By Steve Wittich Plenty of mistakes below. 🙂 The command to start the twin-turbo V6 engines was given by Honda associates from Marysville, Ohio. Mario Andretti was driving the Honda fastest seat in sports, with Dr. Lee Berman as the passenger. Berman has been part of the medical team at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course...
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By Steve Wittich Starting line-up and tire designation. START CAR DRIVER TIRE 1 12 Will Power Alternate (Red) 2 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Alternate (Red) 3 1 Josef Newgarden Alternate (Red) 4 20 Conor Daly Alternate (Red) 5 60 Jack Harvey Alternate (Red) 6 27 Alexander Rossi Primary (Black) 7 10 Felix Rosenqvist Alternate (Red) 8...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich The green flag for the first group of qualifying for Saturday’s Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio was shown from the starters stand at exactly 2pm. The skies were mostly sunny, the ambient temperature was a mild 79F and the track temperature was 94F. Josef Newgarden, on sticker Firestone Racing Primary Tires (Blacks),...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich By Steve Wittich The green flag for the lone 75-minute practice session in preparation for the NTT INDYCAR® SERIES Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio double header got underway at 10:45am. The 23 cars took to 2.258-Mile, 13-Turn Mid-Ohio Road Course for an a quick systems and leak check. The first driver to...
READ MOREGood day from the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Mid-Ohio), where the lone NTT INDYCAR® SERIES practice is set to get underway in about 45-minutes. The rest of today’s schedule is as follows: TIME EVENT 10:45am – noon NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice 12:15pm – 1pm Indy Pro 2000 Race #1 1:05pm – 1:35pm USF2000 Race #2...
READ MORE7-Time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson Enters Partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 9, 2020) – Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) today announced a partnership with 7-Time NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Champion Jimmie Johnson that will see the 83-time NCS winner officially explore the possibility of racing a full road and street course calendar in the
READ MOREThe NTT INDYCAR SERIES will run at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course next weekend, with doubleheader races scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12 and Sunday, Sept. 13. We look forward to an exciting weekend of racing action at an excellent venue.Green Savoree Racing Promotions will contact customers soon with guidance regarding event attendance.Saturday’s race will be broadcast on NBC Sports Network
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By Steve Wittich Here a few final thoughts from this weekend’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 doubleheader. Sorry for the delay. Meh Oooof. There is no great way to sugarcoat that this year’s two Bommarito Automotive Group 500s were not the most exciting shows. Race #1 had 65 passes for position, while Race #2 was slightly...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Here are my rough, mistake filled notes from today’s race. The pre-race included a loud tribute to first responders driving around the 1.25-mile, four turn egg-shaped oval with sirens blaring. The anthem was sung by Kennedy Holmes, who was the fourth place finisher in The Voice and is a native of St....
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Starting line-up for race #2 Today’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race #2, could be the final few turns in #TKSLASTLAP. Today will be the Salvador, Brazil native’s 384th Indy car and possibly – but hopefully not – final start. “It’ll be tougher before,” said the veteran about stepping out of the car....
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