Chaves tops Indy 500 practice as thoughts drift to qualifying INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, May 19, 2016) – As qualifying draws near for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, a pair of three-letter abbreviations are being mentioned more often around Indianapolis Motor Speedway: “NTS” and “kPa.” The first stands for “no-tow
READ MORERahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Verizon IndyCar Series PRACTICE NOTES/QUOTES – May 19, 2016 RAHAL PLEASED WITH CAR HANDLING AND RANK ON “NO TOW” LIST; PIGOT ON TRACK IN BACK UP CAR FOR INSTALLATION RUN AFTER WEDNESDAY’S CRASH 1) Gabby Chaves 227.961 mph 66 laps 24) Graham Rahal
READ MOREPractice 4: Fastest lap – 39.8203 seconds/226.015 mph – 18th Combined Results: Fastest lap – 39.7831 seconds/226.227 mph – 20th Sebastien Bourdais Practice 4 Quote: “I feel a little better today. The Hydroxycut – KVSH Racing Team struggled through this numbness with the car the car and no responsiveness. Then we hit something that...
READ MOREPractice Report: May 19 INDIANAPOLIS May, 19, 2016– Alex Tagliani, in the No. 35 Alfe Heat Treating Honda, led the way for AJ Foyt Racing in the fourth day of free practice for the 100th Indianapolis 500. Tagliani posted a speed of 226.272 mph, with the assist of a tow, good for 13th position on the speed charts.
READ MOREPractice 4: Fastest lap – 40.0616 seconds/224.654 mph – 29th Combined Results: Fastest lap – 40.0616 seconds/224.654 mph – 30th Stefan Wilson Practice 4 quote: “It was a really productive day, we got a lot of track time. We made a lot of changes, I feel like we found some that were good, some that...
READ MOREChaves quickest in Indy 500 Practice – Three Coyne cars end the day in the Top 10 – Indianapolis, IN (May 19, 2016) – Dale Coyne Racing had its best Indy 500 practice day in history at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, topping the time charts with Gabby Chaves and placing another two cars
READ MORESage Karam Continues to Work on Indy 500 Settings Thursday Gas Monkey Energy Chevy at 225.923 MPH Hotter weather makes for tricky track conditions as qualifying get closer SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 19, 2016) – Weather has become a factor this week during practice runs for the 100th Indianapolis 500 as heat and wind made for
READ MOREBuild-up to Indy 500 qualifying continues for Brabham Matt Brabham’s preparation for his first Indianapolis 500 continued today with 97 trouble free laps of the Speedway as the PIRTEK Team Murray outfit concentrated on race car pace ahead of this weekend’s Qualifying. Brabham has clocked more miles than any other driver during the course of...
READ MOREIn Celebration of the 100th running of the “Greatest Spectacle In Racing”, TSO asked our subscribers to send us their favorite stories or memories of the Memorial Day weekend race. We’ll be running these over the next two weeks, and would love to hear from everybody whether you are a new fan, long-time fan or former Indianapolis 500...
READ MOREOutside of a yellow flag for debris the final 105 minutes of practice saw many cars turn many laps. It appeared that most teams and drivers were doing race simulations, but there were also a few qualification simulations. After ending Wednesday with the fourth quickest lap, Dale Coyne Racing’s Gabby Chaves made his second consectutive...
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