2016 IndyCar Series 2016 IndyCar Series The 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series was the 21st season of the IndyCar Series and the 105th season of American open wheel racing. It included the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. Scott Dixon entered as the reigning Drivers' Champion, while Chevrolet entered the season as the reigning Manufacturer's Champion. Upon season's end, Simon Pagenaud was crowned Drivers' Champion, while Chevrolet retained the Manufacturer's Championship. Simon Pagenaud was the first European driver to win IndyCar Series driver's title since British driver Dario Franchitti in 2011 season. The 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule was announced on October 27, 2015.
Ashley Freiberg Ashley Freiberg Ashley Lynn Freiberg (born November 22, 1991) is an American racing driver who is noted for her gender barrier breaking achievements in regional and national junior open-wheel racing, sports car and endurance auto racing series. In a career which has seen her struggle to obtain and keep sponsorship, she became the first woman to win a Skip Barber Racing championship title in 2010, following this up with the first outright victories for a female driver in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge and the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Freiberg began karting at the age