Following the Team Penske dominance at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, many people predicted that we'd see more of the same this weekend at NOLA Motorsports Park. However, so far it looks as though Chip Ganassi Racing has the upper-hand.
INDYCAR announced on Thursday, April 9 that they have mandated structural upgrades to strengthen the Honda and Chevrolet body kits in advance of the Grand Prix of Louisiana at NOLA Motorsports Park.
For the first time in the series history, the Verizon IndyCar Series is set to tackle the NOLA Motorsports Park road course. The 2.74-mile, 13 turn road course should prove to be an excellent event for both drivers and fans, based on the speeds shown through pre-season testing.
CFH Racing announced on Tuesday, April 7 that JR Hildebrand will drive the No. 6 Preferred Freezer Services CFH Racing Chevrolet for the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis on May 9 and the 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 24.
Andretti Autosport announced that Simona de Silvestro will run the Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana for the team behind the wheel of the No. 25 Andretti Autosprot Honda. The Indy Grand Prix of Lousiana marks the inaugural event for the Verizon IndyCar Series at the NOLA Motorsports Park.
They have the speed, but there could possibly be durability problems for Chevrolet with their engine package for the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season.
Andretti Autosport announced on Thursday, April 2 that Simona de Silvestro will drive the No. 29 TE Connectivity Dallara-Honda in the 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in May.
Pocono Raceway announced that ABC Supply will sponsor the Verizon IndyCar race happening at the speedway on August 23. The race will be known as the ABC Supply 300.
In his return to IndyCar racing last year, Juan Pablo Montoya didn’t have as much success on the street courses as he would’ve hoped for. However, he’s starting this year off on the right note, scoring the victory in the season opener.
While Team Penske dominated the weekend at St. Petersburg, it was Tony Kanaan that came in to split up the party, finishing third in the middle of a 1-2-4-5 Penske finish.
Elite Motorsports closes out the three-race Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series Eastern swing with this weekend’s Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
In 18 previous NASCAR Cup Series starts at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, Spire Motorsports has five top-20 finishes, with a best result of 17th earned by Carson Hocevar in 2024.
