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More Reactions to the Penske Penalties from St. Pete

By Patrick Stephan As you can guess, the driver’s required to appear for the Friday media bullpen session were asked a lot of questions about the Team Penske disqualification and in particular Josef Newgarden’s comments on the situation – the first of which we got just moments before Scott McLaughlin, Pato O’Ward, Will Power, Rinus...

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Friday Practice Notes: NTT INDYCAR Series at Barber Motorsports Park

By Patrick Stephan I’m still working through a bunch of audio from this morning’s bullpen session as the NTT INDYCAR Series has taken to the track for their first practice for the Children’s of Alabama INDY Grand Prix. But in the meantime, practice started at 2:40pm CT, with the Air Temp at 84, and the...

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Josef Newgarden Press Conference Notes from Barber Motorsports Park

By Patrick Stephan I am going to post pretty much the entire press conference transcript below, with just some pieces highlighted that I thought were the most interesting. I’ll also note I can’t recall a more consequential mid-week in INDYCAR land in quite some time, with multiple national stories and tons of social media talk...

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Good Morning, P2P DQ Questions and Barber Motorsports Park Friday Schedule

By Patrick Stephan Good morning from Barber Motorsports Park where the sun is shining, it’s 67F with the high expected to be 84F and the media center has a “buzz” not normally seen on a Friday. Of course we’ve sent all the official press releases and Steve sent some reaction to the Team Penske St....

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A few Barber Motorsports Park notes from Steve

By Steve Wittich Yes, there is an NTT INDYCAR SERIES race this weekend, but at least until the green flag flies to start the Children’s Of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at 12:40 pm, TSO expects much of the weekend’s focus to be on Team Penske’s use of push-to-pass in St. Petersburg, and the associated fallout....

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F2 Standout Luca Ghiotto to Drive No. 51 Dale Coyne Racing with RWR entry at Barber Motorsports Park and Indianapolis Grand Prix

Plainfield, Illinois (Thursday, April 25, 2024) – Dale Coyne Racing has signed Formula 2 veteran and current European Le Mans Series driver Luca Ghiotto to drive its No. 51 entry for the upcoming rounds at Barber Motorsports Park and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Ghiotto is an Italian race car driver with seven F2 wins under...

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Scott Dixon Leads Honda 1-2-3 Podium Sweep At the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

Scott Dixon Leads Honda 1-2-3 Podium Sweep At the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach LONG BEACH, CA (April 21, 2024) – It was an incredible win at Honda’s home race for Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon, as the six-time series champion powered his #9 Honda Indy car to victory today in the Acura Grand...

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Post Race Notes and Quotes: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

By Patrick Stephan Before I head to the Long Beach airport for my flight back to Denver, here are some notes and quotes from a pretty entertaining NTT INDYCAR Series race. With the field splitting strategies, there was a lot to watch in the mid point of the race, and then it nicely came together...

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Race Report: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

By Patrick Stephan Conditions: Ambient = 64F, Track = 111F Clear skies. ACURA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH RACE SPECIFICS: •The race is 85 laps on the 11-turn, 1.968-mile temporary street course. •The pit road speed limit is 45 mph. •The race will start the third time by the flag stand. Pole sitter Felix Rosenqvist will grid drivers’...

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Pre Race Notes: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

By Patrick Stephan Talking to driver’s and teams all weekend, this weekend almost feels like the start – or certainly the restart of the season. Yes, we ran at St. Pete, but the feels like forever ago (and I didn’t go to Thermal – so that momentum for me was also gone). On Friday, Kyle...

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