancini-na-conquest/ Romancini na Conquest Victor Martins iG Internet Group 2010-02-21 2010-02-22 pt https://web.archive.org/web/20100225071258/http://colunistas.ig.com.br/victormartins/2010/02/21/romancini-na-conquest/ 2010-02-25 dead with the agreement confirmed on February 23. http://esporte.ig.com.br/grandepremio/formulaindy/2010/02/23/romancini+anuncia+acordo+com+conquest+para+temporada+2010+da+indy+9405576.html Romancini fecha acordo com Conquest para temporada 2010 da Indy iG Internet Group 2010-02-23 2010-02-23 pt https://web.archive.org/web/20100227032934/http://esporte.ig.com.br/grandepremio/formulaindy/2010/02/23/romancini+anuncia+acordo+com+conquest+para+temporada+2010+da+indy+9405576.html 2010-02-27 dead 2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion Bertrand Baguette was confirmed by the team on March 22, 2010, beginning his season at the inaugural Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82291 Baguette joins IndyCar with Conquest Steven English autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2010-03-22 2010-03-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20100325093237/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82291 25 March 2010 live Romancini was replaced by Francesco Dracone for Mid-Ohio and Sonoma, due to Romancini running into budgetary troubles.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85841 Conquest signs Italian Dracone Pablo Elizalde autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2010-08-03 2010-08-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20100804224200/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85841 4 August 2010 live HVM Racing: Robert Doornbos had been signed for 2010 midway through the 2009 season,http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=14822 Doornbos in with HVM IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2009-08-05 2009-08-06 but Doornbos was released. E. J. Viso's contract with the team expired.http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=122808&newlang=&topic=10&catid=0 HVM IndyCar Team Commits To Changes To Prepare For 2010 paddocktalk.com PaddockTalk 2009-10-27 2009-10-27 2011-07-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719225139/http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=122808&newlang=&topic=10&catid=0 dead Simona de Silvestro, third place in the 2009 Atlantic Championship, tested with HVM on December 8–9 at Sebring.http://www.catchfence.com/2009/press/12/07/hvm-racing-testing-de-silvestro-at-sebring/ HVM Racing Testing De Silvestro at Sebring Catchfence.com Catchfence 2009-12-07 2010-10-13 July 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110723022837/http://www.catchfence.com/2009/press/12/07/hvm-racing-testing-de-silvestro-at-sebring/ deadhttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80515 HVM impressed by de Silvestro Matt Beer autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2009-12-10 2009-12-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20091213121557/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80515 13 December 2009 live She was later signed to be full-time driver for 2010.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-hvm-signs-simona-de-silvestro/ HVM Signs Simona De Silvestro Robin Miller Robin Miller (journalist) speedtv.com Speed 2010-03-01 2010-03-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20100303212045/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-hvm-signs-simona-de-silvestro/ 3 March 2010 dead Newman/Haas Racing: 2009 driver Graham Rahal became a free agent, but had expected to re-sign with the team. Former driver Sébastien Bourdais had also been linked to rumors regarding the team.http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090807103051.shtml US F1 turns down pay-driver offers f1-live.com F1 Live 2009-08-07 2009-08-07http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090807091922.shtml Bourdais reaches settlement with Toro Rosso f1-live.com F1 Live 2009-08-07 2009-08-07 August 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090808221935/http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090807091922.shtml deadhttp://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090811131828.shtml Bourdais eyes F1 return with new teams f1-live.com F1 Live 2009-08-11 2009-08-11 August 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090812214628/http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090811131828.shtml dead 2007 Indy Pro Series champion Alex Lloyd ran the final race of 2009 in the team's No. 40202 (usually the No. 06 but renumbered to promote a cancer research fund associated with Lloyd's sponsor) entry. He attempted to put together a sponsorship package to secure one of the team's seats for 2010. http://www.indycar.com/news/index.php?story_id=15063 Back in the saddle IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2009-09-02 2009-09-16September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes During the VERSUS television commentary on the final race of the 2009 season, it was stated that Alex Lloyd "had the seat for 2010" although there is not official announcement or citation. The Indianapolis Star reported on November 6 that Hideki Mutoh and sponsor Formula Dream was to join Rahal and Lloyd in 2010 at NHL,http://pressdog.typepad.com/dogblog/2009/11/honorary-iowan-mutoh-to-newmanhaaslanigan.html Honorary Iowan Mutoh to Newman/Haas/Lanigan Pressdog TypePad 2009-11-06 Bill Zahren 2010-10-13 but neither HER Energy Drink nor McDonald's continued their sponsorships. Mutoh announced on his website that he had signed with the team on February 19, 2010, for a third year in the IndyCar Series. On March 24, 2010, Robin Miller reported that Rahal was likely to return to the team after his three-race deal with Sarah Fisher Racing,http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-rahal-returns-to-nhl/ Rahal to NHL speedtv.com Speed 2010-03-24 2010-03-24 Robin Miller Robin Miller (journalist) https://web.archive.org/web/20100325142929/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-rahal-returns-to-nhl/ 25 March 2010 dead but the expected funding did not materialise until July. http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/38508-add-rahal-to-field-at-toronto-beyond/ Add Rahal to field at Toronto, beyond Dave Lewandowski IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-07-13 2010-07-13September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Newman Wachs Racing: Team owner Eddie Wachs said the team wanted to leave the Atlantic Championship and race in the IndyCar Series or GP2 Series in 2010. The team's driver would have been the 2009 Atlantic Championship and 2008 Star Mazda Championship winner John Edwards. The team intended to test Edwards in an IndyCar, http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-newman-wachs-ready-to-move-up/ Back in the saddle speedtv.com Speed 2009-10-20 2009-10-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20091021033622/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-newman-wachs-ready-to-move-up/ 2009-10-21 dead but ultimately entered the Rolex Sports Car Series GT class with Edwards and Adam Christodoulou as drivers.