After becoming the first Russian to race in the Indianapolis 500, in 2014, a hard stretch of personal injury and international turmoil kept the driver out of IndyCar. Now he’s back—and ready to rock.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mikhail Aleshin made his first trip to the U.S. last November when he was contemplating taking a ride in IndyCar. He stepped off a plane from Moscow expecting a balmy Indianapolis ...

22 Nov 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Mihai Dumitru / Russian teenage racer Mikhail Aleshin will substitute for injured Michael Ammermüller in this weekend's GP2 race meeting in Barcelona, team ART Grand Prix ...

AVONDALE, AZ - APRIL 01: Mikhail Aleshin of Russia, driver of the #7 Schmidt Peterson Motorsport IndyCar prepares for qualifying to the Phoenix Grand Prix at Phoenix International Raceway on April 1, ...

LONG POND — One by one drivers tried to take down Russian-born IndyCar driver Mikhail Aleshin for the Pocono pole. It was to no avail. After turning the fastest time in practice Saturday morning, ...

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Your browser does not support iframes. The IndyCar Series doubleheader weekend in Toronto has been filled with drama and it continued on Sunday at the start of Race 2 ...

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(AP) Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has signed Russian driver Mikhail Aleshin for its second IndyCar entry in 2014. The 26-year-old Aleshin got his first seat time in an Indy car this week when he ...

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) Rookie IndyCar driver Mikhail Aleshin has been upgraded to stable condition after undergoing a procedure for a chest injury from his horrific crash during a practice session.