Carb Day at Indianapolis

Today was Carb Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the final tuneup for cars and drivers before the big race on Sunday. The final practice session was 90 minutes long, and produced a total of 1,755 laps among the 33 drivers. Fortunately the session was incident free, and featured plenty of exciting action on the…

Indianapolis 500 Practice, May 20

After an incredible weekend of qualifying for the 103rd Indianapolis 500, the field of 33 drivers got back on track today for a two-hour practice session. With the race just six days away, teams and drivers were gearing up their machines, which provided some exciting competition throughout the course of the day. Pole sitter Simon…

Indianapolis 500 Practice, May 17

Fast Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Not only does the extra engine boost produce higher speeds, but we can normally get a good sense of where teams and drivers are everyone is working on qualifying simulations. Speeds and the temperature were high, but so too were the nerves. There were several teams nervously anticipating…

Indianapolis 500 Practice, May 16

Day 3 of practice for the Indianapolis 500 wrapped up a little early today, as mother nature made her way through town. A strong cell of thunderstorms moved through the area about 90 minutes before the scheduled end of practice. Ed Carpenter Racing shined once again, as Ed Jones was the fastest overall, and also…

Indianapolis 500 Practice, May 15

After a clean Opening Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday, Wednesday presented the first two crashes of the month. Around 12:30 PM, Fernando Alonso misjudged the exit in Turn 3 and smacked the outside wall, which sent him into the inside wall, and spinning back onto the track and into the outside wall in…