Dale Coyne Racing’s Zachary Claman De Melo was hoping for a better outcome aboard his #19 Paysafe machine during qualifying for the Kohler Grand Prix on Saturday, as the rookie had to settle for a 17th place on the grid of a very competitive Verizon IndyCar Series field. Taking to the track in Group 1, Claman
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno Josef Newgarden said after his third Verizon P1 Award of the season that it’s job one of the weekend done, but only job two will come tomorrow if he can win a race he feels got away from him last year. The biggest change for Newgarden in today’s qualifying? An in-session gear...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno Josef Newgarden has led a Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet front row sweep in qualifying for Sunday’s KOHLER Grand Prix, with Will Power second and four more Hondas completing the Firestone Fast Six. The qualifying report is below. — Reminder that here at Road America, the sessions are two minutes longer due to...
READ MOREHere are the qualifying groups for the KOHLER Grand Prix. Qualifying begins at 3 p.m. CT and local time. Qualifying coverage airs live on the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network. On NBCSN, it airs on a same day delay at 5:30 p.m. CT (6:30 p.m. ET). GROUP 1 28-Ryan Hunter-Reay 27-Alexander Rossi 12-Will Power...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno and Steve Wittich So, a lot of notes beyond the on-track activity. We head into three Mazda Road to Indy presented by Cooper Tires races in a row next, before Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying at 3 p.m.. — “Eyyy,” ‘The Fonz’ is back on track The No 32 Juncos Racing driven by...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno After Josef Newgarden led both Verizon IndyCar Series practice sessions on Friday, Robert Wickens moved to the top in Saturday’s third practice for the KOHLER Grand Prix. The session began at 11:00 a.m. with temperatures warmer than they were yesterday. It’s 72 degrees Fahrenheit ambient and 96 on track, per Firestone. Juncos...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno Good morning from Road America, as we head into Saturday at the KOHLER Grand Prix weekend. Here is today’s schedule, which will basically mean Steve and I divide today into two parts: the three hours when we aren’t in the media center in the paddock, and the six hours when we are...
READ MORECHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES KOHLER GRAND PRIX ROAD AMERICA ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN TEAM CHEVY POST PRACTICE DRIVER QUOTES JUNE 22, 2018 ELKHART LAKE, WISC – Defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion, Josef Newgarden, set the pace on the first day of practice for the Kohler Grand Prix on the 4.014-mile Road America natural
READ MOREJOSEF NEWGARDEN (No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): “I think we are relatively pleased. The car has been easy to work with, which is great. It is nice when you don’t have to change too much. We’ve been trying things to make sure we understand sort of both ends of the car and where it can
READ MOREELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin (Friday, June 22, 2018) – Josef Newgarden sent a stern reminder that he’s alive and well in the Verizon IndyCar Series championship hunt, leading both practices on the opening day of the KOHLER Grand Prix weekend at Road America. The reigning series champion ran the best lap of the day in the
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