By Patrick Stephan Well, I have finally arrived at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500. I know I’m a late comer to the festivities, but actually I haven’t been getting to Indy until Friday morning the past few years, so for me – I’m early! Speaking of early, that...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno Tuesday and Wednesday did not feature any on-track activity at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But the field of 33 drivers and their crews competing in the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil were still plenty busy. Here’s Thursday’s on-track schedule: 9:30-10 a.m. Indy Lights Practice 1 11-11:30 a.m. Indy Lights...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno After the last track inspection, the session is back green at 2:09 p.m. ET. One squirrely moment at Turn 2 as Munoz goes to Chilton’s inside and wiggles. Out of Turn 2, Rossi is now past Chilton too. Up to 25 cars on track shortly after the green. But it goes yellow...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno Just after we sent the last update, INDYCAR confirmed Wickens is checked, cleared and released from IU Health Emergency Medical Center. Wickens says he caught some oversteer in Turn 2, really late in the corner, and caught it. He thinks he got away with a big save. But then it oversteered again,...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno and Steve Wittich Verizon IndyCar Series practice began half an hour later than scheduled at 1 p.m. ET, following a half hour delay for weather. The session will run til 4 p.m. ET. At 1 p.m., temperatures were 76 ambient and 98 track per Firestone. Within 15 minutes it’s up to 77...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno Good morning from what has become one of the most crucial days of the build-up to race day at the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil: post-qualifying Monday. Here is today’s on-track schedule. For the first time since the INDYCAR Grand Prix weekend, Cooper Tires rubber returns to the Indianapolis...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno and Steve Wittich The Butler University Men’s Basketball team’s mascot is the Butler Bulldog, “Blue III.” Today Butler alumnus Ed Carpenter achieved his own personal “Blue III,” with a popular third Indianapolis 500 pole on home soil. A Carpenter pole is always a nice result for the locals and it capped off...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno Ed Carpenter has won the pole for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, his third for the Ed Carpenter Racing team, and toppled all four Team Penske cars in the process. Carpenter adds a 2018 pole to the ones he did in 2013 and 2014. Chevrolet locks out the...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Here are the results and rough notes setting spots 10-33 for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Motor Oil QUALIFYING TAKE TWO 33-James Davison WU – 211.503 L1 – 227.226 L2 – 226.576 L3 – 225.903 L4 – 225.322 Avg. – 226.255 Time – 2:39.1128 First day average: 224.798 Bump day...
READ MORENote from Steve: From the last update, I continually get my Peterson’s mixed up. It’s Gary Peterson who owns the tub that Jay Howard is competing in, and not Schmidt Peterson Motorsports co-owner Ric Peterson. — Note from Tony: As the chatter goes on about what James Hinchcliffe’s options might be for the race (and more on...
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