NEWTON, Iowa (July 17, 2015) – Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Tony Kanaan and Scott Dixon ran 1-2 on the speed chart in both 45-minute Verizon IndyCar Series practice sessions for the Iowa Corn 300 on the 0.894-mile Iowa Speedway oval. Kanaan, who has earned podium finishes in the past five races at Iowa Speedway, posted
READ MOREBy Joe Berkemeier and Steve Wittich With the announcement that the Mazda Road To Indy will be heading to Circuit of The Americas for the Chris Griffis Memorial Test in November, TSO felt the need to inquire about the Verizon IndyCar Series and the Austin, Texas home of Formula 1 in the United States. TSO...
by Joe Berkemeier and Steve Wittich Two new notable paint schemes this weekend: Josef Newgarden is running the black and gold colors of Wichita State University on his car this weekend. Students from the university, which counts CFHR co-owner Wink Hartman among its donors, are watching from Newgarden’s pit in their Formula SAE t-shirts. Tony...
The Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire race on Sunday afternoon has been shortened to 100 laps due to concerns about having enough fuel to run 115 laps. ————— TSO had a chance to talk to three different Indy Lights drivers from three different teams and all three said that getting tucked up behind another...
By Joe Berkemeier and Steve Wittich: The Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire race on Sunday afternoon has been shortened to 100 laps due to concerns about having enough fuel to run 115 laps. ===== Here are the pit assignments for the weekend: Newgarden Briscoe Karam Kanaan Newgarden ** Gate to Garage Area Rahal Kimball...
By Joe Berkemeier and Steve Wittich Joe thinks today’s activities have the chance to be interesting because, yet again, everyone is going a bit into the unknown this weekend. Yes, Iowa Speedway races like a superspeedway, but the cars are running their high downforce short oval package for the second and final weekend of the...
Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire – Thursday evening practice The Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire series arrived a day early for an hour and a half test session on Thursday night before the Indy Lights Iowa 115 to test a new compound of rubber (more on that later). There were no on-track incidents. ...
COTA to Host Fifth Annual Chris Griffis Memorial Test; Spring Training Returns Palmetto, Fla. – Even though all three levels of the Mazda Road to Indy are currently engaged in championship battles which are unlikely to be settled until the final rounds at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, near Monterey, Calif., in September, Andersen Promotions already
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich and Joe Berkemeier Good morning from Iowa Speedway, where on-track activity is underway for the Iowa Corn 300. The Indy Lights cars are on track for the second time this weekend, as they had a test session yesterday. Those times are at the back of this update. We’ve also had a Pro...
