In preparation for the 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, NTT IndyCar Series drivers will participate in an Open Test from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (ET) Wednesday, April 24 on the famed 2.5-mile oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Veterans will take the oval from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Rookie Orientation Program and...
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By Patrick Stephan Alright, lets try to wrap up a rather pedestrian race in Long Beach. First, my opinion – no, it wasn’t a great race! But, that’s ok, they don’t all need to be “great” with an exciting battle for the win, and they won’t be, that’s racing. You set the distance, set...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Corrected UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – This has Graham in 4th per the penalty for blocking, but we’re still awaiting something “official” as Timing and Scoring still has Graham in 3rd. NOTE: I am personally protesting the penalty as I had Graham on my IndyCar Series Fantasy League driven by Firestone! Pos Car #...
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By Patrick Stephan As usual please forgive any typos as this is compiled as the race runs without editing! The track temp at 1:34PDT was 112 with the ambient on pit lane at 66F. This is the 36th IndyCar event at Long Beach. The first was won by Mario Andretti in 1984. It’s the 45th...
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By Patrick Stephan The sun started to break through more and more as the morning warm-up ran today. By the halfway mark the temp was up three degrees to 63F and the track was at 74F. The humidity is still high at 81%, making it pretty steamy out there, though the low temp and any...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan We have a cool start to Sunday at the Acrua Grand Prix of Long Beach, with the air temp at 60F and the track at 70. The humidity is at 85 percent. All of this seems to be coming from the marine layer that hasn’t yet burned off. To me, that’s going...
READ MOREMeyer Shank Racing Long Beach Qualifying Report Long Beach, Calif. (13 April 2019) – After working through some early weekend adversity, Meyer Shank Racing driver Jack Harvey slotted his No. 60 AutoNation / SiriusXM Honda on the ninth row with a 1:07.528-second lap in qualifying for Sunday’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The team...
READ MORERossi repeats as NTT P1 Award winner at Long Beach LONG BEACH, California (Saturday, April 13, 2019) – Now that he’s repeated as the NTT P1 Award winner at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, Alexander Rossi is looking to echo the 2018 race results. The driver of the No. 27 NAPA AUTO PARTS...
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By Patrick Stephan Ok, time to finish up our Saturday coverage and get ready for what should be a very entertaining Sunday in Long Beach. Zak Brown, the CEO of McClaren Racing came in to the media center to talk about his team’s entry for Fernando Alonso in the 2019 Indianapolis 500. Brown first talked...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Conditions for today’s qualifying session are beautiful (I may have mentioned that before). It’s 67 ambient and 105 on the track. It’s still fairly humid, but that seems to be letting up just a bit. Gotta say I’m pretty impressed by the fans here again. Nice turn-out, and I really like...
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