Indianapolis 500 Practice, May 18

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…

Indianapolis 500 Practice, May 17

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…

Indianapolis 500 Practice, May 16

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…

Indianapolis 500 Practice, May 15

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…

Will Power Wins IndyCar Grand Prix

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…