By Patrick Stephan We have some paint schemes that are new or at least need clarified because those teams run different liveries on a regular basis. Beside these, the rest of the field is relatively sporting the colors you’d expect. ...
By Patrick Stephan The Verizon IndyCar Series practice concluded with Josef Newgarden in P1 at 170.654mph, followed by Castroneves, Rahal, Kimball, and Sato. In sixth it was James Jakes, who continues to look very strong this weekend. Jakes was the fourth quick Honda yesterday, moving up to third for Honda this morning. Chevy still dominates...
By Patrick Stephan Good morning from THE Milwaukee Mile where it’s currently 78 degrees outside with the track a balmy 91. Here in the media center it is a nice comfy 52 😉 Just kidding, not everyone is wearing a jacket in here (I didn’t bring one). The weather forecast for today is looking great,...
STEFANO COLETTI NO. 4 KV RACING TECHNOLOGY CHEVROLET/DALLARA/FIRESTONE ABC Supply Co. Inc. Wisconsin 250 – July 11-12, 2015 “I’m excited to go to Milwaukee and race on another oval. We had a good result in Fontana two weeks ago and I am getting used to ovals with every lap I do. Its a big learning...
By Patrick Stephan and Steve Wittich Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires qualifying saw Scott Anderson return from his practice crash to run a respectable lap of 147.568mph, good enough for 8th. Not bad considering he ran one hard lap in the first practice and he spun and hit the wall then. For the second...
By Patrick Stephan Seven minutes in to the Verizon IndyCar Series practice we got our first yellow for a track inspection, with Josef Newgarden the early leader on the time sheet at 21.8923 seconds (166.908 miles per hour) although he had only turned 5 laps, and most of the field had not done much more than their...
By Patrick Stephan The first on track action of the day came with the 4:00pm start of the Indy Lights practice session. The entry list here features just 11 cars – sadly – this is a great venue for them. Scott Anderson waited a bit before heading out, and then on his fifth lap, he...
By Steve Wittich and Patrick Stephan First, there appears to have been a technical glitch with Steve’s opening post of the day, with some of you potentially not receiving the info. So, we’ll send it again, sorry if that part appears twice. Please note though that we’ve added to this now, so there is more...
Welcome to a humid Milwaukee Mile where the Verizon IndyCar Series and Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire series will test the historic one mile flat oval. I (Steve) will be covering the Indy Lights portion of the weekend (and chipping in on IndyCar where I can) and Patrick, who arrives a little later this...
By Dave Reininger Round 12 of the 16 race Verizon IndyCar Series takes place on the Milwaukee Mile located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin. Opened in 1891 as a horse racing track, the first automobile race was held in 1903. Steve Zautke, the Milwaukee Mile track historian,...
