Testing Report: Phoenix Open Test PHOENIX (Feb. 12, 2017)—The Verizon IndyCar Series teams left the Open Test at Phoenix International Raceway either frustrated or happy after the two day session. Fortunately for A.J. Foyt’s ABC Supply Racing team, they were in the latter camp. “Overall with everybody being new, working with each other and learning
READ MORECompetition runs strong and deep at Phoenix Raceway open test AVONDALE, Ariz. (Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017) – Two days of on-track testing for 21 Verizon IndyCar Series drivers and teams were literally like day and night. Cars carrying Chevrolet engines and aero kits dominated the day sessions of the Phoenix Raceway open test, while those...
Aleshin Leads the Way for Honda in Final Indy Car Pre-Season Practice Mikhail Aleshin leads Honda contingent in “The Test in the West” 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series opens March 12 in St. Petersburg, Florida PHOENIX, Ariz. (February 11, 2017) – Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ Mikhail Aleshin led the Honda contingent at the two-day “Test in the
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CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES OPEN TEST PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY (ARIZONA) FEBRUARY 11, 2017 AVONDALE, (ARIZ) – Chevrolet drivers in the Verizon IndyCar Series (VICS) got down to business at an open test at Phoenix International Raceway. The April 29, 2017 race at the one-mile track just west of Phoenix, Arizona is the first oval
READ MORE“What They’re Saying” from the INDYCAR open test at Phoenix Raceway SIMON PAGENAUD (No. 1 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet): “It was great to be back in the PPG Chevrolet. We’ve had a great test so far. We’ve been able to work on a lot of different things and compile some good data. It was a long
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Thankfully at 9:00pm the checkered flag fell on a very interesting night of testing that eventually started to get a little weird. Talking to RHR just after the session on pit lane, he said, “It was kind of a weird energy at the end with all those cautions. I’m glad to be...
By Patrick Stephan Ok, about 8:30pm we got our next yellow, this time for wheel to wheel contact between the #2 of Josef Newgarden and the #18 of Sebastien Bourdais. The duo touched entering Turn 1. Bourdais was ahead and as they entered the then corner, Newgarden drove it down in to the inside, and...
By Patrick Stephan We’ve had our second wall contact of the session and third of the day as Takuma Sato has hit the wall at the exit of Turn 1. His accident looked similar to that of Rossi, and certainly had that “sound” as we heard him hit the wall – even inside the media...
By Patrick Stephan As expected, we saw Ed Jones heading down pit lane just after 6:00pm to go get in to his Dale Coyne Racing car. The temperature to start the session was 74 ambient and 78 track, with a fairly intermittent breeze blowing from Turn 1 toward Turn 3. I went out back of...
By Patrick Stephan First, TSO has checked in with Dale Coyne as to why Ed Jones only ran 8 laps in the first session. Turns out that Jones is getting over “Mono”. Dale said they sent Ed back to the hotel to rest most of the afternoon, but he will be back to run the...
