For the third time in his career, Ed Carpenter has earned pole position for the Indianapolis 500. After witnessing the heartbreak of Bump Day yesterday with James Hinchcliffe and Pippa Mann, we saw the joy and excitement today for Pole Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ed joins Mario Andretti, Johnny Rutherford, Tom Sneva, Arie…
Bump Day, at Indianapolis. It was filled with a wide range of emotions, surprises, and even a few rain drops. Headlining the top of those were James Hinchcliffe and Pippa Mann, who were the two drivers that did not qualify for the race. The field of 33 cars for the race have been determined, and…
Today was Fast Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and a familiar name topped the speed chart. For the second time this week, Marco Andretti recorded the fastest lap of the day. Today’s speed, 231.802 mph was helped with the additional boost normally given to the engines on the Friday before qualifications. Robert Wickens was second…
For the second straight day, the top spot on the overall speed chart went to a driver with a legendary last name. Marco Andretti was fastest yesterday, but today it was Graham Rahal that led the field in his RLL Racing Honda. Rahal’s fast lap of 226.047 mph came very early in the day, when…
Day 2 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was busy. There were a total of 3,349 laps turned by the 35 drivers on Wednesday, in what were ideal weather conditions. Fortunately for the second day in a row, there were no incidents to report. The only yellow flag that wasn’t for a track inspection was for…
Today was Opening Day of practice for the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500. It’s a day that everyone looks forward to each year. While the forecast didn’t look good leading up to today, it couldn’t have been much better than what it was. Warm and sunny conditions provided excellent baseline for teams to begin…
It was only right that Roger Penske earned his 200th IndyCar race win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. While the victory didn’t come on the famed 2.5-mile oval, it was just another stamp on the IMS road course that has been dominated by his drivers. For the third time in his career, Will Power started on…
The fifth installment of the IndyCar Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway saw a familiar face capture pole position on Friday. Will Power is a two-time winner of this race, and both of those wins came after starting from pole. He collected his 51st career pole with a fast lap of 1:09.8182 seconds around…
Tires squealed and engines roared as the green flag waved for the first practice session. “They’re going the wrong way,” one crew member chuckled. If I had a nickel for every time that phrase was uttered, I would have my own race team. The first practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series on the road course…
While the field for the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 has been widely known for awhile, the official entry list was released today. The race on May 27 will feature 35 drivers, and six former Indy 500 winners. Bumping will likely take place for the first time since 2011, as the field is narrowed…
