That. Was. Crazy! “This was like Carb Day on steroids because we were out there doing it for four hours,” exclaimed Pippa Mann, who had the fifth quickest time of the session and was the quickest of the Honda powered cars. “It was pretty hairy out there, but that’s representative of what it will...
READ MOREHere is the final time-sheet for today’s practice. We’ll be back in a little bit with more… RANK CAR NO. DRIVER FASTEST LAP 1 21 Josef Newgarden 227.414 2 11 Tony Kanaan 226.393 3 9 Scott Dixon 226.339 4 24 Sage Karam 226.045 5 63 Pippa Mann 225.833 6 42 Charlie Kimball 225.830 7 7...
READ MOREThe first hour and half of the final Verizon IndyCar Series practice before Carb Day was very busy as 32 of 33 cars took to the track to simulate race running. The ambient temperature when practice began was 76F and the track temperature was 106F. At 12:45pm was 78F (ambient) and 106F) track temp. The...
READ MOREAfter an exciting two days with the boost turned up and the cars trimmed out, the 33 drivers that will take part in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 will take to the 2.5 mile oval for the last extended practice session before the race in six-days, and with a sketchy extended forecast for...
READ MOREFlorence Henderson to serve as Grand Marshal for 100th Running INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, May 23, 2016 – Florence Henderson, a beloved part of Indianapolis 500 Race Day for a quarter-century, will serve as the Grand Marshal of the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. Henderson, a native of Dale, Indiana, will
READ MOREQualifying Report – Indianapolis 500 INDIANAPOLIS May 22, 2016—In the final qualifying round for the Indianapolis 500, the AJ Foyt Racing team experienced the highs and lows of Indy. Takuma Sato put it on “the front row” of the 24 qualifiers outside of the Fast Nine to start 12th on the outside of row four. He
READ MOREQualified: 19th Lap 1: 227.4798mph Lap 2: 227.403 mph Lap 3: 227.474 mph Lap 4: 227.357 mph Average: 227.428 MPH Sebastien Bourdais Practice Qualifying quote: “It was a solid qualifying run for the Hydroxycut – KVSH Racing Team. The only shame is that we were not geared up for the tailwind....
READ MOREMatt Brabham to start 27th in Indy 500 PIRTEK Team Murray rookie, Matt Brabham will start the 100th Indianapolis 500 from the 27th position after Armed Forces Pole Day. Following yesterday’s qualifying run where Brabham was 26th, the times were scrubbed and a single run against the clock was held for positions 10 through 33....
READ MOREQualified: 30th Lap 1: 224.769 mph Lap 2: 224.676 mph Lap 3: 224.460 mph Lap 4: 224.504 mph Average: 224.602 mph Stefan Wilson Practice Qualifying quote: “Just really excited to be qualified for the Indy 500. It’s great to be qualified in 30th position. Thank you so much to all of the guys on my...
READ MORERahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Verizon IndyCar Series QUALIFYING DAY 2 NOTES/QUOTES – Sunday, May 22, 2016 RAHAL WILL START 26TH IN THE INDY 500 AND PIGOT WILL START 29TH 1st: James Hinchcliffe 4-lap avg. speed of 230.760 mph (L1: 38.9804, L2: 38.9711, L3: 39.0007, L4:
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