By Steve Wittich I’m back. Wow, that last update had the wrong track in the post title, AND contained some “creative” writing. Sorry – that’s what I get for wanting to get on the road, and not taking the proper time to proof my work (which honestly still wouldn’t have caught all of the mistakes)....
READ MOREThe Verizon IndyCar Series open test at Gateway Motorsports Park came to an end just over an hour early, after INDYCAR officials and team owners made the decision not to continue the test after issues arose with the track surface on the 1.25-mile oval. The statement issued by Gateway Motorsports Park and INDYCAR regarding the...
READ MOREA.J. Foyt Racing’s Conor Daly led the morning portion of a full-field Verizon IndyCar Series open test at Gateway Motorsports Park with a lap at 173.714 mph. The three hour session was interrupted on numerous occasions, including one yellow flag for an incident with J.R. Hildebrand in Turn 2, and numerous yellow flags for tracks...
READ MOREGood Tuesday morning from a St. Louis Bread Company location in Collinsville, Ill. As soon as I hit send on this update, I’ll be making the short drive west on I-70 to Madison, Ill. and Gateway Motorsports Park, where the Verizon IndyCar Series is taking part in an open test in preparation for the Bommarito...
READ MOREReview by Steve Wittich Kiss The Bricks A Kate Reilly Mystery by Tammy Kaehler Kiss The Bricks, the fifth book in author Tammy Kaehler’s Kate Reilly Mystery series, arrives just in time for the the 2017 Indianapolis 500. After finishing 17th in her first try on the 107 year 2.5 mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval,
READ MOREPHOENIX – The ABC Supply team can take away some positives from Saturday night’s Desert Diamond Phoenix Grand Prix at Phoenix International Raceway: Carlos Munoz claimed his second Top-10 finish in four starts and Conor Daly was charging his way through the field before a shift line burned up his chances at a top-8 finish. Munoz,
READ MOREQualifying Report: Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix PHOENIX—With difficult conditions in practice – 40mph gusty winds and sand blowing on the one mile Phoenix International Raceway oval—the ABC Supply team took a conservative approach to tonight’s qualifying session. As it turned out, it may have been too conservative. Carlos Munoz and Conor Daly
READ MOREJR HILDEBRAND QUALIFIES THIRD IN PHOENIX; EARNS BEST STARTING POSITION OF VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES CAREER Hildebrand Will Start Third At Phoenix International Raceway; Carpenter Faces Challenges After Abbreviated Practice Session (AVONDALE, Ariz.) April 28, 2017 – Qualifying Notes Less than three weeks after suffering a broken hand in a last-lap incident in the streets of
READ MORERound four of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series is an old-fashioned shootout on short-track bullring in the “Valley Of The Sun.” In 2016, the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix took place during the first weekend in April, but was pushed back a number of weeks this year because Phoenix, Ariz. played host to...
READ MORECARLOS MUNOZ (#14) ON: Phoenix International Raceway: “Phoenix is a nice track. It is really [track] positon dependent, so hopefully the Chevy package will be competitive there and the team as well.” On the Open Test: “The Phoenix Open Test was our first day working together as a team with the Chevy aero kit
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