‘What They’re Saying’ from Indianapolis 500 Practice Day 1 STEFAN WILSON (No. 25 Driven2savelives – KVRT Chevrolet): “It was amazing to be out at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway driving an Indy car for the first time and just a big learning curve. It was great to get through phases 1 and 2 of rookie orientation and
READ MOREAndretti Leads Honda 1-2-3-4 as Indianapolis 500 Practice Begins Marco Andretti and teammates sweep Opening Day for Indy 500 preparation Alexander Rossi runs fourth, leads rookie field Seven Honda drivers, three Honda teams in top 10 Marco Andretti led the way for Honda and his Andretti Autosport team in Opening Day practice at the Indianapolis
READ MOREAndretti cars set pace in busy opening day of Indy 500 practice INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, May 16, 2016) – The importance of track time was plainly evident on the opening day of practice for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. All 33 entered cars saw time on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis
READ MORERahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Verizon IndyCar Series OPENING DAY & ROOKIE ORIENTATION PROGRAM NOTES/QUOTES – May 16, 2016 RAHAL SET THE EIGHTH FASTEST TIME ON OPENING DAY FOR THE INDY 500; PIGOT PASSED HIS ROOKIE ORIENTATION PROGRAM AND CONTINUED TO GET ACCLIMATED 1) Marco
READ MORECompleted Rookie Orientation Program in the morning and ran full practice in the afternoon. Fastest lap: 40.4352 seconds/222.578 mph – 25th on speed charts Stefan Wilson quote RE: Rookie Orientation: RE: His first time on track this morning: “I went really fast… It was amazing to be out at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway driving an IndyCar for...
Fastest lap: 40.3488 seconds/223.055 mph – 22nd on speed charts Sebastien Bourdais Practice Quote: “It was a decent start of the week for the Hydroxycut – KVSH Racing team. We started with a setup that was quite different than what we are used to. We are still trying to acclimatize to the aero configuration for...
Sage Karam’s Nine-Month Racing Hiatus Ends Monday As 21-Year-Old Racer Gets Back in an IndyCar at IMS Youngest 2016 Indy 500 Driver Posts a 224 MPH Lap in 1st Day of Practice SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 16, 2016) – Young Sage Karam has been waiting nine months to get back into a race car. And Monday at the famed Indianapolis
READ MORE“As a team, because of weather, we kind of accelerated our program and moved some things forward that we had planned for the end of the week. I think that’s why we look pretty stout right now. By Fast Friday you’ll see things where they really pan out across the field. I’m pretty happy with
READ MOREBRABHAM PASSES INDIANAPOLIS 500 ROOKIE ORIENTATION PROGRAM Matt Brabham has taken the first major step towards his first Indianapolis 500 start by passing the Rookie Orientation Program on the 2.5 mile Speedway today. It was Brabham’s first competitive look at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since finishing second in the Freedom 100 Indy Lights race in...
Track Report: May 16 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. May 16, 2016 – Turning few laps during Opening Day practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the No. 14, 41, and 35 teams worked to establish a baseline for the upcoming week both on and off track. Takuma Sato led the three teams in first practice, turning 24 laps with
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