Kentucky - Friday - 8:40am

Good morning from Kentucky Speedway, where there's a busy day of action in preparation for the Kentucky Indy 300.

Fortunately, the weather has remained dry overnight and the radar looks to be clear, though it's rather overcast. The word "rain" at this track brings concerns around weepers after last year's much delayed weekend and the open test here that was all but a washout due to a recurrence of weepers. Bruton Smith may have promised he was going to fix the weepers, but we don't believe anything has been done around the issue. Still - no rain should mean no problem with weepers, right?

Here's today's schedule - all times EDT:

9:00-10:00am Firestone Indy Lights Practice
10:15-11:15 IZOD IndyCar Practice
12:00pm Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying
1:30 IZOD IndyCar Qualifying
4:30 Autograph Session (Midway)
6:15-6:45 Firestone Indy Lights Practice
7:00-7:30 IZOD IndyCar Practice
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• Kentucky - Friday - Morning IndyCar Practice Notes
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Scheckter returns to Conquest Racing at Kentucky Speedway

Tomas Scheckter will be back behind the wheel of the #36 Conquest Racing car, which will have primary sponsorship from Norcote International, for this weekend’s Kentucky Indy 300.

Conquest Racing will be welcoming Scheckter for a second consecutive race. The South African made his debut with the team last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, where he was unfortunately taken out of the race after five laps.

"We're very happy to have Tomas back with us for this weekend at Kentucky Speedway," expressed team owner Eric Bachelart. "Sadly his race was short-lived at Chicagoland but in the little time he had in the car over the weekend he did an excellent job and we're looking forward to having him in the car again. His experience on ovals was of great help to the team.

"The car was really good at Chicago and I think we can keep on improving heading into Kentucky. I'm confident that we can leave there with a good result."

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More Press Releases:
• FAZZT PR - Kentucky Advance Release
• SSM PR - Sam Schmidt Motorsports Seeks Victory In Kentucky After 2-3-4 In Chicagoland Last Weekend
• Newman Haas PR - Mutoh Aims to Carry Momentum to Kentucky and on to Home Race in Japan
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