Simon Pagenaud Earns Indy 500 Pole

Simon Pagenaud’s hot streak in Indianapolis continued on Sunday. After winning the IndyCar Grand Prix on the road course last weekend, Pagenaud delivered once again for The Captain. Simon became the first Frenchman to earn pole position for the race since Rene Thomas 100 years ago. It is the 11th career pole for Pagenaud, and…

Saturday Indy 500 Qualifying

It wasn’t Bump Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but it sure felt like it. Day 1 of qualifying for the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 gave us a taste of the new qualifying format, and it sure seems like a keeper. With positions 10-30 being locked in after today, the rush was on…

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…