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Simon Pagenaud Pole Winning Notes – Sonoma

SIMON PAGENAUD No. 22 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE TEAM PENSKE DALLARA/CHEVROLET GOPRO GRAND PRIX SONOMA RACEWAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 WINNING POLE NOTES Simon Pagenaud earned his seventh Verizon P1 Pole Award of the season and first on the 2.385-mile Sonoma Raceway on Saturday afternoon. Pagenaud won poles earlier this season at Barber Motorsports Park, the road...

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Championship leader Pagenaud wins pole at Sonoma

SONOMA, Calif. (Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016) – Simon Pagenaud wasn’t about to let up, even with a generous lead in the Verizon IndyCar Series championship heading into the last race of 2016, the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma. The Team Penske driver continued his qualifying mastery and will start from pole position in Sunday’s season...

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“What They’re Saying” from GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma qualifying

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA (No. 2 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): “It was a good run for our hum by Verizon car. We had a really good day today and we knew we had a shot at it. I could just put the gas down in a couple of corners because the car had a little oversteer,...

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KVSH Racing’s Bourdais Qualifies Ninth for GoPro GP of Sonoma

SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS No. 11 PLANTRONICS – KVSH Racing Chevrolet/Dallara/Firestone GOPRO Grand Prix of Sonoma – Qualifying – Saturday, September 17, 2016 KVSH RACING’S BOURDAIS QUALIFIES NINTH FOR GOPRO GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA Sebastien Bourdais qualified the No. 11 PLANTRONICS – KVSH Racing Chevrolet/Dallara/Firestone entry ninth for tomorrow’s GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma on the 2.385-mile,...

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Qualifying Report: GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma

SONOMA, Calif. Sept. 17, 2016—The challenges of Sonoma Raceway are well known as the track tests the skills of a team’s engineers as well as the skills of its drivers. High-speed corners that generate tremendous downforce, elevation changes and hairpin turns all combine to make Sonoma Raceway one of the toughest tracks on the Verizon...

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RAHAL EARNED HIS TOP STARTING POSITION OF THE SEASON WITH FIFTH PLACE FOR THE GOPRO GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma – Sonoma Raceway Verizon IndyCar Series QUALIFYING NOTES/QUOTES – Saturday, September 17, 2016 RAHAL EARNED HIS TOP STARTING POSITION OF THE SEASON WITH FIFTH PLACE FOR THE GOPRO GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA INDYCAR SEASON FINALE; ALSO HIS TOP START HERE POLE: Simon Pagenaud 1:16.2565 /...

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Aleshin, Hinchcliffe to Start 11th, 20th for IndyCar Season Finale at Sonoma

Sonoma, CA – September 17, 2016 – Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) drivers Mikhail Aleshin and James Hinchcliffe qualified 11th and 20th for Sunday’s GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma, the season finale for the Verizon IndyCar Series. Both drivers were in the second qualifying group on Saturdayafternoon. Aleshin finished third in the group and advanced...

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GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma – Saturday End of Day Report

By Steve Wittich Simon Pagenaud’s pole was the eighth pole for Team Penske at Sonoma Raceway (2016, 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, and 1970) Today’s pole marked the 11th of the season for Team Penske, that equates to the team winning 68.75% of the 16 possible poles this year. In the good news/bad news department...

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GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Qualifying Report

By Patrick Stephan The GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying session got started a couple minutes late as the Holmatro Safety team had to make some repairs to the track up in Turn 5 following the Pirelli World Challenge race. When the green flag flew, the track temperature was up 116, up...

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GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma 2:45pm (Hinch, Penske, Menard, food, etc).

By Patrick Stephan Ok, time to get through some notes I’ve been collecting today. Let’s start with a sports car note, Austin Cindric, the 18-year-old high school senior from Charlotte, NC, captured the GT class pole in a tight qualifying session this morning at the Grand Prix of Sonoma presented by Cadillac. Cindric, is the son...

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