2015 Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya would top the charts in the final practice session for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway. Montoya will start the event from the fifth spot as he enters this weekend as the series points lead at the halfway mark of the season.
For the third consecutive race at Texas Motor Speedway, Will Power will lead the field to the green flag as he won the pole for the Firestone 600 with a speed of 218.519 mph. It marks Power's fourth pole of the season as he looks to bounce back following a wreck at Detroit.
At the end of practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway, Team Penske displayed that they still had the speed that led them to a 1-2 finish in the Indianapolis 500. Simon Pagenaud, the newest driver in Roger Penske's quartet, topped the charts with a lap of 24.2307 seconds.
After a wet-weekend in Detroit, the Verizon IndyCar Series is set to tackle the high-banks of Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. With safety concerns at a high due to three flips during Indianapolis 500 practice last month, INDYCAR has made some key changes to the aero kits entering this weekend. Hopefully that will keep all the cars on the ground and allow for a thrilling race for the fans on Saturday night.
INDYCAR announced on Wednesday, June 3 that Helio Castroneves' penalty that was assessed following the Augie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis has been reduced following the appeal process.
On Tuesday, June 2, INDYCAR announced they have implemented the usage of closure panels to the rear wheel guards for both Honda and Chevrolet's superspeedway aero kits beginning this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced on Tuesday, June 2 that Ryan Briscoe will be behind the wheel of the No. 5 Arrow/Lucas Oil Honda this weekend for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Following a pair of top-fives in the last two events for the Verizon IndyCar Series, Scott Dixon entered today's event in Belle Isle, Detroit with success on the mind. Unfortunately, contact with his teammate Charlie Kimball would end his race before the end.
In a race that started with wet conditions, Sebastien Bourdais played the right fuel strategy, having enough fuel at the end and outdriving Takuma Sato to win the Chevrolet Duel in Detroit Presented by Quickens Loans Race 2.
The NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series are at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend while the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series is at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Hendrick Motorsports has piled up more than twice as many wins as any other organization (11) in the crown jewel event and also leads in top fives (29), top 10s (46) and laps led (1,101).
Funny Car driver Daniel Wilkerson was .042 of a second away from securing his first NHRA win on Sunday in Sonoma and he will have another opportunity for redemption at this weekend’s 37th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways.
