Helio Castroneves punctuated Chevrolet’s return to Indy car racing following a six-year absence by winning the IZOD IndyCar Series season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Castroneves led 28 laps en route to his third career win at the 1.8 mile street course.
As the first day of on-track activities for the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg comes to a close, the Chevrolet-powered cars of Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, and Ryan Briscoe, No. 2 IZOD Team Penske Chevrolet, turned in the fasted times in the combined results of the two one-hour practice sessions.
Andretti Autosport drivers, Marco Andretti, No. 26 RC Cola Chevrolet, James Hinchcliffe, No. 27 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet and Ryan Hunter-Reay, No. 28 DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Chevrolet met with members of the media at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg prior to the start of the weekend’s activities. Here are a few selected quotes from the press conference.
As the IZOD IndyCar Series gets set to kick off the season, Panther Racing anddriver JR Hildebrand are looking to improve on the Californian’s impressive rookie season beginning this weekend at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Officials of the ASA Midwest Tour and Rusty Wallace, Incorporated announced today that former NASCAR and ASA Champion, Rusty Wallace, will compete in the June 12th Howie Lettow Memorial 150 at The Milwaukee Mile.
Sebring Sweep: Team Penske is coming off a very successful open test at Sebring where it swept the top three fastest times. Helio Castroneves paced the group with a lap time of 52.14 seconds with Will Power and Ryan Briscoe just behind him. The three drivers were separated by a mere 0.066 seconds.
Northern California INDYCAR hopeful and open wheel standout TJ Fischer will be advancing his career and showcasing his skill in the Formula Mazda Series for 2012.
Nelson Piquet Jr won the first race of his NASCAR career at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend driving for X Team Racing on his K&N East championship debut.
ASA Racing is proud to announce a two-year partnership with Source One Digital as their “Official Signage Supplier.” The benefits of this partnership will be available for ASA Racing, ASA Member Tracks, ASA Sanctioned Series and ASA Members.
The customary purple Hoosier band draped around his neck, the Mobile ARCA 200 winner paused for a moment on the frontstretch at Mobile International Speedway, waiting for a quieter moment to answer a question.
Santino Ferrucci, driver of the No. 14 Sexton Properties Chevrolet for AJ Foyt Racing, set the pace for Team Chevy and finished sixth in the first practice on the Streets of Toronto.
Tyler Reddick led practice Friday for the Brickyard 400 presented by PPG, as the NASCAR Cup Series is back on the fabled oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time since 2020.
Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Christopher Bell, Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin, along with 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick, were made available to the media on Friday after practice for this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Four Team Chevy drivers posted lap times in the top-10 of the final speed chart, with Bowman leading his Hendrick Motorsports teammates Kyle Larson in fifth and William Byron in ninth, with Spire Motorsports’ Carson Hocevar rounding out the top-10.
