By Patrick Stephan Before I get to a round up of some other news, I want to point out that today marks three year’s since we lost Justin Wilson following the head injury he suffered the prior day when hit by debris at Pocono. Living in Colorado, I often saw Justin at the airport coming...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan With additional moisture falling Gateway and INDYCAR officials have decided to scrap Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying and will start the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline based on entrant points. That places Scott Dixon on the pole, with Alexander Rossi to his outside (complete line-up to follow shortly!) The...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan The track went green for Verizon IndyCar Series Practice Session #1 at 3:32pm Central Time, but we went back to yellow at 3:34pm as Marco Andretti’s car came to to halt in Turn 3 on the warm-up lane. The initial call was for a tow in, but Marco would have to get...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan The conditions here at Gateway remain cold and grey. The K&N series was able to get in their practice, but INDYCAR needed to dry the accel and decel lanes on both ends of the track, and we just got word that earliest practice will start is 3:30pm Central Time. The radar shows...
READ MOREAugust 24, 2018, 1 p.m. CDT, St. Louis Region – Updated schedule for today at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois after morning rain storm. Saturday’s schedule has not changed. FRIDAY, AUGUST, 24 2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. – NASCAR K&N Pro Series practice. 3 p.m.-4 p.m. — Verizon IndyCar Series practice. 4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. — Mazda Road to...
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By Patrick Stephan Welcome to Gateway Motorsports Park where it’s currently cold, and wet. Steve got here yesterday and was at the track bright and early this morning for some interviews, including one with Jay Frye, President – INDYCAR Competition and Operations. He has already sent Part 1 of that report and you can find it...
READ MOREAugust 23, 2018 Warren Wilson joined AJ Foyt Racing in 2017 to prepare the shocks on both the No. 4 and No. 14 ABC Supply Chevrolets. This season is Wilson’s third stint working with Tony Kanaan and Eric Cowdin. He was the gearbox technician on Kanaan’s team when he won his first IndyCar race at Michigan...
READ MOREINDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018) – INDYCAR and Texas Motor Speedway announced a four-year extension agreement today for the Verizon IndyCar Series to continue racing at the 1.5-mile superspeedway through 2022. The 2019 Verizon IndyCar Series race at the oval in Fort Worth, Texas, is scheduled to be run under the lights once again, on...
READ MOREBommarito Automotive Group 500 Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Illinois 7 p.m. EDT Saturday, August 25, 2018 NBC Sports Network IMS Radio Network Live Stream and Broadcast MANUFACTURER COMPETITION Honda comes to Gateway Motorsports Park, and the Bommarito Automotive Group 500, having scored nine victories from 14 races in 2018, and holds a 283-point lead the...
READ MORERace weekend: Friday, Aug. 24 – Saturday, Aug. 25 Track: Gateway Motorsports Park, a 1.25-mile oval in Madison, Illinois Race distance: 248 laps / 310 miles Entry List: Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta & Valvoline (PDF) Firestone tire allotment: Eleven sets for use throughout the weekend Twitter: @GatewayMSP @IndyCar, #Bommarito500, #IndyCar Event website: http://www.gatewaymsp.com/ INDYCAR website: www.IndyCar.com 2017 race winner: Josef Newgarden (No....
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