By Patrick Stephan and Blake Johnson We’ve had another nice day here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. And what a difference a few days makes. Thursday, we had to wear jackets all day, and this morning it was almost too warm to have it on during the walk in at 8:00am when I left around...
READ MORECONRAD INDIANAPOLIS TEAMS UP WITH CFH RACING TO CELEBRATE INDIANAPOLIS 500 (SPEEDWAY, Ind.) May 22, 2015 – Conrad Indianapolis is teaming up with Indy’s own CFH Racing to celebrate the world-famous Indianapolis 500. The Conrad’s lobby has been outfitted with a one-of-a-kind Verizon IndyCar Series car that pays homage to CFH Racing’s 2015 sponsors and drivers.The...
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By Patrick Stephan and Blake Johnson First, tonight is the Carb Night Burger Bash at 96th Street Steakburgers on the north side of the Indy metro area. Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee run a great family friendly event up there every year with lots of drivers stopping by along with plenty of auction items to...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Max Chilton’s Carlin machine had a problem and did not start the race. Their twitter feed said simply, “An issue on @maxchilton car means can’t risk sending him out unfortunately.” Ringel got a good jump on the start, but by the time the got to turn one, Jack Harvey had run him down and...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan and Blake Johnson Nice crowd filing in to the Speedway, again with very nice weather. This is one of the funny parts of Carb Day to me, everyone is bright eyed and excited – some will stay that way, though a few will entertain us late in the afternoon as they clearness...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Jackets no longer required, it is BEAUTIFUL here at IMS, and the final Indy 500 practice is just about to start. Dale Coyne Racing hasn’t put anything out – though the sign in the garage does now list Vautier as the driver of the #18. IndyCar has confirmed Vautier is officially in,...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan and Blake Johnson First, it has been confirmed by INDYCAR that Carlos Huertas will NOT race in this year’s Indy 500. He has been ruled out of on track activities due to an inner ear condition, per Dr. Terry Trammell, INDYCAR medical consultant. He is not medically cleared to practice or race...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Dave Furst of Indy’s RTV6 is reporting that Carlos Huertas will NOT drive the #18 for Dale Coyne Racing in this weekend’s Indy 500. Dave said the reason is a concern for Huertas stamina over long runs – something he reportedly battled in 2014 according to Furst. According to Furst, Tristan Vautier...
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By Patrick Stephan (and then Steve with the MRTI coverage) First, we have a change on the pit stop competition – and it’s a change BACK! The #5 crew is indeed going to work tomorrow, with Ryan Briscoe doing the driving. Here are the pairings: Tagliani vs Hawksworth (Marco Andretti will take on the winner...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich If you are a Verizon Wireless customer, you will definitely notice an improved user experience at the Indianapolis 500 in 2015. (more on other carriers further down). For the past year Verizon engineers have been working around the clock to custom design a network that will be able to handle the increased...
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