By Patrick Stephan Welcome to TSO’s Saturday coverage from the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Quick reminder that the action gets started early today with Pro Mazda qualifying, followed by Indy Lights Qualifying at the top of the hour. Right now the temperature 68 degrees, with a thin layer of haze out there and...
READ MOREST.PETERSBURG, Fla. March 11 – The ABC Supply team got off to a good start on the opening day of practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. In the first session Jack Hawksworth topped the charts for most of the 75-minute practice session in the No. 41 ABC Supply Honda; he was only...
READ MOREST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 11, 2016) – Will Power dug himself a hole by crashing in the first practice session for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The Team Penske driver redeemed himself by soaring to the top of the leaderboard in the second session. Power’s lap of 1 minute, 0.9431 of a second...
READ MOREFIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG – PRACTICE REPORT Opening day of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series championship went checkered under the Florida sun and gave the field of 22 a taste of this season’s fierce competition at the highest level of American open-wheel racing. Day two starts tomorrow with morning practice followed by the afternoon...
READ MOREHonda Racing Report – Friday, March 11, 2016 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Circuit: Bayfront Park (1.8-mile temporary circuit) St. Petersburg, FL 2014 Winner: Juan Pablo Montoya (Team Penske) 86.735 mph average Weather: Sunny, warm, 82 degrees F Top-12 Practice Session Results: Ps. Driver Team Manufacturer Best Time Notes 1. Will Power Team...
READ MORERahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Verizon IndyCar Series NOTES/QUOTES – Friday, March 11, 2016 RAHAL FOURTH FASTEST AND TOP HONDA IN PRACTICE FOR THE FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG; PIGOT CONTINUED TO GET ACCLIMATED TO AN INDYCAR AND WAS 22ND 1) Will Power 1:00.9431 / 106.329 mph (Set...
READ MOREWEST BEND, WISCONSIN (March 11, 2016) – When star Verizon IndyCar Series driver Graham Rahal launched his professional career, one of his first sponsor partners was the Gehl brand. Today, Manitou Americas, Inc. and Rahal announced that their relationship is set to continue into the future. Manitou Americas is the manufacturer of Gehl, Manitou and Mustang equipment. This...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Interesting day, that is almost, but not quite, over. First, we need to wrap up some of today’s MRTI action. Full details from Indy Lights, Pro Mazda, and USF2000 can be found at our sister site, TSOLadder.com Each series ran a pair of practices today. In USF2000, Jordan Lloyd led the first...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Once they got the track fixed, the session was able to run to completion here in St. Petersburg, with Will Power taking over the top spot after he put on some new tires for a late session run that resulted in a lap time of just 1:00.9431. For reference, the qualifying lap...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan As always happens here at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, things got a little busy. So, with that, let’s try to get caught up a bit. First – Will Power’s Penske team has been in full on thrash most to repair that damaged car. Members of all four teams have...
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