By Patrick Stephan St. Petersburg, Tampa, Denver – First, Jack Harvey has been released from Bayfront Health in St. Petersburg following his further evaluation trip there this afternoon. Jack posted on social media after the race, “…On another note, I’m all good. Nothing a little ice and a cold beer won’t fix….” Here is the…
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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg – Post Race Report #1
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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg – Quick and Messy Race Notes
By Patrick Stephan The pre race grid was packed full of fans and VIP’s with the air temp at 85F and the track at 112F. And believe it or not, yes, they did have some restriction on pit passes – as they were actually sold out. Seemed like everybody in attendance had one, but there…
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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg – Starting Line-up and Tire Designations
NOTE: With both Kirkwood and McLaughlin causing reds and not posting an official time in the Fast 6, Kirkwood starts ahead based on faster time in Round 2. SP Car Driver Name C/E/T Tire1 28 Grosjean, Romain D/H/F Alternate2 26 Herta, Colton D/H/F Alternate3 5 O’Ward, Pato D/C/F Alternate4 8 Ericsson, Marcus D/H/F Alternate5 27…
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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg NTT INDYCAR Series Morning Warm-up Notes and Results
By Patrick Stephan The final NTT INDYCAR Series session of the season got underway with that cloud cover still hanging around and keeping the Track temp down to just 84.2F, and the ambient at 79F. Had a couple cars finding run-off areas early in the session, including Lundgaard in Turn 10 but everyone was able…
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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg – Welcome to Race Day
By Patrick Stephan Good morning race fans and welcome to race day in St. Petersburg, Florida. Where at 8:30am we’ve already had our first race of the day, the Discount Tire GP of St. Petersburg for USF2000 presented by Cooper Tires. It’s a pleasant 75F outside, with not so pleasant 90% humidity and some cloud…
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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Qualifying Results
By Patrick Stephan The first qualifying session started with the air temp at 82F and the track at 118.9F. And it took almost know time for a penalty. Santino Ferrucci launched a couple seconds early to start the session – trying to get in front of some cars as he is back toward the PIT…
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St. Pete Qualifying Groups and Damaged Cars Update
By Patrick Stephan An update on the cars damaged during NTT INDYCAR Series Practice #2. When I checked at 12:30pm ET (practice ended a little after 11am ET), Devlin DeFrancesco’s car has been repaired by Andretti Autosport. Team told me they had to do both left side suspensions and the left side floor. Not quite…
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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg – Practice #2
By Patrick Stephan With a field of 27 cars this season, qualifying will be crowded and finding space will be very difficult. The new rules as noted earlier don’t start the clock until a car hits the alternate start/finish line. Further clarified to say here in St. Pete, the clock will start after 2 minutes…
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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg – Welcome to Saturday!
By Patrick Stephan Good morning and welcome to Saturday’s TSO coverage from St. Petersburg. Couple quick thoughts from yesterday, the weather, the schedule and then we will turn our attention to NTT INDYCAR Series practice #2 at 10:00am Eastern Time. First, the weather, and I’ll note at the moment its FAR less windy today. Several…
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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Friday End of Day Notes
By Patrick Stephan NOTE: This was planned for 2:00pm ET, sorry for the delay. At 1:40pm, it was 82F, with the track temp at 113.2F, and we’ve got bright sunshine and breezy/gusty conditions here in downtown St. Petersburg. The wind is creating some white caps out on the Tampa Bay, and local weather service is…
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