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/grand-am-mazda-adds-to-rolex-gt-ladder/ GRAND-AM: Mazda Adds To Rolex GT Ladder speedtv.com Speed 2009-02-22 2009-02-22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100224061945/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/grand-am-mazda-adds-to-rolex-gt-ladder/ 2010-02-24 Sarah Fisher Racing: SFR announced the addition of a second car at selected 2010 events. Fisher was scheduled for nine races (St. Pete., Barber, Kansas, Indy, Texas, Iowa, Chicagoland, Kentucky, Homestead). Jay Howard ran the #66 car at four races (Indy, Texas, Mid-Ohio, Chicagoland).https://16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com/2009/10/fisher-announces-2010-schedule.html Fisher Announces 2010 Schedule 16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com James Black ID Media Inc 2009-10-10 2009-11-20 On March 1, 2010, the TBC Retail Group announced they would sponsor Howard and the No. 66 Service Central car at Kansas Speedway. Graham Rahal drove Fisher's Dollar General entry at St. Pete, Barber and Long Beach while he was out of a ride.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/irl/2010-03-10-rahal-indy_N.htm Graham Rahal to drive two IndyCar races for Sarah Fisher Nate Ryan USA Today Gannett Company 2010-03-10 2010-10-13http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82756 Rahal extends Fisher deal Matt Beer autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2010-04-07 2010-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100410090535/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82756 10 April 2010 live Vision Racing: Team owner Tony George had been hopeful of returning to a two-car team, with Ed Carpenter driving. However, it was announced on January 28, 2010, that Vision Racing had suspended operations due to a lack of sponsorship.https://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=308059 Tony George's fall complete, Vision Racing shuts down The Sports Network CTVglobemedia 2010-01-28 2010-10-13 The team appeared at Indianapolis only, in a partnership with Panther Racing with Carpenter driving. http://www.pantherracing.com/news/index.cfm?cid=35108 Panther partners with Vision Racing, enters Ed Carpenter in 94th Indianapolis 500 pantherracing.com Panther Racing 2010-04-07 2010-04-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100411015949/http://www.pantherracing.com/news/index.cfm?cid=35108 2010-04-11 dead FAZZT Race Team: The new team owned by Montreal entrepreneur Andre Azzi, Jim Freudenberg, and Jason Priestley purchased all of the equipment of Roth Racing, including four Dallara chassis. They competed full-time in 2010 with driver Alex Tagliani, whom they signed to a four-year contract to drive the #77 car.http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=15012 Newest entrant Dave Lewandowski IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2009-08-28 2009-08-28 Walker Racing veteran Rob Edwards was team manager.http://www.racer.com/Alex-Taglianis-new-IndyCar-team-revealed/article/147496/ Alex Tagliani's new IndyCar team revealed racer.com Haymarket Publications 2009-08-28 2009-08-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20090830210528/http://www.racer.com/Alex-Taglianis-new-IndyCar-team-revealed/article/147496/ 30 August 2009 dead http://www.racer.com/Tagliani-to-set-up-new-IndyCar-team/article/146506/ Tagliani to set up new IndyCar team racer.com Haymarket Publications 2009-08-14 2009-08-14 December 16, 2012 https://archive.today/20121216101527/http://www.racer.com/Tagliani-to-set-up-new-IndyCar-team/article/146506/ dead Tagliani was joined by Bruno Junqueira at the Indianapolis 500, who competed in the #33 car. http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/35015-fazzt-race-team-adds-junqueira-for-indy/ FAZZT Race Team adds Junqueira for Indy Dave Lewandowski IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-03-30 2010-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20100403222845/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/35015-fazzt-race-team-adds-junqueira-for-indy/ 2010-04-03 dead Rahal Letterman Racing: Owner Bobby Rahal hoped to secure sponsorship to compete full-time in 2010.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77425 Rahal still keen on IndyCar return Mark Glendenning autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2009-07-30 2009-08-10 This did not occur, but the team entered Indianapolis with son Graham.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/irl/2010-05-04-graham-rahal-indy-500_N.htm Graham Rahal reaches deal for father-son effort in Indy 500 USA Today Gary Graves Gannett Company 2010-05-04 2010-05-05 Walker Racing: The team hoped to rejoin the IndyCar Series in 2010 if sponsorship was found, however the team lost longtime Team Manager Rob Edwards to the FAZZT Race Team. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/miller-the-power-of-one/miller-the-power-of-one MILLER: The Power Of One Robin Miller Robin Miller (journalist) speedtv.com Speed 2009-07-31 2009-08-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120229232546/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/miller-the-power-of-one/miller-the-power-of-one 2012-02-29 dead Dale Coyne Racing: The team was due to announce the driver for the #19 Boy Scouts of America entry by the end of January.https://16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com/2010/01/coyne-boy-scouts-additional-details.html Coyne Set To Run 2 Cars In 2010 16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com James Black ID Media Inc 2010-01-11 2010-01-11 Coyne announced during a January 11 teleconference with Versus lead announcer Bob Jenkins that he would run two cars in 2010; however, after Dreyer & Reinbold Racing signed Dale Coyne Racing's 2009 driver Justin Wilson with Wilson's Z-Line Designs driver sponsorship, it looked like Coyne would field just one entry full-time, but in an official press release, Coyne reiterated that the team's "drivers" would be announced soon and that Wilson's departure, while unfortunate, was not completely unexpected. http://www.dalecoyneracing.com/release020210.html Dale Coyne Racing Wishes Wilson and Z-Line Well dalecoyneracing.com Dale Coyne Racing 2010-02-02 2010-02-04 The team is in the final stages of finalizing their driver line up for its two car entry in 2010. Testing is scheduled for later in February in preparation for the first race of the year in São Paulo, Brazil in mid March. https://web.archive.org/web/20100209020637/http://www.dalecoyneracing.com/release020210.html 2010-02-09 dead In the same press release he mentioned Graham Rahal and J. R. Hildebrand as the team's top targets.http://www.racer.com/dale-coyne-not-bitter-about-wilsonz-line-exit/article/162946/ Dale Coyne "not bitter" about Wilson/Z-Line exit Racer Haymarket Publications 2010-02-02 2010-02-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20100205043255/http://www.racer.com/dale-coyne-not-bitter-about-wilsonz-line-exit/article/162946/ 5 February 2010 live Hildebrand revealed on his Twitter account that he would be testing with Coyne's team at Sebring on February 15.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/228367/hlidebrand-enjoys-sebring-test-with-dale-coyne/ Hildebrand enjoys Sebring test with Dale Coyne GPUpdate.net GPUpdate 17 February 2010 30 January 2011 Robin Miller reported that Milka Duno was the likely teammate of Hildebrand and that Rahal had turned down Coyne's offer of a seat. