BY BRUCE MARTIN @BruceMartin_500 LEEDS, Alabama – A day that started off fast before being slowed for “weepers” in the high-speed Turn 14 portion of the course on a bright sunny day that limited the afternoon session ended in a blaze of speed as INDYCAR allowed “Push-to-Pass” for the final one-hour of Tuesday’s Open Test at Barber...
READ MORETeam Release: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and Max Chilton Return with Chip Ganassi Racing to Verizon IndyCar Series for 2017 INDIANAPOLIS (December 7, 2016) – Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced today that international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will return in 2017 as the primary partner with
READ MORE1. It’s going to be an All-Star weekend for trio of INDYCAR drivers: This weekend, Toronto isn’t the city that James Hinchcliffe, Josef Newgarden and Conor Daly are used to when they visit each summer for the Honda Indy Toronto. For starters, it’s about 60 degrees warmer. That, and sports fans are abuzz with news of
READ MOREGood morning from a foggy Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. After being unseasonably warm the last two days, it appears that the weather “broke” overnight and it will cooler today. It was “only” 57F when I arrived at the track at 7:15am and the high is supposed to top out at 74F. I lied when I
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich For the third straight year, the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire championship will come down wire at a third different race track in California. In 2013, Sage Karam edged Gabby Chaves at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. In 2014, it was Chaves just eeking out the title over Jack Harvey
READ MOREMore on Scott Hargrove TSO had a chance to chat with Scott Hargrove and he just got the call to drive for JDC Motorsports yesterday and didn’t arrive in Indianapolis until last night. There was no time to make a seat, so he’s using a seat from fellow Canadian Stefan Rzadzinski. ————— Dusty track We
READ MOREJuan Piedrahita was the first driver to venture out onto the damp and foggy 2.3 mile 17-turn road-course. The day featured on and off showers (including a red flag inducing downpour around noon) and a wet track for the majority of the day. Ten different drivers representing five different teams used the day long session
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