Will Power News

During our joyride around the track Monday, IndyCar driver Will Power said he's confident the Belle Isle Grand Prix will go off without a hitch.

SPEED TV Australia's William Dale takes a look in the Rearview Mirror to pick out the biggest moments in a busy weekend of motorsport.

Allmendinger suffered a major career setback last July when he was suspended by NASCAR for failing a drug test.

Front row 1. Will Power...228.844 mph 2. Ryan Hunter-Reay...228.282 3. Carlos Munoz...228.171 Second row 4. Helio Castroneves...227.975 5. Ed Carpenter...227.952 6. Marco Andretti...227.893 Third row 7. AJ Allmendinger...227.761 8. EJ Viso...227.612 9. James Hinchcliffe...227.493 Fourth row 10.

The stepson of IndyCar founder Tony George became the first member of the Hulman family to win the biggest pre-race event in the series - the Indianapolis 500 pole.

Police say a gunman used anti-gay slurs before fatally shooting a 32-year-old man in New York City's Greenwich Village.

Australia's Will Power found extra speed during Saturday morning's practice, then posted a four-lap qualifying average of 228.844 mph to tentatively grab the Indianapolis 500 pole.

Team Penske was able to record some fast laps - including its quickest of the week - during the abbreviated Fast Friday, the final full day of practice before Saturday's pole qualifying for the 97th Indianapolis 500.

Fast Friday turned into Flood Friday when a thunderstorm and accompanying deluge hit the historic track and put a premature conclusion on the quest for speed heading into qualification weekend.

E.J. Viso's quest for a 230 mph lap fell just short, but the Andretti Autosport driver still recorded the fastest practice lap at Indianapolis since 2003.

The beautiful Campus Martius Park and Cadillac Square area in vibrant downtown Detroit will come alive with the sights and sounds of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on Wednesday, May 29 to start the regions race week engines.

Each of his five drivers has been atop the speed charts this week. They're all using the Chevrolet engines that have clearly been faster.

Team Penske's Will Power rockets out of Indy's Turn 1 as seen from the photographer's hole.

It was the second straight day an Andretti Autosport driver held the top spot. Colombia's Carlos Munoz, a rookie, was the fastest driver Sunday.

James Hinchcliffe should have known better, considering it came from Will Power.

Derrick Walker, who is currently the general manager of Ed Carpenter Racing, has been named IndyCar's president of competition and operations.

This is about A.J. Foyt Jr. coming again to his place of legend, a place with his name scrawled on it like mile-high graffiti.

We've just closed the first four races of the year - 25 percent of the race weekends on the IndyCar calendar--so before we get rolling at Indy, let's take an informal look back and close out some of what's taken place during a wild four-race run to open the 2013 season, starting with: THINGS I GOT WRONG OR FAILED TO PREDICT IN MY SEASON PREVIEW: ... (more)

SPEED TV Australia's William Dale has dug out the crystal ball to make a few fearless predictions ahead of another massive weekend of motorsport.

IndyCar now has it's VP of Common Sense, Paddock Liaison, President of Racing, Competition Boss and any other title you might want to assign to Derrick Walker.