By Tony DiZinno and Steve Wittich The first of three busy days at Barber Motorsports Park is in the books. Today featured the combination of picture perfect weather, quintessential Southern hospitality in Birmingham and a busy, but never overly chaotic, schedule among the Verizon IndyCar Series, Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires and...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno Before first practice kicked off at 11:15 a.m. CT and local time, four-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion – and Barber’s eternally podium-but-not-yet-winner – Scott Dixon paid a visit to the media center. He touched on his season so far, as well as address his recent announcement that he’d be on NBC’s next...
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By Tony DiZinno, Patrick Stephan, and Steve Wittich Location: Mooresville, N.C. Team Owner: Roger Penske President: Tim Cindric General Manager: Clive Howell Team Manager: Jon Bouslog Competition Director: Kyle Moyer Technical Director: Ron Ruzewski Engine Manufacturer: Chevrolet First Indy car start: 1968 Telegraph Trophy 200 at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada (Mark Donohue)...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich TSO was able to confirm with Team Penske’s Jon Bouslog that a number of over the wall crew members for the No. 2 and No. 12 would be swapping spots for the championship deciding race. The car chief and outside front tire changer (Matt Jonsson), outside rear tire changer (Shaun Rinaman), and...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Sorry for the delay in getting this update to you. The delay was caused by waiting for Hildebrand to clear medical. Despite not testing at Iowa Speedway this year, Team Penske unloaded quickly, and ended up in the top three spots of the timesheet. Last year’s winner Josef Newgarden turned the fastest...
READ MORESix straight years of Andretti Autosport dominance came to an end by the time the checkered flag fell on the tenth anniversary edition of the Iowa Corn 300. Ed Carpenter Racing’s Josef Newgarden shucked (groan… oh great, there’s the first lame corn based pun) the competition while leading 282 of 300 laps on the way to...
READ MOREBY BRUCE MARTIN @BruceMartin_500 ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin – Rumors of Team Penske’s demise in the Verizon IndyCar Series have been greatly exaggerated. Despite four wins in the first eight races of the 2017 season, Team Penske has not lived up to the dominating status of last season when it won 10 of the 16 races....
READ MOREBY BRUCE MARTIN @BruceMartin_500 ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin – It’s been an unusual season for Team Penske as three of the four drivers have won this season but none of them are dominant. Team Penske showed dominance in Friday’s second practice session, however, as Josef Newgarden led a 1-2-3-4 sweep of the fast times at...
READ MORETeam Penske Verizon IndyCar Series Race Report Track: Texas Motor Speedway Race: Rainguard Water Sealers 600 Date: June 10, 2017 No. 1 DXC Technology Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Simon Pagenaud Start: 12th Finish: 3rd Status: Running Laps Completed: 248/248 Laps Led: 0 Points Position: 2nd (-13) Recap: Simon Pagenaud fought a hard race during the...
READ MOREVerizon IndyCar Series Qualifying Report – Pole Day Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race: Indianapolis 500 Date: May 21, 2017 No. 1 Menards Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Simon Pagenaud Position: 23rd Four-Lap Time: 2:37.8303 Speed: 228.093 mp Quote: “The Menards Chevrolet had great balance again but speed is still a little lacking. I’m
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