BY BRUCE MARTIN @BruceMartin_500 DETROIT – After winning a controversial pole that was awarded to him after Helio Castroneves’ fastest lap was disallowed by not slowing down for a local caution, Graham Rahal knew he had a fast race car capable of winning the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit later on Saturday. He proved that point...
READ MOREAnd here are the qualifying results! Pos Car # Driver Engine BLT Group 1 15 Graham Rahal Honda 1:13.9681 1 2 3 Helio Castroneves Chevy 1:14.0144 2 3 26 Takuma Sato Honda 1:14.0428 1 4 98 Alexander Rossi Honda 1:14.0875 2 5 5 James Hinchcliffe Honda 1:14.1801 1 6 9 Scott Dixon Honda 1:14.2855 2...
READ MOREBy Bruce Martin @BruceMartin_500 DETROIT – It’s a picture perfect sunny Saturday in Detroit as the Verizon IndyCar Series begins its abbreviated qualifications in less than a half hour. The weather is clear, sunny and 68 at the moment but will warm up to 77 by the start of the race at 3:50 p.m. Eastern Time....
READ MOREBy Bruce Martin @BruceMartin_500 DETROIT – Here are a few quick notes to end what was really a pretty quick day, and then I’m off to see the Chicago White Sox play the Detroit Tigers. Esteban Gutierrez is this weekend’s replacement for the injured Sebastien Bourdais in the No. 18 Honda for Dale Coyne Racing. Gutierrez...
READ MOREBy Bruce Martin @BruceMartin_500 Helio Castroneves, who hasn’t won a race since taking a checkered flag at Detroit in 2014, was the fastest driver in Friday’s second Verizon IndyCar Series practice session for this weekend’s Chevrolet Dual in Detroit at Belle Isle. Castroneves is a three-time winner on the streets of Detroit including his first career...
READ MOREBy Bruce Martin @BruceMartin_500 (Patrick Stephan is playing editor this weekend from TSO’s Denver, CO campus) DETROIT – After spending most of the “Month of May” in Indianapolis for the 101st Indianapolis 500, it was a quick turn around for the trip to Detroit for many of the drivers, crew members and even the media....
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Just a couple super quick notes. I have bigger story on purses, payouts, bonus money, etc., but waiting to confirm a couple things before I can publish it! Stay tuned – probably tomorrow! First, a reminder, we will indeed have a Spanish driver at the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit as Oriol Servia...
READ MOREAfter an unpredictable “Greatest Spectacle In Racing” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway only four days ago, the Verizon IndyCar Series north 300 miles to the home of the American automobile industry, Detroit Michigan and the 2.35 mile, 14 Turn Raceway at Belle Isle Park street circuit. The Chevrolet Indy Dual In Detroit will be the...
READ MOREDetroit, MI (June 1, 2017) – Former Formula One driver Esteban Gutierrez will be filling in for the injured Sebastien Bourdais aboard the #18 Dale Coyne Racing entry this weekend as he makes his Series debut at the Detroit Grand Prix doubleheader. “I’m very grateful to join Dale Coyne Racing, a highly competitive team,” expressed...
READ MOREBY BRUCE MARTIN @BruceMartin_500 INDIANAPOLIS – It’s Tuesday and time to hit the road after another eventful and memorable “Month of May” in Indianapolis. I’m not looking forward to the 9-10-hour drive back to North Carolina but it is time to return to see if the lawn has been mowed, put money in the bank...
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