Repeats Result from 2014; Carpenter Narrowly Misses Out On Top Five Finish (NEWTON, Iowa) July 18, 2015 – Race Notes * Josef Newgarden matched his best result at Iowa Speedway, finishing second for the second year in a row behind Ryan Hunter-Reay. Teammate and CFH Racing co-owner Ed Carpenter narrowly missed out on his own...
READ MORESEBASTIEN BOURDAIS NO. 11 TEAM MISTC E-CIGS – KVSH RACING CHEVROLET/DALLARA/FIRESTONE Qualified: 24th DNQ (lightly hit wall in turn 2 on second qualifying lap) Finished: 9th “It was a really good effort from the Mistic E-Cigs Chevy team. We did everything we could hope for. I had a massive vibration on the second to last...
READ MOREFighting Handling, BHA Soldiers Home to Finish FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Newton, IA -After struggling to find grip in the Iowa heat, Gabby Chaves and the Bowers & Wilkins #98 survived 300 hard fought laps to finish 16th. The BHA team fought handling issues all night, and made up a number spots through attrition and consistent...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich and Joe Berkemeier Well, tonight’s race was definitely a great race to watch. You had a bumpy track surface that led to several incidents (all drivers were checked/cleared/released), you had all kinds of close calls and cars coming and going throughout the race on this short track, and my favorite part, drivers...
READ MOREBy Joe Berkemeier and Steve Wittich Josef Newgarden was quickly up to fourth from his seventh starting position, but the first yellow came on lap 10 when Juan Pablo Montoya had something break in his car, making hard contact with the Turn 2 wall. That was the end of his points cushion as he was...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich and Joe Berkemeier The weather has started to cool off and it appears it will be a pleasant night for a motor car race. ===== Another topic of conversation has been the 2016 schedule. Mark Miles was on record in his recent teleconference that the 2016 season would not be five months...
READ MOREBy Joe Berkemeier One of the topics we’ve been asking about this weekend has to do with the ongoing negotiations between INDYCAR and Honda. Recall that Honda’s contract with INDYCAR ends after this season. It’s our understanding that the negotiations have progressed to the point where many of the major issues have been resolved. Note...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich A quick update on Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire qualifying. The Juncos Racing cars of Garett Grist, Jose Gutierrez and Timothe Buret who originally qualified on pole, 4th and 6th have been moved to the back of the Pro Mazda grid because the team worked on the their wing in the...
READ MOREIndy Lights presented by Cooper Tire qualifying Former Formula 1 driver Max Chilton became the sixth different Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire driver to win a pole during the 2015 season. The 24 year-old immediately dedicated the pole to Jules Bianchi, his two-year teammate at Marussia Formula 1 that just passed away yesterday. Chilton’s...
READ MOREBy Joe Berkemeier Here’s the qualifying order: Wilson Vautier Karam Hawksworth Rahal Hunter-Reay Power Briscoe Bourdais Kimball Chaves Pagenaud Kanaan Andretti Mann Carpenter Dixon Castroneves Munoz Montoya Sato Newgarden Jakes Coletti ===== We’d talked about the new Firestone rain tire… and here’s what it looks like. First, the most visible difference – the gray or...
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