Weather is clearing and track is being dried right now. It’s a bit cooler and of course more humid. Also note wind is from Turn 3 instead of Turn 2 as it was yesterday. More updates in a bit...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Welcome to TSO’s coverage of the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway, where the first on track activity will be jet dryers and Air Titan trucks which have been spotted parked outside the track. We have been getting hit with increasingly heavy showers as this afternoon has progressed. The light showers while...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Ok, first a quick update on what my little girl is doing now at her first race. Well, apparently she is swimming!! Yes, my friends have filled a small pool in the RV area and she went swimming before the final practice!! (Wish me luck when I finally get to take her...
READ MORESEBASTIEN BOURDAIS No. 11 Team HYDROXYCUT – KVSH Racing Chevrolet/Dallara/Firestone Firestone 600 – Friday, June 10 – Qualifying Practice 1: 16th – 24.6311 secs/212.658 mphQualifying: Lap 1: 24.3441 seconds Lap 2: 24.3746 seconds Total Time/Average Speed: 48.7187 seconds/215.030 mph Qualified: 18th Sebastien Bourdais Qualifying Quote: “It was a tough qualifying session for the Hydroxycut – KVSH...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan I went out and watched the first half of qualifying from the grandstands, right behind the start/finish line. We picked seats just in the shade and with the strong breeze, it was still warm, but actually pretty bearable. Based on the heat as we walked to the seats, I expected much worse....
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By Patrick Stephan The guy with the least sponsorship signage on his car has taken the pole for the Firestone 600 at the Texas Motor Speedway. Carlos Munoz is running a red car with just a few accents – and it worked as he went an average of 217.137mph over the two laps of qualifying...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Scott Dixon stopped in the media center to chat after the session. He said the issue was electronics related to the direct injection system – preventing the car from starting. He said the cars are little more challenging mechanically with the domed skids but the adjustability seems to be there so it...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Welcome to Texas Motor Speedway where we now have our first practice session in the books. It was a bit disjointed with several yellows for track inspections, plus a couple incidents. Gabby Chavez brought out the first caution when he spun coming off of Turn 4, and made rear first impact with...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Just a quick note as practice gets ready to start at the Texas Motor Speedway. Temperatures are 86 ambient out here – though it feels a bit hotter with just a few clouds. We expect the practice to start slowly as teams won’t want to waste tires on a hot track. So,...
READ MOREOn Saturday evening, the Verizon IndyCar Series will take to the 24 degree banked D-shaped oval of the Speedway Motorsports Incorporated owned Texas Motor Speedway for the 29th time. Saturday’s Firestone 600 will take place under the lights just over 19 years after the first IndyCar night race took place at Texas Motor Speedway on June...
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