By Patrick Stephan Ok, first we’ll talk about the tire designations and then I’ll have my travel notes. I talked to Cara Adams earlier today and as previously noted, the primary tire compound is softer than what they had last year. But, she clarified for me that it is only slightly softer, not a major...
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By Patrick Stephan The NTT IndyCar Series warm-up started under bright sunshine with the air temp at 77 and the track at 111, with the humidity at 49%. Prior to the session I talked to Mike Hull and Larry Foyt – both briefly – about today’s race strategy. They both believe it is an easy...
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By Patrick Stephan Welcome to a sunny, but cooler Exhibition Place in Toronto. Temperatures today are supposed to be 8 degrees cooler than yesterday (according to the weather app on my cell phone), and as we approach 10:30am, we have an ambient temp of 74, the track is 96 and the humidity is 59%. Yes,...
READ MOREJuly 13, 2019 TORONTO – Toronto is one of the favorite venues in the NTT IndyCar Series for the ABC Supply Racing drivers Tony Kanaan and Matheus Leist but this weekend has been frustrating for both of them. After qualifying today on the 11-turn, 1.786-mile street circuit, Leist will start 19th and Kanaan 22nd in the...
READ MOREJones Will Start 6th in Tomorrow’s Honda Indy Toronto; Spencer Pigot Qualifies 9th for 50th Career Indy Car Race (TORONTO) July 13, 2019 – Qualifying Notes When the green flag waves for tomorrow’s Honda Indy Toronto, Ed Carpenter Racing will have two Chevrolets rolling off in the Top 10. For the second time this season,...
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CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES HONDA INDY TORONTO TEAM CHEVY QUALIFICATIONS RECAP AND DRIVER QUOTES JULY 13, 2019 Chevrolet extends pole streak to seven in Toronto Simon Pagenaud leads three Team Chevy drivers in top 6 Points leader Josef Newgarden, Ed Jones to start on Row 3 Newgarden resets track qualifying record for current...
READ MORERahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda Indy Toronto – Streets around Exhibition Place NTT IndyCar Series QUALIFYING NOTES/QUOTES – Saturday, July 13, 2019 SATO AND RAHAL QUALIFIED 10TH AND 12TH FOR THE HONDA INDY TORONTO 1st: Simon Pagenaud 58.4273 / 110.041 mph 10th: Takuma Sato 58.9110 / 109.141 mph 12th: ...
READ MORETORONTO (Saturday, July 13, 2019) – As Team Penske driver Simon Pagenaud completed what proved to be a pole-winning lap in Saturday’s Honda Indy Toronto qualifying session at Exhibition Place, NTT IndyCar Series rivals were sliding off pace. Alexander Rossi of Andretti Autosport bounced off the outside wall in Turn 6, and Chip Ganassi Racing’s...
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Scott Dixon qualifies second for Honda, Chip Ganassi Racing Rookie teammate Felix Rosenqvist qualifies third Alexander Rossi runs fourth for Andretti Autosport TORONTO, Ont., Canada (July 13, 2019) – Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist led the way for the Honda field today in NTT IndyCar Series qualifying, and will start...
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Sebastien Bourdais Qualifying Summary: Sebastien Bourdais qualified the No. 18 Mouser – Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser-Sullivan entry eighth for the Honda Indy Toronto on the 1.786-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bourdais went out in Group 1 in Round 1 of qualifying and posted a fast lap of 59.0743...
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