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Photo Credit: Chris Owens Enduring several hours of severe rain, the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series would finally run 300 laps the short oval of Iowa Speedway. Taking the checkered flag at 2:14 am Eastern time on Sunday morning, Josef Newgarden the Iowa 300 in fantastic style. Crossing the line 2.8527 seconds ahead of the runner-up, Newgarden and his #2 Hitachi sponsored car actually For 2019, Iowa Speedway and fans successfully lobbied IndyCar to move the race back to Saturday night after three years being held on a Sunday afternoon. Looking forward to a nighttime short track ambiance as well as colder, more comfortable temperatures, weather didn't cooperate with the event as the 300-lap race was originally set for a 7:10 pm Eastern start time. Due to persistent rain and thunder in the Newton, Iowa area, the race was considerably delayed with the green flag being thrown on the 23-car field just 15 minutes before midnight in the Eastern Time Zone. While weather conditions would a...

Photo Credit: Shawn Gritzmacher The Honda Indy Toronto is the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series' only stop outside of the United States. With 22 well-tuned open wheel race cars and drivers arriving to do battle on temporary street circuit surrounding the grounds of Exhibition Place, a 85-lap main event awaits on Sunday. Prior to the head-to-head action that serves as the centerpiece for a weekend's worth of motoring festivities, Saturday qualifying would settle the running order for the 2019 Honda Indy. Competing on a tight, challenging track, preferential starting spot is coveted to ensure the best chance of Sunday success. Recording the fastest lap time during Friday practice sessions, this year's Indianapolis 500 champion Simon Pagenaud parlayed this pace in Saturday's qualifying for the Honda Indy Toronto. The #22 DXC Technology-sponsored race car from the Team Penske stable demonstrated superiority on the 11-turn, 2874-kilometer (1.786-mile) Canadian street course b...

Photo Credit: Chris Nagy/Car FYI Canada After a brief hibernation from auto racing, March brings forth a full motorsport awaking. While NASCAR season is a few weeks old and the Rolex 24 at Daytona kicked-off the start of sports car racing, we welcome an all-new Formula 1 and NTT IndyCar Series schedule for 2019. With the latter organization, we were left waiting news on the network and channels we can anticipate watching the 17 races of this year. With only 5 days remaining before the green flag dropped, news of the Canadian broadcast package was announced leaving me to quote Vito Corneone from The Godfather in inquiring to Sportsnet, Rogers Communications as well as the open wheel racing sanctioning body. “What have I ever done to you to treat me so disrespectfully?” I ask as a longtime motorsport fan eager to watch a new year of IndyCar competition without major obstacles. Sadly, the so-called broadcast deal made between Sportsnet and the NTT IndyCar Series equates to a slap in...