By 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...
READ MOREFor today’s practice, they ran it as one session, but with 2 groups. We sent the first group (10-33 from yesterday) earlier. We edited up the time sheet so that below are only the Fast 9 that ran the second half of the practice session. As you can see many of the teams elected not...
READ MOREIndianapolis, IN (May 21, 2017) – Dale Coyne Racing announced on Sunday that Australian James Davison will be replacing the injured Sebastien Bourdais aboard the #18 GEICO Honda for the 101st Indianapolis 500. Davison is familiar with the team, having last raced for DCR at the 2015 Indianapolis 500. He made two other starts with...
READ MOREBy Bruce Martin @BruceMartin_500 After a 30-minute delay following a brief deluge of rain, practice has begun for Group 1 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The two sessions have been shorted by 10 minutes each to 35-minute groups. The rest of Sunday’s qualification schedule will run on time. Five minutes into the session, Oriol Servia...
READ MOREBy Bruce Martin @BruceMartin_500 INDIANAPOLIS – It’s Pole Day for the 101st Indianapolis 500 but it has already gotten off to a rainy start as a brief downpour soaked the track on Sunday morning. Track drying began around 10:30am, but it will likely affect the amount of practice each group is guaranteed before the final...
READ MOREBY BRUCE MARTIN @BruceMartin_500 INDIANAPOLIS – Spectacular speed and grim horror were on full display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, but rarely have the two combined with the same driver. Sebastien Bourdais had the two fastest laps of any driver in the Saturday’s first round of qualifications for the 101st Indianapolis 500. But...
READ MOREINDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, May 20, 2017) – Verizon IndyCar Series driver Sebastien Bourdais was diagnosed with multiple fractures to his pelvis and a fracture to his right hip following an incident today while attempting to qualify for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. According to INDYCAR Medical Director...
READ MORESOURCE: INDYCAR Sebastien Bourdais Medical Update INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, May 20, 2017) – Verizon IndyCar Series driver Sebastien Bourdais was diagnosed with multiple fractures to his pelvis and a fracture to his right hip following an incident today while attempting to qualify for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. According to INDYCAR Medical...
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