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Franchitti plays Miami hand perfectly

John Oreovicz, ESPN.com

Dario Franchitti made an alternate pit strategy pay off perfectly at Homestead, winning the race and the IndyCar Series title. Is an encore on tap for 2010? Stay tuned.

Story | Conversation | October 11, 2009

Hands down, 2009 one of Dario's best

John Oreovicz

...missed a beat. Franchitti won four races and won the 2007 IndyCar championship while driving for Andretti Green Racing, and after switching to Target Chip Ganassi Racing this year he has matched that victory tally...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009

Lights champ Hildebrand ready for bigger things

John Oreovicz

...into the Lights winner's circle with Andersen/RLR Racing in 2008, finishing fifth in the standings. For 2009, J.R. moved to AFS/Andretti Green Racing's Lights efforts, and he set the bar...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Title or no title, Dario's return a successful one

John Oreovicz

...cars. He admitted those were lacking in the latter stages of his 10-year tenure with Andretti Green Racing, even during his IndyCar championship and Indy 500-winning season of 2007. In a fresh environment...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009

Danica's reported signing great news for IRL

John Oreovicz

...people in a lot of places -- the Indy Racing League, the league's television partners ABC/ESPN and Versus, the team currently known as Andretti Green Racing, and what's left of open-wheel...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 28, 2009

Native drivers steal Motegi spotlight from Danica

John Oreovicz

...she's playing second fiddle to the native drivers in Saturday's Japan Indy 300 -- her Andretti Green Racing teammate Hideki Mutoh, as well as part-timers Kosuke Matsuura and Japanese-American Roger Yasukawa. Not...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009

Next stop for IndyCar title contenders: Chicagoland

John Oreovicz

...behind Briscoe in this year's title chase, won his last Chicagoland start while driving for Andretti Green Racing in 2007. He passed Dixon on the last lap to win the race and the championship...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009

Brand vs. mission? Danica has to decide

John Oreovicz, ESPN.com

Danica Patrick the brand should be in NASCAR. Danica Patrick the driver? The IndyCar star should pay attention to what happened to the more-seasoned drivers who made the switch before her.

Story | Conversation | August 19, 2009

Don't grant Dixon legend status just yet

John Oreovicz

...disclaimer. Dixon's 20th race win under Indy Racing League sanction indeed puts him atop the standings...racing victory leaders -- A.J. Foyt (67), Mario Andretti (52), Michael Andretti (42), the Unser family and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 13, 2009

Overtake button among changes employed by IRL

John Oreovicz

...as they have all season for this weekend's Meijer Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway. But Indy Racing League officials are cautiously optimistic that subtle changes to the aerodynamic specification of the cars will create...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 31, 2009

Power surge at Rexall Edmonton Indy

John Oreovicz

...prior to the first round of pit stops as he was held up by the slow Andretti Green Racing teammates Danica Patrick and Marco Andretti, and Dixon got boxed in by the battling backmarker duo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 27, 2009

IndyCar Series wraps up Canadian swing

John Oreovicz

...this weekend with the fifth running of the Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton, the second under Indy Racing League sanction. In many respects, Canada has come out on the short end of the long-needed...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 24, 2009

Bourdais' F1 ouster another punch to U.S. gut

John Oreovicz

...the gut for aficionados of American open-wheel racing. The latest failure of a star from the...stage. It's not a glorious list. Michael Andretti, Jacques Villeneuve, Alex Zanardi, Juan Pablo Montoya, Cristiano...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 16, 2009

Franchitti toughest on Toronto streets

John Oreovicz

...Indy Toronto to re-take the IndyCar Series championship lead after an unpredictable afternoon of slam-bang racing in which Helio Castroneves temporarily turned into Canada's Public Enemy No. 1. Team Penske's Ryan...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 12, 2009

DCR: The Little Team That Could

John Oreovicz, ESPN.com

The 11-month IndyCar dominance by Penske and Ganassi drivers had to end sometime. But by long-suffering Dale Coyne Racing?

Story | Conversation | July 06, 2009