By Tony DiZinno Today the top nine and final three positions will be filled for next Sunday’s 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. Here’s today’s schedule and network(s): An hour of practice takes place before qualifying. 11-11:30 a.m.: Last Chance Qualifying Practice (Peacock) 11:30 a.m.-noon: Firestone Fast Nine Shootout Practice (Peacock) 1:15-2:30...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno (with some notes and help from Steve Wittich and Patrick Stephan) Day 1 of qualifying is complete. Here’s Tony’s observations from the press room: Dalton, Will and Razor Thin Margins Will Power has 62 career NTT INDYCAR Series poles. Dalton Kellett is preparing for his 14th NTT INDYCAR Series start. Power is...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno After clean-up from the Palou crash, Castroneves went back out next with the temperatures of 86F ambient and 115F track. 06-Helio Castroneves Warm-up: 215.221 Lap 1: 229.694 Lap 2: 227.226 Lap 3: Waved off Notes: The team called a wave off after his first lap. 47-Conor Daly Warm-up: 214.880 Lap 1: 231.163...
READ MOREAfter the track inspection there were a handful more runs. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing sent out both Takuma Sato and then Santino Ferrucci, but neither completed their runs. 30-Takuma Sato Warm-up: 218.290 Lap 1: 231.023 Lap 2: 230.405 Lap 3: Waved off 45-Santino Ferrucci Warm-up: 217.029 Lap 1: 230.571 Lap 2: Waved off Pit lane...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno There was not any time to breathe in-between the first runs and second runs as a pair of Chevrolet runners led the field out from Lane 2 (no time withdrawn, secondary and not priority lane). The order before second runs was: 1. 9-Scott Dixon, 231.828 2. 26-Colton Herta, 231.648 3. 48-Tony Kanaan,...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno With cloud cover and welcome cool temperatures, qualifying for the 105th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is underway. Temperatures were a balmy 78F ambient and just 94F track to start at noon ET. 9-Scott Dixon Warm-up: 218.543 Lap 1: 232.574 Lap 2: 231.762 Lap 3: 231.612 Lap 4: 231.368 Average: 231.828 Notes:...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno The morning practice session saw only a handful of drivers head to pit lane, including a handful of Andretti Autosport drivers. Temperatures were 69F ambient and 78F track, quite low compared to what is expected for qualifying. It was important for Marco Andretti to head out, for only the second time in...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno With both Steve and Patrick (and for that matter, our friend Joe, too – hi, Joe!) off in “TV land” starting today, I’ll have continued updates here for Trackside Online as we head into Crown Royal Armed Forces Qualifying Weekend. Today’s Schedule and Weather A one-hour pre-qualifying practice, with the field separated...
READ MOREThe last hour of Fast Friday runs saw the fastest speeds of the day. TSO caught up to Ed Jones just before Happy Hour as he was heading back to the garage area. Jones said he was done for the day. His last run he called “decent” but he expects to be in the mix...
READ MOREWhile Alexander Rossi called Fast Friday the “fourth best day of the year” in a tweet to start the day, a less happy Rossi was less than thrilled with Josef Newgarden coming out on course as he was about to finish a run. Before Newgarden came out, Rossi posted the best single lap speed of...
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