Sebastien Bourdais Race Day Summary: Sebastien Bourdais was looking at a possible top-five finish in the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 when an incident while working lap 138 of the 200 lap race ended his day. Bourdais started an Indy 500 career best fifth in the No. 18 Team SealMaster – Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan entry. Utilizing
READ MORETHE HOTTEST INDY 500 IN HISTORY MAKES FOR A WILD RACE; HILDEBRAND PLACES 11TH; KARAM RUNS 6TH BEFORE LATE RACE INCIDENT Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Cars Battle in the Top Ten in Sunday’s Indy 500 Speedway, IN (May 27, 2018) — Dreyer & Reinbold Racing drivers J.R. Hildebrand and Sage Karam competed in the hottest race (93 degrees) in
READ MOREANDRETTI AUTOSPORT OF NOTE: When the green flag waved and Carlos Munoz crossed the starting line, Andretti Autosport earned its 1,000th Verizon IndyCar Series start. When Zach Veach drove his Relay / Group 1001 machine across the starting line, the team had recorded its 75th start at the Indianapolis 500-mile race. Four Andretti drivers (Hunter-Reay,
READ MORE102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500 Robert Wickens No. 6 Lucas Oil Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda “It was an emotional rollercoaster today. I thought we had a great car, but we just couldn’t progress. We would make some moves forward with the strategy, and then we would get a yellow that would put us at
READ MORETeam’s second Indianapolis 500 effort nearly nets podium after alternate strategy misses out by a pair of laps Indianapolis, Ind. (27 May 2018) – In front of a near-capacity crowd celebrating over 102 years of American racing tradition, Meyer Shank Racing driver Jack Harvey raced through 200 laps of the hottest Indianapolis 500 on record to
READ MORERahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500 Verizon IndyCar Series RACE DAY NOTES/QUOTES – May 27, 2018 RAHAL AND SERVIA LED THE INDY 500 AT VARIOUS TIMES, WITH SERVIA LEADING WITH LESS THAN 10 LAPS TO GO BUT BOTH CAME UP SHORT; CONTACT WITH A SLOW LAPPED CAR ENDED SATO’S RACE GRAHAM RAHAL,
READ MORETeam Penske Verizon IndyCar Series Race Report Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race: Indianapolis 500 Date: May 27, 2018 — No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Josef Newgarden Start: 4th Finish: 8th Status: Running Laps Completed: 200/200 Laps Led: 3 Points Position: 3rd (-10 pts) Notes: Reigning Verizon IndyCar Series Champion Josef Newgarden began Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 from the fourth starting position after a strong qualifying
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno, Patrick Stephan and Steve Wittich Before we get into the post-race press conferences, a quick medical update from INDYCAR on Ed Jones, who had an accident in Turn 2 earlier in the race. The driver of the No. 10 NTT Data Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing has been checked and released from...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno Will Power had been short of the Verizon IndyCar Series championship before, but he finally won it in 2014. And Will Power had been short of the Indianapolis 500 before, but today, on May 27, 2018, he has finally won it. Power has been locked in all month and now delivered the...
READ MORE
By Tony DiZinno We’re into the final minutes before green flag. Here are the final notes before the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil goes green at 12:18 p.m. ET and local time. Quick grid walk notes From the morning where there wasn’t a soul present on the front straight to now when...
READ MORE