Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves topped the fifth day of preparations for the 98th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race with a lap 227.166 mph (39.6186 seconds), the fastest of the month.
Verizon IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe was evaluated May 13 by the INDYCAR medical team in conjunction with its neurosurgical consultant. INDYCAR Medical Director Dr. Michael Olinger said that Hinchcliffe is progressing well and has been cleared to begin light training with his athletic trainer.
Simon Pagenuad only led six laps on Saturday afternoon, but what counted was the one that mattered, the checkered one. In a pass limited, wreck filled, crazy afternoon at the newly renovated Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Pagenuad came out on top.
It's huge. A great way to start the month of May. I think we've been pushing ourselves, looking to get this opportunity. When we saw that there was a great opportunity, we took it. So very proud. - Sebastian Saavedra
The rain falling on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course turned out to be the great equalizer and interest as Sebastian Saavedra scored his first ever Verizon P1 Award in his 42nd career Verizon IndyCar Series start.
The Verizon Indycar series kicked off The Official 1st and 2nd sessions of Grand Prix practice Thursday morning. Practice sessions ran for 45 minutes each and drivers took any where from 11 to 22 laps around the 2.434 mile, 14 turn course.
Last week, Scott Steckly and 22 Racing unveiled a brand new look for the No. 22 Canadian Tire Dodge for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. Rather than going white and red as they’ve gone past years, Steckly’s car will primarily be black and white for the upcoming season.
On Monday, Indianapolis Motor Speedway played host the formal Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation Program. The program is designed to make sure that rookies set to enter the 2014 Indianapolis 500 are up to speed with the veterans.
Since its debut in 2001, Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, has hosted 94 races across seven series on its 1.5-mile oval. None, however, have been in the last seven years.
Thirty years ago, the NASCAR Cup Series last raced for points at North Wilkesboro Speedway, a short track synonymous with the sport’s roots and one that helped define its gritty, blue-collar reputation.
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