To the original list, i also added aj foyts second driver and mike shank racing, which announced a partial schedule a. Jan 18, 2019 a look at some of the latest silly season updates and news regarding driver and teams for the 2019 monster energy nascar cup series season. Gmm spafrancorchamps, monza, hanoi, baku and other formula 1 host venues have now emerged on a draft 19. Indycar also streams all practices and warmups on their youtube channel throughout the season. Silly season nascar cup series updates 20182019 mrn. The first wave of verizon indycar series silly season chatter for 2018 has come over the last few races, and well leave it to mike hull, chip. Simon pagenaud entered the season as the defending indycar champion, and finished second in points behind his teammate newgarden.
I predict where all the teams and drivers end up when the. Scott dixon and alexander rossi fight to the finish, as their championship battle highlights an indycar weekend. Who will get a new contract or goes where next season to get a better shot at the title and who will be ousted. Dale earnhardt jr there was a lot of luck involved. The verizon indycar series has been just as hectic off the track since the season ended as it was on it. Plenty of drivers of are vying for the final seat at dale coyne racing, vacated by ganassibound ed jones. It seems each year, the ntt indycar series silly season gets that much more strange with drivers changing places and entering the fray. The indy racing league indycar series is based on traditional american oval racing, and features a flyaway race to japan as well as road and street races. Well, that doesnt mean contracts arent ending, drivers arent maneuvering for better rides, and pundits arent looking to what is really not that distant a future. It seems like just yesterday the indycar series started the season on the streets of st petersburg in florida, yet six months and 17 races later, we crowned a champion as the series visited sonoma. The premier event was the 102nd indianapolis 500, with takuma sato entering as the defending indianapolis 500 winner. Leading the charge into 2019, mclaren serves as the most tantalizing thread to follow. Lets get started with two teams that are not currently in indycar fulltime but could be once the 2018 season rolls around. It was team penskes 15th indy car season championship, and third in four years.
So what that the current season has only just begun. Cup scene door bumper clear podcast frontstretch garry hill kickin the tires the lapped traffic podcast nascar on nbc podcast the rise, fall and rebirth of jayskis silly season site racing reference scene vault stockcartoons warwagon these siteslinks are a few of our favorites. After hectic july, 2018 indycar silly season kicks into. If you have a rumor, or can supply more information about one listed here, email us with as much supporting information as. Page 1 of 49 2020 indycar silly season thread posted in racing comments. The good news is the silly season is far from over, and at its current rate, it will continue well into the offseason.
Jayskis nascar sprint cup silly season site at, up to date nascar news, rumors, drivers, sponsors and paint schemes. Catching up on a few items from indycar over the past week. The premier event is the 102nd indianapolis 500, with takuma sato entering as the defending indianapolis 500 winner. After hectic july, 2018 indycar silly season kicks into high gear august 1, 2017 1. You could of course fill the offseason with race replays or finetuning your. The latest us news roundup including silly season in the states, united. With four races to go in the season, scott dixon looks to put the championship away. Msu ends season with secondbest ranking in school history. Josef newgarden entered the season as the defending national champion. Welcome to a brand new series as i plan to look at different race teams in nascar that could make impacts into the future years. On our 2019 f1 teams page you can also see which racing seats are still open for next season. New track record podcast returns after the thanksgiving break as the indycar silly season gets sillier. I predict where all the teams and drivers end up when the 2018 season starts. The indycar silly season with robin miller youtube.
The silly season is getting an early start this year. Inside the insanity of indycars offseason driver changes. Last week indycar in conjunction with the five year plan for indy lights, introduced a procedure to obtain an indycar drivers license. In this video, i covered what richard childress racing could do.
Coming off an outstanding 2017 season, the verizon indycar series was looking at an offseason of major change. Feb 11, 2020 page 1 of 4 indy car silly season thread posted in racing comments. In this episode, we recap all of the shuffling and scenarios. It was announced yesterday that carlin racing will join the indycar series in 2018 with max chilton and charlie kimball as their confirmed drivers. And i know helio actually won a race in his last full time season and was a championship contender but two wins in four years.
