SEBASTIEN BOURDAI No. 18 TEAM SEALMASTER – DALE COYNE RACING WITH VASSER-SULLIVAN HONDA/DALLARA/FIRESTONE Honda Indy 200 – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – July 26-28, 2019 Sebastien Bourdais Summary: Sebastien Bourdais will pilot the No. 18 Team SealMaster – Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser-Sullivan entry in the Honda Indy 200 on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports…
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Bourdais pre race notes Mid-Ohio
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Bourdais Goes from 21st to Ninth in Iowa 300
SUCCESS GOING FROM 21ST TO NINTH IN IOWA 300 BOURDAIS MAKES 200TH CAREER INDYCAR START Sebastien Bourdais Race Summary: Following a lengthy delay due to rain, Sebastien Bourdais made a success out of his 200th career IndyCar start by going from 21st on the starting grid to a ninth place finish last night in the Iowa 300 on the…
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Bourdais Qualifies for 200th IndyCar Start
Sebastien Bourdais Qualifying Summary:
Sebastien Bourdais will make his 200th career IndyCar start after qualifying today for the Iowa 300 on the 7/8-mile Iowa Speedway oval in Newton, Iowa. Bourdais, in the No. 18 Team SealMaster – Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser-Sullivan entry, went out 12th of the 22 drivers to make a qualifying attempt and posted a two-lap average of 171.390 mph. He will lineup 21st tomorrow.
Sebastien Bourdais Qualifying Quote:
“The No. 18 SealMaster Honda car was oaky this morning. Then for the qualifying run I had no grip. I’m not sure what happened between the morning practice and qualifying. We’ll to take a look at the data and see what we can come up with.”
Fast Facts:
Bourdais has qualified in the top-10 seven times in the first 12 races of the 2019 season. His best starting position is third at Texas. He qualified fifth at Barber Motorsports Park, seventh at Road America and for the Indy 500, eighth at Toronto, ninth for Detroit Race 2, 10th for the INDYCAR Grand Prix.
Bourdais has a best starting position of sixth at Iowa (2014) in six attempts. In five previous races at Iowa he has a best finish of eighth in 2016 (finished ninth in 2015).
Bourdais is 11th in the championship standings with 232 points. He has scored five top-10 finishes including two top-5 showings, a season high third at Barber and fifth at COTA. Bourdais placed eighth at Toronto and at Texas; ninth at Detroit GP Race 2. He has finished 11th three times, Detroit Race 1, Long Beach and the INDYCAR GP, placed 12th at Road America, 24th at St. Petersburg and 30th in the Indy 500.
Bourdais is contesting his 14th NTT IndyCar Series season and second with Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser-Sullivan.
In 199 career IndyCar starts, he has won 37 races (sixth all-time) and captured 34 pole positions (seventh all time).
Bourdais is the only driver to win four consecutive IndyCar championships (2004 – 2007).
Bourdais, 40, is a native of Le Mans, France but resides in St. Petersburg, Florida
Race Broadcast:
Round 12 of the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series season will be the Iowa 300, July 19-20 on the 7/8-mile Iowa Speedway oval in Newton, Iowa. The race will be broadcast on:
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BOURDAIS TO MAKE 200TH CAREER INDYCAR START AT IOWA
SEBASTIEN BOURDAI No. 18 TEAM SEALMASTER – DALE COYNE RACING WITH VASSER-SULLIVAN HONDA/DALLARA/FIRESTONE Iowa 300 – Iowa Speedway – July 19-20, 2019 Sebastien Bourdais Summary: Sebastien Bourdais will pilot the No. 18 Team SealMaster – Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser-Sullivan entry in his 200th career IndyCar start this weekend in the Iowa 300 on the 7/8th-mile…
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HONDA INDY TORONTO SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS REPORT
BOURDAIS DRIVES MOUSER MOLEX MACHINE TO EIGHTH PLACE FINISH IN HONDA INDY TORONTO Sebastien Bourdais Race Summary: Sebastien Bourdais, behind the wheel of the No. 18 Mouser – Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser-Sullivan car, finished eighth today in the Honda Indy Toronto on the 1.786-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bourdais,…
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BOURDAIS QUALIFIES MOUSER MOLEX MACHINE EIGHTH FOR HONDA INDY TORONTO
Sebastien Bourdais Qualifying Summary: Sebastien Bourdais qualified the No. 18 Mouser – Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser-Sullivan entry eighth for the Honda Indy Toronto on the 1.786-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bourdais went out in Group 1 in Round 1 of qualifying and posted a fast lap of 59.0743…
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Bourdais pre race notes Toronto
SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS No. 18 TEAM SEALMASTER – DALE COYNE RACING WITH VASSER-SULLIVAN HONDA/DALLARA/FIRESTONE Honda Indy Toronto – July 12-14, 2019 Sebastien Bourdais Summary: Sebastien Bourdais will pilot the No. 18 Mouser – Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser-Sullivan entry this weekend in the Honda Indy Toronto on the 1.786-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit in Toronto, Ontario,…
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MOUSER ELECTRONICS AND MOLEX TO BE PRIMARY SPONSOR FOR SECOND YEAR AT HONDA INDY TORONTO
MANSFIELD, Texas – July 9, 2019 – Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan announced today that for the second consecutive year Mouser Electronics, Inc. and Molex, LLC will be the primary sponsors of the No. 18 entry driven by Sebastien Bourdais for the Honda Indy Toronto, July 12-14 in Toronto, Canada.
