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The Indianapolis 500 is a race where starting position means very little. Recently, two-time Indy 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya said as much to the IndyStar, after qualifying 18th. In the same article, Graham Rahal who qualified 15th backed up Montoya’s claim. “Qualifying here, is not the most important thing,” said Rahal. “But with the […]
The Indianapolis 500 starting grid is set. While the motorsport world waits to see how Fernando Alonso finishes after qualifying P5, Scott Dixon shows why he’s still a force. After his qualifying accident, Sebastien Bourdais speaks. James Davison subs. That and more stories in brief, on this edition of the Indy 500 notebook. Alonso blames […]
Following successful late-night surgery, Sebastien Bourdais is on the mend; just not quick enough to run in the 101st Indianapolis 500. Dale Coyne Racing announced that 30-year-old Australian, James Davison will drive Bourdais’ #18 car for the upcoming 500-mile race. Twitter: .@DaleCoyneRacing announced today that @JD33Davison will replace Sebastien Bourdais in the No. 18 for […]
Sebastien Bourdais was on pace for P1 during Day 1 Qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. Lapping his first two qualifying laps in the 38s range and topping out in advance of 231 mph. Then it happened. Bourdais carried too much speed and looked to lose control of the rear, mid-entry into T2 on has third […]
As of the completion of Practice 4 on Thursday, practice for the Indianapolis 500 has reached half time. It also marks the end of open practice, as starting tomorrow, Fast Friday, drivers will start practice for qualifying in groups. As open practice ends and qualifying practice begins, what have we learned from the 33 entrants […]
Summary of what happened through the first four days of Indianapolis 500 practice, in case you don’t want to sit through nearly 20 hours of practice footage. Highlights include: Alonso’s rookie orientation dominance; Honda and Chevrolet mirroring each other in Practice 1 and 2; a small grid participating in Practice 3; and some drivers finally turning up their […]
In sports where players are assigned numbers, the reason for it: it allows fans, officials, and the other team to quickly identify a player. When players get to pick their own number, there is a reason why they picked that number as well. It can be as generic as: it was assigned to them and they […]
How do you promote the Greatest Spectacle In Racing? With a month lead-up, a road course race, and one of the biggest stars in racing trying for a Triple Crown? Turn the 14th largest city in the United States into your playground, of course. IndyCar Series organizers along with Indianapolis Motor Speedway representatives in the […]
The lead-up race to the 101st Indianapolis 500 on May 28, the Indy Grand Prix, yielded precision driving by Will Power of Team Penske to get his first victory of the season from pole, and a Honda-majority podium. Courtesy of Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing, and Ryan Hunter-Reay of Andretti Autosport. It also yielded some incredible images from the […]
Team Penske team-mates and front row starters, Will Power and Helio Castroneves traded leads, but Power prevails. Power and Castroneves shared race leader duties but the Australian conquered IMS’s 2.439-mile road course to win his first race of the 2017 season. Twitter: ? @12WillPower raises his trophy to his win at the #INDYCARGP at @IMS. […]
Chevrolet are still perfect when it comes to out-right speed. Team Penske’s Will Power broke his own IndyCar Series’ IMS road course record to claim pole on Friday. The pole position also gave Team Penske its 250th pole, the most by a team in IndyCar Series history. Power’s pole lap of 01m07.7044s with a top […]
Two weeks before the Indianapolis 500, the IndyCar Series stages a race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course. Why, especially when most are looking forward to the Indy 500? Short answer: Because they can. Longer answer: Because it’s necessary and provides ample opportunity to market the Indy 500 proper. The Indianapolis Grand Prix, marketed […]