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…

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…

Indy 500 Opening Day

Today marked the beginning of the “Month of May” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was Opening Day as practice began in preparation for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500. It was also labeled as a test day, as teams and drivers were getting used to the new Superspeedway aero kits, made by Chevrolet and…

Long Beach Friday Practice

After last weekend’s monsoon at NOLA Motorsports Park, the Verizon IndyCar Series returned to the famed streets of Long Beach today, which were full of sunshine. Often referred to as the “Indianapolis 500 of street courses”, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is arguably the most scenic and majestic racing venues on the IndyCar…