Phew…. and breathe. The 33 entries for the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil made it cleanly through a chaotic 3.5 hour practice session. After qualifying on Sunday with reduced downforce and approximately 50hp extra, the teams reverted back to race running in a busy practice session. The field drove a total 6,762.5...
READ MORERight at noon, the 2.5 mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) oval opened so that James Davison could turn some laps to get accustomed to the No.18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda. These are the first laps at IMS and in an IndyCar that 30 year-old third generation race car driver has turned since the 2015 Indianapolis...
READ MOREGood morning from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where the 33 cars and teams that have qualified for the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil will be practicing from 12:30pm through 4pm. The seven Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire rookies entered for Friday’s Freedom 100 are currently on track until 10:45am, and will...
READ MORECHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES 101ST RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY POLE DAY QUALIFICATIONS RECAP MAY 21, 2017 Ed Carpenter Puts Chevrolet on the Front Row for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 INDIANAPOLIS (May 21, 2017) – Ed Carpenter will start the Indianapolis 500...
READ MOREBY BRUCE MARTIN @BruceMartin_500 INDIANAPOLIS – In a week where no single driver or team had established itself as a favorite for the pole Scott Dixon decided it was time to deliver. The four-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion and 2008 Indianapolis 500 winning driver delivered with speeds that had not been seen at the...
READ MOREBelow are the results from today’s qualifying session as Scott Dixon takes the pole. He was not without challengers though, as again Turn 2 was “sketchy” for many drivers including Takuma Sato who brushed the wall on his third and fourth laps en route to his inside of row 2 starting spot. We will be...
READ MORESOURCE INDYCAR PR: INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 21, 2017) – The following is a statement from Dale Coyne Racing driver Sebastien Bourdais, who sustained multiple pelvic fractures and a fractured right hip in an incident during qualifying Saturday for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. Bourdais underwent surgery Saturday night and is recovering...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Well, Turn 2 was an issue throughout this session. Heck the spot where Harvey glanced off the wall was also hit by a couple other driver’s, including Charlie Kimball and others. Amazed now that no one did more damage. Perhaps the most stable looking car was that of Ed Jones. Here is...
READ MOREBy Bruce Martin @BruceMartin_500 Here is some updated info on the Alonso situation and qualifying so far. First the Alonso situation. According to a Honda Performance Development (HPD) source, Honda engineers saw an issue in the telemetry following a blown exhaust gasket that happened in the final Sunday practice session. Alonso had turned a lap...
READ MOREOk, Not to get too caught up in the Fernando thing, but this is news. After the practice session, Honda found “something in the data” they didn’t like and ordered a precautionary engine change for the #29 car. Crew members from all multiple Andretti Autosport entries are hard at work under the direction of Dave...
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