March 27, 2015 An interview with: MICHAEL ANDRETTI JUSTIN WILSON T.E. McHALE: Good morning, everybody. Great to see all of you back with us after a long off season. Welcome to the first of our series of trackside media briefings in 2015. Thanks for making the time to be here. During this very long off
READ MOREJake Eidson again led the USF2000 field, though this time it was an abbreviated session. Well, technically the session went the full 30 minutes, but it started to rain a bit so everyone parked on pit lane the final 15 minutes or so. We aren’t expecting rain tomorrow, so it makes no sense to run
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Well, the first session for the Verizon IndyCar Series and the new aero kits went pretty well. There were a couple red flags, one for the stall of Stefano Coletti in turn 10, another for debris on the back straight. Also saw quite a few cars in the run-off, including Will...
READ MOREWILSON JOINS ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT FOR PARTIAL INDYCAR SEASON SOURCE: Andretti PR ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 27, 2015) – Andretti Autosport confirmed today that Justin Wilson will join its Verizon IndyCar Series program for part of the 2015 season. The 36-year-old veteran driver will pilot the No. 25 Honda for the Grand Prix of Indianapolis as...
READ MOREQuick note from USF2000 Practice which took place on a damp but mostly dry race track. The USF2000 drivers got to be the first on the St. Pete track, meaning they got to deal with some wet spots and just an overall green raceway. There was one red flag as Keyvan Andres Soori was...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Ed Jones took to a slick and slightly damp track and paced the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires field with a time of 1:07.140. The key thing most were watching for in this session were to see how the new car performed. Well, from strictly a time sheet standpoint, it seemed...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Welcome to the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. First, I can’t stress how nice it is to be at a race track – FINALLY!! This is my first event of the season, having not been able to attend any of the preseason testing thanks to some commitments at my “real” job....
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Still trying to get my bearings here in St. Pete, but the action is already coming in fast and furious. Going to be a busy day! Here is the timesheet for the first Star Mazda practice session. Timothe Buret from Montepellier, France put the Juncos Racing car in P1. Like the USF2000
READ MOREQuick note from USF2000 Practice which took place on a damp but mostly dry race track. The USF2000 drivers got to be the first on the St. Pete track, meaning they got to deal with some wet spots and just an overall green raceway. There was one red flag as Keyvan Andres Soori was stopped
READ MORENew cars, new teams, new drivers and a kindled enthusiasm. There is a lot to be excited about as the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire series begins with the double header Mazda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by Peninsula Pipeline this weekend. The brand new state-of-the art Dallara IL-15 is powered by a
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