ANOTHER FRESH START: It wouldn't be IndyCar without plenty of questions

摘要

THE IZOD INDYCAR SERIES' PAST is known, its present is coming into view and its future is, well, in the hands of the sport's new leader, Mark Miles. First, the background. The 2012 season ended with Ryan Hunter-Reay becoming the series' first American champion since Sam Hornish Jr. pulled off the feat in 2006. Hunter-Reay won his first IndyCar title by finishing fourth in the season-ending race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., as points leader Will Power bounced off the outside wall while trying to pass him during the early laps.