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/miller-endangered-species/ MILLER: Endangered Species speedtv.com Speed Robin Miller Robin Miller (journalist) 2010-02-20 2010-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100224045310/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/miller-endangered-species/ 2010-02-24 dead Duno was confirmed by the team on March 4, 2010. http://www.dalecoyneracing.com/release030410.html Milka Duno Signs with Dale Coyne Racing dalecoyneracing.com Dale Coyne Racing 2010-03-04 2010-03-04September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes On March 8, Gordon Kirby reported that Alex Lloyd would be driving the #19.http://www.gordonkirby.com/categories/columns/theway/2010/the_way_it_is_no224.html The Way It Is/ A steep uphill struggle gordonkirby.com Gordon Kirby Gordon Kirby 2010-03-08 2010-03-09 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing: British pairing Justin Wilson and Mike Conway were presented to the media at a February 2 press conference, at the team's race shop in Carmel, Indiana.http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=15712 D&RR's UK connection IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-02-02 2010-02-02http://www.racer.com/justin-wilson-signs-with-dreyer-reinbold/article/162887/ Justin Wilson signs with Dreyer & Reinbold Racer Haymarket Publications 2010-02-01 2010-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20100205043310/http://www.racer.com/justin-wilson-signs-with-dreyer-reinbold/article/162887/ 5 February 2010 live The team left the #23 entry open for a 3rd car, if the funding became available.http://www.16thandgeorgetown.com/2010/02/drr-confirms-2010-lineup.html DRR Confirms 2010 Lineup 16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com ID Media Inc 2010-02-02 2010-02-02 James Black Ana Beatriz announced on her website that she would be driving that entry in the season-opening race in São Paulo.http://www.biaracing.com/sitecompleto/noticias.bia.95 Fórmula Indy: Ana Beatriz fecha com a equipe Dreyer & Reinbold Racing biaracing.com Ana Beatriz 2010-02-23 2010-02-23 pt dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100228213451/http://www.biaracing.com/sitecompleto/noticias.bia.95 2010-02-28 E. J. Viso also tested with the team on December 9, 2009, at Sebring.https://16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com/2009/12/viso-to-test-with-dreyer-reinbold.html Viso To Test With Dreyer & Reinbold James Black 16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com ID Media Inc 2009-12-04 2009-12-04 Tomas Scheckter returned to the team for the Indianapolis 500, taking over the #23 car that Beatriz drove in Brazil.http://www.indy.com/posts/scheckter-gets-his-indy-500-ride Scheckter gets his Indy 500 ride Indy.com Star Media 2010-04-21 Curt Cavin 2010-10-13 Beatriz herself moved to a fourth Dreyer & Reinbold car – the number 25 entry – for Indianapolis.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83542 Matt Beer Beatriz secures Indy 500 seat autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2010-05-12 2010-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100515130212/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83542 15 May 2010 live After Conway's injury at the Indianapolis 500, he missed the rest of the season. Scheckter replaced him at Texas and Graham Rahal replaced him at Iowa, joining former Newman/Haas Racing teammate Wilson.http://www.16thandgeorgetown.com/2010/06/rahal-in-at-drr.html Rahal In At DRR 16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com James Black ID Media Inc 2010-06-09 2010-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20100613014645/http://www.16thandgeorgetown.com/2010/06/rahal-in-at-drr.html 13 June 2010 live Paul Tracy drove the car at Watkins Glen with Robbie Buhl working on a deal to move Rahal to the vacant #23 machine.Freeman Glenn 2010-06-24 Pit & Paddock: Tracy in at D&R... Autosport Haymarket Publications 200 13 27http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100620/irl/100629995 Tracy gets IndyCar ride for Watkins Glen race AutoWeek Crain Communications 2010-06-20 2010-06-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20110622022819/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100620/irl/100629995 2011-06-22 dead J. R. Hildebrand replaced Conway at two events and drove the team's No. 24 Roll Coater entry for Mid-Ohio and the No. 24 TranSystems machine in Sonoma.http://www.dreyerreinboldracing.com/news.html?article_id=69 J. R. Hildebrand joins Dreyer and Reinbold Racing at Mid-Ohio and Sonoma Dreyer & Reinbold Racing ClickStream 2010-07-08 2010-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20101019230157/http://dreyerreinboldracing.com/news.html?article_id=69 2010-10-19 dead KV Racing Technology: Team owners Kevin Kalkhoven and Jimmy Vasser expanded from one to three cars for 2010. According to a radio interview on "Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee", Paul Tracy had a verbal commitment with KV Racing to drive for the team in the Indy 500, Toronto, Edmonton, and one other race airing on ABC with sponsorship from GEICO and Honda Canada. Mario Moraes was expected to return in light of Jimmy Vasser returning from Brazil recently, according to Robin Miller's mail bag. On February 13, the team announced that E. J. Viso would test for the team at Sebring International Raceway on February 15, with the intentions of securing a full-time deal. Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato was confirmed by the team on February 18.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81564 Matt Beer Sato secures KV IndyCar deal autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2010-02-18 2010-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20100221021747/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81564 21 February 2010 live On February 22, the team confirmed that Viso would drive for the team,http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81644 Matt Beer KV adds Viso to 2010 line-up autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2010-02-22 2010-02-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20100226064314/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81644 26 February 2010 live driving the #8 car.http://www.racer.com/kv-racing-confirms-viso/article/164270/ KV Racing confirms Viso Racer.com Haymarket Publications 2010-02-22 2010-02-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20100224091600/http://www.racer.com/kv-racing-confirms-viso/article/164270/ 24 February 2010 live Former Honda Formula One test driver James Rossiter had been expected to join the team as a third full-time driver, http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-millers-alabama-notebook/ INDYCAR: Miller's Alabama Notebook speedtv.com Speed Robin Miller Robin Miller (journalist) 2010-02-25 2010-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20100227003346/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-millers-alabama-notebook/ 2010-02-27 dead with Tracy in a fourth car part-time, but Mario Moraes returned to the team, driving the #32 car. http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/34729-moraes-returns-to-kv-racing-technology/ Moraes returns to KV Racing Technology IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-03-11 2010-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20100316211138/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/34729-moraes-returns-to-kv-racing-technology/ 2010-03-16 dead CURB/Agajanian/3G