The track was dry by 4:15pm and the track went green for the full field. The air temperature was 75F and track temperature was 87F. The wind was out of the southwest and quite brisk. 30 of the 34 cars made an appearance. The four cars that didn’t make an appearance were: No. 19 Dale...
READ MOREVerizon IndyCar Series officials just announced that practice is anticipated to begin at 4:15pm and cars are being towed to pit-lane. —————— The first reaction from Stefano Coletti on his first oval experience can be deemed “not safe for work”: https://twitter.com/stefanocoletti/status/597835022876483584 If you want to hear a drivers thoughts during ROP check out James Black’s...
READ MOREBoy was I wrong. It’s a good thing I’m not a weatherman. I was positive when I left the house at 8am this morning that it was going to be raining when I got to the track. Heck, I even thought it we wouldn’t get the day started when I sent out the first update...
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By Steve Wittich Good morning from Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), where unfortunately the radar shows that rain is imminent. I (Steve) will be providing you with practice updates this week. The schedule today calls for Verizon IndyCar Series Rookie Orientation Practice and Refresher tests from noon to 1 p.m. and an IndyCar all-skate from...
READ MORESTEFANO COLETTI NO. 4 KV RACING TECHNOLOGYCHEVROLET/DALLARA/FIRESTONE COLETTI FINISHES AN INDYCAR CAREER BEST OF EIGHTH TODAY AT THE ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS Started: 10th Finished: 8th “I am very happy with my first top-10 finish of the year. We had a difficult start to the race when there was an accident in turn...
READ MOREHard-Fought Race For Filippi, Newgarden And Hildebrand Despite Finishing Positions (SPEEDWAY, Ind.) May 9, 2015 – Race Recap Despite the fact both JR Hildebrand and Luca Filippi were able to run in the Top 5 and that Josef Newgarden ran a consistent pace with the leaders, their finishing positions did not reflect the quality of their...
READ MOREAngie’s List GP of Indianapolis Post-Race Notes & Quotes INDIANAPOLIS –The Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indy started with a great opportunity for the #98 team: avoiding the first corner crash and moving up from 16th to 9th. Gabby Chaves and the Angie’s List team looked poised for a solid top ten finish through the...
READ MOREWhat was your take on the race Tony? Well that was a decent race – not a classic by any stretch and was certainly in a tough spot going in to try to follow Barber. But it had enough elements of modern day IndyCar racing to keep it interesting, and while not as-strategy sensitive as...
READ MOREBy Blake Johnson IndyCar race control declared the start to be a dry start after the rain moved thought before the race. Helio Castoneves was coughing noticeably earlier this week. He told ABC that he has bronchitis but once the helmet goes on all of his troubles go away. Will Power got a jump on...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno The seven races for the Mazda Road to Indy at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for 2015 are in the books. Nico Jamin (Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda), Santiago Urrutia (Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires) and Sean Rayhall (Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires) scored the wins in Saturday’s races. —...
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