SEBASTIAN SAAVEDRA/No.17 KV AFS Racing Chevrolet got his first-ever Verizon IndyCar pole position Friday afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Saturday’s Grand Prix of Indianapolis on the road course. His lap was 1:23.8822/104.675 mph. Saavedra possibly was as surprised as was everyone else at his unexpected good fortune, courtesy of faster laps being denied to […]
Day: May 9, 2014
MEET THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
Look at these faces and remember their names. They are the drivers of the future. Rookie MATTHEW BRABHAM/No.33 Andretti Autosport took his first pole position for the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires race Saturday afternoon. The third-generation racer turned a lap of 1:18.4256/111.958. He came to the series courtesy of the scholarship he earned […]
THE DAYS THAT THE RAIN CAME?
The session started out drizzly and there were a few rooster tails until the cars dried out the track. And the drops decided the better of it and withdrew. There were several different drivers sharing the top spot before it was SIMON PAGENAUD/No.77 Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports Honda. His lap of 1:23.1597/105.585 was no where […]
IMS HAS GRAY MATTER
It’s a grey, grey morning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Day Two of the Grand Prix of Indianapolis, featuring the road course for all four IndyCar Series. The wind is brisk, the skies threatening, and forecast grim. In the Verizon IndyCar garages, things are bustling, but on a low key level. Not much engine noise, […]