SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Editor-In-Chief's Note: And now, a fascinating message from Dan Gurney. Read it here. -PMD

(Photo by Phillip Abbott/LAT for GM/Chevrolet Racing)
Juan Pablo Montoya (No. 2 Team Penske Verizon Chevrolet Turbo V-6, shown in qualifying) qualified fifth fastest for Sunday's Verizon IndyCar Series race at Sonoma Raceway. The race ended up being a bitter disappointment for Montoya and Team Penske, however, as the Championship slipped through their grasp.

(Photo by John Cote/IndyCar)
Juan Pablo Montoya and his family arrive at the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Championship Celebration in San Francisco Monday night.

(Photo by Shawn Gritzmacher/IndyCar)
Ryan Hunter-Reay gets ready for the final practice for the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma. He finished second on Sunday.

(Photo by Chris Jones/IndyCar)
Charlie Kimball exits the Turn 9/9a chicane during the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma Raceway. He finished a strong third in Sunday's race.

(Photo by Shawn Gritzmacher/IndyCar)
Ganassi Racing teammates Tony Kanaan and Charlie Kimball congratulate Scott Dixon after he wins the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma and the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Championship.

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Chevrolet U.S. Vice President Performance Vehicles and Motorsports Jim Campbell (left) and Chevrolet Racing Program Manager Chris Berube with Chevrolet's 4th consecutive Verizon IndyCar Racing Series Manufacturer’s Championship Trophy. The Chevrolet 2.2 liter turbocharged V6 IndyCar engine program combined with the new-for-2015 Chevrolet Aero Kit to produce sixteen poles and ten wins – including the Indianapolis 500.

(Photo by Chris Owens/IndyCar)
Oriol Servia and Stefan Wilson on pit lane prior to the final warmup for the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma Raceway. Servia drove a tremendous race, stepping into his friend Justin Wilson's car - the No. 25 Andretti Autosport Honda Turbo V6 - and finishing in twelfth place, a fine result for someone who hadn't sat in an Indy car for a year.

(Bugatti images)
Bugatti will present its virtual concept Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo at the 66th International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt. The Bugatti was developed in cooperation with Polyphony Digital Inc., creator of the Gran Turismo video game franchise, as a real show car. Bugatti says that the design of the virtual race car celebrates Bugatti’s racing history and is based on state-of-the-art motor sport technology. The project is the brand’s tribute to its great racing tradition of the 1920s and 1930s and its victories in Le Mans 24-hour races.