Racing: In a statement made on October 7, 2009, Stanton Barrett claimed "We CURB/Agajanian/3G Racing are all working to find the proper sponsorship for next year" and that the team is, "working to see which races Stanton can run next year."https://16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com/2009/10/barrett-back-in-2010.html Barrett Back In 2010 James Black 16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com ID Media Inc 2009-10-07 2009-11-20 Team co-owner Steve Sudler said in an interview with blog 16th and Georgetown that Richard Antinucci would be one of the team's drivers in 2010 and the team was building its program around him. The team explored possibilities for a second car, most likely for Jaques Lazier or Stanton Barrett.https://16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com/2009/11/q-with-team-3g-co-owner-steve-sudler.html Q&A With Team 3G Co-Owner Steve Sudler James Black 16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com ID Media Inc 2009-11-20 2009-11-20 However, the team made no official announcement and did not participate in the open test at Barber Motorsport Park. Team 3G planned to start in St. Pete with Antinucci, however this did not happen. Bryan Herta Autosport: Herta formed the team in 2009 in a partnership with Vision Racing, and planned to enter at Indianapolis.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80626 Herta team plans Indy 500 entry Matt Beer autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2009-12-19 2009-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20091222135445/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80626 22 December 2009 live On February 23, 2010, Curt Cavin reported that Sebastián Saavedra had signed full-time with BHA in Firestone Indy Lights and would run this year's Indianapolis 500. Blog Da Indy reported that Saavedra could have also run the Indycar races at Texas, Toronto, Sonoma and Homestead.http://www.blogdaindy.com/2010/02/sebastian-saavedra-pode-correr-na.html Sebastian Saavedra pode correr na Fórmula Indy neste ano. Jackson Lincoln Lopes Blog Da Indy NeoEase 2010-02-23 2010-02-23 pt 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708014130/http://www.blogdaindy.com/2010/02/sebastian-saavedra-pode-correr-na.html dead Sam Schmidt Motorsports: Townsend Bell competed in the Indianapolis 500 in the #99 car, run in conjunction with Chip Ganassi Racing. http://www.samschmidtmotorsports.com/news/264-sam-schmidt-motorsports-to-team-with-chip-ganassi-racing-for-another-indianapolis-500-run?phpMyAdmin=bn4rrbTqLRLxFmwZ6fSKJCXv-qa Sam Schmidt Motorsports to team with Chip Ganassi Racing for another Indianapolis 500 run samschmidtmotorsports.com Sam Schmidt Motorsports 2010-01-13 2010-01-13September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Schedule The final 2010 schedule was announced on July 31, 2009,2009-07-31 Expansion in 2010 http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=14770 2009-07-31 IndyCar Series Indy Racing League with revisions announced on August 26, 2009.Cavin Curt 2009-08-26 IndyCar Series tweaks 2010 schedule http://www.indy.com/articles/indy-racing-league/thread/indycar-series-tweaks-2010-schedule 2010-10-13 Indy.com Star Media New events included a season-opening street race in São Paulo, Brazil, and the new Alabama Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park. Richmond and Milwaukee did not return in 2010. Icon Legend white O silver Oval/Speedway lightblue R silver Road course peachpuff S silver Street circuit RndDateRace NameTrackLocation1March 14São Paulo Indy 300peachpuff S silver Streets of São PauloBrazil São Paulo, São Paulo2March 29†Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg peachpuff S silver Streets of St. PetersburgUnited States St. Petersburg, Florida3April 11Indy Grand Prix of Alabama lightblue R silver Barber Motorsports ParkUnited States Birmingham, Alabama4April 18Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach peachpuff S silver Streets of Long BeachUnited States Long Beach, California5May 1RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 white O silver Kansas SpeedwayUnited States Kansas City, Kansas6May 3094th Indianapolis 500 white O silver Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayUnited States Speedway, Indiana7June 5Firestone 550K white O silver Texas Motor SpeedwayUnited States Fort Worth, Texas8June 20Iowa Corn Indy 250 white O silver Iowa SpeedwayUnited States Newton, Iowa9July 4Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen lightblue R silver Watkins Glen InternationalUnited States Watkins Glen, New York10July 18Honda Indy Toronto peachpuff S silver Exhibition PlaceCanada Toronto, Ontario11July 25Honda Indy Edmonton lightblue R silver Edmonton City Centre AirportCanada Edmonton, Alberta12August 8Honda Indy 200 lightblue R silver Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseUnited States Lexington, Ohio13August 22Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma lightblue R silver Infineon RacewayUnited States Sonoma, California14August 28Peak Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 white O silver Chicagoland SpeedwayUnited States Joliet, Illinois15September 4Kentucky Indy 300 white O silver Kentucky SpeedwayUnited States Sparta, Kentucky16September 19Indy Japan 300 white O silver Twin Ring MotegiJapan Motegi, Tochigi17October 2Cafés do Brasil Indy 300 white O silver Homestead-Miami SpeedwayUnited States Homestead, Florida † – The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was originally scheduled for March 28 (3:30 PM on ABC) but was postponed to the next day due to torrential rain. Testing Two open tests were scheduled for February 24–26 at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama and May 4 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky.http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=15644 Testing central IndyCar Series Indy Racing League Dave Lewandowski 2010-01-13 2010-01-14 At Barber, Team Penske's Will Power recorded the best time over the three sessions, and topped the times in two of the three held. His lap time of 1:09.8724 – set in the third session http://www.indycar.com/schedule/raceresults/55-izod-indycar-series/1994-barber-motorsports-park-open-test/816-izod-indycar-practice-3/ Barber Motorsports Park Open Test IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-02-26 2010-03-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100312135035/http://www.indycar.com/schedule/raceresults/55-izod-indycar-series/1994-barber-motorsports-park-open-test/816-izod-indycar-practice-3/ 2010-03-12 dead – saw him as the only driver to set a time in the 1:09s. Teammates Hélio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe set the second-fastest and third-fastest laps of the test. The Kentucky test was washed out by weepers – water seeping up onto the track from six inches of overnight rain – and no times were set. http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/37205-minus-one-oval-test-itand-39-s-on-to-indy/ Dave Lewandowski Minus one oval test, it's on to Indy IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-05-04 2010-06-01September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Results Rd.RacePole positionFastest lapMost laps ledRace winnerReport Driver Team 1 São Paulo GBR Dario Franchitti AUS Will Power GBR Dario Franchitti AUS Will Power USA Team Penske Report 2 St. Petersburg