PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 11, 2021)—The day began with a solemn tribute and a moment of silence on the INDYCAR grid as the 27 teams lined up at 7:28 a.m. (PT) to honor the 20th anniversary of the September 11thattacks on our country. The significance of the time (10:28 a.m. ET) is when the North Tower
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Indianapolis native Chris Welch works as the drive line specialist for AJ Foyt Racing. Now living in Plainfield, Ind., Chris and his wife Bessie have two daughters and two grandchildren. He is one of the busiest men on the team as he manages the subassembly and gearbox department and builds the gearboxes for both the
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INDIANAPOLIS (September 2, 2021)—Charlie Kimball will return to the cockpit of the No. 11 Tresiba Chevrolet for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the season finale of the NTT INDYCAR Series. “I cannot wait to get back behind the wheel of an AJ Foyt Indy car mostly because I love racing,” said Kimball, adding,
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INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 25, 2021)–Motorsports lost one of its great writers today with the passing of Robin Miller (pictured far right), who chronicled the sport from the late ‘60s right up until his death. A nonpareil wordsmith, Miller combined strong opinions and eloquent writing to make even the most hardened adversary think twice. He knew and
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MADISON, Ill. (Aug. 21) — Lady Luck smiled on AJ Foyt Racing…finally. The Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway started off with fireworks Saturday night. The fireworks continued after the green flag dropped as close racing action resulted in six caution periods for a total of 49 laps. Sebastien Bourdais led laps
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The NTT INDYCAR Series returns to oval track racing this weekend for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at the 1.25 mile World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill, just east of St. Louis. This event marks the fourth and final oval event (third oval venue) where the series will compete during the 2021 season. Following
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INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 14) – The Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix is part of an historic weekend as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts the NTT INDYCAR Series and the NASCAR Cup Series on the IMS road course for the first time. Driving the No. 14 ROKiT Chevrolet, Sébastien Bourdais started 15th. His team opted for
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INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 13) –Despite potential inclement weather slated for today’s qualifying session, dry conditions prevailed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.439, 14-turn road course. Sébastien Bourdais took to the track first with group one. He started his session on primary compound Firestone tires and pitted from ninth position with a fast lap time of 1:12.8912
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Chris Tucker is the crew chief and outside front tire changer on the No. 4 K-Line Insulators USA Chevrolet. Growing up in Evanston, Ill., he now lives in Indianapolis. He joined AJ Foyt Racing in 2021 and has been coming to The Indianapolis Motor Speedway since he was a kid. We asked him a few
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NASHVILLE (Aug. 8)—Move on. Focus on the next race. After the misfortune suffered in the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, that is what the AJ Foyt Racing team will do. Driving the No. 14 ROKiT Chevrolet, Sebastien Bourdais and Dalton Kellett, in his No. 4 K-Line Insulators Chevrolet, never grazed a wall nor hit
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