JOSEF NEWGARDEN (No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): (About if any information from last year’s victory can translate to this year’s race, despite the new aero kit): “Well, we try to use as much as we can. Obviously, last year was our first year back. It was a new track surface. It hasn’t changed much, which...
READ MOREMADISON, Illinois (Friday, Aug. 24, 2018) – It’s not the way he wanted to earn the top starting position, but Scott Dixon will gladly lead the field to the green flag in Saturday night’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta & Valvoline. Verizon P1 Award qualifying was canceled Friday at Gateway Motorsports Park after...
READ MOREINDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018) – INDYCAR and Texas Motor Speedway announced a four-year extension agreement today for the Verizon IndyCar Series to continue racing at the 1.5-mile superspeedway through 2022. The 2019 Verizon IndyCar Series race at the oval in Fort Worth, Texas, is scheduled to be run under the lights once again, on...
READ MORERace weekend: Friday, Aug. 24 – Saturday, Aug. 25 Track: Gateway Motorsports Park, a 1.25-mile oval in Madison, Illinois Race distance: 248 laps / 310 miles Entry List: Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta & Valvoline (PDF) Firestone tire allotment: Eleven sets for use throughout the weekend Twitter: @GatewayMSP @IndyCar, #Bommarito500, #IndyCar Event website: http://www.gatewaymsp.com/ INDYCAR website: www.IndyCar.com 2017 race winner: Josef Newgarden (No....
READ MOREALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania (Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018) – Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver Robert Wickens underwent surgery Monday, Aug. 20 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest to stabilize a thoracic spinal fracture associated with a spinal cord injury sustained during the INDYCAR event at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, Aug. 19. Titanium rods and screws were placed
READ MORERossi keeps pressure on in championship with dominant victory at Pocono LONG POND, Pennsylvania (Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018) – For the second consecutive Verizon IndyCar Series race, Alexander Rossi put together a dominantly triumphant performance. On Sunday, he won the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway and made the season championship battle tighter in the...
READ MOREMedical update on Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver Robert Wickens ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania (Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018) — Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver Robert Wickens is being treated for injuries to his lower extremities, right arm and spine following an incident in the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway. He also sustained a pulmonary contusion. He will undergo
READ MORELONG POND, Pennsylvania (Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018) – As much success as he’s achieved in an outstanding racing career, Will Power still had difficulty accepting his name being placed alongside the great A.J. Foyt on Indy car’s all-time pole positions list. ABC SUPPLY 500: Qualifying results Yet that’s precisely where Power sits after claiming the Verizon...
READ MOREJOSEF NEWGARDEN (No. 1 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet): “I think we did a good job with the setup, it’s just that’s about what we had, speed-wise. The guys did a good job. We get a one-two lock-out on the front row. That’s good. We can’t be disappointed. We’ll have the Verizon car and the Hitachi car...
READ MORERace weekend: Saturday, Aug. 18 – Sunday, Aug. 19 Track: Pocono Raceway, a 2.5-mile triangular oval in Long Pond, Pennsylvania Race distance: 200 laps / 500 miles Entry list: ABC Supply 500 (PDF) Firestone tire allotment: Thirteen sets for use throughout the weekend Twitter: @PoconoRaceway @IndyCar, #ABCSupply500, #IndyCar Event website: http://www.poconoraceway.com/ INDYCAR website: www.IndyCar.com 2017 race winner: Will Power (No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet)...
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