CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH STREETS LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA POST QUALIFYING RECAP APRIL 8, 2017 Helio Castroneves Puts Chevrolet on Pole with Track Record at Long Beach LONG BEACH, Calif – (April 8, 2017) – Something about the Streets of Long Beach fits Helio Castroneves to a
READ MORESIMON PAGENAUD (No. 1 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet): “It was just one of those unfortunate things. I understand the penalty because I interfered with (Helio) Castroneves’ lap. I backed up a little to set up a second lap on the (alternate tires) and Helio was right there. I was boxed in; there was nothing I
READ MORELONG BEACH, California – Qualifying Saturday for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Verizon IndyCar Series event on the 1.968-mile Long Beach street circuit, with qualifying position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, time and speed in parentheses: 1. (3) Helio Castroneves, Chevrolet, 01:06.2254 (106.980) 2. (9) Scott Dixon, Honda, 01:06.4123 (106.679) 3. (28)
READ MORELONG BEACH, California (Saturday, April 8, 2017) – He may be one of the elder statesmen of the Verizon IndyCar Series, but Helio Castroneves isn’t slowing down anytime soon. The Team Penske driver broke his own track record today in winning a third straight Verizon P1 Award to start on pole position in Sunday’s Toyota
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Well for only having one series to cover, I’ve again managed to be way behind, so here goes the end of the day, time for the catch-up on everything report, including more qualifying notes in a bit. And I doubt I’ll really even get caught up 🙂 Got a lot of...
By Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Ok, time for Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying. In group one, the leaders after the first couple laps were completed saw Jones up front, followed by Daly, then RHR, Rossi, Pigot and Newgarden. Looked like Daly, Jones and Pigot went with reds, while everyone else was on primary “blacks” initially. With 2...
By Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) The second practice session got away on time at 10:45am local time here in a slightly “chilly” Long Beach. That’s cool for Long Beach, not really for anywhere else, but it is a lower temp than usual. The moisture from last night was no longer an issue, but the lack of...
By Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Good morning race fans. We did get that planned rain overnight, and the car was certainly wet when we got to it this morning. But, the area seems to be mostly dried out, with just a few random puddles around. The sports cars are out now on the track, so we’re...
Marco Andretti posts second-quickest lap in the second practice session Takuma Sato runs fourth, Ryan Hunter-Reay fifth in tight field Dixon leads morning practice as Honda drivers claim six of the top eight positions LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 7, 2017) – Marco Andretti led the way for Honda in opening Verizon IndyCar Series practice for...
Round 2 of Verizon IndyCar Series competition is underway as the series took to the streets of Long Beach, California, beginning the weekend with two practice sessions on the 1.968-mile street circuit. The field of 21 will return to the track for morning practice followed by qualifying with live broadcast on NBC Sports Network at
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