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f you don’t already have plans tomorrow, you should come up to Woodland Bowl from 4-8 p.m. for Dillon Welch’s Bowling With The Stars. It would be a great opportunity to meet Vince Welch, Jay Howard and other local stars. Plus, we have a cool auction item. Check this out… Pit-side peek at the 2012 IndyCar test program on Sept. 28th at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Briefing by Project Manager/NZR Consulting [...]
(Comments Off)Dario Franchitti Wins Action Packed Milwaukee 225
Dare Franchitti out dueled the field in a hard fought Milwaukee 225. Finishing out the podium were Graham Rahal and Oriol Servia. Will Power finished fourth making he and Franchitti tied for the championship lead at the midway point of the season. The next race is this weekend at Iowa Speedway. Video Highlights
(Comments Off)Will Power Leads Milwaukee Practice
Will Power leads the first Milwaukee 225 practice. Rounding out the top 5 are Dario Franchitti, Helio Castroneves, Scott Dixon, and Oriol Servia. Power has lots of experience on the short oval. ”The Verizon car felt really good today. We just did a full-tank run at the end of practice to see what the car was like over a stint and we made no changes. The car feels really good. [...]
(Comments Off)Franchitti and Power Trade Championship Blows
Dario Franchiiti wins the first Texas Twin 275 and Will Power wins the second race as the two drivers begin to pull away from the rest of the championship contenders.
(Comments Off)IndyCar to Run Road Course at Motegi
A press release issue this morning by IndyCar confirms that the series will replace the Twin RING Motegi oval with the road course. The press release is as follows: INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, June 3, 2011) – The IZOD IndyCar Series announced today that it will run the 2.98-mile, natural-terrain road course during its final visit to the Twin Ring Motegi motorsports facility in Japan on Sept. 18. The race was scheduled [...]
(Comments Off)Dan Wheldon Wins an Amazing Indy 500, Under Controversy
Dan Wheldon wins the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500, but not without controversy. JR Hildebrand was leading heading into the final turn of the Indy 500. He hit the wall while trying to get around the lapped car of Charlie Kimball. Panther Racing is questioning whether Wheldon passed Hildebrand under caution, but the unofficial protest seems without merit. This story will be updated.
(1)Indy 500 Preview
Anyone who has read this site knows that I have a tendency to ramble on in my driver-by-driver previews, often making them 4,000 and 5,000 word posts–and that is for a normal 26 car field. The Indy 500 preview done in this same manner would be far too long for the 140 character or less world. So, in keeping the vein of communication created by Twitter, I will be doing [...]
(Comments Off)Carb Day Is Here, Let Memorial Day Weekend Begin!
The annual rite of passage for race fans everywhere, Carb Day, has once again descended upon us. What has now become a Friday afternoon of booze, music and more booze, also features some relevant on-track activity. Carb Day is the last day teams and drivers can tweak their cars before race day, so this gives us the last glimpse of race setups before the flag drops at Noon EST on [...]
(Comments Off)The Field Is Set for the 95th Running of the Indianapolis 500
With qualifying complete, the field is now set for the 95th running of the Indianapolis 500. The starting grid is as follows: 1. (77) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 02:38.2613 (227.472) 2. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 02:38.3528 (227.340) 3. (2) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 02:38.4727 (227.168) 4. (99) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Honda, 02:38.6696 (226.887) 5. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 02:38.7493 (226.773) 6. (98) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 02:38.9477 (226.171) 7. (44) Buddy Rice, Dallara-Honda, 02:39.4431 [...]
(Comments Off)Early Morning Drama on Bump Day
On a day that didn’t need any extra intrigue, we got just that. As part of the ongoing saga between Scott Speed and Dragon Racing, Patrick Carpentier jumped in the #20 car for morning practice.
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