By Bruce Martin @BruceMartin_500 After a 30-minute delay following a brief deluge of rain, practice has begun for Group 1 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The two sessions have been shorted by 10 minutes each to 35-minute groups. The rest of Sunday’s qualification schedule will run on time. Five minutes into the session, Oriol Servia...
READ MOREINDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 21, 2017) – Verizon IndyCar Series driver Sebastien Bourdais underwent successful surgery Saturday night for pelvic injuries he sustained while attempting to qualify for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. The Dale Coyne Racing driver sustained multiple fractures to his pelvis and a fracture to his right hip in
READ MOREBy Bruce Martin @BruceMartin_500 INDIANAPOLIS – It’s Pole Day for the 101st Indianapolis 500 but it has already gotten off to a rainy start as a brief downpour soaked the track on Sunday morning. Track drying began around 10:30am, but it will likely affect the amount of practice each group is guaranteed before the final...
READ MORESPENCER PIGOT NO. 11 JUNCOS RACING DALLARA/CHEVROLET/FIRESTONE SATURDAY, MAY 20 – QUALIFYING 1 Qualified: 29th Lap 1: 223.404 mph Lap 2: 223.591 mph Lap 3: 223.644 mph Lap 4: 223.883 mph Average Speed: 223.631 mph Qualifying Summary: The 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 will be Pigot’s 15th career Verizon IndyCar Series start, second Indy...
READ MOREINDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, May 20, 2017) – Verizon IndyCar Series driver Sebastien Bourdais was diagnosed with multiple fractures to his pelvis and a fracture to his right hip following an incident today while attempting to qualify for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. According to INDYCAR Medical Director...
READ MORESOURCE: INDYCAR Sebastien Bourdais Medical Update INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, May 20, 2017) – Verizon IndyCar Series driver Sebastien Bourdais was diagnosed with multiple fractures to his pelvis and a fracture to his right hip following an incident today while attempting to qualify for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. According to INDYCAR Medical...
READ MORETSO EDITOR NOTE: Bruce acquired a lot of notes today, but with the rain, it all happened in a short period of time. So we’re going to send notes in 2 chunks. Here is the first set with more detail on the Bourdais and Dale Coyne car situation. I’ll then send the rest of the...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Quick notes as qualifying winds down. Bruce Martin will be back with the full report after the session is completed. The initial report from INDYCAR, indicates that Bourdais was awake and alert and had not lost consciousness at any point during that crash. He has been transported by ground to IU Health...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Sebastien Bourdais, the 19th driver to attempt a qualifying attempt became the first to hit the wall as he made heavy impact with the Turn 2 SAFER Barrier. Bourdais car got loose in the middle of Turn 2, and he turned slightly to the right to attempt to save it. Unfortunately, the...
READ MOREBy Bruce Martin and Patrick Stephan Quick tune in reminder. Quals are starting right now. The session was supposed to begin at 11 a.m. Eastern Time before a severe storm blew through the Central Indiana area. Now, the sun is out and the temperatures are a muggy and humid 78 degrees as Pippa Mann has...
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