Good morning from Sonoma Raceway, where it’s currently 53F at 8am and is forecast to hit 87F this afternoon (more on that heat and the race-day forecast later). The Verizon IndyCar Series has a 45-minute practice scheduled for 11am and qualifying for the Verizon P1 Award begins at 3:05pm. It’s a busy day for press...
READ MOREKVSH RACING’S BOURDAIS EIGHTH ON SPEED CHARTS AFTER FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR GOPRO GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA Sebastien Bourdais, in the No. 11 PLANTRONICS – KVSH Racing Chevrolet/Dallara/Firestone entry, concluded the first day of practice for Sunday’s GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma eighth on the combined practice report following today’s two practice sessions. Bourdais...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan As the 2-seaters run in the distance and another beautiful evening in Sonoma gets started, I’ll go ahead and finish up today’s TSO report with some quick notes from the post race press conferences. First, we’ll get started with Alexander Rossi. When asked about his team’s clearly improved performance today, and what...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan First, we’ll probably have to wait for tomorrow to get any sort of fun “travel” report. I flew in to Oakland last last night, landing close to midnight. Heck, the most interesting part first came when Doug Boles slapped me on the back as I sat on a bar stool at the...
READ MOREDespite turning only four laps in the first practice session, Helio Castroneves turned the quickest lap at 1:17.3298. Marco Andretti turned the second quickest lap of the session and the third generation drivers was joined in the top five by his Andretti Autosport teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay. It was not surprising to see those two drivers...
READ MOREGood morning from a currently overcast Sonoma Raceway where it’s currently a comfortable 60 degrees at 9:30am. Once the marine layer burns off, the temperature is forecast to hit 80F. Today’s schedule is very straight forward for the Verizon IndyCar Series with two 75 minute practice sessions at 11am (PT) and 2:45am (PT). Patrick and...
READ MOREFor the 11th straight year, the Verizon IndyCar Series chase for the Astor Cup and the $1 million prize that goes with it will come down to the final race of the season. For the fifth straight year, the champ will be crowned in California, and for the second straight year, the 12-turn, 2.38...
READ MOREAfter the first three Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire series races of the “Soul Red Finale” weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca there are only two eligible drivers available for each Mazda Racing Advancement Scholarship. Parker Thompson went into Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda race #1 needing to finish ahead of his...
READ MOREOops. I included the Pro Mazda qualifying info twice and forgot to include the Indy Lights recap. Below is the Indy Lights recap: After coming so close to taking pole at his home race last year, Santa Clarita, California’s Kyle Kaiser will start on pole for this afternoon’s Indy Lights Grand Prix of Monterey Presented...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich The three series of Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire are at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey County, California this weekend. Qualifying took place this morning and the first race of the weekend takes place this afternoon. There are three drivers eligible to win the Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered...
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