It was a popular win for the first-time IZOD IndyCar victor, JAMES HINCHCLIFFE/GoDaddy.com Andretti Autosport Chevrolet, Sunday at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. It was the new and improved “Hinch 2.0.” He took the lead on Lap 85 restart and never looked back. His Margin of Victory was 1.0982 over runnerup HELIO CASTRONEVES/Hitchachi […]
Month: March 2013
PETE’S PHOTO GALLERY
WHAT’S WITH THE FOG?
The fog was clearly evident around the race track, and everything just had a muted, almost colorless landscape at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. During Sunday morning Warm-Up for the IZOD IndyCar Series, the view from the in-car cameras showed just how low and dull was the light. At least it’s dry and […]
GOOD MORNING … WEATHER?
Enjoying the morning its fresh breezes and not so cold temperatures in the (Florida) Bay Area for race day of the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The weather is deeply overcast, windy near the water and breezy elsewhere, with fog. Saturday night there was a lot of fog, shrouding the tops of tall buildings. […]
POWER ON ST PETE POLE … AGAIN!
WILL POWER/Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet won his fourth consecutive IZOD IndyCar pole position Saturday afternoon at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, with a lap of 1:01.2070/105.233 mph. TIM CINDRIC, President of Penske Racing, will ‘call’ the race for Power. In celebration, Cindric said there will be a gold P1 logo on Power’s rear […]
HAPPY HONDA!
TAKUMO SATO/ABC Supply A.J.Foyt Racing Honda was first overall and the fastest Honda in the third practice session for the IOD IndyCar Series at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Sato’s time1:01.5293/1-5.316 mph. This marked the first time so far this weekend that a Honda-powered car was on top. However, in the combine results […]
GOOD MORNING ST PETE!
Morning comes early at the street circuit at St. Petersburg and things are bustling, getting ready for day two of the Honda Grand Prix. The sun is coming up over the harbor, teams are unpacking and setting up. In the IZOD IndyCar paddock, teams are pushing their cars through the line for Scrutineering. In the […]
POWERFUL
WILL POWER/Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet out-lasted his IZOD IndyCar peers in the Second Practice and stayed on top once he got there. His lap was 1:01.4467. The weather appeared cooler due to the cloud cover which had been increasing since the morning session. But actually, it was warmer for the second session. The temperatures were […]
NUMBER ONE IS NUMBER ONE
RYAN HUNTER-REAY/Andretti Autosport Chevrolet was the leader when the checkered flag flew Friday morning to end IZOD IndyCar Practice One in St.Pete ahead of the Honda Grand Prix. Although he is the champion and eligible for the Number One, RHR also incorporates his former Number 28 in the livery as it represents the 28 million […]
RACING RARIN’
After a six-month long hiatus from racing, the IZOD IndyCar community is rarin’ to go. Driver after driver after driver referenced the long off-season and how eager he or she is to get back to the new season and even better racing. What could be better than the season’s opener on Florida streets for the […]