Indianapolis 500 Practice, May 17

Day 3 of practice for the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 was rather quiet, due to challenging weather conditions. It wasn’t precipitation, but wind that prevented most everyone from turning meaningful laps.The risk outweighed the reward, and teams were also weary to use their tires prior to qualifying this weekend. After more than 2,400…

Indianapolis 500 Practice, May 16

Day 2 of practice for the Indianapolis 500 was fast and furious. With weather being a question mark for the remainder of the week, teams and drivers got plenty of work in this afternoon at the speedway. There were 2,404 total laps turned by 32 drivers on Tuesday. Most importantly, there were no incidents to…

Indianapolis 500 Practice, Opening Day

The much anticipated Opening Day practice for the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 is in the books. With sunshine and warm temperatures, the teams and drivers took to the 2.5 mile oval. Rookie Orientation and Refresher courses took place during the first two hours, and then everyone got in on the fun. Marco Andretti…

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…