By Steve Wittich Talk about saving the worst for last, you’ve read Patrick and Butch’s thoughts on the 104th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge and now you get mine a palette cleanser before we get into coverage of the doubleheader at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway. My day at IMS For the seventh time...
READ MOREThe Indy 500 debut for Citrone/Buhl Autosport had just about everything. In what was certainly a unique scene over the past two weeks with no fans in attendance, the show went on and The Greatest Spectacle in Racing delivered that same level of excitement and competition fans have become accustomed to over the decades at...
READ MOREQualifying Position: 1Car Number: 98Car Name: US/Concrete Curb HondaDriver: Marco AndrettiTeam: Andretti Herta with Marco Andretti & Curb-AgajanianStrategist: Bryan HertaEngineer: Garrett MotherseadCrew Chief: Tony HoukIndianapolis 500 start #: 15thAverage Indianapolis 500 finish: 11.9Best Indianapolis 500 finish: second Notes: Twenty-one previous winners have started from the pole – the last was Simon Pagenaud in 2019, and...
READ MORESunday afternoon practice, the last time the drivers and teams get a chance to work on their race set-ups, until Carb Day, got underway at 3:30 pm and ran until 6 pm. Earlier today, we had a chance to ask Tony Kanaan, Ed Carpenter, and Zach Veach how important this practice is. They all agreed...
READ MOREAt 1:15pm, the green flag for qualifying came out at 1:15pm, and Takuma Sato was the first car on track. The ambient temperature was 80F with the humidity at a fairly sticky 61%. The track temperature was 114F. Takuma Sato – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing – No. 30 Panasonic/People Ready Honda Warm-Up: 214.150 Lap 1:...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich When the half-hour Fast Nine Shootout began at 11 am, the No. 15 United Autosport Honda of Graham Rahal, the No. 29 Genesys Honda of James Hinchcliffe, and No. 30 Panasonic/People Ready Honda of Takuma Sato. The 2017 Indianapolis 500 champion did a four-lap qualification simulation with a quick lap of 230.938mph...
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By Steve Wittich First, thanks for following along with my qualifying drivel today. Today’s coverage was a blend of the past and some COVID-19 necessities, but one thing didn’t change. I was kept busy. Typically (nothing is usual these days), I would have customarily split my time between pit road and the media center. Today,...
READ MOREThe final hour of qualifying began with a quiet track. With 54-minutes left in the day, Kimball took to the track to try and improve on his 30th provisional starting spot. He aborted the run on his right up right With 50-minutes left, the 2019 pole winner went back out on track from 25th Warm-Up:...
READ MOREAt 1:56pm, Jack Harvey, who was the fifth car out this morning went back out in attempt to improve from his 19th spot. Jack Harvey – Meyer-Shank Racing – No. 60 AutoNation / SiriusXM Honda Warm-Up: 213.190 Lap 1: 230.198 Lap 2: 229.892 Lap 3: 229.475 Lap 4: 229.465 Average: 229.757 Notes: His engineer tells...
READ MOREQ20 James Hinchcliffe – Andretti Autosport – No. 29 Genesys Honda Warm-Up: 211.682 Lap 1: 231.790 Lap 2: 231.393 Lap 3: 231.048 Lap 4: 230.533 Average: 231.195 – good enough for third – knocking Newgarden out of the Fast Nine Shootout Notes: told to keep doing what he’s doing said that it was well balanced...
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