Watch and listen live on FOXSports.com as Danica Patrick, Helio Castroneves, Paul Tracy and others come together as IRL and Champ Car merge to form one open wheel racing series.

AUTO RACING: Danica Patrick signed a three-year contract extension with Andretti Autosport, a deal that could pave the way for the open-wheel star's desired ... and more »

Izod and IndyCar officials are thankful that Danica Patrick will concentrate primarily on open-wheelers for the next few years. ... and more »

NASCAR Nuts & Bolts, FL He has won the Indianapolis 500. And, yes, the temperamental cuss has even won a race the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. But Montoya's success in stock cars hasn't measured up with the success he previously enjoyed in open wheel. Does that mean he hankers a ...

 IA After a failed move to NASCAR in 2008, Dario Franchitti returned to open-wheel racing and won last Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Other favorites at Kansas include Danica Patrick, a former pole winner at the track, and Helio Castroneves, ...

Will she remain in the open-wheel world of IRL? Is the globetrotting Formula One circuit an option? Or will she jump to the stock cars of Nascar's Sprint Cup series, the richest and most visible racing league in the United States? ... When's The Last Time You Thought about Danica? SpeedFreaks...

The segment was titled "The Perfect Storm" and focused on the unification of open-wheel racing and on drivers Helio Castroneves, Danica Patrick, Marco Andretti and Graham Rahal. It's among five nominees in the Outstanding Open/Tease category. ...

The opening sequence for ESPN on ABC's telecast of the 2008 Indianapolis 500 was nominated for a Sports Emmy® Award by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The opening, titled "The Perfect Storm," focused on the unification of open-wheel racing and four of the IndyCar...

Sunday's season-opener on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg will mark Patrick's third year with the championship Andretti Green Racing team and the start of her fifth year in America's premier open-wheel series. Join us Thursday at 2:45 PM ET as ...

But Graham Rahal strode from the shadow of three-time CART champion, and 1986 Indianapolis 500-winner Bobby Rahal last April when he became the youngest person to win a major North American open wheel race at 19 years, 93 days. ... Live Chat With Danica Patrick FanHouse

 NJ Former drivers in the series include the likes of Dan Wheldon, Al Unser Jr., Michael Andretti and Danica Patrick. The Star Mazda series sits one rung below on the open-wheel development ladder, but features the same high-quality racing. ...

Castroneves "faces prison time" if convicted of tax-evasion charges, and having Castroneves absent from the circuit "would be a major blow to open-wheel racing" in the US While Danica Patrick "may rival Castroneves for publicity off the track, ...

Born in Beloit, Wisc., she raced open-wheel cars in England before making her 2005 IndyCar debut. Patrick was the fourth woman to race in the Indianapolis 500 and first to win an IndyCar race, taking the Indy Japan 300 title in 2008. ... Danica Patrick pits in South Bend WSBT-TV

By Matt Hardigree Danica Patrick wasn't the first woman to compete in open-wheel racing but, as the first woman to win an IndyCar race, she's the most famous. After finishing second at the Detroit Grand Prix, Patrick outmatched Helio Castroneves and picked up the first win by a female driver at the Indy Japa...

Tony Cotman joins Indy Racing League: Tony Cotman, well-respected throughout open-wheel racing, joined the Indy Racing League as vice president of competition. He will assist in race control for the IndyCar Series and act as Race Director for the Indy Pro Series.

•  The end, for the moment anyway, of open-wheel racing at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn with the Indy Racing League and the speedway unable to agree on a date in 2008. We hope an agreement can be reached for its return. •  Another "almost" season from Danica Patrick (Andretti...

JOLIET, Ill. – Dario Franchitti squeezed out half a lap more than Scott Dixon on their final fuel load Sunday and that’s all it took for the Scot to win his first IndyCar Series title in what might be his farewell to open-wheel racing. Dixon could hardly believe his fate.