CHEVROLET RACING IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES 103RD RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, INDIANAPOLIS TEAM CHEVY DRIVER – POLE WINNER QUICK QUOTES MAY 19, 2019 SIMON PAGENAUD, NO. 22 MENARDS TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET (four-lap aggregate time of 2 minutes, 36.5271 seconds; 229.992 mph average; 11th career pole): HOW DO YOU FEEL AFTER...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Here are some rough unedited notes for Sunday’s fifteen qualifying runs. The crews for the 15 car and driver combinations taking part in the shootout portions of qualifying began to roll out to pit road after a visit to INDYCAR tech at just after 4 pm. A pair of former Indy...
READ MOREThe order for the Final Row Shootout was set utilzing the qualifying draw on “Fast Friday.” James Hinchcliffe – #5T Max Chilton – #59 Fernando Alonso – #66 Sage Karam – #24 Patricio O’Ward – #31 Kyle Kaiser #32 The order for the Fast Nine Shootout is the reverse order in which they finished yesterday....
READ MOREA quick update from a currently sunny Indianapolis Motor Speedway The Last Row Shootout and Fast Nine Shootout cars need to be in line for tech at 4:00 pm. The Last Row Shootout will start at 4:30 pm with the Fast Nine Shootout immediately following....
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich A quick update on some of the things happening here at a damp Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The rain began falling in earnest an hour ago and has slowed to a heavy mist, and the skies are getting lighter. INDYCAR has just confirmed that practice for the nine cars taking part in the...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich The half-hour practice session for the six cars in the ‘last-row shootout’ began at 10:15 am under overcast skies. Max Chilton, James Hinchcliffe, Sage Karam, and Patricio O’Ward all took to the track at the green flag. It didn’t take long for the speeds to come up, with the No.5T Arrow Schmidt...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich The worst form of rubbing it in I went for a walk through Gasoline Alley at 7 pm to try and catch up with a few people who made the show, but they had already left. The crews for the majority of the 30 cars that are guaranteed to start the...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Well, that was a little crazy. We have a lot to cover, but I’m going to take a quick run to Gasoline Alley to see if I can find Ben Hanley, Jordan King, and some of the other great stories. Here are the 30-drivers that are locked into the 103rd Indianapolis 500...
READ MORESteve Wittich Here are my rough notes after once through the qualifying line. The ambient temperature when the session began was 81F. The track temperature was 96F Daly First lap he was close to the wall on entry to Turn 4. The next lap he brushed the wall in the same spot, leaving a...
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SOURCE: DRAGON SPEED PR 18 May 2019 – DragonSpeed, the international sportscar team which has won endurance races in IMSA, ELMS, and FIA WEC competition this year, will focus its energies on expanding its current schedule of selected NTT IndyCar Series events in 2020. DragonSpeed Team Principal Elton Julian said, “The Le Mans 24 Hours next...
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