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...
By Steve Wittich The third round of the 2023 INDY NXT by Firestone season will be a 35-lap (or 50-minute) race held on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. It will be the series’ 21st race on the infield road course at the iconic facility. Marco Andretti won the first Liberty Challenge on
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By Steve Wittich HMD Motorsports is bringing Reece Gold on board to take over their No. 10 INDY NXT by Firestone ride. Yesterday, Gold and Juncos Hollinger Racing mutually announced they were parting ways. Gold made two INDY NXT by Firestone starts for Juncos-Holinger Racing, finishing 8th in St. Petersburg and 17th at Barber Motorsports
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich The call to fire the 18 turbo-charged 2.0L Advanced Engine Research (AER) engines came at 11:56 am. The all-HMD Motorsports w/Dale Coyne Racing front row of Rasmussen and Siegel led the nine rows of two to the green flag after a pair of pace laps. Further back in the field, The first
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By Steve Wittich Setting up today’s 35 lap INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix Of Alabama Christian Rasmussen is the overwhelming favorite to win this afternoon’s INDY NXT by Firestone race at Barber Motorsports Park. Fourteen of 17 series winners at the 2.3-mile, 17-turn natural terrain road course have come from the pole. Pato O’Ward
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By Steve Wittich Christian Rasmussen found just enough space on the busy 2.3-mile, 17-turn Barber Motorsports Park natural terrain road course to grab his second INDY NXT by Firestone pole. Rasmussen’s pole-winning lap of 70.7371 seconds broke the previous track record of 71.5149 seconds set by Linus Lundqvist in 2021. The Danish veteran was one
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By Steve Wittich HMD Motorsports rookie Nolan Siegel led his second INDY NXT by Firestone practice session of the young 2023 season. The Californian was one of a dozen drivers under the current track record of 71.5149 seconds set by Linus Lundqvist in 2021. The top four drivers came from the HMD Motorsports stable, and
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich After a two-month break, the INDY NXT by Firestone field finally got back on track for a Friday afternoon session at Barber Motorsports Park. It was a perfect sunny spring afternoon in Alabama when the first of two practice sessions got underway at 1:40 pm. The ambient temperature was 73F, and the
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich The 19 drivers that took part in the season-opening INDY NXT by Firestone race were joined by Jack William Miller (No. 40 Abel Motorsports) on a chilly April morning at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for an open test on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course. It was chilly enough that INDYCAR pushed the
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