Yes I will not be racing for the rest of the season with Bryan Herta Autosport. Was a tough decision but it's made. After last races things haven't gone the way they should. And at last my managers and main sponsor made the decision to stop to not continue harming my racing career and name.. I'm frustrated and sad to break up the news but that's it.

I want to thank Randy Bernard for taking the time to meet with me in Indianapolis today. Once again, I regret what occurred following the IZOD IndyCar Series race in Edmonton and I apologize for my behavior as I let my emotions get the better of me. Although my disappointment with being black-flagged while leading the race with just a few laps to go will probably always remain with me, I understand and accept the league's decision to penalize me for my reaction. I am ready to move forward and I'm hoping to add to Team Penske's success at Mid-Ohio this weekend.

IZOD IndyCar Series officials have fined driver Helio Castroneves $60,000 and placed him on probation for the remainder of the season for his actions during the July 25 race at Edmonton City Centre Airport.

Dave Burns will replace Vince Welch as lap-by-lap announcer for ESPN's telecast of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night. Vince was involved in a traffic accident Thursday night in Indiana with his son and a family friend in the car. All were treated and released but Vince is going to stick close to home this weekend.

INDY RACING LEAGUE LAUNCHES TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

LONG BEACH, Calif., (April 16, 2010) - The Indy Racing League, the sanctioning body for the IZOD IndyCar Series, announced today plans to launch a Technical Review Committee, effective immediately.

The Technical Review Committee will feature league and team representatives that will meet weekly to review and discuss all technical proposals submitted to the league by IZOD IndyCar Series teams. The committee will make a recommendation to Brian Barnhart, president of competition and racing operations for the Indy Racing League, who will make the final decision on the approval of all proposals.

"Given the overwhelming positive response to the formation of the ICONIC Advisory Committee in the search for our next-generation car, we have decided to create a similar process for all technical proposals presented to the league that will allow discussion in a more transparent forum," Barnhart said.

All proposals presented by teams to the committee, along with the final ruling by Barnhart, will be posted to a participant-only Web site, giving teams equal access to rules interpretation information.

Luczo Dragon Racing (co-owned by Roger Penske's son, Jay) is merging its operations with de Ferran Motorsports. Gil de Ferran, whose team didn't have sponsorship after Honda's ALMS pullout, becomes co-owner and president of the merged IndyCar team.

Junior Strous, who won his first two Firestone Indy Lights races last season, will return to the series in 2010 with Team Moore Racing.

The 23-year-old Dutchman will drive the No. 2 Xtreme Coil Drilling-Shell car for the team as as part of the Shell Driver Development Program.

Team Moore Racing won its first race in 2008 with Pablo Donoso and finished 10th in Firestone Indy Lights entrant points last season with Andrew Prendeville's podium finish at Chicagoland Speedway as its highlight of the season. Team co-owners Mark Moore and Tom Wood hope Strous can return to the team to championship contention in 2010.

"Tom and I are very proud to have Junior competing for us in the 2010 championship," Moore said. "I believe he is a rare talent and has great charisma. When you at look the past season, Strous had the highest per race win ratio of any of the drivers. This is very impressive given the talent level of our series. He is also quite a fine young man and I know we will work well together. This is going to be a great season for us all."

The red caution light on IZOD IndyCar Series cars will be located on the face of the attenuator for all 2010 events. It had been above the attenuator (a carbon fiber honeycombed structure attached to the rear of the gearbox to absorb impact).

"The mandated location of the caution light for Indianapolis is the attenuator, so it makes sense to keep it there for the other races," said Kevin Blanch, IZOD IndyCar Series technical director. "By keeping it in the same spot for every race, teams won't have to keep moving the light for each race, so it helps us contain the costs."

Andretti Autosports has signed Ryan Hunter-Reay and IZOD for 2010. Initial focus is the Indy 500 with addtional events before and after May.