AUS Will Power VEN E. J. Viso AUS Will Power AUS Will Power USA Team Penske Report 3 Barber AUS Will Power GBR Justin Wilson USA Marco Andretti BRA Hélio Castroneves USA Team Penske Report 4 Long Beach AUS Will Power USA Ryan Hunter-Reay USA Ryan Hunter-Reay USA Ryan Hunter-Reay USA Andretti Autosport Report 5 Kansas AUS Ryan Briscoe BRA Tony Kanaan NZL Scott Dixon NZL Scott Dixon USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report 6 Indianapolis BRA Hélio Castroneves AUS Will Power GBR Dario Franchitti GBR Dario Franchitti USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report 7 Texas AUS Ryan Briscoe USA Ryan Hunter-Reay AUS Ryan Briscoe AUS Ryan Briscoe USA Team Penske Report 8 Iowa AUS Will Power GBR Dario Franchitti GBR Dario Franchitti BRA Tony Kanaan USA Andretti Autosport Report 9 Watkins Glen AUS Will Power AUS Will Power AUS Will Power AUS Will Power USA Team Penske Report 10 Toronto GBR Justin Wilson AUS Will Power GBR Justin Wilson AUS Will Power USA Team Penske Report 11 Edmonton AUS Will Power NZL Scott Dixon AUS Will Power NZL Scott Dixon USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report 12 Mid-Ohio AUS Will Power AUS Ryan Briscoe CAN Alex Tagliani GBR Dario Franchitti USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report 13 Sonoma AUS Will Power USA J. R. Hildebrand AUS Will Power AUS Will Power USA Team Penske Report 14 Chicagoland AUS Ryan Briscoe NZL Scott Dixon AUS Ryan Briscoe GBR Dario Franchitti USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report 15 Kentucky USA Ed Carpenter USA Ryan Hunter-Reay GBR Dan Wheldon BRA Hélio Castroneves USA Team Penske Report 16 Motegi BRA Hélio Castroneves BRA Hélio Castroneves BRA Hélio Castroneves BRA Hélio Castroneves USA Team Penske Report 17 Homestead GBR Dario Franchitti USA Marco Andretti GBR Dario Franchitti NZL Scott Dixon USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report Race summaries Round 1: São Paulo Indy 300 Sunday March 14, 2010 – 1:07 p.m. BRT / 12:07 p.m. EDT Streets of São Paulo – São Paulo, Brazil; Temporary street circuit, 2.536 mi km Distance: 75 laps / 190.2 mi km; reduced to 61 laps / 154.696 mi km due to rain and two-hour time limit. Race weather: 75 °F °C, scattered clouds with intermittent rain. Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute) Nielsen ratings: 0.40http://www.16thandgeorgetown.com/2010/03/ratings-are-in.html Ratings Are In 16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com ID Media Inc. 2010-03-16 2010-03-16 Attendance: 46,000 (race day)http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/bruce_martin/03/14/racing.notes/index.html?eref=si_motorsports IndyCar racing rules the roost in Brazil Sports Illustrated CNN; Time Warner Bruce Martin 2010-03-14 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100317125958/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/bruce_martin/03/14/racing.notes/index.html?eref=si_motorsports 17 March 2010 dead Pole position winner: #10 Dario Franchitti, 1:27.7354 sec, 104.058 mph km/h on Most laps led: #10 Dario Franchitti, 29 Race Report: 2010 São Paulo Indy 300 Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 5 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske 61 2:00:57.7112 4 2 4 37 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 61 +1.8581 20 3 16 14 BRA Vítor Meira A. J. Foyt Enterprises 61 +9.7094 0 4 12 2 BRA Raphael Matos De Ferran Luczo Dragon Racing 61 +10.4235 0 5 18 4 GBR Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 61 +10.8883 0Race average speed: 76.733 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 7 between 5 driversCautions: 5 for 19 laps Round 2: Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Monday March 29, 2010 – 10:25 a.m. EDT; postponed from Sunday March 28 due to rain.http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/34981-race-postponed-to-10-a-m-march-29/ Dave Lewandowski Race postponed to 10 a.m. March 29 IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-03-28 2010-03-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100331174001/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/34981-race-postponed-to-10-a-m-march-29/ 2010-03-31 dead Streets of St. Petersburg – St. Petersburg, Florida; Temporary street circuit, 1.800 mi km Distance: 100 laps / 180.000 mi km Race weather: 62 °F °C, scattered clouds Television: ESPN2 (Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Vince Welch, Jamie Little, Rick DeBruhl) Nielsen ratings: 0.6 (Sunday rainout) Attendance: Pole position winner: #12 Will Power, 1:01.6026 sec, 105.190 mph km/h on Most laps led: #12 Will Power, 50 Race Report: 2010 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 1 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske 100 2:07:05.7968 50 2 4 22 GBR Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 100 +0.8244 0 3 19 6 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 100 +4.7290 9 4 5 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 100 +5.1699 0 5 13 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 100 +22.2172 3Race average speed: 84.975 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 10 between 8 driversCautions: 5 for 23 laps Round 3: Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Sunday April 11, 2010 – 3:45 p.m. EDT / 2:45 p.m. CDT Barber Motorsports Park – Birmingham, Alabama; Permanent road course, 2.300 mi km Distance: 90 laps / 207.000 mi km Race weather: 77 °F °C, clear skies Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Lindy Thackston, Robbie Floyd) Nielsen ratings: 0.30 Attendance: 53,555 (race day)https://www.f1sa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21243:irl-2010-alabama-helio-castroneves-shows-willpower-to-win-barber-race&catid=20:indycar-series&Itemid=133 Helio Castroneves shows willpower to win Barber race F1SA Formula One Supporters Association 2010-04-12 2010-10-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20110710220327/https://www.f1sa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21243:irl-2010-alabama-helio-castroneves-shows-willpower-to-win-barber-race&catid=20:indycar-series&Itemid=133 2011-07-10 dead Pole position winner: #12 Will Power, 1:10.1356 sec, 118.057 mph km/h on Most laps led: #26 Marco Andretti, 58 Race Report: 2010 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 3 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 90 1:56:41.3928 20 2 5 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 90 +0.5703 0 3 7 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 90 +8.1590 0 4 1 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske 90 +8.6639 12 5 4 26 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 90 +9.7410 58Race average speed: 106.436 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 7 between 3 driversCautions: 2 for 5 laps Round 4: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Sunday April 18, 2010 – 4:15 p.m. EDT / 1:15 p.m. PDT Streets of Long Beach – Long Beach, California; Temporary street circuit, 1.968 mi km Distance: 85 laps / 167.280 mi km Race weather: 66 °F °C, clear skies Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Lindy Thackston, Robbie Floyd) Nielsen ratings: 0.54http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/35446-howard-gets-comfortable-on-track-notes/ Dave Lewandowski Howard gets comfortable on track; notes IndyCar Series Indy Racing League 2010-04-22 