By Steve Wittich There is no doubt that Jay Howard’s session leading lap at 226.744mph came with the help of a substantial tow, but that doesn’t make it any less impressive for a driver that went over five years between Verizon IndyCar Series outings. Howard couldn’t stop grinning and said: “It’s kind of like a...
READ MOREHere is the final timesheet for the fourth day of practice for the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil – I’ll be back with a lot more in a little while. RANK DRIVER QUICKEST LAP (MPH) LAPS TURNED 1 Jay Howard 226.744 86 2 Ryan Hunter-Reay 225.826 79 3 Marco Andretti 225.709 77...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich The track went green again at 2:07pm, and was immediately busy, with a group of over a dozen cars simulating race runs. The ambient temperature was a warm 87F and at 115F, the track temperature was 8F warmer than it was at noon. Chad Smith, the drummer for the Red Hot Chili...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich The fourth day of practice for the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil began promptly at noon under mainly sunny skies. According to the Firestone Racing engineers the ambient temperature when the six hour practice session began was 83F and the track temperature was 105F. After a slow Wednesday, the...
READ MOREAt just after 1:10pm, Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden was the second driver of the month to make contact with the SAFER barrier. The No. 2 HUM by Verizon Chevrolet from the Team Penske stable made contact at the exit of Turn 1. Newgarden in the middle of a group of about a dozen cars and...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Good morning from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Yesterday’s breezy conditions limited the 33 entries for the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil to only 408 laps. If you want an idea of how strong the wind really was yesterday, just take a look at the differences in the trap speeds...
READ MOREHeavy winds curtail Sage Karam’s Wednesday practice at Indy, Mecum Auctions DRR Crew work on pit stops and prepare for Thursday Team waits out weather conditions before parking the race car Wednesday SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 17, 2017) – Heavy winds at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hurt the Indy 500 teams Wednesday as many...
READ MORERahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Verizon IndyCar Series PRACTICE NOTES/QUOTES – May 17, 2017 HIGH WINDS LIMITED RUNNING ON DAY 3 OF PRACTICE FOR THE INDY 500 1) Ed Carpenter 222.894 mph 52 laps 12) Graham Rahal 216.866 mph 5 laps 21) Oriol Servia 61.301 mph
READ MOREDixon Paces Honda on Windy Wednesday as Indianapolis 500 Practice Continues Scott Dixon goes second-fastest on warm, windy day of practice Fernando Alonso completes day fourth fastest Third of five practice days prior to Indianapolis 500 qualifying SPEEDWAY, Ind., (May 17, 2017) – With wind gusts at times exceeding 25 mph, many of this year’s
READ MORE‘What They’re Saying’ from Indianapolis 500 Practice Day 3 CONOR DALY (No. 4 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet): “Obviously we didn’t do a lot of running today because of the weather conditions, but I would have loved to have run more if it was possible, but it was probably a smart decision to not
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