Steve Wittich Advantage Pagenaud The championship battle between Josef Newgarden, Alexander Rossi and Simon Pagenaud is getting tense, and it’s clear that the Pagenaud’s win ‘north of the border’ has the other two concerned. Pagenaud’s third pole of the season was worth one bonus point, moving him to within 38 points of his teammate and...
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By Steve Wittich For the second time, Simon Pagenaud will start on the pole for an NTT IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway. It’s the Frenchman’s 13th career pole and 4th pole on an oval. Pagenaud’s pole is the 8th overall for Team Penske at Iowa Speedway, and the sixth in the DW-12 era for...
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By Steve Wittich Temper(ature) I bet you won’t read from anybody else that it’s hot here at the Iowa Speedway, he said sarcastically. It’s not quite as hot as it got during the June races in Houston a few years ago, but outside of that, the morning session was the steamiest I can remember. I...
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By Steve Wittich For the third straight year, it was Josef Newgarden that led the first practice session for the NTT IndyCar Series event at Iowa Speedway. He led his fellow championship contenders Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, Alexander Rossi, and Scott Dixon as the quickest drivers in the lone practice session before qualifying. The ambient...
READ MOREDutch Champion Rinus VeeKay set for IndyCar Series Test with Ed Carpenter Racing INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 19, 2019) – 2018 Indy Pro 2000 Champion and current Indy Lights driver, Rinus VeeKay will participate in his first NTT IndyCar Series test with Ed Carpenter Racing (ECR) in the No. 20 Chevrolet-powered IR-18 at Portland International Raceway...
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By Steve Wittich For the 13th time, the NTT IndyCar Series heads to central Iowa for some short-track action. This year, the event moves back to Saturday evening, after being held on Sunday the last six seasons. Last year, Josef Newgarden dominated the race, leading 229 of 300 laps, but was bested by a late-charging...
READ MORERANK NO. DRIVER TIRE 1 22 Simon Pagenaud Alternate 2 9 Scott Dixon Alternate 3 10 Felix Rosenqvist Alternate 4 27 Alexander Rossi Alternate 5 2 Josef Newgarden Alternate 6 20 Ed Jones Alternate 7 98 Marco Andretti Alternate 8 18 Sebastien Bourdais Alternate 9 21 Spencer Pigot Alternate 10 30 Takuma Sato Alternate 11...
READ MORETORONTO (July 14, 2019) – Not only will Robert Wickens drive an Arrow-modified Acura NSX in the pre-race ceremonies for today’s NTT IndyCar Series race at the Honda Indy Toronto, but the Guelph, Ont.-native will also follow it up by giving the command for 22 IndyCar drivers to start their engines. For Wickens, it will
READ MORERahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda Indy Toronto – Streets around Exhibition Place NTT IndyCar Series PRACTICE NOTES/QUOTES – Friday, July 12, 2019 RAHAL SET THE SIXTH FASTEST TIME IN PRACTICE FOR THE HONDA INDY TORONTO; SATO WAS 19TH OVERALL AFTER HE SAT OUT MOST OF PRACTICE 2 DUE TO CAR DAMAGE AFTER CONTACT 1st:
READ MORECHEVROLET RACING IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES HONDA INDY TORONTO STREETS OF TORONTO TEAM CHEVY DAY ONE RECAP WITH DRIVER QUOTES July 12, 2019 Chevrolet tops first day of practice on streets of Toronto Simon Pagenaud paces field on the technical temporary circuit TORONTO (July 12, 2019) – With a race car “that’s doing exactly
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