2010-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100501175615/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/35446-howard-gets-comfortable-on-track-notes/ 1 May 2010 dead dmy-all Attendance: race day 65,000 – estimated/reported weekend 170,000 Pole position winner: #12 Will Power, 1:09.3185 sec, 102.206 mph km/h on Most laps led: #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay, 64 Race Report: 2010 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 2 37 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 85 1:47:12.5404 64 2 3 22 GBR Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 85 +5.6031 0 3 1 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske 85 +8.5864 19 4 8 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 85 +10.6287 2 5 6 11 BRA Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 85 +11.7732 0Race average speed: 93.619 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 5 between 3 driversCautions: 1 for 5 laps Round 5: RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 Saturday May 1, 2010 – 2:00 p.m. EDT / 1:00 p.m. CDT Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, Kansas; Permanent racing facility, 1.520 mi km Distance: 200 laps / 304.000 mi km Race weather: 63 °F °C, partly cloudy Television: ABC (Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Vince Welch, Jamie Little, Rick DeBruhl) Nielsen ratings: 0.8 Attendance: 15,000 Pole position winner: #6 Ryan Briscoe, 1:43.1747 sec, 212.145 mph km/h on (4-lap) Most laps led: #9 Scott Dixon, 167 Race Report: 2010 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 2 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200 1:50:43.1410 167 2 3 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 200 +3.0528 2 3 15 11 BRA Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 200 +3.2210 0 4 8 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 200 +3.8300 0 5 22 37 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 200 +6.1133 0Race average speed: 164.741 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 3 between 3 driversCautions: 4 for 33 laps Round 6: 94th Indianapolis 500 Sunday May 30, 2010 – 1:12 p.m. EDT / 12:12 p.m. CDT Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana; Permanent racing facility, 2.500 mi km Distance: 200 laps / 500.000 mi km Race weather: 88 °F °C, partly cloudy Television: ABC (Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Eddie Cheever, Brent Musburger, Vince Welch, Jamie Little, Rick DeBruhl, Jerry Punch) Nielsen ratings: 3.6 (4.0 overnight) Attendance: Pole position winner: #3 Hélio Castroneves, 2:37.9154 sec, 227.790 mph km/h on (4-lap) Most laps led: #10 Dario Franchitti, 155 Race Report: 2010 Indianapolis 500 Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 3 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 200 3:05:37.0131 155 2 18 4 GBR Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 200 +0.1536 0 3 16 26 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 200 +20.9875 1 4 26 19 GBR Alex Lloyd Dale Coyne Racing 200 +20.9876 0 5 6 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200 +21.4922 0Race average speed: 161.623 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 13 between 8 driversCautions: 9 for 44 laps Round 7: Firestone 550 Saturday June 5, 2010 – 8:50 p.m. EDT / 7:50 p.m. CDT Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, Texas; Permanent racing facility, 1.455 mi km Distance: 228 laps / 331.740 mi km Race weather: 93 °F °C, clear skies Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Lindy Thackston, Robbie Floyd) Nielsen ratings: 0.3http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=sbd.main&ArticleID=139903 Everything Bigger In Texas: Versus Posts Its Best IndyCar Audience Austin Karp Sports Business Daily Street & Smith's Sports Group 2010-06-09 2010-07-06 Attendance: 73,000 Pole position winner: #6 Ryan Briscoe, 1:37.3275 sec, 215.273 mph km/h on (4-lap) Most laps led: #6 Ryan Briscoe, 102 Race Report: 2010 Firestone 550 Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 1 6 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 228 2:04:47.1555 102 2 8 7 USA Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 228 +1.4629 1 3 10 26 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 228 +2.3162 0 4 4 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 228 +3.0770 0 5 2 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 228 +7.5882 86Race average speed: 159.508 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 10 between 7 driversCautions: 4 for 36 laps Round 8: Iowa Corn Indy 250 Sunday June 20, 2010 – 2:15 p.m. EDT / 1:15 p.m. CDT Iowa Speedway – Newton, Iowa; Permanent racing facility, 0.894 mi km Distance: 250 laps / 223.500 mi km Race weather: 78 °F °C, clear skies Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Lindy Thackston, Robbie Floyd) Nielsen ratings: 0.2https://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2010/07/more-ratings.html More Ratings Sports Media Watch Blogspot 2010-07-02 2010-07-06 Attendance: 34,248 Pole position winner: #12 Will Power, 1:10.9925 sec, 181.337 mph km/h on (4-lap) Most laps led: #10 Dario Franchitti, 69 Race Report: 2010 Iowa Corn Indy 250 Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 15 11 BRA Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 250 1:42:12.4036 62 2 4 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 250 +4.2030 43 3 19 8 VEN E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology 250 +5.2538 0 4 8 6 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 250 +9.0536 0 5 1 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske 250 +9.5902 32Race average speed: 131.205 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 16 between 7 driversCautions: 4 for 51 laps Round 9: Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen Sunday July 4, 2010 – 3:55 p.m. EDT Watkins Glen International – Watkins Glen, New York; Permanent racing facility, 3.370 mi km Distance: 60 laps / 202.200 mi km Race weather: 87 °F °C, clear skies Television: ABC (Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Vince Welch, Jamie Little, Rick DeBruhl) Nielsen ratings: 0.9http://www.sportsmediawatch.net/2010/07/weekend-ratings-predictions_10.html Weekend Ratings Predictions Sports Media Watch Blogspot 2010-07-10 2010-07-10 Attendance: Pole position winner: #12 Will Power, 1:29.3164 sec, 135.832 mph km/h on Most laps led: #12 Will Power, 45 Race Report: 2010 Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 1 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske 60 1:40:27.4391 45 2 3 6 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 60 +1.2181 4 3 4 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 60 +2.6754 1 4 11 2 BRA Raphael Matos De Ferran Dragon Racing 60 +8.0208 0 5 9 32 BRA Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 60 +9.3229 0Race average speed: 120.768 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 5 between 4 driversCautions: 2 for 5 laps Round 10: Honda Indy Toronto Sunday July 18, 2010 – 1:00 p.m. EDT Streets of Toronto – Toronto, Ontario; Temporary street circuit, 1.755 mi km Distance: 85 laps / 149.175 mi km Race weather: 79 °F °C, mostly cloudy Television: ABC (Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Vince Welch, Jamie Little, Rick DeBruhl) Nielsen ratings: 0.9http://www.sportsmediawatch.net/2010/07/ratings-game_23.html The Ratings Game Sports Media Watch Blogspot 2010-07-23 2010-07-27 Attendance: