From INDYCAR Medical Director Michael Olinger. James Hinchcliffe has sustained an injury to his thigh and is currently undergoing surgery....
Quick update on the James Hinchcliffe crash. First things first. Hinchcliffe was extracted from his damaged No. 5 by the Holmatro Safety Team and is being transported directly to IU Health Methodist Hospital. The Verizon IndyCar Series reported that he was awake. Hinchcliffe had turned 22 laps on the day so far. His last...
The No. 5 Arrow/Lucas Oil Honda of James Hinchcliffe became the fifth driver in the past week to suffer a hard crash. This time it’s in Turn 3. He’s still being attended to by the Holmatro Safety Team. It appeared the something broke on the car and he made hard contact with the right side...
After taking the weekend off the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire series hits the 2.5 oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for six hours of testing today. Indy Lights ROP took place at Chicagoland Speedway on Thursday, May 15th. Eight rookies and one veteran took part in the day long test. Belardi Auto Racing...
Good morning from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where it is the day after an interesting qualifying session. Verizon IndyCar Series teams and drivers will have a 3.5 hour practice session to tune their race cars for the 99th “Greatest Spectacle In Racing”. Also joining IndyCar on track will be the Indy Lights presented by Cooper...
INDIANAPOLIS –Indianapolis is known for surprises, and this qualifying weekend certainly lived up to that… Saturday saw two cars take qualifying attempts before the rains came in and washed out the remainder of the day. Sunday started with a practice crash by the #20 car and a five-hour delay while the safety concerns of the...
SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS NO. 11 HYDROXYCUT/HAUS VAPORIZER KV RACING TECHNOLOGYCHEVROLET/DALLARA/FIRESTONE Qualified: 7th Lap 1: 225.559 mph Lap 2: 225.346 mph Lap 3: 224.859 mph Lap 4: 225.010 mph Average Speed: 225.193 mph “I had one big moment. On my first lap I got one big gust (of wind) out of turn two going into turn three...
Stefano Coletti No. 4 KV Racing Technology Chevrolet/Dallara/Firestone Qualified: 32nd Lap 1: 221.870 mph Lap 2: 221.978 mph Lap 3: 221.967 mph Lap 4: 222.187 mph Average Speed: 221.001 mph Qualifying quote: “This is definitely not how I wanted to qualify for my first Indianapolis 500, so I’m disappointed with how today went. In my...
CFH RACING QUALIFIES ALL THREE CARS IN THE TOP 12 FOR THE 99TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 Newgarden Starts 9th, Hildebrand Will Roll Off 10th and Carpenter Bounces Back After Huge Morning Crash To Qualify 12th (SPEEDWAY, Ind.) May 17, 2015 – Indianapolis 500 Qualifications Notes Qualifications for the 99th Running of the Indianapolis...
Update, the issue Lazier had in the practice wound up being a rear axle problem, that took them too long to fix and make the tech line for the original qualifying session. Hawksworth’s team said they missed the gearing on his and Sato’s cars for their earlier runs. With the right gears for the conditions,...
