Indy 500 Practice – May 13

It was May 13, but it had the feel of Friday the 13th. The third day of practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway kicked off today, in preparation for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 24. Speeds were up once again, as we saw a flurry of activity in the final minutes…

Indy 500 Practice – May 12

It was a cool and windy day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today, but 33 drivers made their way onto the 2.5 mile oval. Still, most of the drivers I spoke with said the strong winds weren’t an issue. In all, there were 1,958 laps turned on Tuesday, with a familiar face at the top of…

Indy 500 Practice – May 11

The first practice day for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 is in the books. Despite losing a couple of hours for a quick rain shower, there was plenty of action on the track. When I was headed to IMS early this morning, I assumed we would get an hour or two in before…

Will Power Wins GP of Indy

Winning the Pole wasn’t enough. Setting a new track record didn’t quench the thirst either for Will Power. On Saturday, he put his Verizon Wireless Chevrolet in victory lane at Indianapolis. Power led 65 of the 82 laps in route to victory in the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis for his 25th career IndyCar…

Thursday GP of Indy Practice

Today was practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series, on the challenging IMS road course. Teams and drivers were preparing for the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis, which takes place this Saturday. The 25 drivers entered in the race all got practice time today, with Scott Dixon leading the way, with a fast lap of 1:10.6971…