Winning team runs US Rotax scholarship karters and Skip Barber Shootout champion MINNEAPOLIS, MN (December 21, 2015) – Afterburner Autosports, a race winning team in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda championship for the last three years, kicked off their push for the 2016 season with a number of successful test days where they...
READ MOREBy Joe Berkemeier Gotta admit it was definitely cool at the start of the race to see James Hinchcliffe give the command to start engines. But it’ll be even cooler to see him back at the track and hopefully back in his Schmidt Peterson Motorsports car really quick. For those who missed it, well, he...
READ MOREBy Joe Berkemeier The first attempt at a start was waived off because the back of the field was not even close to packed up. Will Power took the lead on the start but Simon Pagenaud, who had started second, took the lead on Lap 7. The cars got reasonably strung out, Tony Kanaan and...
READ MOREBy Joe Berkemeier A few more notes as we get ready for the race to start shortly… Dario Franchitti has been a constant presence in the IndyCar paddock since his forced retirement, and has been at many of the races assisting Target Chip Ganassi Racing and “coaching” Sage Karam and Charlie Kimball on pit lane....
READ MOREBy Joe Berkemeier Hello from the Texas Motor Speedway, where it’s HOT and preparations for tonight’s Firestone 600 are underway. The teams are beginning to put their pit boxes together; they had to vacate them for last night’s NASCAR Truck race, won by Matt Crafton. Tire management will be a key for tonight’s race and...
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