By Joe Berkemeier The post-qualifying interviews got off into an interesting start when Juan Pablo Montoya came into the media area on pit lane and announced he wasn’t happy with the aero package and that it was pack racing and a bunch of drivers had complained to INDYCAR. That definitely wasn’t the case from the...
by Joe Berkemeier While the aero configuration that the cars are running under is pretty much what was specified in the rulebook at the start of the season, Chevrolet has introduced a new centerline wicker on the spine of their engine cowling. The change came out of the investigation that Chevy and Honda teams did...
Several different paint schemes this weekend – a couple new ones and some that you’ve seen earlier this year. Scott Dixon is running a Degree antiperspirant scheme and his car is black with orange accents. Tony Kanaan has returned to his blue NTT Data scheme. Sage Karam is in a white Big Machine Records car...
By Joe Berkemeier Here are the pit lane assignments for the weekend: Power Pagenaud Montoya Dixon Bourdais Carpenter Castroneves Sato Kanaan Rahal ** Opening in wall Newgarden Jakes Munoz Hawksworth Kimball Hunter-Reay Karam Andretti Briscoe Coletti Vautier Chaves Mann **Start/Finish Line ===== It’s a bit disconcerting to see the large main grandstand here completely empty,...
By Joe Berkemeier Good morning from Auto Club Speedway, where practice for the MAVTV500 is underway. The weather right now is pretty pleasant, with temperatures in the mid 70’s. The highs are forecast to reach the upper 90’s just around the time of qualifying this evening. But – no rain in the forecast all weekend,...
STEFANO COLETTI NO. 4 KV RACING TECHNOLOGY CHEVROLET/DALLARA/FIRESTONE MAVTV 500 – June 26-27, 2015 “I am happy to be going back to an oval. I’m learning a lot every time I go on track and its very important for me to be doing all these ovals in my rookie year, so I can be more...
BHA & Chaves Ready for 2nd 500 Mile Race of 2015 Warm Weather & High Speeds Will Test Teams Fontana, CA –The second leg of Indycar’s “Triple Crown” will be contested Saturday at 4:30pm ET at the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway just east of Los Angeles. 2015’s second 500-mile race will be a true test of...
by Steve Wittich and Dave Reininger Some statistics that Steve put together: Team Penske has certainly has had a good season thus far in 2015. They have: * had a driver lead 18 of the 33 official practices * had at least one driver lead laps in all ten races so far * led...
Team Claimed A 1-2 Finish At Most Recent Event in Toronto (SPEEDWAY, Ind.) June 23, 2015 – Advance Notes After enjoying their first weekend off since early April, CFH Racing drivers Josef Newgarden and Ed Carpenter, along with their mechanics and engineers, are rested and ready for Saturday’s 500-mile race at Auto Club Speedway in...
Take a historic lap around The Milwaukee Mile in a Harry Miller Club Vintage Indy Car on Saturday, July 11 at Milwaukee IndyFest Milwaukee (June 23, 2015) – Fans have an opportunity to ride around the historic Milwaukee Mile in a Harry Miller Club Vintage Indy Car with all proceeds benefiting the charity, Racing For...
