Steve Wittich – Page 176

Indianapolis 500 qualifications – 2018 – Pole Day, 11:45am – More on Hinch’s options, why Foyt didn’t go back out, and a quick note about practice

By Steve Wittich More on finding The Mayor a seat. The other Honda Performance Development teams we have talked to have no interest in providing a lifeline to James Hinchcliffe and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. The Canadian is currently fifth in points and is surround by Honda-powered drivers from other teams. Andretti Autosport’s Alexander Rossi is...

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Indianapolis 500 qualifications – 2018 – Bump Day, 6:30pm – a crazy last few hours of Bump Day

By Tony DiZinno and Steve Wittich After going yellow for moisture at 3:14 pm, the track was down for 51 minutes and opened for qualifying at 4:05 pm. The air temperature was 79F and track temperature was 105F. Robert Wickens, who was on track when the rain came was allowed to restart his qualifying run. ...

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Indianapolis 500 qualifications – 2018 – Bump Day!! – good morning and a few notes

By Steve Wittich It’s Bump Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway! Man, it’s early. Tony DiZinno and I left from the Indiana headquarters of TSO, in the northern suburbs of Indianapolis at 5:30 AM and after a stop at Starbucks, we’re ready for a full day of intriguring qualifiyng stories. Here is the current schedule...

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Indianapolis 500 practice – Fast Friday – 4pm – Notes, no-tow time sheet, and more on the James Davison crash

By Tony DiZinno and Steve Wittich The afternoon lull was broken when some cars took to the track for solo runs. At 2:15 PM, the “Yellow Submarine” of Helio Castroneves took to the track for a mock qualifying run. The 3-time winner put together four super consistent laps of 227.590mph, 227.495mph, 227.578mph, and 227.307mph. Those...

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Indianapolis 500 practice – Fast Friday – 2:52pm – James Davison makes hard contact with Turn 2 SAFER Barrier.

At 2:43 pm James Davison was the first significant contact of the “Month of May.” The Australian was on the third lap of a qualification simulation after turning a lap of 224.405mph when the rear end of the No. 33 Jonathan Byrd’s 502 East Chevrolet stepped out in the middle of Turn 2. The Foyt...

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Indianapolis 500 practice – Fast Friday – 11:54 AM- early Fast Friday notes, times and no-tow speeds

By Tony DiZinno and Steve Wittich Fast Friday began under overcast skies with an air temperature of 66F and track temperature of 76F. Terrific weather for making speed. The wind-sock on the top of the pylon was being pushed almost directly west perpendicular to the two ¼ mile short chutes. The first car on track...

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Indianapolis 500 practice – Fast Friday – 9:45 AM – Chip Ganassi Racing availability and Louis Schwitzer Award

Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing has streamlined its lineup from four cars to two. Its group present at today’s usual Fast Friday press conference was also streamlined from four people down to three, although not by design. Team newcomer Ed Jones was the only one present alongside Ganassi and team managing director Mike Hull....

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Indianapolis 500 practice – Fast Friday – 9:45 AM – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and Team Penske availability

By Tony DiZinno and Steve Wittich Fast Friday is traditionally a busy day for media availability, and today is no different. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Team Penske, and Chip Ganassi Racing are all be visiting the media center before practice begins. ABC / ESPN pit reporter Dr. Jerry Punch, who will be working his 27th...

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Indianapolis 500 practice – 2018 – Fast Friday – 8 AM – Good morning, no-tow speeds, and Go Knights Go!

By Tony DiZinno and Steve Wittich Good morning from Fast Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 35 entries for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Motor Oil are scheduled to be on track for seven hours beginning at 7 AM. Turbo boost and speeds are scheduled to be cranked up today in preparation...

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Indianapolis 500 practice – 2018 – Thursday – 12:30 PM – early practice notes, time sheet and more notebook items

By Steve Wittich The third day of practice for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Motor Oil began under sunny skies with an ambient temperature of 74F and a track temperature of 91F. A trio of Andretti Autosport cars, Marco Andretti, Zach Veach, and Alexander Rossi were the first cars on the track, and...

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