Story Credit: INDYCAR PR Photo Credit: INDYCAR Photo INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, May 28, 2018 – Will Power earned $2,525,454 from an overall purse of $13,078,065 for his victory Sunday in the 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series champion Power, from Toowoomba, Australia, Read More…
Month: May 2018
Power completes journey with first Indy 500 win
Story Credit: INDYCAR PR Photo Credit: INDYCAR Photo INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 27, 2018) – As Will Power was about to finish off the biggest win of his racing career at the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, he couldn’t resist letting his emotions flow. “On the white flag lap, I started screaming because Read More…
The superstitious side of IndyCar
Story Credit: Jared DePouw Photo Credit: INDYCAR Photo Race car drivers are creatures of habit, that much goes without saying. Some have traditions, while others can be quite superstitious. I took some time during the Indy 500 Media Day to speak with some drivers about their superstitions and rituals, here’s what they had to say: Read More…
Veteran Kanaan leads final practice before 102nd Indianapolis 500
Story Credit: INDYCAR PR Photo Credit: INDYCAR Photo INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, May 25, 2018) – If there’s one thing known following the final practice prior to the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, it’s that no one knows for sure what is going to happen in Sunday’s iconic race. Miller Lite Carb Day at Indianapolis Motor Read More…
Karam leads Indy 500 practice under race-like conditions
Story Credit: INDYCAR PR Photo Credit: INDYCAR Photo INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, May 21, 2018) – In what has become another May tradition, the Indianapolis 500 practice session on the day after qualifications provided a true indication of the thrills that fans can look forward to in this year’s running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” All Read More…
Hometown favorite Carpenter collects Verizon P1 Award for Indianapolis 500
Story Credit: INDYCAR PR Photo Credit: INDYCAR Photo INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 20, 2018) – The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is like a second home to Ed Carpenter. The Verizon IndyCar Series team owner/driver, who grew up and still lives in Indianapolis, showed his lasting affinity for the cathedral of motorsports by winning the Verizon P1 Award Read More…
Castroneves fastest, Hinchcliffe, Mann bumped in wild Indy 500 qualifying day
Story Credit: INDYCAR PR Photo Credit: INDYCAR Photo INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, May 19, 2018) – The first day of qualifying for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil was its typical emotional roller coaster. It was filled with nail-biting four-lap attempts, rain delays that ruined strategies, last-minute bids to bump into the field of Read More…
INDYCAR announces more powerful engine formula to be used starting in 2021
Story Credit: INDYCAR PR Photo Credit: Jared DePouw INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, May 19, 2018) – Beginning in 2021, INDYCAR engines will produce more power due to a new configuration, the sanctioning body announced today. The 2.4-liter, twin-turbocharged V-6 engines are projected to generate at least 100 more horsepower than the current 2.2-liter platform, with more than Read More…
Speeds ratchet upward in final Indy 500 practice day before qualifications
Story Credit: INDYCAR PR Photo Credit: INDYCAR Photo INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, May 18, 2018) – Fast Friday was just that at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. With added horsepower at their disposal, drivers exceeded 231 mph for the first time in practice this week for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, on the eve of Read More…
Rahal, Kanaan, Andretti lead third day of Indianapolis 500 practice
Story Credit: INDYCAR PR Photo Credit: INDYCAR Photo INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, May 17, 2018) – Famous names set the pace in the third day of practice for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, with the likes of Rahal, Kanaan and Andretti atop the speed chart. Graham Rahal, the son of 1986 Indy 500 Read More…