Due to hating my job and loving indycar ive taken the time to create a 2018 silly season tracker. Scott dixon and alexander rossi fight to the finish, as their. Alexander rossi walks to his car before an indycar series auto race sunday, july 8, 2018, at iowa speedway in newton. These rumors are just that, rumors, and are not to be taken as fact unless so noted. Sep 22, 2016 at least 25 percent of the cars that ended the verizon indycar season last weekend at sonoma could have new drivers by the time the 2017 championship opens, and within the silly season movement. Reading today about scuderia corsa being about 5050 on going full time in indycar for next season, and previously reading about the possibility of mclaren also considering a full time entry, i thought it would be long overdue to start an official 2019 indycar silly season thread where we can discuss the many aspects, news. A brisk start to the 2018 silly season has left us with one vacancy but a long shortlist of potential candidates. The 2017 season was the last season for the hondachevy aerokits introduced in 2015, as 2018 saw the introduction of a new specaerokit. Managing director of the teams indycar and imsa operations 2018. Nbc will air eight races, additional telecasts of indy 500 qualifying. Carlin joins verizon indycar series for 2018 season confirming drivers chilton and kimball. But the jewel in its crown is the greatest race of all the indianapolis 500. Ive created a field for every possible team and car. Indycars 2020 silly season is all about alexander rossi.
Schedule ntt indycar series, indy lights, pro mazda. It was a arrows mclaren 12 with mexican pato oward coming home 2nd just 0. Indycar will miss its super teams 2018 is likely to mark the end of an indycar quirk. Indycar silly season herta, mclaren, and a helio returns. Watch team penske score a 12 finish in this classic at what was then known as gateway motorsports park.
An update on the indycar silly season as the 2017 offseason hits full swing. Indycar drivers licenses and thoughts on the mad silly season. As youve read by now, mclarens expected participation is likely to be facilitated by an existing indycar team, most likely through an alliance with andretti autosport or rahal letterman lanigan racing. Why should it mean that we cant have the fun of mostly baseless speculating on how the next years grid will look like. Indianapolis a heavyweight championship fight, silly season and a new title sponsor highlight whats still to come in whats already been a fascinating 2018 verizon indycar series season. Given that he enjoys his current situation with bourdais and cannon, i cant imagine he would consider carlin, ecr, or foytother teams that. At least 25 percent of the cars that ended the verizon indycar season last weekend at sonoma could have new drivers by the time the 2017 championship opens, and. For the verizon indycar series, the team announced a part.
For several seasons team penske, chip ganassi racing and andretti autosport have fielded 4 full time cars each in the verizon indycar series. Early silly season driver lineup for 2018 beyond the flag. Jan 30, 2018 indycar fans are used to starting seasons in recent years with a plethora of tbcs and tbas against cars and teams. Stoffel vandoorne may have to look to indycar to find a fulltime seat. After hectic july, 2018 indycar silly season kicks into high gear. At least 25 percent of the cars that ended the verizon indycar season last weekend at sonoma could have new drivers by the time the 2017 championship opens, and within the silly season movement. Which drivers will be with which teams in the 2018 season. A rumor rated as strong is one where we received information from more than one source. Aug 01, 2017 the first wave of verizon indycar series silly season chatter for 2018 has come over the last few races, and well leave it to mike hull, chip ganassi racing managing director, to give a primer.
May 22, 2018 page 1 of 58 2019 indycar silly season posted in racing comments. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. With the news that furniture row racing will fold at the end of 2018, martin. Even without any proper rumours some talking points are already popping up.
All races on the 2018 verizon indycar series schedule will be broadcast by longstanding television partners abc and nbcsn, as well as the advance auto parts indycar radio network. Page 1 of 58 2019 indycar silly season posted in racing comments. With josef newgarden crowned 2017 verizon indycar series champion it is a long drag to the start of the 2018 season. Hell reach new levels of being a moving chicane and just be a danger to every other driver. So it should be no surprise that things have already turned wacky this time around. Oct 12, 2017 official track activities for the 2018 verizon indycar series season begin with two days of open testing at phoenix raceway on feb. Ultimate indycar 2018 silly season guide september update. On the heels of james hinchcliffe getting let out of a ride at arrow mclaren sp, sebastien bourdais was let go by dale coyne racing days before thanksgiving. Indycarfanzone ntt indycar series online fantasy league. Silly season the indycar unemployment line sports media pass. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. St petersburg awaits on march 11 but in the meantime we have months of zero racing. Why f1s 2018 silly season will be one to savour sainz to renault via toro rosso, mclaren and honda was the highlight of f1s 2017 silly season.
