ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 27, 2015) – Reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champion Will Power kicked off the “aero era” by recording the quickest lap time in today’s initial practice session for the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Power’s lap of 1 minute, 1.4709 seconds in the No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet breezed
READ MOREINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Tuesday, March 24, 2015) – Fantasy racing has returned to the Verizon IndyCar Series with today’s launch of the #INDYRIVALS Fantasy Challenge driven by Firestone. INDYCAR’s newest fantasy game allows fans to become Team Manager by fielding a four-driver lineup for each Verizon IndyCar Series race with a stockpile of prizes on the
READ MOREFAST FACTS – Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Track: 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit (clockwise) Race distance: 110 laps / 198 miles Entry List: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (PDF) Push-to-pass parameters: 10 activations for 15 seconds each Firestone tire allotment: Seven sets primary, three sets alternate Twitter: @GPSTPETE, @IndyCar, #FirestoneGP, #IndyCar Event
READ MOREAll 16 races, including the Indianapolis 500, will be broadcast live on ESPN’s online streaming service for fans across Europe, the Middle East and Africa All qualifying sessions, race highlights and Indy Lights races available on-demand ESPN Player will bring fans across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (excluding the UK, France, Italy and South
READ MOREINDYCAR NEWS AND NOTES – MARCH 20, 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Headlines: 1. INDYCAR increases teams’ Leaders Circle payout to $1.25 million for 2015 2. Dixon would join elite company with 12 Hours of Sebring victory 3. Allison Transmissions marks centennial with CFH Racing at IMS 4. Castrol EDGE returns as Bryan Herta Autosport associate
READ MOREVerizon IndyCar Series Headlines: 1) Bestwick back with ABC in 2015 2) Teams continue development next week 3) Of note: * Pappas joins KV Racing Technology/KVSH * Team Penske finalist for Sports Team of the Year * Andretti Autosport partners with global tech company 1. Bestwick back with ABC in 2015: Ticking off the multitude
READ MORETwenty-One Drivers Top 2014 Barber Pole Speed During Two-Day Test BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 17, 2015) — Will Power, who has won twice at Barber Motorsports Park and was the Verizon P1 Award winner for the 2014 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, posted the quickest lap of the two-day Verizon IndyCar Series test of the
READ MOREBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The initial pre-season test for all 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series participants brought new excitement with the introduction of the Chevrolet and Honda bodywork aero kits. Twenty-three drivers eagerly tested March 16 on the 2.38-mile, 17-turn Barber Motorsports Park road course. “It’s really a new era,” Team Penske’s Simon Pagenaud said before the
READ MOREINDYCAR NEWS AND NOTES – March 16, 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Headlines: A.J. Foyt makes cameo at NOLA test Huertas returns for second full season Dracone to compete in first four races for Dale Coyne Racing Foyt takes on additional family duties Wilson working to extend career starts Beekhuis to do double-duty on air 1.
READ MOREINDYCAR Tests On-Board Track Positioning LED Display System at Barber BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – This week at Barber Motorsports Park, INDYCAR is testing new technology that will track each car’s position on the racetrack and display it in real time via a LED display panel on each side of the chassis. The series is targeting the
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