By Steve Wittich Ryan Hunter-Reay with a lap of 76.360 seconds was the quickest of eight Hondas among the top ten in the final practice session before qualifying tomorrow morning. That included all four Andretti Autosport drivers. The 2.35-mile, 14-turn Belle Isle Park street course is a circuit that Andretti Autosport has struggled for pace...
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By Tony DiZinno and Steve Wittich Catching up with the event General Manager I (Tony) had a chance to catch up with Michael Montri, President of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear, about a couple of enhancements and improvements the event has made this year. Grandstand 6 (a general admission grandstand) along the...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich and Tony DiZinno Sebastien Bourdais, who has won the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Presented by Lear Corporation on two previous occasions led an octet of Honda-powered drivers at the top of the timesheet during the first practice session. The first of two Friday practice sessions for the 23 Verizon IndyCar Series entries...
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By Tony DiZinno and Steve Wittich Good morning from Belle Isle where the In the past, this week has gone quickly, and that is no different this year. I can’t imagine how hard the Indianapolis 500 to Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Presented by Lear Corporation to DXC Technology 600 stretch is for the crews. The...
READ MOREA quick note before our preview. Many of you have seen the story of the gentleman who passed away in Lot 2 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway last weekend. Adam Melchi was a huge Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, Team Penske and Helio Castroneves fan, and leaves behind a wife and five children. @TracksideOnline was one of...
READ MOREHarding 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...
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