Indianapolis 500 Entry List

The 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 is nearly two weeks away. With the first official practice set for Monday, the field has finally taken shape. The expected announcements by Juncos Racing over the past two days puts the official count at 32, with Buddy Lazier the last confirmation remaining. It appears he and his…

Juncos Signs Sebastian Saavedra for Indy 500

Yesterday Juncos Racing announced that Spencer Pigot would drive the No. 11 Chevrolet in the Indianapolis 500 this month. They followed that up today with the news that Sebastian Saavedra will drive their second entry, the No. 17 car. Saavedra returns to the series with longtime backer Gary Peterson of AFS Racing. This will be…

Juncos Signs Spencer Pigot for Indy 500

Juncos Racing committed to the Indianapolis 500 weeks ago, but today they announced one of their drivers for the race. Spencer Pigot will drive the No. 11 Oceanfront Recovery Chevrolet in the 101st running of the Indy 500 later this month. Pigot is currently driving the non-ovals for Ed Carpenter Racing, and also made his…

Fernando Alonso Test

Today was the much anticipated IndyCar debut of two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Not only did it live up to the hype, it actually seemed to exceed it. Alonso passed the Rookie Orientation Program with flying colors, doing so in nearly an hour. With that completed, he is…

Gateway Testing

The Verizon IndyCar Series will return to Gateway Motorsports Park on August 26 to race under the lights. Today, an open test session allowed teams and drivers to get acclimated to the 1.25-mile oval. There were a total of 21 drivers that combined to turn 873 laps on Tuesday. AJ Foyt Racing’s Conor Daly finished…