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Posted On February 8, 2018By Joey BarnesIn Breaking News, Headline News, IndyCar

Leist Leads Rookie Testing in Phoenix

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief AVONDALE, Arizona — Matheus Leist led Verizon IndyCar Series rookies during testing on Thursday at ISM Raceway. The 19-year-old Brazilian put the No. 4 ABC Supply Chevrolet for AJ Foyt Racing on top of the timesheets with a speed of 184.236 mph (19.9700 seconds) around the 1.022-mile oval. A rookie in Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires, the top rung of the Mazda Road to Indy development ladder, Leist came away pleased with his first trial with an Indy car on an oval. “Not at all,”Read More
By Aaron Bearden, Contributing Writer The No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing (DCR) entry is “TBA” no more. The organization announced Wednesday that young stars Zachary Claman De Melo and Pietro Fittipaldi will share the the No. 19 Honda throughout the entire 17-race Verizon IndyCar Series slate, running with sponsorship support from Paysafe. “We are very pleased to have a leading global payments provider like Paysafe come on board to the exciting sport of Indy car racing as part of their North American expansion strategy,” DCR Owner Dale Coyne said in a team release.  “With ZachRead More