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Barber Motorsports Park – Post Race Notes, Quotes, etc.

By Patrick Stephan Trying to get this report out before my flight leaves from BHM to DAL and then on to DEN, so I’m going to cheat and just give you the press conference transcripts with some pieces highlighted – like where I basically asked Linus “what took you so long?” instead of the intended...

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SPOILER- Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix

By Patrick Stephan Ambient 75F, Track Temp 97F Big crowd here today, heard a local politician over the PA saying this was the biggest crowd in many years here at Barber. Notably, St. Pete and Long Beach also had big crowds, with Long Beach’s the biggest since unification. Scott McLaughlin brought the 27 car field...

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Pre-Race Notes from Barber Motorsports Park

Couple of pre-race notes before we go green with the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix from Barber Motorsports Park at 12:40pm CT. Drivers Start Your Engines will be at 12:33pm CT and NBC’s TV window is 12:00 – 3:00pm CT. Will Power is getting a new Chevy engine in his #12 Verizon Business Team...

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Final Warm-up Notes: NTT INDYCAR Series

By Patrick Stephan I was hanging track side for most of the session so not a bunch of details from the sheet, but did pick up a few notes. Heard that Will Power was having some engine issues – AND he’s not feeling well, and there aren’t many tracks worse for being sick than this...

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Welcome to Race Day at Barber Motorsports Park

By Patrick Stephan Couple quick notes, the schedule and then we call all get ready for the NTT INDYCAR Series final practice session, noting it’s 72F here now and quite nice. Needs to warm up considerably to match what we expect for the actual race this afternoon. Random marketing thought – The Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile...

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Post Qualifying Notebook – Barber Motorsports Park – Children’s of Alabama Grand Prix

By Patrick Stephan Couple quick notes, including from the post race press conference. But first, per a story from Bruce Martin on NBCSports.com there was a meeting today between NTT INDYCAR Series team owners and IMS, INDYCAR, and Team Penske owner, Roger Penske. No details of the meeting were available, but the important piece may...

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Qualifying – NTT INDYCAR Series – Children’s of Alabama Grand Prix

By Patrick Stephan The conditions for the third official NTT INDYCAR Series gets started with the sun breaking through the clouds. Track Temp is 107F (that’s down 2 from practice earlier today I believe, but the sun is back out now), the Ambient is 78F, and the humidity is a mildly sticky (for here) 62%....

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Notes and Qualifying Groups: Barber Motorsports Park – Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix

By Patrick Stephan First note, it looks like the #60 will get their Honda engine change completed in time for qualifying as the Meyer Shank Racing team was finishing up when I went through the paddock about an hour before the session was expected to start. The weather here is humid and breezy, but the...

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Saturday Practice: NTT INDYCAR Series – Barber Motorsports Park

By Patrick Stephan The temperature as we start the pre-qualifying practice session is 76F with the track at 109F. It’s quite windy out there with the breeze blowing across the straightaways from behind the fans on the hill by the midway towards the pit lane. We wouldn’t be green very long as Pietro Fittipaldi slides...

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Welcome to Saturday at the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix

By Patrick Stephan Good morning race fans and welcome to Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Yes, you take the Leeds exit, but the track is officially in Birmingham. The weather is again spectacular with the ambient temperature at 73F with the track at 97F as of 10:00am with the INDY NXT by Firestone series...

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