Chaves 9th In “Dual in Detroit” Race 2 BHA Rebounds after 18th on Saturday Detroit –The weather presented as much of a challenge as the track in race one of the “Chevrolet Dual in Detroit Presented by Quicken Loans”. The conditions all weekend were less than favorable for racing with both Saturday’s and Sunday’s races...
READ MORESECOND RACE OF DETROIT DOUBLEHEADER BRINGS TOUGH MONTH OF MAY TO A CLOSE FOR CFH RACING Newgarden, Filippi Both Involved In On-Track Incidents (DETROIT) May 31, 2015 – Race 2 Notes The Chevrolet Dual in Detroit Presented by Quicken Loans was the only doubleheader event on the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule. The unique race weekend featured a...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan I may have more thoughts on this one down the road, but lets just say, that was an interesting race. Not quite as disjointed as yesterday’s, but still messy, and frankly still rather enjoyable to watch from the relative comfort of the media center. I did venture out for the start of...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Sorry, this may not have mailed to everyone the first time, so it’s being shipped again. We apologize if you get it twice. The second Dual in Detroit got started with almost no rain falling, temps right about 50 and a strong wind making it feel even colder. Starting from the pole,...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan The second Dual in Detroit got started with almost no rain falling, temps right about 50 and a strong wind making it feel even colder. Starting from the pole, Montoya would lose the lead on lap one to teammate Will Power. But, over the first couple laps it was clear that Montoya...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Watching the radar and the rain is marching to the northeast, and as of 2:10, it looks like it’s stopped in Ann Arbor. —— Another correction, I messed up the engines in the starting line-up and tire designation post I sent earlier – clearly not everyone is using a Chevy – sorry...
READ MORESending this mostly because it’s an official document – not because I believe we will start this race on slicks. It’s still raining, though it has slowed down again. The issue is that after so much rain, there really isn’t anywhere for that moisture to go. Every nook and cranny here is now packed with...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno The second group of qualifying saw conditions worsen, and thus have the increased rain and decreased visibility throw a monkey wrench into the proceedings. Three minutes and 30 seconds into group two, a red flag came out for track conditions. Cars in group two stayed on pit lane after installation laps, while...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan First, a major correction. Yesterday, I called Munoz a rookie – which is clearly not true. He’s run three Indy 500 (all quite well I might add – despite fuel strategy sending him to a bad result this year), and this is his second full season in the IndyCar Series. OOPS. ...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Welcome to Sunday in Detroit where it is again raining, but as of 10:30 or so, it’s raining less. We’ve got a drizzle now, and the forecast says this should continue to taper off. Qualifying will run at 11:30. They’ve updated the format a bit as now it will run for 20...
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