By Tony DiZinno Third practice got underway under more good conditions, with temperatures of 65 degrees ambient and 88 on track per Firestone Racing. In the opening minutes, Friday’s fastest driver Josef Newgarden was the first driver to break into the 1:07 bracket, at 1:07.8198. Ryan Hunter-Reay eclipsed that shortly thereafter with 1:07.7407 at the...
READ MOREJOSEF NEWGARDEN (No. 1 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet, 2017 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama winner, 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series champion): “It’s great…home track for me. It wins the war between this place and Indianapolis (Motor Speedway) because it’s an hour closer, so I think that’s why I call it the home track. Unfortunately, we don’t
READ MOREBIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Friday, April 20, 2018) – Josef Newgarden has found a home at his “home track.” Winner of two of the last three Honda Grand Prix of Alabama presented by America’s First races, Newgarden led Verizon IndyCar Series practice today for this year’s ninth running that takes place Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park. Newgarden toured the
READ MORETwo practice sessions at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, were completed Friday. Tomorrow will host one more practice session before the field of 23 compete for the pole position in qualifying. CNBC will broadcast the qualifying session live, beginning at 4 p.m. ET with an encore presentation available on NBC Sports Network at 6:30
READ MOREBIRMINGHAM (April 20, 2018) – Three Chevrolet 2.2 liter twin turbocharged V6 drivers topped the time and speed charts after two round of practice for Sunday’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park. Defending Verizon IndyCar Series (VICS) champion and Barber defending race winner Josef Newgarden posted the best time of the combined results
READ MOREBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 20, 2018) – Honda’s pair of 2018 early-season Indy car race winners – Sebastien Bourdais and Alexander Rossi – led the way for the manufacturer Friday at Barber Motorsports Park, in preparation for Sunday’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. Bourdais, winner of the Verizon IndyCar Series opening race last month in
READ MORERahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Verizon IndyCar Series PRACTICE NOTES/QUOTES – Friday, April 20, 2018 SATO AND RAHAL WERE EIGHTH AND TENTH FASTEST IN PRACTICE FOR THE HONDA INDY GRAND PRIX OF ALABAMA 1st: Josef Newgarden 1:07.4345 / 122.786 mph 8th: Takuma Sato 1:08.0628 / 121.652 mph 10th: Graham Rahal 1:08.1076
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno and Steve Wittich The first of three busy days at Barber Motorsports Park is in the books. Today featured the combination of picture perfect weather, quintessential Southern hospitality in Birmingham and a busy, but never overly chaotic, schedule among the Verizon IndyCar Series, Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires and...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno and Steve Wittich We bumped into two of the drivers who made headlines last weekend in Long Beach before second practice. Graham Rahal noted that drivers are continuing to adjust to the new braking points with the new Dallara UAK18. He told TSO that because of the increased top-end speed, it remains...
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By Tony DiZinno and Steve Wittich As Barber is the last race weekend before the month of May at Indianapolis, there’s a lot of final preparations being made for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. Here’s a few things we’ve gathered this morning walking through the paddock. — A couple notes from two...
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