JAMES HINCHCLIFFE RETURNS TO ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT FOR THREE INDYCAR RACES Hinchcliffe to enter GMR Grand Prix, 104th Indianapolis 500 and Texas 600 with Andretti Autosport Canadian driver to pilot No. 29 Honda backed by cloud customer experience software company Genesys INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 19, 2020) – For James Hinchcliffe the 2020 Month of May marks a bit
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Record Purse, Qualifying Changes, New Sponsors, Facility Improvements Set for May 2020 MEDIA CONTACT: Alex Damron, adamron@brickyard.com, 317-501-4218 INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 – A wide-ranging, multifaceted plan to boost and strengthen the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was unveiled today featuring significant improvements and financial investment that will resonate with fans from
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Austin, Texas (February 12, 2020) – Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh rookie Alex Palou completed his first official NTT IndyCar Series test on Wednesday at Circuit of the Americas by placing ninth in the 27-car field. After weather wreaked havoc on Tuesday’s test day, the driver of the gray and hot pink #55 entry, was...
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Taylor Kiel, Managing Director, Arrow McLaren SP “The test went well. I think overall it was a good day for the team. We finally were able to get on track with both cars, see where we stack up against the field, and it was a good day. We had some issues toward the end but
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AUSTIN, Texas (February 12, 2020) – The NTT INDYCAR SERIES concluded its first open test of the season Wednesday with 27 drivers using 25 cars to complete 1,480 laps at Circuit of The Americas. The field included six former series champions and seven drivers who have yet to start an NTT INDYCAR SERIES race. And...
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By Patrick Stephan I finally got outside to take a nice walk up and down pit lane. And it’s getting nice outside. 2 full days of THIS would have been great 🙂 The activity out there is much more like what we’re normally used to on a race weekend as teams are moving a little...
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By Patrick Stephan Conditions continue to improve and we’re getting more drivers on slicks. Will Power goes to P1 around 1:10pm with a lap of 1:56.122. The veterans are mostly coming out now, including Dixon who just hit the track – but he’s on rain tires. Oliver Askew is now P1 at 1:54.9213 (around 1:22pm)....
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By Patrick Stephan With many of the drivers getting on to the track just after noon, the early leader was Pato O’Ward at 2:04.8271. We did just get a little bit more sprinkles on the track, but we’re also seeing track temps slowly creeping up with Turn 11 at 53.6 and Turn 15 at 52.9F....
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan and Steve Wittich For the first time this week we are GREEN at COTA at Turn 11 is at 52.5 degrees F, with the ambient at 48F. In a walk through the garages a little earlier, we saw that many teams were turning in extra sets of rain tires. It’s too wet...
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AUSTIN, Texas (February 11, 2020) – Tuesday’s inclement weather at Circuit of The Americas didn’t allow for proper NTT INDYCAR SERIES testing, but Team Penske’s Will Power got to experience driving in the water spray of another car using the sport’s latest safety innovation, the cockpit-protecting Aeroscreen. Power (No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet) said the Aeroscreen performed as...
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