Pole position winner: #22 Justin Wilson, 1:00.2710 sec, 104.827 mph km/h on Most laps led: #22 Justin Wilson, 32 Race Report: 2010 Honda Indy Toronto Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 2 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske 85 1:47:15.2554 15 2 5 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 85 +1.2757 22 3 4 37 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 85 +1.7605 0 4 8 11 BRA Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 85 +3.5382 2 5 14 02 USA Graham Rahal Newman/Haas Racing 85 +9.7349 0Race average speed: 83.451 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 6 between 5 driversCautions: 6 for 21 laps Round 11: Honda Indy Edmonton Sunday July 25, 2010 – 5:55 p.m. EDT / 3:55 p.m. MDT Edmonton City Centre Airport – Edmonton, Alberta; Temporary airport course, 1.973 mi km Distance: 95 laps / 187.435 mi km Race weather: 73 °F °C, clear skies Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Lindy Thackston, Robbie Floyd) Nielsen ratings: 0.31 Attendance: Pole position winner: #12 Will Power, 1:00.7126 sec, 116.991 mph km/h on Most laps led: #12 Will Power, 76 Race Report: 2010 Honda Indy Edmonton Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 3 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 95 1:50:37.0551 2 2 1 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske 95 +2.6688 76 3 4 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 95 +3.2831 0 4 5 6 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 95 +8.8652 0 5 8 37 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 95 +11.1482 0Race average speed: 101.666 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 4 between 3 driversCautions: 4 for 10 laps Round 12: Honda Indy 200 Sunday August 8, 2010 – 3:00 p.m. EDT Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Lexington, Ohio; Permanent racing facility, 2.258 mi km Distance: 85 laps / 191.930 mi km Race weather: 86 °F °C, clear skies Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Lindy Thackston, Robbie Floyd) Nielsen ratings: 0.33 Attendance: Pole position winner: #12 Will Power, 1:07.1997 sec, 120.965 mph km/h on Most laps led: #77 Alex Tagliani, 30 Race Report: 2010 Honda Indy 200 Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 2 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 85 1:54:32.2568 29 2 1 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske 85 +0.5234 25 3 6 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 85 +4.0883 0 4 14 77 CAN Alex Tagliani FAZZT Race Team 85 +5.6423 30 5 5 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 85 +5.9150 0Race average speed: 100.542 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 4 between 4 driversCautions: 5 for 15 laps Round 13: Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Sunday August 22, 2010 – 5:50 p.m. EDT / 2:50 p.m. PDT Infineon Raceway – Sonoma, California; Permanent racing facility, 2.303 mi km Distance: 75 laps / 172.725 mi km Race weather: 78 °F °C, clear skies Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Lindy Thackston, Robbie Floyd) Nielsen ratings: 0.25 Attendance: Pole position winner: #12 Will Power, 1:16.5282 sec, 108.337 mph km/h on Most laps led: #12 Will Power, 73 Race Report: 2010 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 1 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske 75 1:52:34.1915 73 2 6 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 75 +0.7432 2 3 3 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 75 +6.6132 0 4 5 6 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 75 +7.8607 0 5 2 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 75 +10.4594 0Race average speed: 92.063 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 2 between 2 driversCautions: 4 for 10 laps Round 14: Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 Saturday August 28, 2010 – 7:50 p.m. EDT / 6:50 p.m. CDT Chicagoland Speedway – Joliet, Illinois; Permanent racing facility, 1.520 mi km Distance: 200 laps / 304.000 mi km Race weather: 86 °F °C, clear skies Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Lindy Thackston, Robbie Floyd) Nielsen ratings: 0.47 Attendance: Pole position winner: #6 Ryan Briscoe, 50.5857 sec, 216.346 mph km/h on (2-lap) Most laps led: #6 Ryan Briscoe, 113 Race Report: 2010 Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 2 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 200 1:47:49.5783 28 2 7 4 GBR Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 200 +0.0423 14 3 5 26 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 200 +0.1051 3 4 9 37 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 200 +0.1631 2 5 13 11 BRA Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 200 +0.3408 0Race average speed: 169.161 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 25 between 11 driversCautions: 3 for 28 laps Round 15: Kentucky Indy 300 Saturday September 4, 2010 – 8:50 p.m. EDT Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, Kentucky; Permanent racing facility, 1.480 mi km Distance: 200 laps / 296.000 mi km Race weather: 67 °F °C, clear skies Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Lindy Thackston, Robbie Floyd) Nielsen ratings: 0.23 Attendance: Pole position winner: #20 Ed Carpenter, 48.8958 sec, 217.933 mph km/h on (2-lap) Most laps led: #4 Dan Wheldon, 93 Race Report: 2010 Kentucky Indy 300 Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 8 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 200 1:41:50.0059 7 2 1 20 USA Ed Carpenter Panther Racing 200 +13.1597 11 3 3 4 GBR Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 200 +13.9214 93 4 26 11 BRA Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 200 +13.9931 0 5 11 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 200 +14.1968 0Race average speed: 174.402 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 11 between 7 driversCautions: 2 for 23 laps Round 16: Indy Japan 300 Sunday September 19, 2010 – 1:00 p.m. JST / 12:00 a.m. EDT Twin Ring Motegi – Motegi, Tochigi; Permanent racing facility, 1.520 mi km Distance: 200 laps / 304.000 mi km Race weather: 83 °F °C, partly cloudy Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute) Nielsen ratings: 181,000 viewers Attendance: Pole position winner: #3 Hélio Castroneves, 54.1803 sec, 201.992 mph km/h on (2-lap) Most laps led: #3 Hélio Castroneves, 153 Race Report: 2010 Indy Japan 300 Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 1 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 200 2:04:04.4780 153 2 4 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 200 +4.5746 0 3 3 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske 200 +5.0743 0 4 2 6 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 200 +6.4825 32 5 12 7 USA Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 200 +7.6057 0Race average speed: 147.008 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 3 between 3 driversCautions: 5 for 50 laps Round 17: Cafés do Brasil Indy 300 Saturday October 2, 2010 – 7:00 p.m. EDT Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, Florida; Permanent racing facility, 1.485 mi km Distance: 200 laps / 297.000 mi km Race weather: 87 °F °C, clear skies Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Lindy Thackston, Robbie Floyd) Nielsen ratings: 0.56 Attendance: Pole position winner: #10 Dario Franchitti, 50.1532 sec, 213.187 mph km/h on (2-lap) Most laps led: #10 Dario