INDIANAPOLIS, Saturday, May 20, 2017 – Information about Sunday, May 21 – Pole Day on Crown Royal Armed Forces Weekend – at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. SCHEDULE (All times local) 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Administrative Office Open, Credential Office Open, IMS Ticket Office Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m.: Public Gates Open, Midway Open, NERF NITRO Kids Zone Open, Trackside Credentials...
READ MORECHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES 101ST RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY QUALIFICATIONS DAY 1 RECAP MAY 20, 2017 Two-time Indianapolis 500 pole winner Ed Carpenter took a big step to claiming the top spot for Chevrolet for the 101st edition of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” during the...
READ MORERahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Verizon IndyCar Series QUALIFYING NOTES/QUOTES – Saturday, May 20, 2017 RAHAL SET THE 16TH FASTEST FOUR-LAP AVERAGE ON DAY 1 OF QUALIFYING FOR THE INDY 500; SERVIA SET THE 24TH FASTEST AVERAGE 1st: Ed Carpenter 4-lap avg. speed of 230.468 mph (L1:...
READ MOREIndianapolis, IN (May 20, 2017) – Rookie Ed Jones put in an outstanding qualifying performance on Saturday during the first day of qualifying for the 101st Indianapolis 500 by placing 10th, missing out by just 0.141 seconds on the Top nine and a chance to go for pole position on Sunday. The rookie remained in...
READ MOREJR Hildebrand Sets Fourth-Fastest Four-Lap Average; Both Ed Carpenter Racing Drivers Will Compete in Fast Nine Shootout for Indianapolis 500 Pole Position Two-time Indianapolis 500 pole sitter Ed Carpenter will get the opportunity to make a run at number three tomorrow after setting the fastest four-lap average in today’s first day of Indianapolis 500 qualifications....
READ MOREBY BRUCE MARTIN @BruceMartin_500 INDIANAPOLIS – Spectacular speed and grim horror were on full display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, but rarely have the two combined with the same driver. Sebastien Bourdais had the two fastest laps of any driver in the Saturday’s first round of qualifications for the 101st Indianapolis 500. But...
READ MORESIMON PAGENAUD (No. 1 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet, 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series champion, 2017 championship leader): “What really matters is the race trim. I’m not as surprised as you would expect. We just can’t find the speed somehow. The good thing is we got a great balance in traffic. The car has a pretty good balance....
READ MOREINDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – Results of first-day qualifying Saturday for the 101st Indianapolis 500 Verizon IndyCar Series event on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with rank, car number in parentheses, driver, aero kit- engine, time and speed in parentheses: 1. (20) Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet, 02:36.2036 (230.468) 2. (26) Takuma Sato, Honda, 02:36.2621 (230.382) 3. (9) Scott...
READ MOREIndianapolis, IN (May 12, 2017) – Dale Coyne Racing had its best qualifying session of the season on Friday with Sebastien Bourdais making it to the Firestone Fast Six for the first time of the season and with Rookie Ed Jones qualifying 13th. Rookie Jones was up first for the Dale Coyne team in Group
READ MORE(SPEEDWAY, Ind.) May 12, 2017 – Qualifying Notes Ed Carpenter Racing drivers, Spencer Pigot and JR Hildebrand, will turn their attention to tomorrow’s 85-lap INDYCAR Grand Prix after today’s qualification session. Pigot will start 16th in his first race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with ECR, while Hildebrand will start 21st in his fourth Month of...
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