“I think the Steak ‘n Shake car is very consistent. I felt extremely good about it off the bat but I think we just need to find a little bit more ultimate pace. It’s going to be a battle but we’ll be okay. We’ve got to look at the drag numbers to figure out the downforce level we want to be at but we feel like we were in the zone and it was off the ultimate pace a little bit.”
In the final practice for the Indianapolis 500, it'd be Will Power topping the charts behind the wheel of the No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet. He recorded the best lap of the session at 229.020 mph. He will start the 500 mile event from the second spot behind Scott Dixon.
Dale Coyne Racing announced late Thursday night that Tristan Vautier will substitute for Carlos Huertas in the No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing entry in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
Over the past five years, Kevin Harvick has won more races, at three, than anybody else has at this track. Harvick is fast every single week and is slowly putting up one of the greatest statistical seasons in NASCAR history; a top 10 on Sunday has Harvick on track to have 33 total top-10s at season's end, far and away the best in generations.
On Thursday, May 21, INDYCAR announced a brand new venue for the 2016 series schedule. The Verizon IndyCar Series will race on the streets of Boston on September 4, 2016 - Labor Day weekend. The agreement between Boston and INDYCAR extends to 2020.
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced on Thursday, May 21 that Ryan Briscoe will fill in for James Hinchcliffe behind the wheel of the No. 5 Arrow/Lucas Oil Honda in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Starting lineup for the 99th Indianapolis 500 Verizon IndyCar Series event on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with rank, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, time and speed in parentheses:
Verizon IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe has been transferred out of the Intensive Care Unit at IU Health Methodist Hospital as the Canadian continues to make substantial improvement following surgery on May 18 for injuries to his pelvic area and upper left thigh.
“As a driver, a crash like James (Hinchcliffe) had is just something you never want to see. I hope he makes a quick recovery. We had a clutch issue and didn’t get on track before the initial session was stopped when he crashed. Then when we got back out, the conditions were tricky. The car was sliding around a lot but we got a little better there at the end of the session. It’s going to be a tough race. We just need to wait and see what the weather conditions will be like on race day.”
The 2024 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, ended retirement speculations as both he and sponsor BRANDT will remain at JR Motorsports under a new multi-year renewal that will commence in 2027.
Jimmy Buffett lived many lives. Perhaps the singer, songwriter and businessman could’ve also been a NASCAR Cup Series driver. He at least knew the lingo.
After competing together on a partial schedule in 2026, Rette Jones Racing (RJR) announced today that George Siciliano will return for a full-season campaign in the ARCA Menards Series in 2027