Just under an hour after the veteran portion of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway open test came to an end due light moisture, the track went green for the four Rookie Orientation Program (ROP) (Marcus Ericsson, Santino Ferrucci, Colton Herta, and Felix Rosenqvist) drivers and five Veteran Refresher (VR) (Fernando Alonso, Helio Castroneves, Conor Daly, J.R....
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich After a delay of just over four hours, testing for the 103rd Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge got back underway with a two-hour test session for the 20 veterans. We did get a few questions about why, with the weather issues, they wouldn’t send the rookies out first so they could get...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich It looks like we are about to get back on track here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for testing. The goal is to be on track at 3:30 pm. The veterans will be allowed to run until 5:30 pm. For the next two hours, it will be the Rookie Orientation Program and...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Would it surprise anybody that Ed Carpenter was the first driver on pit road and belted into his No. 20 Preferred Freezer Services Chevrolet? He was on pit road and ready to go 30-minutes before the session began at 11 am. The air temperature at 11 am was 53F, and the track...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich It’s the “Month of May!” OK, not quite yet, but cars will be circultating on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval today, so it’s May to us. There is a total of seven hours of track time available today, here is the schedule: TIME ITEM 11am – 1pm Test – Oval Veterans...
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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...
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