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CHEVROLET INDYCAR AT LONG BEACH: Team Chevy Race Report

CHEVROLET IN NTT INDYCAR SERIES ACURA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH STREETS OF LONG BEACH LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA TEAM CHEVY RACE REPORT APRIL 21, 2024 CHEVROLET FINISHES THE ACURA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH WITH FIVE IN THE TOP-11 TEAM CHEVY TOP-10 RACE RESULTS: WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet: “It was...

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Post Race Notes and Quotes: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

By Patrick Stephan Before I head to the Long Beach airport for my flight back to Denver, here are some notes and quotes from a pretty entertaining NTT INDYCAR Series race. With the field splitting strategies, there was a lot to watch in the mid point of the race, and then it nicely came together...

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Race Report: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

By Patrick Stephan Conditions: Ambient = 64F, Track = 111F Clear skies. ACURA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH RACE SPECIFICS: •The race is 85 laps on the 11-turn, 1.968-mile temporary street course. •The pit road speed limit is 45 mph. •The race will start the third time by the flag stand. Pole sitter Felix Rosenqvist will grid drivers’...

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Pre Race Notes: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

By Patrick Stephan Talking to driver’s and teams all weekend, this weekend almost feels like the start – or certainly the restart of the season. Yes, we ran at St. Pete, but the feels like forever ago (and I didn’t go to Thermal – so that momentum for me was also gone). On Friday, Kyle...

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NOTE: Starting Lineup and Tire Designation: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

Quick note: We’ve got the Historic Indy Car Challenge on the track, the sun is out, and teams are finishing up their mechanical work, while the marketing side does a lot of guest entertainment in the quite crowded paddock. Been a line a couple hundred people long all morning to redeem paddock passes – it...

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Morning Warm-up Results: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

By Patrick Stephan Well, I got the weather a little bit wrong as the marine layer is much thinner, much sooner today than yesterday. The sun is “almost” out and as the morning warm-up runs the temperature increases. We started at 64F with the track at 78F, and then halfway through it was up to...

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Welcome to Raceday at Long Beach – Schedule and Patrick’s Thoughts on an Engine Idea

By Patrick Stephan Let’s get started with the weather, then my thoughts about an idea, then then the schedule and we’ll be almost ready for today’s final warm-up. As of 8am, it’s 60F ambient and the track is 69F with the humidity at 85% as the marine layer sits over Long Beach. Yesterday the cloud...

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Qualifying Report: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 20, 2024) –AJ Foyt Racing drivers Santino Ferrucci and Sting Ray Robb had one of those character-building days today on the streets of Long Beach. Electrical gremlins surfaced in yesterday’s practice that shortened their time on track; the intermittent gremlins reappeared today for Ferrucci as he missed most of the morning...

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Pole for Rosenqvist, Honda at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

Pole for Rosenqvist, Honda at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach LONG BEACH, CA (April 20, 2024) – Felix Rosenqvist returned to Honda power in the off-season, joining Meyer Shank Racing for the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and has continued his impressive start to the 2024 season, scoring pole position for Sunday’s Acura Grand...

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Lundgaard, Rahal and Fittipaldi Qualified 7th, 12th and 19th for the Acura GP of Long Beach

Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingAcura Grand Prix of Long BeachRound 3 of 17 in the NTT INDYCAR SERIESQUALIFYING NOTES / QUOTES – Saturday, April 20, 2024 LUNDGAARD, RAHAL AND FITTIPALDI QUALIFIED SEVENTH, 12TH AND 19TH FOR THE ACURA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH 1) Felix Rosenqvist 1:06.0172 / 107.317 mph (Group 1, Round 3)7) Christian Lundgaard ...

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