2018 GP of Indianapolis

Will Power dominated the GP of Indianapolis to win it for the second time in three years and earn the 30th Indycar win of his career!

 2018 Indycar GP

Polesitter:  Will Power

TOP 10 Finishers

1. Will Power: 

2. Scott Dixon:

3. Robert Wickens:

4. Sebastien Bourdais: 

5. Alexander Rossi:
6. Helio Castroneves:

7. James Hinchcliffe:

8. Simon Pagenuad:

9. Graham Rahal:

10. Takuma Sato:

Different Teams:  6:  Penske (3), Ganassi (1), Schmidt Peterson (2), Andretti Autosports (1), Dale Coyne (1), RLL (2)

Different Countries 7:  Australia, New Zealand, Canada (2), USA (2), France (2), Brazil, Japan

 3 Chevys and 7 Hondas

FUN FACTS: 
Time: 1:49:46
Most Improved: 16 by Scott Dixon
9 Lead Changes among 7 Drivers

Average Speed: 113.318 mph
Passes: 214
Positions:190
Cautions: 2 for 8 laps (Newgarden spin in turn 12, Pigot and Pagenaud contact in turn 2)
 Fastest Lap: 124.423 mph on lap 15 by Scott Dixon

Penalties: 1 (Spencer Pigot avoidable contact on lap 6)

Indycar Grand Prix at Watkins Glen 2017

 The forecast called for a 100% chance of rain so we were expecting an exciting Indycar race in the wet.  It didn't rain, but the Indycars still put on an exciting race.  One young American, Alexander Rossi won for the first time on a road course, and another, Josef Newgarden, hit the pit exit wall and saw his points lead dwindle to just three.  A lot of the strategy came down to car set up for the impending rain that never came.  Those cars that set up for a more wet race were hindered on the straightaways by too much downforce.

 

POLE SITTER:   Alexander Rossi (first career pole)

TOP TEN

1. Alexander Rossi: Coming on very strong at the end of the season.  Sixth in points.
2. Scott Dixon: His second P2 in a row after a few weeks off the podium.
3. Ryan Hunter Reay: His third podium of the year, tying his best finish of the season.

4. Helio Castroneves: Has finished in the Top 10 in all but one race this season.

5. Graham Rahal: His sixth Top 3 in the last 10 races.

6. Will Power: A solid finish has him still in championship contention.

7. Charlie Kimball: His second 7th in a row gives him 5 Top 10s this season.

8. Max Chilton: His sixth Top 10 in 2017.

9. Simon Pagenaud: His lowest finish in the last nine races.

10. Carlos Munoz:  His third Top 10 in a row.

Different Teams:   Andretti Autosport (2), Ganassi (3), Penske (3), Rahal Letterman, A. J. Foyt Racing

Different Countries:   USA (4), New Zealand, Brazil, Australia, Britain, France, Colombia

 4 Chevys   6 Hondas

  

FUN FACTS

 Average Speed:  118.865 mph

Time:  1  hour 42 minutes  4 seconds

Margin of Victory:  0.9514 seconds

Lead Changes:  8 among 6 drivers
Rossi (32), Castroneves (13), Pigot (8), Hunter Reay (4), Dixon (2), Newgarden (1) 

Total Passes:  150 total 141 for position

Fastest Lap:   144.572 by Sebastien Bourdais

4 Cautions for 9 Laps

Most Improved:  Max Chilton 11 positions

Penalties: 2
Charlie Kimball - pit safety infraction
Takuma Sato - Failure to obey race control

Indycar 2017 at Road America

Indycar Kohler Grand Prix at Road America

 

Scott Dixon became the 8th different winner in ten races this Indycar season as he won for the first time at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.  It was Scott Dixon's 41st win of his career which leaves him in fourth on the Indycar All Time win list, just a single win behind Michael Andretti.

The four Penske drivers dominated the weekend and wound up in second through fifth place but it was Dixon's pass of Josef Newgarden on lap 31 that made the difference.

 

 

 

 



TOP 10

1. Scott Dixon: His 5th podium in 10 races this season.

2. Josef Newgarden: His second 2nd place this year.

3. Helio Castroneves: His ninth Top 10 in ten races this season.

4. Simon Pagenaud  : His eighth Top 5 in ten races.

5. Will Power: Sixth in the season championship.

6. Charlie Kimball: His best finish of the season.

7. Ed Jones: His fourth Top 10 in his rookie Indycar season has him 10th in points.

8. Graham Rahal: His lowest finish in the last four races.

9. Max Chilton: His fourth Top 10 this season.

10. Mikhail Aleshin: His third Top 10 of the season.

Different Teams: 5  (Ganassi (3), Penske (4), Coyne, RLL, Schmidt )

Different Countries: 8 New Zealand, USA (3), Brazil, France, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Britain, Russia
4 Chevys   6 Hondas

  

FUN FACTS

 

 Average Speed:  123.431 mph

Time: 1 hour 47 minutes 18 seconds

Lead Changes:  6 among 4 drivers
Scott Dixon (24)  Helio Castroneves (17)  Josef Newgarden (13)  Charlie Kimball (1)
 

                 Fastest Lap:  139.664 on lap 52 by Josef Newgarden (2)

 Cautions 2 for 3 Laps

 

Most Improved: Mikhail Aleshin 9 positions

Penalties: 3
Rahal (blocking), Andretti (pit speed violation), Power (blocking)

Indycar GP of Alabama 2017 Preview

The Indycars visit Barber Motorsports Park for the 8th time April 23rd for 90 laps around the beautiful 2.3 permanent mile road course.

 

Simon Pagenaud walked away with the win last year, and Will Power, a two time winner at Barber, is on the pole.

 

Find out who we think might win this weekend.

 

 

2014 Indycar Season Begins

The 2014 Verizon Indycar Season
starts this weekend in St. Petersburg, FL!!!
 

 

And as long, cold, snowy and snowy and snowy

as this offseason was, it's hard to believe Indycars are back already.

 

 

And as bummed as we are that we can't be there (thank you Pennsylvania State School Assessments),

we will be glued to the tv and Indycar.com site all weekend to follow the action since

 we'll be guest posting for Pocono Raceway's site about the race.

 

 

There will be lots of Racing action all weekend in St. Pete:

 

Pro Mazda
USF2000
Indy Lights

 Pirelli world challenge

 Stadium super trucks

All Leading up to the INDYCARS on Sunday afternoon!

 

 

 

  

   Some new drivers to the Indycar series in 2014:

 

Mikhail  Aleshin

 

Ryan  Briscoe (back from a one year hiatus)

 

Jack  Hawksworth (from the Indy Lights Series)

 

 Carlos  Munoz (runner up in the 2013 Indy 500)

Carlos Huertas (from Formula Renault 3.5)


WATCH THE FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX of ST. PETE

at 3:00 EST on ABC

and follow along all weekend at

INDYCAR . com
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indycar Season Countdown 53 Days

53 Days

 

 

till the green flag drops for the Indycar Season!

at the GP of St. Pete

 

 

 

 

 

 

 In 1953

 

Bill Vukovich received a cocker spaniel puppy

as one of his prizes for winning the Indianapolis 500.

 

 

We want one!