Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham Fast Facts: Race weekend: Friday, Aug. 14-Sunday, Aug. 16 Track: Streets of Markham, a 12-turn, 2.19-mile (3.52-kilometer) temporary street course Race distance: Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham: 90 laps/197.1 miles/317.2 kilometers Push-to-pass parameters: 150 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 15 seconds per activation.…
Portland IndyCar: the Eatmyink Pre-Race
OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland Fast Facts Race weekend: Friday, Aug. 7-Sunday, Aug. 9 Track: Portland International Raceway, a 12-turn, 1.964-mile road course in Portland, Oregon Race distance: NTT INDYCAR SERIES: OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland 110 laps / 216.04 miles | INDY NXT by Firestone: INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Portland 35 laps…
Palou, Pogacar, Herrera: Redefining What Champions Mean
Alex Palou in IndyCar, Tadej Pogacar in UCI Professional Cycling, and NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Gaige Herrera. These racers have recently redefined what it means to dominate their class. All have shown brief signs of vulnerability, but have mostly just calmly, decisively, boringly collected win after win in seemingly…
Nashville IndyCar: The Eatmyink Pre-Race
Race weekend: Saturday, July 18-Sunday, July 19 Track: Nashville Superspeedway, a 1.33-mile oval in Lebanon, Tennessee Race distance: NTT INDYCAR SERIES: Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix presented by OnlyBulls: 300 laps/399 miles INDY NXT by Firestone: INDY NXT by Firestone Music City Grand Prix: 65 laps/86.45 miles Media Links:…
Error Costs Lundgaard, Propels O’Ward at Mid-Ohio
Polesitter Christian Lundgaard and Arrow McLaren teammate Pato O’Ward had started the 90-lap Honda Indy 200 IndyCar series race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course together on the front row, and they effectively held their positions throughout a caution-free race except when they pitted. But on Lap 42, O’Ward capitalized…
Will Power Hot at Mid-Ohio
On a hot day in the heartland, Andretti Global had cars that were the hottest. Specifically, teammates Will Power and Kyle Kirkwood were 1-2 on the speed chart as the Fourth of July holiday weekend began with a 95-degree afternoon at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Power turned a lap…
Gateway IndyCar Preview
Gateway gas bomb photo by Wayne Riegle 10th Annual Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline Fast Facts: Race weekend: Saturday, June 6 – Sunday, June 7 Track: World Wide Technology Raceway, a 1.25-mile oval in Madison, Illinois Race distance: NTT INDYCAR SERIES: Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta…
Rosenqvist: “The balls arrived when they needed to”
It’s not just Swedish Top Fuel Motorcycle champion Rikard Gustafsson that goes “Balls Deep” for the win. His countryman Felix Rosenqvist revealed that he had to find the reserve of courage located between his legs to drive around the outside the whole final lap around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for…
Rossi: “The Drama That Exists in Turn 2”
“I do want to talk about the drama that exists at Turn 2,” Alexander Rossi said to his fellow podcasters James Hinchcliffe and Tim Durham in this week’s episode of their “Off Track” podcast. “I think it’s a little bit of a mystery to everyone, including myself. And James, we’ve…
Indy GP Touch and Go from Start to Finish
It’s not unusual for my camera to catch some of the world’s most accomplished race drivers pointed backwards towards oncoming traffic on lap 1 at the exit of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course turn 1. Felix Rosenqvist may or may not qualify as one of the world’s most accomplished…
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