By Joe Berkemeier and Steve Wittich From the “you learn something new every day” department…. All of the cars that started on alternate tires did so on used alternate tires. But we noticed a few of the cars – Ryan Hunter-Reay and Josef Newgarden among them – had brand new left tires. We asked Dale...
by Joe Berkemeier The race begin under clear sunny skies, ambient temperature 85, track temp 113. Bad start for Will Power – he got swamped and fell all the way back to fifth. Things got wose quickly – Josef Newgarden muscled past Power at Turn 4, and Power went off the track. Power and Charlie...
by Joe Berkemeier The race begin under clear sunny skies, ambient temperature 85, track temp 113. Bad start for Will Power – he got swamped and fell all the way back to fifth. Things got wose quickly – Josef Newgarden muscled past Power at Turn 4, and Power went off the track. Power and Charlie...
By Joe Berkemeier and Steve Wittich So there was an owner’s meeting on Friday night, and it didn’t take long for some of the details to leak out. We were already hearing about the meeting on Saturday afternoon. Robin Miller wrote about the proposed 2016 schedule – well, the possibilities of such. We heard as...
Indy Lights Race #2 For the second straight day at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course the 12 Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire drivers put on an entertaining show that resulted in a surprise winner. The masses of fans on the viewing hills surrounding the 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course saw 8Star Motorsports rookie part-timer Sean...
By Joe Berkemeier Larry Foyt told us that the AJ Foyt Racing team is changing the steering rack and nose cone on Jack Hawksworth’s car after his morning’s contact with the tires. Hawksworth’s teammate Takuma Sato is running his 100th IndyCar races this weekend. To commemorate the occasion, he’s auctioning off a special helmet to...
By Joe Berkemeier and Steve Wittich One note from the drivers’ meeting – as last year, both the initial start of the race and any restarts will take place on the backstretch – after Turn 2. That’s how it was last year, but in years past they’ve also had the initial start on the backstretch...
LEXINGTON, Ohio August 1, 2015—Driving the No. 41 ABC Supply Honda, Jack Hawksworth qualified 11th for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Saturday afternoon while his teammate Takuma Sato will start 16th in the No. 14 ABC Supply Honda. Defending race winner Scott Dixon won the Verizon P1 pole award with
READ MOREBy Joe Berkemeier and Steve Wittich Good morning from Mid-Ohio, where the final day of the Honda Indy 200 is underway. The Pro Mazda race is underway with Neil Alberico in the lead. Steve will have a full report in the next update. Here is the remainder of the day’s open wheel schedule – all...
Unparalleled Program Rewards with $200K USF2000 Scholarship LEXINGTON, Ohio (August 1) – The Mazda Road to Indy has attracted drivers from around the globe since its launch in 2010. For this weekend’s seven rounds of competition at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, 13 countries are represented across the three development series’ grids in Indy Lights
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