Claman De Melo to Replace Injured Fittipaldi at INDYCAR Grand Prix Indianapolis, IN (May 10, 2018) – Zachary Claman De Melo will be returning behind the wheel of the #19 Paysafe car sooner than initially planned. The Canadian will be piloting the Dale Coyne Racing entry at this weekend’s INDYCAR Grand Prix, replacing the injured
READ MOREStefan Wilson Announces Intelisys and Partners as Co-Primary Partners for the 102nd Indy 500 INDIANAPOLIS (May 9, 2018) – Stefan Wilson announced today that Intelisys, a ScanSource company, and the leading technology services distributor of telecommunications, network and cloud services in the U.S., will be the co-primary sponsor of the No. 25 Driven2SaveLives Andretti Autosport Honda for
READ MOREYOUNG SAGE KARAM RETURNS TO INDY WITH A NEW CALMER PERSONA; ENTERS 5TH INDY 500 WITH A NEW ATTITUDE IN WIX® FILTERS/DRR CHEVROLET Former Indy Lights Champ Ready to Team with Hildebrand in May 27 Classic SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 9, 2018) – It’s hard to imagine that young Sage Karam is entering his
READ MOREINDYCAR Grand Prix May 12, 2018 3:30 p.m. EDT ABC IndyCar Radio Network Broadcast and Live Stream MANUFACTURER COMPETITION On the strength of two wins and nine (out of a possible 12) podium finishes in four races this season, Honda has claimed an early-season, 67-point lead in the IndyCar Manufacturers’ Championship. After four of 17
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By Steve Wittich Before we get started with our coverage of on the track, we’ve got a few off the track things to cover. First, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports crew member, Eric Stewart, who has worked in the Verizon IndyCar Series for a long time, lost his home in a fire last weekend. If you...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Danica Patrick was the first driver to turn an install lap during the three-hour veteran refresher session. Patrick, Jay Howard, and Sage Karam each received two sets of Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 tires to complete the two phases required to complete the refresher test. The first phase is 15 laps between 210mph...
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By Steve Wittich Kyle Kaiser was the first driver to hit the track for his Rookie Orientation Program (ROP) We did check with team owner Ricardo Juncos, and the car that Kaiser is driving during the “Month of May” is the same car that Kaiser and Rene Binder shared at the first four Verizon IndyCar...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Good morning from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where the Rookie Orientation Program (ROP) and refresher tests are the order of the day. The three rookies taking part today are Kyle Kaiser (Juncos Racing), Matheus Leist (A.J. Foyt Racing) and Robert Wickens (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports). Dale Coyne Racing rookie Pietro Fittipaldi was scheduled...
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By Steve Wittich Always improving If you were watching the live stream of the test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today, you undoubtedly saw various spots on the track that was lighter and looked like they had dust coming up. You can watch the test here: We had a chance to catch up with...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich RANK CAR NO. DRIVER FASTEST LAP LAPS TURNED 1 9 Scott Dixon 224.795 13 2 14 Tony Kanaan 223.922 28 3 22 Simon Pagenaud 223.603 20 4 3 Helio Castroneves 223.495 30 5 12 Will Power 222.671 33 6 1 Josef Newgarden 222.546 29 7 21 Spencer Pigot 222.244 19 8 27...
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