Iowa – Friday – Verizon IndyCar Afternoon Practice Times
by Joe Berkemeier and Steve Wittich Two new notable paint schemes this weekend: Josef Newgarden is running the black and gold colors of Wichita State University on his car this weekend. Students from the university, which counts CFHR co-owner Wink Hartman among its donors, are watching from Newgarden’s pit in their Formula SAE t-shirts. Tony...
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Iowa Speedway – Indy Lights and Pro Mazda practice #2 and other notes
The Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire race on Sunday afternoon has been shortened to 100 laps due to concerns about having enough fuel to run 115 laps. ————— TSO had a chance to talk to three different Indy Lights drivers from three different teams and all three said that getting tucked up behind another...
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Iowa – Friday – Afternoon MRTI Practice Notes
By Joe Berkemeier and Steve Wittich: The Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire race on Sunday afternoon has been shortened to 100 laps due to concerns about having enough fuel to run 115 laps. ===== Here are the pit assignments for the weekend: Newgarden Briscoe Karam Kanaan Newgarden ** Gate to Garage Area Rahal Kimball...
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Iowa – Friday – Morning Practice Notes
By Joe Berkemeier and Steve Wittich Joe thinks today’s activities have the chance to be interesting because, yet again, everyone is going a bit into the unknown this weekend. Yes, Iowa Speedway races like a superspeedway, but the cars are running their high downforce short oval package for the second and final weekend of the...
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Iowa Speedway – Indy Lights and Pro Mazda practice #1
Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire – Thursday evening practice The Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire series arrived a day early for an hour and a half test session on Thursday night before the Indy Lights Iowa 115 to test a new compound of rubber (more on that later). There were no on-track incidents. ...
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Dates and Venues Set for Mazda Road to Indy Off-Season Testing
COTA to Host Fifth Annual Chris Griffis Memorial Test; Spring Training Returns Palmetto, Fla. – Even though all three levels of the Mazda Road to Indy are currently engaged in championship battles which are unlikely to be settled until the final rounds at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, near Monterey, Calif., in September, Andersen Promotions already
READ MOREIowa – Friday – 10:30am
By Steve Wittich and Joe Berkemeier Good morning from Iowa Speedway, where on-track activity is underway for the Iowa Corn 300. The Indy Lights cars are on track for the second time this weekend, as they had a test session yesterday. Those times are at the back of this update. We’ve also had a Pro...
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BHA Team Builds Momentum Going Into Iowa
Strong Run at Milwaukee Inspires Team Heading to Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Indianapolis -For the second weekend in a row, short ovals are the challenge for the Verizon Indycar Series drivers. This time, it’s the shortest circuit on the schedule: the .9 mile Iowa Speedway. Heading off a strong showing at the Milwaukee Mile, Gabby...
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Iowa Preview
By Dave Reininger and Steve Wittich Here are Steve and Dave’s preview of this weekend’s races at Iowa Speedway: The Verizon IndyCar series is down to its last 4 races of 2015 with Round 13 this weekend at Iowa Speedway. The track is located in Newton, Iowa, which is 35 miles east of Des Moines....
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