Franchitti, 128 Race Report: 2010 Cafés do Brasil Indy 300 Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 2 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200 1:52:08.5580 47 2 11 7 USA Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 200 +2.7587 0 3 8 11 BRA Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 200 +2.7698 4 4 4 6 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 200 +3.7827 7 5 10 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 200 +5.3324 1Race average speed: 158.905 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 18 between 7 driversCautions: 5 for 39 laps Points standings List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems Ties in points broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., and then by number of pole positions, followed by number of times qualified 2nd, etc. Driver standings One point is awarded to any driver who leads at least one lap during a race. Two additional points are awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race. At Texas, the event is split into two half-distance races on the same day. Each one awards half points. Bonus points are awarded for qualifying performance: At all tracks except Indianapolis, the driver who qualifies on pole earns one point. At Indianapolis, drivers who advance to Q2 earn bonus points. Drivers who qualify tenth through twenty-fourth earn four qualifying points, and the remaining qualifying drivers earn three points. At Texas, the grid for the second race is set by a draw, and no bonus point is awarded for the pole position. PosDriverSAOSTPBARLBHKANINDYTMSIOWWGLTOREDMMOHSONCHIKENMOTHOMPts 1 GBR Dario Franchitti 7* 5 3 12 2 1*3 5 18* 3 2 3 1 3 1 5 2 8* 602 2 AUS Will Power 1 1* 4 3 12 82 14 5 1* 1 2* 21* 16 8 3 25 597 3 NZL Scott Dixon 6 18 2 4 1* 56 4 6 8 20 1 5 2 8 7 6 1 547 4 BRA Hélio Castroneves 9 4 1 7 4 91 20 2 9 24 10 3 5 6 1 1* 5 531 5 AUS Ryan Briscoe 14 3 6 8 6 244 1* 4 2 18 4 6 4 11* 24 4 4 482 6 BRA Tony Kanaan 10 10 8 5 3 1132 6 1 21 4 12 17 7 5 4 7 3 453 7 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 2 11 12 1* 5 1817 7 8 7 3 5 10 8 4 21 9 11 445 8 USA Marco Andretti 23 12 5* 14 13 316 3 15 13 8 11 9 12 3 6 11 7 392 9 GBR Dan Wheldon 5 20 11 9 15 218 9 11 6 10 20 14 25 2 3* 10 9 388 10 USA Danica Patrick 15 7 19 16 11 623 2 10 20 6 15 21 16 14 9 5 2 367 11 GBR Justin Wilson 11 2 7 2 18 711 19 24 10 7* 21 27 6 7 11 16 21 361 12 BRA Vítor Meira 3 15 18 11 10 2730 10 7 19 11 16 15 15 9 23 17 6 310 13 CAN Alex Tagliani 19 6 10 21 8 105 18 12 17 17 23 4* 14 25 15 13 14 302 14 BRA Raphael Matos 4 8 14 20 16 2912 16 14 4 21 13 7 21 29 16 18 17 290 15 BRA Mario Moraes 24 21 13 6 7 3113 21 25 5 14 7 12 11 17 18 24 27 287 16GBR Alex Lloyd yellow RY silver 18 23 23 19 19 426 8 13 25 23 18 13 10 21 13 21 12 266 17 VEN E. J. Viso 12 17 16 15 27 2519 11 3 11 19 8 26 19 27 26 15 19 262 18 JPN Hideki Mutoh 20 14 15 13 23 289 12 20 12 12 17 18 17 13 17 14 20 250 19 CHE Simona de Silvestro orange R silver 16 16 21 17 21 1422 24 21 24 9 22 8 13 23 25 23 23 242 20 USA Graham Rahal 9 17 22 127 9 5 20 9 10 20 8 10 235 21JPN Takuma Sato orange R silver 22 22 25 18 24 2031 25 19 15 25 9 25 18 26 27 12 18 214 22BEL Bertrand Baguette orange R silver 20 24 20 2224 22 17 18 16 14 11 23 12 10 25 15 213 23 VEN Milka Duno 21 24 24 25 26 DNQ 23 23 23 26 25 23 22 19 19 19 24 184 24BRA Mario Romancini orange R silver 17 13 22 23 22 1327 17 16 22 22 24 149 25 GBR Mike Conway 8 19 9 10 14 1915 110 26 USA Sarah Fisher 17 2629 15 22 15 22 22 92 27 CAN Paul Tracy DNQ 14 13 6 12 22 91 28 USA Ed Carpenter 178 20 2 13 90 29 ZAF Tomas Scheckter 1520 13 15 19 28 14 89 30BRA Ana Beatriz orange R silver 13 2121 24 26 55 31GBR Jay Howard orange R silver 25 DNQ 26 24 22 44 32 USA John Andretti 9 3028 35 33COL Sebastián Saavedra orange R silver 2333 16 29 34GBR Adam Carroll orange R silver 16 19 26 35USA J. R. Hildebrand orange R silver 16 24 26 36 USA Davey Hamilton 3314 18 26 37ITA Francesco Dracone orange R silver 22 20 24 38 USA Townsend Bell 1610 18 39 BRA Bruno Junqueira 3225 13 40 USA Roger Yasukawa 20 12 — USA Jaques Lazier DNQ 0 — USA A. J. Foyt IV Wth 0PosDriverSAOSTPBARLBHKANINDYTMSIOWWGLTOREDMMOHSONCHIKENMOTHOMPtsColorResultGoldWinnerSilver2nd placeBronze3rd placeGreen4th & 5th placeLight Blue6th–10th placeDark BlueFinished(Outside Top 10)PurpleDid not finishRedDid not qualify(DNQ)BrownWithdrawn(Wth)BlackDisqualified(DSQ) WhiteDid Not Start(DNS)Race abandoned(C)BlankDid notparticipate In-line notationBoldPole position(1 point; except Indy).ItalicsRan fastest race lap*Led most race laps(2 points)DNSAny driver who qualifiesbut does not start (DNS),earns half the pointshad they taken part.1–33Indy 500 qualifying results, with points as follows: 15 points for 1st13 points for 2ndand so on down to3 points for 25th to 33rd.cQualifying canceledno bonus point awardedyellow RY silver Rookie of the Yearorange R silver Rookie Entrant standings Based on the entrant, used for oval qualifications order, and starting grids when qualifying is cancelled Only full-time entrants, and at-large part-time entrants shown. PosDriverSAOSTPBARLBHKANINDYTMSIOWWGLTOREDMMOHSONCHIKENMOTHOMPts 1 #10 Chip Ganassi Racing 7* 5 3 12 2 1*3 5 18* 3 2 3 1 3 1 5 2 8* 602 2 #12 Team Penske 1 1* 4 3 12 82 14 5 1* 1 2* 21* 16 8 3 25 597 3 #9 Chip Ganassi Racing 6 18 2 4 1* 56 4 6 8 20 1 5 2 8 7 6 1 547 4 #3 Team Penske 9 4 1 7 4 91 20 2 9 24 10 3 5 6 1 1* 5 531 5 #6 Team Penske 14 3 6 8 6 244 1* 4 2 18 4 6 4 11* 24 4 4 482 6 #11 Andretti Autosport 10 10 8 5 3 1132 6 1 21 4 12 17 7 5 4 7 3 453 7 #37 Andretti Autosport 2 11 12 1* 5 1817 7 8 7 3 5 10 8 4 21 9 11 445 8 #26 Andretti Autosport 23 12 5* 14 13 316 3 15 13 8 11 9 12 3 6 11 7 392 9 #4 Panther Racing 5 20 11 9 15 218 9 11 6 10 20 14 25 2 3* 10 9 388 10 #7 Andretti Autosport 15 7 19 16 11 623 2 10 20 6 15 21 16 14 9 5 2 367 11 #22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 11 2 7 2 18 711 19 24 10 7* 21 27 6 7 11 16 21 361 12 #14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 3 15 18 11 10 2730 10 7 19 11 16 15 15 9 23 17 6 310 13 #77 FAZZT Race Team 19 6 10 21 8 105 18 12 17 17 23 4* 14 25 15 13 14 302 14 #2 de Ferran Dragon Racing 4 8 14 20 16 2912 16 14 4 21 13 7 21 29 16 18 17 290 15 #32 KV Racing Technology 24 21 13 6 7 3113 21 25 5 14 7 12 11 17 18 24 27 287 16 #24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 8 19 9 10 14 1915 13 9 14 15 19 16 24 24 12 22 26 270 17#19 Dale Coyne Racing 18 23 23 19 19 426 8 13 25 23 18 13 10 21 13 21 12 266 18 #8 KV Racing Technology 12 17 16 15 27 2519 11 3 11 19 8 26 19 27 26 15 19 262 19 #06 Newman/Haas Racing 20 14 15 13 23 289 12 20 12 12 17 18 17 13 17 14 20 250 20 #78 HVM Racing 16 16 21 17 21 1422 24 21 24 9 22 8 13 23 25 23 23 242 21#34 Conquest Racing 17 13 22 23 22 1327 17 16 22 22 24 22 23 12 10 25 15 236 22#5 KV Racing Technology 22 22 25 18 24 2031 25 19 15 25 9 25 18 26 27 12 18 214 23#36 Conquest Racing 20 24 20 2224 22 17 18 16 14 11 20 28 14 20 16 202 24 #18 Dale Coyne Racing 21 24 24 25 26 DNQ 23 23 23 26 25 23 22 19 19 19 24 184 25 #67 Sarah Fisher Racing 9 17 22 17 2629 15 22 15 22 22 139PosDriverSAOSTPBARLBHKANINDYTMSIOWWGLTOREDMMOHSONCHIKENMOTHOMPts See also 2010 Indianapolis 500 References 2 External links IndyCar Series – official site Indianapolis 500 – official site https://web.archive.org/web/20120204113005/http://www.indy500.com/ February 4, 2012 Category:IndyCar Series seasons IndyCar Indycar IndyCar Series