By Steve Wittich Good morning from Sonoma Raceway. I (Steve) woke up early this morning and decided to head to the track to get some work done. My drive this morning was a far more pleasant 35 minutes with very little Saturday morning traffic. The weather from our friend @Indycar_Wxman is for another perfect day....
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Courtesy of Will Power, the post-Friday press conference started off with one of the more memorable moments of the year. The four contenders for the Astor Cup were scheduled to chat with the media after the pit stop practice following the second IndyCar practice of the day. The media center at Sonoma Raceway is two...
READ MOREJosef Newgarden, who missed the first practice session of Friday due to mechanical issues with the No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, led his sixth practice session of the year with a quick lap that timed in at 77.816 seconds. Newgarden was joined by fellow contenders for the Astor Cup, Scott Dixon (2nd quickest), Will...
READ MOREThe first of three practice session for the final Verizon IndyCar Series at Sonoma Raceway for the foreseeable future began promptly at 11 AM. The ambient temperature was 59F, and the track temperature was 93F. Most of the 25 entries did an installation lap, coming back to pit road so that their crews could make...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Good morning from Sonoma Raceway where the sun quickly burned off the marine layer and the sun is shining. According to our friend @Indycar_Wxman the weather today is going to be absolutely perfect. I (Steve) flew in Wednesday, and I was planning on sending my travel notes with this update, but that’s...
READ MOREA dozen different drivers took to the 2.385-mile, 12-turn Sonoma Raceway road course for a private test day prior to the INDYCAR Grand Prix Of Sonoma. They included the four Andretti Autosport (Marco Andretti, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Alexander Rossi, and Zach Veach), three Dale Coyne Racing/Dale Coyne Racing With Vasser-Sullivan (Sebastien Bourdais, Pietro Fittipaldi and Santino...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich The 2018 INDYCAR Grand Prix Of Sonoma will be the 14th year in a row (and 15th overall race) that the Verizon IndyCar Series will visit California Wine Country, and the 2018 event will mark the fourth straight year that the Astor Cup will be presented at the former Sears Point Raceway....
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Sixteen races have come and gone and the championship title will be determined at the double-points season finale held at Sonoma Raceway. Not only will it be the final race of the 2018 season, it is the final Verizon IndyCar Series event held at the 2.385-mile track for the foreseeable future. On his first...
READ MOREPatricio O’Ward and Colton Herta to Join Harding Racing for Verizon IndyCar Series Finale Indianapolis, Ind. (September 7, 2018) Harding Racing will add a second Chevrolet-powered IndyCar to their lineup for the Grand Prix of Sonoma next weekend at Sonoma Raceway. Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires 2018 Champion Patricio O’Ward will pilot the #8,...
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018) – Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver Robert Wickens underwent surgeries this week at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis to repair fractures to both of his legs and hands from injuries sustained in a crash during the INDYCAR event at Pocono Raceway on Aug. 19. The surgeries were completed without complication. Wickens...
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