By Steve Wittich I stepped out for an interview when INDYCAR announced that qualifying has been scrubbed. Instead, teams and drivers will get a two-hour practice session to prepare for the ABC Supply 500. That practice session will begin as soon after the helicopter arrives and the track is dry. Note: the sun is now...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich All right, we’re not back after practice. We’re back with a report that it’s now raining after no-cars were on track. I’m lying, a few of the vintage cars were circulating on the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway oval for a few minutes. NTT IndyCar Series practice was scheduled to begin at 9:30 am...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Good Saturday morning from Pocono Raceway, where we are scheduled for three NTT IndyCar Series sessions. Two one-hour practice sessions wrapped around single-car two-lap qualifying. Here is today’s schedule TIME EVENT 6:30pm – 8pm IndyCar Garage Open For Crews 7:30am Parking Lots Open 8:30am Public Gates Open 9:30am – 10:30am IndyCar Practice...
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By Steve Wittich For the 26th time Indy cars are visiting ‘Doc’s Place,’ the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway ‘oval’ in Long Pond, Pa. Mark Donohue, driving for Team Penske won the first race, one of ten times a driver representing the Roger Penske owned team has won on the superspeedway. The three corner oval was built...
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LONG POND, Pa. (August 14, 2019) – Pocono Raceway will host fan events and activities, taking place both on and off the track, for guests attending the ABC Supply 500 race weekend. In addition to the stars of the NTT IndyCar Series returning to ‘The Tricky Triangle,’ the track will welcome back the Vintage Indycar Celebration presented by...
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A few more notes on the Arrow McLaren Racing SP deal – Hinchcliffe, Honda, the business side of things and more By Steve Wittich Here are some more notes from the Arrow McLaren Racing SP announcement. I’ve gleaned these from a teleconference with McLaren Racing’s Zak Brown and Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ and other discussions...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Papaya orange history With 18 past wins, including the 1974 and 1976 Indianapolis 500s, McLaren Racing (McLaren) is no stranger to Indy car competition. McLaren made their first foray into American open-wheel racing in 1970, entering two cars in the 54th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes. Carl Williams and Peter Revson piloted a pair...
READ MOREPress release: More in a bit from us. Partnering with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and Chevrolet from 2020 McLaren Racing announced today it will return to full-time IndyCar competition from 2020 in a strategic partnership with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (Arrow SPM) and Chevrolet. McLaren last competed full-time in IndyCar in 1979. Under the...
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TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY INDYCAR SERIES RACE WINNERS NEWGARDEN, RAHAL CONDUCT FIRESTONE TIRE TEST IN TEXAS SUMMER HEAT FORT WORTH, Texas (Aug. , 2019) – Reigning IndyCar Series DXC Technology 600 race winner Josef Newgarden and 2016 race winner Graham Rahal spent Wednesday at Texas Motor Speedway in the 100-plus degree heat conducting a tire test...
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PARIS, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019 – 2019 Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge winner Simon Pagenaud unveiled his face on the Borg-Warner Trophy on Monday, Aug. 5 in Paris, the capital city of his native France, the first time the winner’s likeness has debuted outside of the United States. Pagenaud’s likeness is the 106th face to...
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