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Phoenix Verizon IndyCar Series Quick (and not edited/proofread) Race Report

By Patrick Stephan The nicely aligned field took the green flag and as expected up front it would be Helio taking the point, followed by the rest of the top six slotting in as they qualified so it was Helio, TK, Montoya, Kimball, Carpenter, Dixon. A handful of laps in to the race, 7th was...

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Random Phoenix thoughts before the race starts in 5 minutes

By Patrick Stephan It’s been a pretty calm day since the Indy Lights race ran (won by Kyle Kaiser, full coverage of that race over at TSOLadder.com). We’ve seen a nice crowd arrive in the garage area, now we’ll just have to see how that translates to the crowd in the stands. For certain there...

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Phoenix – Raceday – Good Afternoon!!

By Patrick Stephan Well, good morning (for a few of you) and good afternoon to everyone from Phoenix International Raceway. Really simple official schedule for today. 1:30pm Indy Lights RACE – 90 laps 2:30pm IndyCar Series systems check 6:15pm Verizon IndyCar Series Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix RACE (250 laps) The weather today...

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Andretti Leads the Way for Honda in Phoenix Qualifying

* Disappointing day for Honda teams and drivers * Crashes send Sato, Munoz and Hinchcliffe to the rear of the field * First night oval race of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series on Saturday A disappointing day for Honda drivers and teams on Friday at Phoenix International Raceway saw Marco Andretti lead the field for...

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CHEVY INDYCAR AT PHOENIX: Helio Castroneves Shatters Track Record to Win the Pole

HELIO CASTRONEVES EARNS POLE, SETS PHOENIX TRACK RECORD Team Penske driver leads Chevrolet to top 10 positions in qualifications on oval PHOENIX (April 1, 2016) – Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves broke the 20-year-old Phoenix International Raceway track record on the way to earning the Verizon P1 Award for the pole position for the Desert

Helio Castroneves Earns Pole, Sets Phoenix Track Record

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES DESERT DIAMOND WEST VALLEY PHOENIX GRAND PRIX PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY (ARIZONA) QUALIFYING RECAP FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016 HELIO CASTRONEVES EARNS POLE, SETS PHOENIX TRACK RECORD Team Penske driver leads Chevrolet to top 10 positions in qualifications on oval PHOENIX (April 1, 2016) – Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves broke...

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Mixed Qualifying Results for SPM IndyCar & Lights teams at Phoenix

Avondale, AZ – April 1, 2016 – Mikhail Aleshin lead the IndyCar qualifying effort for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) after teammate James Hinchcliffe crashed during the first practice on Friday at Phoenix International Raceway. Twenty-eight-year-old, Russian driver Aleshin, who finished fifth at the IndyCar season opener in St. Pete, was the third fastest Honda driver....

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Kaiser Claims Pole After Tight Phoenix Qualifying

AVONDALE, Ariz. – Kyle Kaiser didn’t turn the fastest lap during this afternoon’s qualifying session on the 1.022-mile Phoenix International Raceway oval – that honor fell to Brazilian Andre Negrao – but a blend of impressive pace and admirable consistency over his two-lap run was enough for the Californian teenager to claim the pole position...

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Phoenix Friday Verizon IndyCar Series Final Practice Notes and Results

By Patrick Stephan Ok, the final practice can be summed up two ways. One is this exchange between the pair of track announcers here at PIR. “Three wide in to Turn 1 – Simon Pagenaud has to lift – wow!!” “Hey, how much does practice pay?” “Not sure, I missed that memo!” And yes, it...

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Dale Coyne Racing drivers gain experience in Phoenix

Avondale, Arizona (April 1, 2016) – Dale Coyne Racing drivers Luca Filippi and Conor Daly qualified respectively 16th and 18th at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday for tomorrow’s Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix. It was the first one-mile oval qualifying session for both drivers and while the final results were not what they