Ive put in any relevant info in the field like if its most likely just an indy only seat. Why f1s 2018 silly season will be one to savour f1. Indianapolis, thursday, march 26, 2020 the indianapolis 500 presented by gainbridge has been rescheduled for sunday, aug. In november 2018, nascar president steve phelps thought the prospect of an indycarnascar doubleheader would be a. Balthazar may have a funded car and team but i see no reason for indycar to give an exemption and let a person with only 23 years of formula 4 experience run with the big boys. Santino mentioned he has spoken to a couple of teams who had thought he was signed for 2020. Some of the drivers roll out this safety word, and suddenly it ties everybodys hands. Id like to keep james and then hire a driver of his caliber as his teammate, said schmidt. Talking all of the rumors of driver and team moves for the 2020 ntt indycar series season.
Handful of unannounced rides in cup, xfinity for 2019. Carlin racing has succeeded in multiple other motorsport categories such as formula 2, gp3, european f3, indy lights and other singleseater series. First, andretti autosport will retain the services of 2016 indianapolis 500 champion alexander rossi. The 2020 ntt indycar series will be the 25th season of the indycar series and the 99th official. The teams crew chief for the 2018 season has not been. The mclaren indycar deal isnt dead, some of the series biggest names are approaching contract deadlines, and more new tracks could wind up on the 2019 calendar. Jan 01, 2018 the only business to be settled are the chances of a third car for the indy 500.
Danica patrick on her final indy 500, the players tribune, may 15th 2018. Conor daly on silly season rumours, trackside, september th 2016. Expanding further for oneoff races and the indy 500. September 20, 2017 rahal letterman lanigan racing rll announced today that reigning indianapolis 500 champion takuma sato will return to their verizon indycar series team in 2018. Jun 21, 2018 the silly season is getting an early start this year. Talking about all of the rumors and speculation about the 2018 verizon indycar series season. After hectic july, 2018 indycar silly season kicks into high. Aug 07, 2017 talking about all of the rumors and speculation about the 2018 verizon indycar series season. Aug 15, 2018 racers marshall pruett and robin miller hit the record button on an informal conversation about the 2018 indycar silly season and touch on every team with all the various items of interestsome. Aug 08, 2018 the mclaren indycar deal isnt dead, some of the series biggest names are approaching contract deadlines, and more new tracks could wind up on the 2019 calendar.
Read the latest and all f1 silly season transfer storys about the formula 1 driver market. Here is the updated indycar silly season synopsis as of november 3, 2019. The 2018 indycar season is poised to be one of the best in several decades, so strap in, and enjoy. Indycar has had an unexpectedly wild silly season this year, and it is not. Ultimate indycar silly season guide january update. British mclaren f1 driver, in his very first indycar irace, took the pole by 410ths of a second, and in the race took the indycar drivers to school in saturdays indycar race at the circuit of the americas. The two most interesting situations of the 2020 indycar silly season are those of harding steinbrenner racing and arrow schmidt peterson motorsports, and for one major reason.
Reading today about scuderia corsa being about 5050 on going full time in indycar for next season, and previously reading about the possibility of mclaren also considering a full time entry, i thought it would be long overdue to start an official 2019 indycar silly season thread where we can discuss the many aspects. The 2018 verizon indycar series was the 23rd season of the verizon indycar series and the 97th official championship season of american open wheel racing. Here are five things i think about the biggest storylines as the 2018 indycar season comes to its thrilling conclusion. Heck, even reporter, podcaster, and manabouttown marshall pruett has already fielded questions on. One month into the 2018 silly season for the verizon indycar series and a couple of pieces of the puzzle have been connected. Ed jones the kid has talent but he didnt show enough of it with ganassi in 2018 and after a hohum season with ecr in 2019. The first wave of verizon indycar series silly season chatter for 2018 has come over the last few races, and well leave it to mike hull, chip ganassi racing managing director, to give a primer. Sato drove for the team in 2012 where he famously dueled eventual winner dario franchitti on the final lap. Indy rescheduling leads to nascarindycar doubleheader. Coming off an outstanding 2017 season, the verizon indycar series was looking.