By Tony DiZinno After the doubleheader weekend in Detroit, the INDY NXT by Firestone was back for a single race at the Grand Prix of Road America. An unusual front row presented itself with Kyffin Simpson of HMD Motorsports and Colin Kaminsky of Abel Motorsports leading the 19 Dallara cars to green. But would Simpson
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By Patrick Stephan The field pulled off pit lane at 12:15pm Central Time but we wouldn’t stay green for long as Rasmus Lindh stopped on track and had to be pulled back to the pits by the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team. Back to green and the first laps turned saw Christian Rasmussen P1 with a
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By Patrick Stephan The 19 INDY NXT Dallara’s took to the track at 8:50am with the air at 67F and the track at 85F. About 15 minutes in to the session we got a red flag for Jagger Jones stopped off the track at Turn 3. Just before that we had a “hey, it’s practice”
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By Patrick Stephan The lNDY NXT by Firestone session got started at 1:50pm with the sun just about to pop out here at Road Americs. The 19 car field took to the track with the air temp at 64F and the track at 108F. With the sun increasing as the cloud layer burned off, the
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By Steve Wittich It’s not often that you see a driver dominate INDY NXT by Firestone qualifying, but that’s what happened when Andretti Autosport rookie and reigning USF Pro 2000 champion Louis Foster scored a dominant double pole on the 1.645-mile, 9-turn, downtown Detroit street circuit. His impressive performance included a dominant performance in qualifying
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Sunny skies and warm temperatures greeted the 19 INDY NXT by Firestone drivers when their first Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix practice session began at 1:50 pm. The ambient temperature was 86F, and the track temperature was 117.7F. After three minute delay to address some issues with the track, the green flag flew
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By Steve Wittich Detroit basics Event: 4 Races: 4 & 5 Track: 1.7-mile, 9 turn, downtown Detroit street circuit – runs counterclockwise Race distances: Saturday: 45 laps or 55 minutes Sunday: 45 laps or 55 minutes Entry list: Tires: three new sets of Firestone INDY NXT tires and one carry-over from the last race at
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By Patrick Stephan Pre Race notes from INDYCAR PR: NDY NXT BY FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX SPECIFICS:•The race is 35 laps/85.37 miles on the 2.439-mile road course. There is a 55-minute time limit for today’s race.•The race will start the second time by the start-finish line. Pole sitter Matteo Naninni will grid drivers’ right.•The start will
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The very short INDY NXT by Firetone qualifying session got started with the ambient at 80F and the track at 106.3F. Driver’s get just 8 minutes of green flag running to post their best time, and after Lap #3, it was Jacob Abel leading at 1:15.8840. Already under 4 minutes and we get the slot
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By Patrick Stephan These notes will be a bit different as I went outside to enjoy some of this nice weather and grab something to eat. But, I was able to keep track of timing and scoring. With 17 minutes of green flag completed Louis Foster was leading with a best lap of 1:16.3324. He...
