CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES BOMMARITO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 500 GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK MADISON, ILLINOIS TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST RACE QUOTES AUGUST 25, 2018 DRIVER QUOTES: WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – RACE WINNER YOU BROUGHT IT HOME WITH YOUR 35TH CAREER VICTORY AND THIRD WIN OF THE SEASON. THAT WAS SUCH...
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By Patrick Stephan and Steve Wittich Will Power won his first race with Roger Penske calling his strategy tonight, and it was a strategy Will Power really liked! “It was just a lot of fun out there,” said Power. “I was so happy to win my first race with Roger. I was just wondering when...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Just before the race started we got this note from INDYCAR – via their direct to media app – so it’s a .png – we’ve attached the picture. Basically INDYCAR reserves the right to NOT open the pits, NOT do a wave by, NOT move lapped cars to the rear prior to...
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By Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Time some pre-race notes and the social stuff that I forgot to include earlier. And at some point tonight we’ll send everyone Steve’s notes from a very entertaining Indy Lights race here at Gateway. Pit Windows and Strategy Tonight: According to NBCSN Pit Reporter (guru) Jon Beekhuis via twitter we can...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Oh, mark your calendars, I noticed a banner hanging outside of Turn 4 as I entered that track that said this race will be August 24, 2019. Track officials did NOT confirm this – but well, they hung that banner for a reason! That would again be a Saturday Night! First,...
READ MOREAugust 24, 2018 MADISON, Ill. – Rain washed out qualifying Friday afternoon and current IndyCar points leader Scott Dixon sits on the pole for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 which means the starting grid has been set by entrants’ points. Tony Kanaan will start 15th in the No. 14 ABC Supply Chevrolet while Matheus Leist will start 18th...
READ MOREJOSEF NEWGARDEN (No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): (About if any information from last year’s victory can translate to this year’s race, despite the new aero kit): “Well, we try to use as much as we can. Obviously, last year was our first year back. It was a new track surface. It hasn’t changed much, which...
READ MORECHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES BOMMARITO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 500 GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK MADISON, ILLINOIS TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST QUALIFYING RECAP, DRIVER QUOTES AND PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT AUGUST 24, 2018 Josef Newgarden and Will Power Complete Second Row of Starting Grid as Torrential Rain Forces Cancellation of Qualifying at Gateway MADISON, Il – Team...
READ MOREWith Qualifications Cancelled, Ed Carpenter Will Start 11th and Spencer Pigot Will Start 14th Tomorrow Night MADISON, Ill. (August 24, 2018) – Friday Notes Qualifications for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 were cancelled to this afternoon due to weather, but Verizon IndyCar Series drivers were still given two and a half hours of practice in...
READ MOREVERIZON INDYCAR SERIES BOMMARITO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 500 PRACTICE REPORT 08.24.18 A rainy day in St. Louis saw a condensed and delayed schedule for the Verizon IndyCar Series, resulting in the cancelation of the day’s qualifying session and extension of the night’s practice session. Without qualifying, the field will start Saturday’s race based on points standing...
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