Former IndyCar Series champion and 2011 Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died from injuries sustained in a horrific mutli-car crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday.
Richard Petty Motorsports will field an Indy car for the Indy 500 with driver John Andretti. Dreyer & Reinbold Racing will provide cars, equipment, and personnel to RPM.
Former Formula One team manager Peter Windsor and Ken Anderson, a former F1 team engineer, announced that they would start their own team, USF1, based in Charlotte, NC.