Harding Racing finished the 102nd Indianapolis 500 in 14th position after qualifying for the race in 22nd position. The #88 Harding Group Chevrolet car piloted by Gabby Chaves ran strong in front of an almost sold out speedway at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for 200 laps. After a small wing change on one of the final pit stops,...
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INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, May 30, 2018 – Longtime Indianapolis Motor Speedway and INDYCAR Senior Director of Medical Services Dr. Henry Bock, a pioneer in motorsports safety and medical treatment, died May 26 in Indianapolis. He was 81. Bock, an emergency medicine specialist at IU Health Methodist Hospital and Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis, served...
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By Bruce Martin INDIANAPOLIS – From “Down Under” to Victory Lane at the Indianapolis 500, Will Power’s journey to the greatest achievement of his career can be traced back to a chance meeting with fellow Australian Craig Gore. “I remember I was racing in Europe in one of the European formulas there and that’s how...
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By Patrick Stephan and Steve Wittich Steve’s final thoughts on the 102nd Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Motor Oil Well, another “Month of May” has come and gone, and as is generally the case, I’m wondering how it all went by so quickly. As most of you know, I have spent the last five years...
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By Tony DiZinno and Bruce Martin I (Steve) was going to include the final thoughts from all four of us in this report, but since this update is already 7,500 words, I think I’ll send the thoughts of Patrick and myself in another report a little later. We’ll also have a report from Bruce with...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno, Patrick Stephan and Steve Wittich Before we get into the post-race press conferences, a quick medical update from INDYCAR on Ed Jones, who had an accident in Turn 2 earlier in the race. The driver of the No. 10 NTT Data Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing has been checked and released from...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno Will Power had been short of the Verizon IndyCar Series championship before, but he finally won it in 2014. And Will Power had been short of the Indianapolis 500 before, but today, on May 27, 2018, he has finally won it. Power has been locked in all month and now delivered the...
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By Tony DiZinno We’re into the final minutes before green flag. Here are the final notes before the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil goes green at 12:18 p.m. ET and local time. Quick grid walk notes From the morning where there wasn’t a soul present on the front straight to now when...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno Activity is picking up significantly in Gasoline Alley, the midway, and in pit lane as we get closer to cars rolling out. Meanwhile in the media center, Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix is on as it is just underway. Monaco on Indianapolis 500 race morning is a tradition, but it starts an...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno IT’S RACE DAY!!! Welcome to TrackSide Online’s coverage of the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. Patrick and I are both into the media center before 5:30 a.m. local time, before the canon went off at 6 a.m. I went out with our colleague and occasional TSO contributor Bruce Martin...
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