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Possibly the strongest field ever assembled for the streets of Surfers Paradise has been confirmed for next weekend's Nikon Indy 300, with all of the IndyCar Series' familiar faces making the trip 'down under'.

The quest for the 2008 IndyCar Series championship was one of the most difficult in series history, something that Indy Racing League president of competition and operations Brian Barnhart puts down, in part, to the unification of US open-wheel motorsport.

The IndyCar Series will claim another NASCAR scalp for 2009, albeit on a lesser scale than that of Dario Franchitti, when sometime Nationwide Series runner Stanton Barrett makes the jump to open-wheel racing with Team 3G.

The parting of the ways between Dan Wheldon and Target Chip Ganassi Racing appears to be an amicable one, on the surface at least, with each paying tribute to the other following the team's decision to sign Dario Franchitti for 2009.

1. Justin Wilson NHLR 87 laps 2. Helio Castroneves Penske +04.4056s 3. Tony Kanaan AGR +17.6815s 4. Oriol Servia KVRT +26.5468s 5. Scott Dixon Ganassi +27.7185s

1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m 12.2861s 103.090mph 2. Helio Castroneves Penske 1m 12.7649s 102.412mph 3. Oriol Servia KVRT 1m 12.9618s 102.136mph 4. Justin Wilson NHLR 1m 13.0530s 102.008mph

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IndyCar Series president of competition Brian Barnhart has said that he will not be taking any action following the latest pit-lane dispute involving Danica Patrick at Mid-Ohio.

Ryan Briscoe took advantage of an out-of-sequence pit-stop to claim his second win of the 2008 IndyCar Series, heading home championship contenders Helio Castroneves and Scott Dixon in a Penske 1-2 in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio.

1. Ryan Briscoe Penske 85 laps 2. Helio Castroneves Penske +07.2640s 3. Scott Dixon Ganassi +07.6967s 4. Will Power KVRT/Team Australia +12.7569s 5. Oriol Servia KVRT +13.4713s

The combination of Darren Manning's hard driving and the tactical savvy of the AJ Foyt/ABC Supply team produced a season-best finish in the Camping World Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International as the Briton brought the #14 car home second overall.

Jaime Camara provided all the highs for Conquest Racing in Saturday's SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway before what appeared to be a career-best result went begging.

Juan-Pablo Montoya has delivered a stinging rebuke to the sport that delivered him seven grand prix victories, 13 pole positions, twelve fastest laps and no fewer than 30 podium finishes, blasting Formula 1 as 'boring' and claiming that as far as the Americans are concerned, Lewis Hamilton is 'Le

Dan Wheldon made a fuel gamble in the late stages of the Iowa Corn 250 pay off handsomely as he celebrated his 30th birthday with a second victory of the 2008 IndyCar Series season.

Marco Andretti has claimed that McLaren 'sabotaged' his father's efforts during his one and only season in Formula 1 in 1993, insisting the Woking-based outfit went out of their way to 'make him look bad'.

Despite taking her maiden IndyCar Series success in Motegi last weekend, Danica Patrick does not possess the necessary talent to make the move across to Formula 1 - that is the view of former triple world champion Nelson Piquet.

Three drivers, representing the past four race winners at Twin Ring Motegi, were stashed in the top five of the speed chart as preparations began for the Indy Japan 300.

After a winter of talking, US open-wheel racing is finally poised for action as the newly unified IndyCar Series takes to the track at Homestead-Miami Speedway, under lights, on Saturday night.

The following is a statement from Team Australia's Craig Gore, following ongoing statements and accusations in the media from his former partner Derrick Walker.

Speculation over the number of potential entries in the newly unified Indycar Series was dealt a blow when Forsythe Racing announced that it would not be taking up a place on the grid.