By Patrick Stephan Welcome to Saturday at Watkins Glen International, where it is again a little chilly, but still pretty nice! The sun in trying to peak out as Verizon IndyCar Series practice starts at 10:30am ET, but the official temperature from Firestone is just 53 ambient and the track is 66 degrees. I will...
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By Patrick Stephan Picked up a few things from Steve that were later confirmed on IndyCar Radio, including Ricardo Juncos talking about his 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series plans. He’s been talked about as a full-time team for next year, but he wouldn’t confirm this. As Steve Wittich has said for a while now, Juncos will...
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By Patrick Stephan Ok, time to get through some of the “news” of the day or week – depending on how far behind I am right now! (The notes from Practice #2 are at the bottom). I’ll start by going through the response I got from Gateway Motorsports Park concerning concession and traffic problems at last...
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By Patrick Stephan Welcome to Watkins Glen where I have finally arrived, just in time for a chilly Verizon IndyCar Series practice session. Real quick on getting here, then back to the racing. Thursday started as a fairly normal day back in the Denver suburbs, where I took the kids to school – which lets...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan SORRY THIS IS SO LATE!!! Hello race fans. I made it back to Denver early on Sunday afternoon, but wanted to take a few minutes to go over some additional thoughts on what was for me at least, a crazy weekend. And as often happens to me, my “few minutes” has turned...
READ MORENewgarden pulls off another bold maneuver to win at Gateway MADISON, Illinois (Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017) – Josef Newgarden’s latest bold move led the Team Penske driver to win in the Verizon IndyCar Series’ thrilling return to Gateway Motorsports Park and extend his championship lead. Newgarden completed a daring pass of teammate Simon Pagenaud on...
READ MORECHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES BOMMARITO AUTO GROUP 500 AUGUST 26, 2017 Josef Newgarden Captures Fourth Victory of Season; Holds Championship Lead After Strong Win at Gateway Motorsports Park MADISON, Ill (August 26, 2017) – Josef Newgarden took one more step in his quest for his first Verizon IndyCar Series (VICS)...
READ MOREJames Hinchcliffe No. 5 Arrow Electronics Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda “Solid day despite starting 10th and finishing eighth; for only a two-position swing, it was a lot more dramatic day than that. I think we made some good changes to the car throughout the night, and we were a lot racier than we were in...
READ MOREVERIZON INDYCAR SERIES 08.26.17 The sun has set on Round 15 of Verizon IndyCar Series competition at Gateway Motorsports Park in the shadow of the St. Louis arch. From middle America the teams now head east for 60 laps around Watkins Glen International Raceway. The IndyCar Grand Prix at The Glen will broadcast live on...
READ MORETrack: Gateway Motorsports Park Race: Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Date: August 26, 2017 No. 1 Menards Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Simon Pagenaud Start: 4th Finish: 3rd Status: Running Laps Completed: 248/248 Laps Led: 13 Points Position (deficit): 4th (-43 pts.) Recap: Simon Pagenaud had the inside track to...
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