The Verizon IndyCar Series open test at Gateway Motorsports Park came to an end just over an hour early, after INDYCAR officials and team owners made the decision not to continue the test after issues arose with the track surface on the 1.25-mile oval. The statement issued by Gateway Motorsports Park and INDYCAR regarding the...
READ MOREA.J. Foyt Racing’s Conor Daly led the morning portion of a full-field Verizon IndyCar Series open test at Gateway Motorsports Park with a lap at 173.714 mph. The three hour session was interrupted on numerous occasions, including one yellow flag for an incident with J.R. Hildebrand in Turn 2, and numerous yellow flags for tracks...
READ MOREGood Tuesday morning from a St. Louis Bread Company location in Collinsville, Ill. As soon as I hit send on this update, I’ll be making the short drive west on I-70 to Madison, Ill. and Gateway Motorsports Park, where the Verizon IndyCar Series is taking part in an open test in preparation for the Bommarito...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) and Bruce Martin (@BruceMartin_500) To wrap up the day from PIR, first, it got windy again in the evening and during the race. Not as bad as Friday, but still pretty breezy out here. When outside it was just kind of annoying – and I’d say a bit tiring. As for...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) The Desert Diamond West Valley got off to a tough start for the points leader and a couple other contenders. Mikhail Aleshin spun at the Turn 1-2 apex from the low groove. Aleshin had started 7th, but spun in front of Marco Andretti who had turned hard left and spun to...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Well here is a little update from a pretty laid back day at Phoenix International Raceway. I’ll start by saying it’s been pretty calm. I got a nice pace car ride earlier, did a tour, and watched part of the USAC Silver Crown race. Seems like a decent crowd in the...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Welcome to race day at Phoenix International Raceway where we have a pretty relaxed schedule ahead for the day, and it appears much improved weather here in the Valley of the Sun. According to our favorite weather prognosticator (@Indycar_Wxman) on Twitter: “No wind issues today! Cooler temps will make for a...
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By Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying got started about 10 minutes late due to track clean-up and what looked to be a really long line over at tech. The turnaround from practice to quals was pretty tight here (at least it seemed that way) as seemingly everyone showed up for pre-qualifying tech at...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) The two hour Verizon IndyCar Series practice session got started with the wind howling, and mostly blowing from Turn 1 to Turn 4, but as the session went along, it shifted from Turn 1 over more toward Turn 3. Weather conditions: 83 degrees ambient 118 degrees track; Winds from the west-southwest...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) As we work our way through a long day here at PIR, just wanted to pass along a couple notes. First, it’s getting windy, windy, windy here! I went down to Firestone and INDYCAR timing and scoring stands on pit lane around 3:10 local time and the sustained breeze there –...
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