By Bruce Martin @BruceMartin500 LEEDS, Alabama – Just call Marco Andretti “Mr. Fast Friday” as the Andretti Autosport driver once again was the fastest driver in the Verizon IndyCar Series practice session at Barber Motorsports Park – site of Sunday’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. Andretti, who was also among the fastest on...
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LEEDS, Alabama – Team Penske and Chevrolet has jumped back to prominence as the first four cars in Friday’s first practice session at Barber Motorsports Park were Chevy-powered Penske machines for Sunday’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. Defending Barber winner and defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud was the fastest at 1:08.110 for...
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Here are the results of the first IndyCar practice of the weekend. Bruce will be have more notes soon. RANK DRIVER GAP LAPS TURNED 1 Simon Pagenaud —— 21 2 Josef Newgarden 0.0718 14 3 Will Power 0.1082 17 4 Helio Castroneves 0.3008 15 5 Alexander Rossi 0.3456 15 6 Ryan Hunter-Reay 0.4491 10 7...
READ MOREAll times are local, which is Central. TIME EVENT 10:55am -11:25am Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Practice #1 11:45am – 12:30pm IndyCar Practice #1 12:45pm – 1:15pm Mazda MX-5 Cup Qualifying 1:30pm – 2:10pm USF2000 Race #1 2:25pm – 3:10pm Indy Lights Practice 3:25pm – 4:10pm IndyCar Practice #2 4:45pm – 5:30pm IMSA Prototype Challenge Race...
READ MOREBy Bruce Martin @BruceMartin500 and Steve Wittich @SteveWittich From Steve: Good morning from Barber Motorsports Park where the two dozen USF2000 entries just completed their first qualifying session for this afternoon’s Mazda USF2000 Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by Cooper Tires. Keep scrolling for those notes and results. Bruce Martin will be covering the Verizon IndyCar...
READ MOREBY BRUCE MARTIN @BruceMartin_500 LEEDS, Alabama – It didn’t take long for Barber Motorsports Park to earn its reputation as “The Augusta National” of racing. Just like the Augusta National Golf Club, the home of The Masters, Barber Motorsports Park is known for its unique setting and pristine appearance. The 2.3-mile, 17-turn road course located...
READ MOREThe Verizon IndyCar Series returns to the rolling 2.3 mile, 17-Turn Barber Motorsports Park for the eighth straight year, and the “Augusta of Race Tracks” is a favorite for fans and drivers. “We love coming to Barber every year,” explained Tony Kanaan. “The place is so well-kept and the track is a lot of fun...
READ MOREVeach To Make First Verizon IndyCar Series Start While Hildebrand Rests Broken Hand SPEEDWAY, Ind. (April 18, 2017) – Ed Carpenter Racing announced today that Zach Veach will fill in for the injured JR Hildebrand in this weekend’s Verizon IndyCar Series race at Barber Motorsports Park. Veach will drive Hildebrand’s No. 21 Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan and Butch Welsch Before I get to Butch’s notes on the Alonso announcement, I wanted to throw in my two cents. And I’ll start by saying this was a massive surprise, and I’m really shocked by how little this one leaked (pretty much not at all). In Long Beach last weekend, the...
READ MOREFourteen drivers representing seven teams took part in an open Verizon IndyCar Series test on the reconfigured and freshly resurfaced Texas Motor Speedway oval . The 1.5 mile oval, which will be hosting it’s 29th INDYCAR sanctioned race – the Rainguard Water Sealers 600 on June 10, 2017 – recently received a complete resurfacing and reconfiguration...
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