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The 2023 Accord Hybrid named the presenting sponsor of The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio weekend

Source: Event PR LEXINGTON, Ohio (March 21, 2023) – The pinnacle event of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course’s 62nd season of racing, The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, returns June 30-July 2. The 2023 Accord Hybrid will serve as the presenting sponsor of this year’s event, a designation reflected in the updated event logo released today. Ohio’s largest annual […]

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Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend Announces Race Names and Presenting Sponsors for July 21-23 Weekend

Source: Event PR WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (March 22, 2023) — Hy-Vee, Inc. and INDYCAR today announced that the two NTT INDYCAR SERIES 250-lap races during the Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway will be focused on honoring America’s heroes and fighting hunger across the United States. Hy-Vee partners Instacart and Gatorade will support […]

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Indy 500 Champion Ryan Hunter-Reay to Drive for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in the 2023 Indianapolis 500

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (MARCH 16, 2023) – Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is taking another strong step forward with its Indianapolis 500 program with the signing of 2014 Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay who will lead the Chevrolet-powered No. 23 entry at the 107th running of the ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’ set for May 28 at the Indianapolis […]

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Danial Frost wins wild INDY NXT by Firestone race at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

By Steve Wittich Rough INDY NXT by Firestone race notes – these will be updated with quotes and more later. The call to fire the 19 turbo-charged 2.0-liter AER-prepared power plants to start the rebranded INDY NXT by Firestone came at 9:55 am. After two laps behind the pace car to warm up their Firestone […]

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Qualifying Report Firestone GP

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 4, 2023) — Qualifying for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was as wild as the two practices that preceded it. Not just rookies but seasoned veterans hit walls or tire barriers that line the 1.8-mile, 14-turn street circuit. Only two teams out of 10 did not have on track […]

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Grosjean Leads Andretti 1-2 in St. Petersburg Qualifying

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Saturday, March 4, 2023) – Romain Grosjean led an Andretti Autosport sweep of the front row in qualifying for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding on Saturday, winning the NTT P1 Award for the second time in his career. Grosjean, from France, led the Firestone Fast Six with […]

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CGR Registers Successful Qualifying Day; Ericsson Claims P4 Starting Position

Marcus Ericsson, with an extra set of tires on the day, advanced to the Fast 6 and claimed a second row starting position for the No. 8 Huski Chocolate Honda team. Ericsson’s P4 qualifying result is his best on a street course track throughout his INDYCAR SERIES career.  Alex Palou will kick off the Streets of St. Petersburg race […]

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QUALIFYING NOTES – Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

24th: RINUS VEEKAY 01:00.4831 (107.137 mph)26th: CONOR DALY 01:00.6066 (106.919 mph) TRACK: Streets of St. PetersburgLOCATION: St. Petersburg, Florida, USATRACK LAYOUT: 1.8-mile, 14-turn street circuitRACE LENGTH: 100 laps/180 miles BROADCAST: Sunday – 12 p.m. ET (NBC) CONOR DALY, NO. 20 BITNILE.COM CHEVROLET CONOR DALY, No. 20 BITNILE.COM Chevrolet, Qualified 26th: “Our car feels better than what he has last year, we just didn’t quite have the pace necessary. It’s a shame […]

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Lundgaard, Harvey and Rahal to Start 11th, 19th and 20th in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingFirestone Grand Prix of St. PetersburgNTT INDYCAR SERIESQUALIFYING NOTES/QUOTES – Saturday, March 4, 2023 LUNDGAARD, HARVEY AND RAHAL TO START 11TH, 19TH AND 20TH IN THE FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETE  1)     Romain Grosjean        59.5532 / 108.810 mph        (Group 2, Round 3)11)   Christian Lundgaard  […]

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Arrow McLaren Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Practice and Qualifying Report

Streets of St. Petersburg P2 and Qualifying Date: Saturday, March 4 Round: 1/17 Total laps: 100 Laps Total race distance: 180 miles/289.68 km Length: 1.8 miles/2.90 km Number of turns: 14 Session start times: Warm-Up: Sunday, 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. ET Green Flag: Sunday, 12:30 p.m. ET TUNE IN: Sunday, 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC Practice 2: 10th, 1:00.9306 Total Laps: 21 Qualifying:  Round 1, Group […]

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