IndyCar Category

By Adam Tate, Associate Editor Now that we are now one week removed from racing’s biggest weekend of the year, I’d like to take a look back to just how historical, significant and amazing the trio of the Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and Coca Cola 600 were this year by looking at some of the incredible facts and statistics of the day. The Monaco Grand Prix had never before started under the safety car, until this year when rain caused the field to take the first 10 laps behind BerndRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief Verizon IndyCar Series rookie Alexander Rossi earned a hard-fought 10th in the opening race of the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit. Rossi, fresh off his career-defining win in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, started the afternoon in 17th, but a wealth of strategies amongst the grid helped progress the California native up the scoreboard. The 24-year-old began the day behind Andretti Autosport teammate Marco Andretti, with the two exchanging passes on several occasions, but as the race wore on RossiRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Sebastien Bourdais and KVSH Racing had the perfect mix of good strategy and defensive driving which propelled them to their second straight win at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park. Bourdais’ race to the win started on lap three when he pitted along with many other drivers to switch over to the harder compound black tires while the Team Penske brigade of Simon Pagenaud, Helio Castroneves and Juan Pablo Montoya led the field out front. Pagenaud elected to stay out and keep track position andRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Simon Pagenaud led a Team Penske sweep of the top three spots at Belle Isle to take his fifth career pole and third of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Season. The Frenchman pulled off a flying lap of 1:14.9166s on the primary black tires as opposed to his rivals who chose to make their qualifying runs on the option red tires. Pagenaud’s lap was just a tick quicker than Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves’ lap of 1:14.9285, who was on the option red tires. “TheRead More

By Frank Santoroski, Staff Writer This coming weekend the Verizon IndyCar Series will return to the Raceway on Belle Isle for the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit, continuing the 2016 season. The race weekend will be the only double-header of the season featuring two full races. The event is slated for June 3-5, 2016. About the Race The Chevrolet Dual in Detroit comprises rounds seven and eight of sixteen for the Verizon IndyCar Series in 2016.  The event is held on a temporary street circuit, one of five such races onRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Spencer Pigot will join Ed Carpenter Racing starting with the Chevrolet Duel in Detroit for the remainder of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Season. The 22-year-old will drive the No. 20 Fuzzy’s Vodka Chevrolet on the 10 remaining road and street courses while driver/owner Ed Carpenter will continue to race on the ovals. Pigot drove for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing at St. Petersburg, the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis and the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil with a bestRead More

By Frank Santoroski, Staff Writer I have now had a day to process the events leading up to and including the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, as well as an opportunity to digest the opinions expressed by the drivers and teams, various sources in the media, and fan reactions. I could easily write 20 or 25 takeaways, but here are five. 1 ) Was the finish a letdown? There are some out there that were left feeling a bit empty with the way theRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief INDIANAPOLIS – Verizon IndyCar Series rookie Alexander Rossi gambled and saved just enough fuel to capture one of the most improbable victories in Indianapolis 500 history. The 24-year-old started 11th and showed flashes of pace while fluctuating in and around the top 10 for most of the afternoon. Josef Newgarden, Tony Kanaan and Carlos Munoz were all players late in the running, but with a green flag run that extended just beyond their reach, it brought different players to the game. Rossi restarted ninth on lapRead More

By Adam Tate, Associate Editor INDIANAPOLIS – 2015 Indy 500 Champion Juan Pablo Montoya has crashed out of the 100th Indianapolis 500. On lap 64 Montoya suddenly and uncharacteristically lost control in turn 2, spinning and making contact with the wall, bringing out a yellow. “Yeah, I am okay. People do a lot of dumb things on a restart and we were just being careful, trying to make up some ground. The car was really good and it felt okay. I went into two and got a big push and IRead More

The Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix, the Indy 500 and the Le Mans 24 Hours: in the opinion of almost everyone, the three most important motor races in the world. To win all three is the ultimate Triple Crown, an official and informal recognition that is attributed to those who win the three most important events in their own particular sport. Only one driver, England’s Graham Hill has managed this feat, winning Indianapolis in 1966, Le Mans in 1972 and Monaco no fewer than five times (1963, 1964, 1965, 1968Read More