By Steve Wittich I’m just about to leave home for the track but wanted to pass along a few notes before heading out. First things, first. Not having fans in the stands or wandering the grounds was unnerving. There was no smell of bacon cooking from the residents of Lot 2 as I made my...
READ MOREThe first driver on track for the 150-minute session to finish the day was Alexander Rossi. The 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner turned laps solo but had to come in early when the cooling hose to his helmet came off. The Californian got out of the car and tried a different helmet and cooling hose. With
READ MOREEleven of the 12 cars eligible to take to the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval for the two-hour ROP and veteran refresher session made it out on the track. The DragonSpeed USA entry and pilot Ben Hanley, who were late confirming their Indianapolis 500 program, were unable to get the car on the track. The...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich The green flag (after an eight-minute yellow for Marco Andretti’s tow-in) came back out with 49-minutes remaining in the session. Conor Daly, in the bright orange United States Air Force sponsored No. 47 Chevrolet honoring Captain Chuck Yeager’s record-breaking Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis jet, spent quite a bit of time early in...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich The green flag for the first 104th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge practice session got the green flag to start the “Month Of August.” At 11 am, when practice got underway, the ambient temperature was 78F, and the track temperature was 93F. All 33 entries were allowed to complete an installation lap,...
READ MOREGood morning from the fourth floor of the DEX Imaging Media Center at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I (Steve) am fortunate to be granted access to cover the “Greatest Spectacle In Racing” on-site at the most fabulous place in the world. Patrick will also be chiming in from Colorado over the next two weeks in...
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INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 – A Torch Red 2020 Corvette Stingray coupe will serve as the Official Pace Car for the 104th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, continuing Chevrolet’s tradition of leading the field to the green flag. The Pace Car will be driven by GM President Mark Reuss. This year, the race will
READ MOREINDIANAPOLIS, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 – Eight winners are among the field of drivers assigned to 33 cars entered for the 104th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, Aug. 23 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Three-time winner Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009) and single winners Scott Dixon (2008), Tony Kanaan (2013), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014), Alexander
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) August 7, 2020 – The U.S. Space Force announced a partnership with Ed Carpenter Racing this morning on FOX & Friends. Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Chief of Space Operations unveiled the No. 20 U.S. Space Force Chevrolet with driver and team owner Ed Carpenter. The three-time Indianapolis 500 pole winner will carry the
READ MOREDavison, BYRD, Belardi Return to Dale Coyne Racing in Partnership with Rick Ware Racing for Indianapolis 500 Plainfield, IL (August 6, 2020) – James Davison is set to return to Dale Coyne Racing for the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 this month. The team has entered into a partnership with Rick Ware Racing, BYRD and
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