“Mouser Electronics and Molex Connectors are so much more than sponsors for us. For eight years now we have collaborated together as partners to make both our teams better. We head into the Honda Indy Toronto proud to be unveiling the newest version of the Mouser-Molex machine,” said Vasser-Sullivan Co-Owner James “Sulli” Sullivan.
Mouser first sponsored IndyCar racing in 2011 as an inventive way to communicate its performance driven business model and promote the newest technologies. The Mouser- and Molex-sponsored car won the Indianapolis 500 in 2013 as well as the 2017 and 2018 series-opening races at St. Petersburg, Fla.
Now all eyes will be on the Toronto race and the sharp-looking No. 18 car as championship driver Bourdais navigates the tight 11-turn, 1.786-mile course through scenic downtown Toronto — about an hour’s drive from Mouser’s Canadian Customer Service Center at Kitchener-Waterloo in the Ontario technology corridor.
“We wish Sebastien and the team the best of luck as they take to the streets of Toronto in the ‘Mouser Machine’ for the second year in a row,” said Todd McAtee, Mouser Electronics’ Vice President, Americas Business Development. “The collaboration between this team, Mouser Electronics, and Molex is a testament to our collective commitment to excellence.”
Mouser Electronics, the industry’s leading new product introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components. They have, once again teamed up with valued supplier Molex to sponsor Bourdais and the Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan team for the entire 2019 NTT IndyCar Series.
“We are excited to cheer on Bourdais and the team as the No. 18 car flies Mouser and Molex colors this weekend,” said Fred Bell, Vice President of Global Distribution, Molex. “All of us at Molex are honored to once again team up with Mouser to sponsor the No. 18 car this season. This sponsorship further demonstrates our commitment to our long-term relationship with Mouser, to our joint customers and to new innovations in the automotive industry.”
Bourdais is contesting his 14th NTT IndyCar Series season and second with Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser-Sullivan. He is currently 11th in the championship standings on the strength four top-10 finishes this season including two top-5 showings, a season high third at Barber Motorsports Park and fifth at COTA (Texas, eighth; Detroit GP Race 2, ninth).
The Honda Indy Toronto will be Bourdais’ 199th career IndyCar start and 15th on the streets of Toronto. In 198 IndyCar starts, Bourdais has won 37 races (sixth all-time) and captured 34 pole positions (seventh all-time). In 14 previous races at Toronto, Bourdais has a remarkable record. He has qualified in the top 10 a total of 13 times with nine top-five starting positions and four poles (2004, 2005, 2007 and 2014 Race 1). He has finished in the top-10 a total of 12 times with eight top-five showings, five podium performances and two wins (2004 and 2014 Race 1, both from the pole). Bourdais is the only driver to win four consecutive IndyCar championships (2004 – 2007). Bourdais, 40, is a native of Le Mans, France, but resides in St. Petersburg, Florida.
“I have spent time with the Mouser and Molex team members in Texas and at the track during the last several years and I continue to be impressed with their people and operation,” said Bourdais. “Mouser, Molex and this Dale Coyne Vasser Sullivan team pursue the same thing…speed and excellence, that’s what makes this partnership work,” Bourdais noted.
The Honda Indy Toronto is race 11 of the 17-race 2019 NTT IndyCar Series season. The race will be broadcast live on NBC at 3:00 p.m. (ET).
tags: Dale Coyne Racing With Vasser-Sullivan, Honda Indy Toronto, Honda Performance Development, Mouser, No. 18, Sebastien Bourdais
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Bourdais at Road America
EARLY INCIDENT DAMAGES CAR BOURDAIS FINISHES 12TH AT ROAD AMERICA Sebastien Bourdais Race Summary: An early race incident damaged Sebastien Bourdais’ No. 18 Team SealMaster – Dale Coyne Vasser-Sullivan car, however he was still able to salvage a 12th place finish in the REV Group Grand Prix at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI.. Bourdais qualified seventh on…
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Bourdais in Texas
Sebastien Bourdais Race Summary: Sebastien Bourdais drove the No. 18 Team SealMaster – Dale Coyne Vasser-Sullivan car to an eighth place finish today in the DXC Technology 600 at Texas Motor Speedway. Bourdais qualified a TMS best and season high third. Starting from the inside of row two on the challenging 1.5-mile D-shaped oval, Bourdais…
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