By Patrick Stephan Welcome to race day (attempt #2) at the Texas Motor Speedway. [Alternate open – “Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Weather Radar!”] Currently here at TMS, it’s 90 degrees, with 60% humidity. It’s pretty cloudy though the sun does keep peeking out. The track itself appears to be MOSTLY dry, though the jet...
READ MORE8:00 am Garage open Warm-Up in the garage area –Until 12:10 pm 12:15 pm Push Out 12:30 pm Cars to the Grid 12:52 pm Intro – Colors & Invocation 12:53 pm US National Anthem 12:55 pm Drivers to Your Cars 1:00 pm One Minute to Command 1:01 pm Intro & Command “Drivers Start Your Engines”...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Well, as I’m sure TSO subscribers already know – we got rained out. I’ve NEVER seen a track just refuse to dry, but this one did. And it wasn’t just weepers, entire sections of the track just wouldn’t give. Even with Jet dryers moving at a pace easily measured as FEET/HOUR –...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Ok, time for a real update (done from a real computer and everything. I sent some of the earlier ones from my cell phone – great that we can now do that, but I don’t type that quick on my phone). And no, this won’t have much “racing” as there really isn’t...
READ MOREThe schedule for tonight has been adjusted due to the rain earlier – and here is what we have been given from INDYCAR: Warm-Up in the garage area –Until 7:30 pm 7:00 pm NBCSN Coverage begins 7:35 pm Push Out 7:50 pm Cars to the Grid 8:01 pm Driver Introductions (stage at s/f line) &...
READ MOREWeather is clearing and track is being dried right now. It’s a bit cooler and of course more humid. Also note wind is from Turn 3 instead of Turn 2 as it was yesterday. More updates in a bit...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Welcome to TSO’s coverage of the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway, where the first on track activity will be jet dryers and Air Titan trucks which have been spotted parked outside the track. We have been getting hit with increasingly heavy showers as this afternoon has progressed. The light showers while...
READ MORE“What They’re Saying” from Firestone 600 Qualifying JUAN PABLO MONTOYA (No. 2 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): “Disappointed that we didn’t qualify better today. For some reason our car was slow. We’ll just have to look at things tonight and see what we can do to have better results tomorrow.” HELIO CASTRONEVES (No. 3 AAA Insurance...
READ MORETrack: Texas Motor Speedway Race: Firestone 600 Date: June 10, 2016 No. 2 hum by Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Juan Pablo Montoya Position: 17th Time: 48.6624 seconds Speed: 215.279 mph No. 3 AAA Insurance Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Helio Castroneves Position: 3rd Time: 48.3343 seconds Speed: 216.740 mph No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Ok, first a quick update on what my little girl is doing now at her first race. Well, apparently she is swimming!! Yes, my friends have filled a small pool in the RV area and she went swimming before the final practice!! (Wish me luck when I finally get to take her...
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