IndyCar Tag

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief INDIANAPOLIS – Monaco. Indy. Charlotte. The Memorial Day Weekend tradition begins as the sun rises on an early Indiana morning. Formula 1 has an Aussie on pole for the Monaco Grand Prix in the form of Daniel Ricciardo. IndyCar has affable Canadian, James Hinchcliffe on point for 100th Indianapolis 500. Martin Truex Jr. will lead the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series field to green for the Coca Cola 600. All three unlikely stars that appear ready to shine on this monumental day. May 29, 2016 – aRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter It is safe to say that Gabby Chaves’ first outing with Dale Coyne Racing racing can be labeled solid. Chaves signed a deal at the last minute to race for Dale Coyne to replace Luca Filippi for the two rounds at Indianapolis. Despite not being in an IndyCar since the series’ test at Phoenix International Raceway in February, Chaves did not feel intimidated. He showed pace immediately during practice for the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis, as he nearly matched teammate Conor Daly. “TheRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief INDIANAPOLIS – Spencer Pigot is preparing for his third career Verizon IndyCar Series start and first in the Indianapolis 500, but the focus for racing’s top prize remains the same. The reigning Indy Lights champion is taking everything in for his first Month of May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, finally realizing the dream of a lifelong goal. “Yeah, the Indy 500 is the one race I’ve always wanted to be a part of,” Pigot told Motorsports Tribune.“I know I share that with pretty much everyRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Heading into the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, Ryan Hunter-Reay is looking to put the memories of last year’s race behind him. It was that race where Hunter-Reay struggled to find grip virtually the entire month and ended up finishing the racing in 19th place. The problem continued post-500 on the series’ next oval round at Texas Motor Speedway as Hunter-Reay crashed in practice and struggled to a 15th place finish. Following the race, the car was scrutinized byRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter INDIANAPOLIS – Heading into the 100th Indianapolis 500 presented by Penngrade Motor Oil and after just three races as an entrant in the Verizon IndyCar Series, Teddy Yip Jr is feeling optimistic about his decision. Yip has taken a different approach to coming over to IndyCar by partnering with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for three races rather than going all in on his own. The partnership has allowed him to ease his way into IndyCar and get a good feel for everything with an established teamRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter. IndyCar has filed a lawsuit against the organizers of the scrapped Boston Grand Prix. The lawsuit was filed in the Indianapolis district court on Monday but all of the details of the case have been sealed by IndyCar due to the information containing sensitive information including sanctioning fees and trade secrets of the company. According to Stephen Starks, IndyCar vice president of Promoter Relations, the suit was filed “to enforce the organization rights under the agreement with Boston Grand Prix and to cause them toRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter INDIANAPOLIS – On a day when many super teams struggled, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports stole the show during qualifications for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. After finishing third in the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis, James Hinchcliffe an claimed an emotional pole for the ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing.’ Almost a year ago, the 29-year-old Canadian was fighting for his life after a suspension part penetrated his right leg and thigh after a part failure sent him into theRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief INDIANAPOLIS – After a solid week of practice leading into the weekend, Marco Andretti endured one of the toughest qualifying efforts of his career at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 29-year-old became part of the drama in attempting to make the Fast Nine Shootout on Saturday, getting bumped out in the waning minutes by Andretti Autosport teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay just moments after doing to same to the 2014 Indianapolis 500 champion. More misfortune hit Andretti leading up to his run in the opening round of qualifying onRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Nearly a year after his near fatal crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, James Hinchcliffe claimed the pole position during qualifying for the 100th Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. The Canadian was the final car to qualify in the Fast Nine Shootout to determine the pole. He had to beat a seemingly perfect qualifying run set by Ed Carpenter Racing’s Josef Newgarden. Newgarden set the fastest lap of the day with a 231.551 mph flyer and ended up with a four lap average ofRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief INDIANAPOLIS – Alex Tagliani will start the 100th Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil from the tail of the field following a crash during Sunday qualifying for spots 10-33. The Canadian spun off Turn 4 and slid into the attenuator at pit entrance with the nose of his No. 35 Alfe Heat Treating Special Honda, bouncing off and making three full spins while hitting both the inside and outside wall before coming to a stop. Tagliani, the 2011 Indy 500 polesitter, was checked and releasedRead More