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Story Credit: Jared DePouwPhoto Credit: Jared DePouw Competition. You don’t have to look far in the NTT IndyCar Series to see competition of all types. Between drivers, teams, and engineers there’s no shortage of rivalries in the paddock. But behind the scenes there are battles being waged every race weekend between mechanics and the rulebook, Read More…
Photo Credit: INDYCAR Photo As we reach the halfway point of the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series, let’s look back at some stats through the first eight races of the season: Only five drivers have completed all eight races without any DNF’s Marco Andretti Santino Ferrucci (R) Josef Newgarden Simon Pagenaud Alexander Rossi That quite an Read More…
Story Credit: Jared DePouwPhotos Credit: Jared DePouw Since 2007 the NTT IndyCar Series has been racing on the streets of historic Belle Isle Park right in the middle of the Detroit River, separating the United States from Canada. And while the race itself occurs in Detroit, Michigan there’s no arguing the value of the Chevrolet Read More…
Story Credit: Jared DePouwPhoto Credit: INDYCAR Photo Every driver wants to leave their mark on the racing world. For most drivers, their names are relatively unknown. But for a select group of drivers, their names are already synonymous with racing. With names such as Andretti and Rahal, competing in the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series is Read More…
Story Credit: Jared DePouwPhoto Credit: Jared DePouw A major part of the competition in the NTT IndyCar Series are tires. For road/street courses, Firestone Racing produces two types of slick tires: Primary (black sidewall) and Alternate (red sidewall) with the main difference between them being the hardness of the rubber. Red tires are much softer Read More…
Story Credit: Jared DePouwPhoto Credit: Jared DePouw Team Penske vs The Field It would appear that Barber Motorsports Park is the unofficial home of Team Penske, they have won each of the last 3 races here. The last time someone not from Team Penske won the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was in 2015 Read More…
Story Credit: Jared DePouw Photo Credit: INDYCAR Photo A completely different race track It’s been 11 years since the last time major open when racing happened here in Portland, and a lot of things have changed. Right after the final Champ Car race here in 2007, the track underwent a complete repaving along with some Read More…
Story Credit: Jared DePouw Photo Credit: Jared DePouw One of the unique properties of the Verizon IndyCar Series are the availability of two different Firestone tire compounds during road course events. Primary tires are by design the standard rubber that teams will use for most of the weekend. In addition, Firestone has an alternate tire Read More…
Story Credit: Jared DePouw Photo Credit: INDYCAR Photo Honda v Chevy With the introduction of the Universal Aero Kit in 2018, the main focus of the manufacturer was shifted back towards engine development. Since then, incremental improvements in the 2.2L Twin Turbo V6’s have created a parity between Honda and Chevy. The biggest difference between Read More…
Story Credit: Jared DePouw Photo Credit: INDYCAR Photo Tire Degradation One of the biggest stories with the Universal Aero Kit is the impact that reduced downforce would have on tire degradation. So far throughout the 2018 season, we have seen an increase in tires wearing out over the course of stints. The main reason for Read More…