By Steve Wittich The green flag came back out at 12:11 pm and the 2.5-mile oval quickly got busy again. James Hinchcliffe climbed aboard his fourth team car, the No. 60 AutoNation / SiriusXM Honda. The Canadian wasn’t the only thing car hopping. The No. 5 Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports front wing and the same...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Good morning from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the “Greatest Spectacle In Racing” is upon us!! The sky was mostly cloudless, and the temperature was in the lower 60s. It was a chilly morning. When I took the dogs out for their morning business at 6 am, I could see my breath. When...
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By Steve Wittich This update will serve as our wrap up for the INDYCAR Grand Prix. First, I want to thank Tom Blatter for helping us out this weekend. It allowed Patrick to continue his third career as a soccer coach. I enjoyed the new set of eyes and voice that “TB” brought to the...
READ MOREINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 13, 2019) – Chicago-based Team Stange Racing, LLC (TSR) announces today a partnership with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports to field the No. 77 MotoGator Team Stange Racing with Arrow SPM Honda in the 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500 with primary partner MotoGator and co-primary partner Lucas Oil. The entry will be driven...
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Much-loved Indy car racing veteran Oriol Servia will attempt to start his 11th Indy 500 from the wheel of the #77MotoGator Team Stange Racing with Arrow SPM Honda. Chicago-based Team Stange Racing, LLC (TSR), founded in 2012, announced its entry this afternoon in Gasoline Alley at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – and has plans to...
READ MOREBy Tom Blattler Good afternoon, welcome to the 6Th annual 85-lap Indianapolis Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 24-car field is formed on the pit lane for the 2.439-mile, 13-turn circuit as part of the famed oval and through the infield. Four holes of the Brickyard Crossing golf course are located inside...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Good morning from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Saturday’s Indy Grand Prix. Cool again here today and we are expecting some rain later in the day. That could make it difficult for the 85-lap feature today set for a 3:45 p.m. EDT start. Green flag is out for this morning’s warmup…. Marcus...
READ MOREIndianapolis, Ind. (May 10, 2019) GESS International will continue their partnership with Harding Steinbrenner Racing as a multi-race primary sponsor of the #88 Honda-powered Indy car. GESS International will serve as primary sponsor for this weekend’s INDYCAR Grand Prix, the 103rd Indianapolis 500 and a variety of other races throughout the remainder of the 2019...
READ MOREBy Tom Blattler Group 1 Teams ready for the green flag in Friday afternoon’s qualifying rounds for the Indy Grand Prix at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Group 1 hits the track. Let’s look for the three Team Penske cars with Josef Newgarden, Will Power and Helio Castroneves in this group as well as...
READ MOREBy Tom Blattler It’s time for the early afternoon session for the NTT IndyCar Series at IMS. Warmed up a tad, but still in the 50s. — There were several announcements before the second practice round in the fourth floor of the media center. Doug Boles, Allison Melangton and Jay Frye are among the...
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