IndyCar Category

By Christopher DeHarde, Staff Writer DETROIT — Turn 3 was calamity corner during Sunday’s part of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix doubleheader weekend at Belle Isle and for one driver it’s where everything went wrong while trying to extend the points lead. NTT IndyCar Series points leader Josef Newgarden was trying to defend what would effectively be third place after the second round of pit stops. Alexander Rossi was right behind him on Lap 33 and James Hinchcliffe had just come out of the pits when Newgarden had to go downRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer Mayhem happened on the opening lap of Sunday’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Race No. 2 at Belle Isle, where a Turn 3 pileup collected seven cars. Heading into the treacherous breaking spot, an early three-car battle for eighth became disastrous when Will Power, Felix Rosenqvist, and Patricio O’Ward ran out of real estate, resulting Rosenqvist’s No. 10 NTT Honda lifting off and turned O’Ward’s No. 31 Gallagher Chevrolet being turned around in front of the field. Several cars made abrasive action to avoid the strickenRead More

By INDYCAR DETROIT — On the same day he was bestowed an honor by her majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Scott Dixon wrote another chapter in his royal Indy car history. Dixon recovered from a crash and last-place finish on Saturday to win the second race of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear doubleheader on Sunday. The victory was the 45th of the five-time NTT IndyCar Series champion’s career and moved Dixon within seven wins of tying Mario Andretti for second on the all-time Indy car list. CHEVROLET DETROITRead More

By INDYCAR DETROIT (Sunday, June 2, 2019) – Josef Newgarden continued his assault on the Raceway at Belle Isle Park on Sunday morning, capturing the NTT P1 Award pole position for the second race of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear a day after winning the first race. Driving the No. 2 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet, Newgarden put in a lap of 1 minute, 14.8607 seconds (113.010 mph) on the 14-turn, 2.35-mile temporary street course to earn the seventh pole position of his NTT IndyCar Series career andRead More

By Christopher DeHarde, Staff Writer DETROIT — NTT IndyCar Series rookie Felix Rosenqvist was looking to put the bad result at the Indianapolis 500 behind him and did so with a fourth place result in the first of two races in the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit. The Swedish sensation started fourth ahead of the 75 minute race and was never below fifth place as he fought with Takuma Sato to try to get onto the podium for the first time in NTT IndyCar Series competition. However, Sato and Rosenqvist had smallRead More

By INDYCAR DETROIT — A timely pit stop catapulted Josef Newgarden to victory in the rain-shortened opener of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear doubleheader, as well as back into the NTT IndyCar Series championship lead. Newgarden won Saturday’s race by 0.8237 of a second over Alexander Rossi and capped a perfect day at Belle Isle Park for team owner Roger Penske, whose team also won the IMSA sports car race in the weekend event promoted by Penske’s group. CHEVROLET DETROIT GRAND PRIX: Race 1 results “It was greatRead More

By Christopher DeHarde, Staff Writer DETROIT — Marco Andretti’s gamble in Saturday’s NTT IndyCar Series race on the streets of Belle Isle failed to pay off. The No. 98 Andretti Herta Autosport with Marco Andretti and Curb/Agajanian Honda was the first driver to pit for dry tires on Lap 12 while the track was just starting to dry after a large rainstorm hit before the first race of the doubleheader weekend. What followed was a tense and, at times, very entertaining few laps of onboard footage as the third-generation racer wasRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer It’s rare when an elite caliber of a driver like five-time NTT IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon commits an error. More so if it meant the end of his race, as was the case in Saturday’s 75-minute Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix in Belle Isle Park. With over 31 minutes remaining, Dixon was running in third and poised of turning things around after a disappointing 17th place result in the Indianapolis 500 last Sunday. That all changed once Dixon entered Turn 6 when he clipped theRead More

By INDYCAR DETROIT (Saturday, June 1, 2019) – Alexander Rossi won the NTT P1 Award for the second straight Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear race, capturing the pole position Saturday morning for the NTT IndyCar Series race later in the afternoon. CHEVROLET DETROIT GRAND PRIX: Race 1 qualifying results Rossi, the pole sitter for the second half of the Detroit doubleheader in 2018, sped around the 2.35-mile, 14-turn temporary street course at Belle Isle Park in 1 minute, 14.1989 seconds (114.018 mph) on Saturday to repeat his pole-winningRead More

By INDYCAR DETROIT – Alexander Rossi made a statement on practice day for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear doubleheader weekend, gapping the NTT IndyCar Series field by more than a half-second with his fastest lap. CHEVROLET DETROIT GRAND PRIX: Combined practice results I Qualifying groups Following three practice sessions on Friday, Rossi sat atop the timesheet with a best lap of 1 minute, 15.1367 seconds (112.595 mph) around the Raceway at Belle Isle’s 2.35-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit. The Andretti Autosport driver and 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner was 0.5274 ofRead More