By Steve Wittich I (Steve) arrived at the track at 10 am, went through the screening process, and opened the door of my truck to the sound of jet dryers working their magic on the iconic 2.5-mile Brickyard. At 10:30 am, teams started to warm up their 2.2 L twin-turbocharged V6 engines and the green...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Sorry for the delay on my second half of the practice report. I joined our friends on the Pennzoil INDYCAR Radio Network. I’m not good enough to write and talk at the same time. For the next half-hour of the session, Carlin veteran Max Chilton found himself at the top of the...
READ MOREMeyer Shank Racing Indianapolis 500 Day Practice Recap – May 15th Jack Harvey in the No. 60 AutoNation / SiriusXM Honda is sixth fastest amongst the no-tow times. Harvey posts top speed of 226.395mph after competing 58 total laps Indianapolis, Ind. (15 May 2019) – Day two of Indianapolis 500 practice got underway on Wednesday,
READ MORE‘What They’re Saying’ from Indianapolis 500 Practice Day 2 JOSEF NEWGARDEN (No. 2 Shell V-Power Nitro Plus Team Penske Chevrolet): “We had a pretty good day. We’re trying to set a few things methodically and slowly. I was relatively happy with the car being in the window. The Shell Chevy looks good and feels good.
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno After a couple days back-and-forth to Milwaukee since the INDYCAR Grand Prix, happy to say I’m back in Indianapolis a day sooner than I anticipated and am down here for the rest of the month. Just after 4 p.m. ET, there were only three yellow-flag interruptions all day, all for track inspections....
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich As of this update, all 35 cars have been on track. Andretti Autosport veteran Marco Andretti with a lap at 226.900mph has the quickest lap of the day when a yellow came out for a cut tire. 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan is currently the quickest driver on the no-tow speed...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich With two hours left in the first day of practice, the top 10 were: Marco Andretti (224.217 mph), Sage Karam, Charlie Kimball, Ed Jones, Scott Dixon, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Gabby Chaves, Simon Pagenaud, Tony Kanaan, and Jay Howard. At just after 4 PM, the yellow flag came out for impending weather. There was...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich It was a trio of Team Penske drivers that topped the first official practice session for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, but it was a duo of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing drivers that had the best all important no-tow times. Simon Pagenaud’s lap of 225.787 led the way....
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Good morning from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway media center. Practice for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Motor Oil is scheduled to get underway at 11 AM. You can follow along here –> http://racecontrol.indycar.com or here –> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCPsXMIpEaM or on the Verizon IndyCar Series Ap When I took the dogs for their morning...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich A couple of quick updates before the first Desert Diamond West Valley Casino Phoenix Grand Prix practice session begins. Robert Wickens came into the media center and said that this is the first time that he can remember qualifying on the first day of practice, and for sure the first time he...
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