Honda Drivers Post Eight of Top Ten Speeds Thursday at Indianapolis Jay Howard records fastest lap of the day and week Fernando Alonso ends day fourth overall, fastest rookie Eight Honda drivers, all five Honda teams represented among top ten SPEEDWAY, Ind., (May 18, 2017) – Speeds increased Thursday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway...
READ MORE‘What They’re Saying’ from Indianapolis 500 Practice Day 4 SIMON PAGENAUD (No. 1 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet): “We’re pretty happy with the Menards Chevy especially in that last run. There were a lot of cars out there and we got a good feel of what we can do in dirty air. It really was pretty...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich There is no doubt that Jay Howard’s session leading lap at 226.744mph came with the help of a substantial tow, but that doesn’t make it any less impressive for a driver that went over five years between Verizon IndyCar Series outings. Howard couldn’t stop grinning and said: “It’s kind of like a...
READ MOREHere is the final timesheet for the fourth day of practice for the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil – I’ll be back with a lot more in a little while. RANK DRIVER QUICKEST LAP (MPH) LAPS TURNED 1 Jay Howard 226.744 86 2 Ryan Hunter-Reay 225.826 79 3 Marco Andretti 225.709 77...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich The track went green again at 2:07pm, and was immediately busy, with a group of over a dozen cars simulating race runs. The ambient temperature was a warm 87F and at 115F, the track temperature was 8F warmer than it was at noon. Chad Smith, the drummer for the Red Hot Chili...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich The fourth day of practice for the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil began promptly at noon under mainly sunny skies. According to the Firestone Racing engineers the ambient temperature when the six hour practice session began was 83F and the track temperature was 105F. After a slow Wednesday, the...
READ MOREAt just after 1:10pm, Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden was the second driver of the month to make contact with the SAFER barrier. The No. 2 HUM by Verizon Chevrolet from the Team Penske stable made contact at the exit of Turn 1. Newgarden in the middle of a group of about a dozen cars and...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Good morning from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Yesterday’s breezy conditions limited the 33 entries for the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil to only 408 laps. If you want an idea of how strong the wind really was yesterday, just take a look at the differences in the trap speeds...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich On a day that saw sustained winds about 20mph and gusts near 40mph, only 14 of the 33 entries for the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil did any appreciable running. The top six on the third day of practice consisted of a trio of veterans trained on American ovals,...
READ MORErBy Steve Wittich The 2.5 mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval went green at noon, but saw light action for the first three hours. With a steady wind of 20mph, gusts up to 35mph from the South West and temperatures in the range of 85F, the majority of teams and drivers opted to remain in Gasoline...
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