Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Saturday Qualifications Groups Group 1 #3 Helio Castroneves #22 Simon Pagenaud #67 Josef Newgarden #20 Luca Filippi #2 Juan Pablo Montoya #8 Sage Karam (R) #15 Graham Rahal #27 Marco Andretti #41 Jack Hawksworth #98 Gabby Chaves (R) #18 Rudolfo Gonzalez (R) Group 2 #1 Will Power #9 Scott
READ MOREBy Joe Berkemeier Notable by their absence again this weekend are the “front uppers” on the front wings of the Chevrolet entries. Those had to be removed on very short notice last weekend at Long Beach after INDYCAR asked they be more securely fastened. (And they’ve asked that we don’t refer to them by the...
By Steve Wittich and Joe Berkemeier James Davison, a 2014 Indianapolis 500 competitor and former Indy Lights race winner, won his first career Pirelli World Challenge race this morning. He and his Nissan GT-R qualified on pole and held many restart challenges by the Lamborghini Gallardo of Nick Castberg to cross under the checkered flags...
Weiron Tan started his second straight Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire race on the pole, and this time he was able to hold of a stout challenge from Timothe Buret to cruise to his first official series victory. Tan also started on pole at NOLA Motorsports Park, but was unable to hold off a...
By Joe Berkemeier The two-day race weekend schedule meant a lot of teams left from Indianapolis on Friday morning, instead of the usual Thursday morning departure. That particular schedule also meant that I also left on Friday night (as opposed to Thursday), flying into Atlanta then driving over to Birmingham. Pretty easy 2-hour drive on...
By Steve Wittich and Joe Berkemeier Good morning from the Barber Motorsports Park, where the Verizon IndyCar Series joins in the fun after yesterday’s activities. Here’s the schedule for a very busy day of action here – all times Central: 9:00-10:00am – Verizon IndyCar Series Practice #1 10:15 – Pro Mazda Race #1(40 minutes) 12:40...
Indianapolis, IN – April 25, 2015 – Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) announced today that American driver Conor Daly will pilot the team’s third entry for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race on Sunday, May 24. Daly, a 23-year-old, Noblesville, Indiana native, will drive the No. 43 Honda-powered Dallara for his second start
READ MOREBirmingham, Ala. – After 40 minutes of almost constant shuffling of positions at the top of the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires pack, Spencer Pigot and Juncos Racing claimed the pole position for the first of two races that will comprise this weekend’s Legacy Indy Lights 100 at Barber Motorsports Park. The honor came
READ MOREBirmingham, Ala. – Aaron Telitz produced a stunning performance this evening at Barber Motorsports Park to earn victory in the first of two Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda races that will comprise this weekend’s Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Alabama. Victor Franzoni finished second for Afterburner Autosport after leading most of the race,
READ MOREUnfortunately with eight total Mazda Road To Indy sessions today, I was not able to do much snooping in the IndyCar paddock. Watch for a few nuggets in Joe’s open tomorrow morning. In the meantime here is the remainder of the days Mazda Road To Indy action. Thanks so much for reading. Cooper Tires USF2000...
