Indy 500 Practice, May 13

The second day of practice has concluded here at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sebastian Saavedra won five thousand dollars for having the fastest lap of the day at 221.526 mph, which was also the fastest lap of the month. Bryan Clauson and Josef Newgarden also hit the 221 mph barrier on the day. They were the two…

Indianapolis 500 Opening Day

The day we have waited for since Memorial Day of last year is finally here. Opening Day at IMS for the 96th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing kicks off what is sure to be a very busy week for the IndyCar Series at the world’s greatest race course. I arrived early in the…

Will Power Wins at Brazil

Four races into the 2012 IndyCar Season, Team Penske and Chevrolet have yet to lose a race. Will Power won his third straight race of the year in dominating fashion in Sao Paulo. He has now won all three races in Brazil. Ryan Hunter-Reay had another solid run, finishing second. Takuma Sato went from 26th…

Indianapolis 500 Entry List

Car Driver Sponsor Engine Team 2 Ryan Briscoe IZOD Team Penske Chevrolet Team Penske 3 Helio Castroneves Shell V-Power/Pennzoil Ultra Team   Penske Chevrolet Team Penske 4 JR Hildebrand National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet Panther Racing 5 E.J. Viso CITGO/ PDVSA KV Racing Technology Chevrolet KV Racing Technology 6 Katherine Legge TrueCar-Dragon Racing Lotus Dragon…

Indianapolis 500 Car Count

As we get closer to May, the debate rages on about how many cars/drivers/engines will be in the field for this year’s Indianapolis 500. At least 33 of each will be entered, and possibly as many as 35 cars/engines will be available. Marshall Pruett recently did an interview for SPEED with all three engine manufacturers.…