By Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) In the TAG Heuer Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge, Helio Castroneves and Team Penske kicked things off by beating Sage Karam and Dreyer and Reinbold Racing in Round #1. The other first round duo was Charlie Kimball from Ganassi Racing and Mikhail Aleshin and his Schmidt Peterson Motorsports crew taking that...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Quick note for our new subscribers – and there have been quite a few recently. If you have questions, comments, or even complaints, the easiest way to reach the staff at TrackSideOnline.com is to simply reply to one of these emails. If you are one of the folks that only reads...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Well, the first on track activity was all we expected. 2o minutes in to the session, Fernando Alonso (226.608mph) was up front as we watched the leaderboard shuffle rapidly as driver’s worked in the draft and on pit stops. Mikhail Aleshin picked up a stop and go penalty early on for hitting...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Good morning and welcome to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where one of the most fun days of the year is about to get started. I have finally gotten in to town after having to watch from afar for the past couple weeks. For the rest of the weekend, I’ll be running...
READ MORERace weekend: Friday, May 26 – Sunday, May 28 Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.5-mile oval Race distance: 200 laps / 500 miles Starting lineup: Indianapolis 500 (PDF) Firestone tire allotment: Thirty-six sets for use throughout the month Twitter: @IMS @IndyCar, #Indy500, #IndyCar Event website: www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com INDYCAR website: www.IndyCar.com 2016 race winner: Alexander Rossi (No....
READ MORESponsor to Also Help Lazier Lower Racecar Carbon Footprint INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 24, 2017 – Lazier Racing announced today the return of StalkIt, the company that makes surf boards, skate boards, snow boards and skis. StalkIt will adorn Lazier’s Chevrolet and the brand will help him lower his carbon footprint at the same...
READ MOREMore images of the 2018 concept can be viewed at IndyCar.com INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, May 24, 2017) – INDYCAR has released the “NEXT” concept images of the car that will be used by all Verizon IndyCar Series competitors in 2018. The newest images give more definition to the sleek and bold look of the universal aerodynamic bodywork...
READ MORENASCAR Playoff Field To Be Set in Exciting Race Sept. 9, 2018 at IMS INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 – The Brickyard 400 will enter a new era of excitement in 2018, as the annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will move to Sunday, Sept. 9. The 400 will...
READ MORETAKUMA SATO TO PILOT NO. 26 RUOFF HOME MORTGAGE HONDA FOR 101ST INDIANAPOLIS 500 INDIANAPOLIS (May 23, 2017) – Fort Wayne, Indiana, headquartered Ruoff Home Mortgage has partnered with Andretti Autosport to brand the No. 26 machine piloted by Takuma Sato for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. The Ruoff Home Mortgage...
READ MOREBelow are the results from today’s qualifying session as Scott Dixon takes the pole. He was not without challengers though, as again Turn 2 was “sketchy” for many drivers including Takuma Sato who brushed the wall on his third and fourth laps en route to his inside of row 2 starting spot. We will be...
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