It was hard for my brain to wrap itself around the news that Newman/Haas Racing, one of the long-time fixtures in American open-wheel racing, is closing its doors after 29 seasons in CART, Champ Car and the IZOD IndyCar Series. The team, owned by the...

Servia finished fourth in the overall standings and Hinchcliffe earned Rookie of the Year honors. But the team will not attempt to build on its success in the series. In a release, owner Carl Haas cited the economic climate as the reason the storied...

LAT Photographic Indycar driver James Hinchcliffe in the pits during the Baltimore Grand Prix Izod Indycar Series rookie of the year James Hinchcliffe said he was more than surprised to learn of Newman/Haas Racing's decision late last week to close its d

(The Newman/Haas co-owners are shown in this 1996 file photo). 1983 Provimi Veal 200 Mario Andretti started on pole and took the team’s first win at the Road America Circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wis. in its sixth race. Andretti added a second win that year...

I thought they were maybe over the biggest hurdle and they were also getting results on track. I thought it was coming together.” Added to the loss of Newman was the declining health of team owner and co-founder Carl Haas in the past two years, who...

The team, founded in 1982 by actor Paul Newman and Carl Haas, racked up 107 wins, 109 pole positions and eight championships in its 29-season run in Indycars. During its time it also provided race seats for many star drivers including Nigel Mansell,...