CORE autosport brings lots of momentum to Canadian Tire Motorsports Park this weekend. After finishing second at Watkins Glen, Colin Braun was fastest overall in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice Friday with a lap of 132.318 mph. Practice No. 1 In the first session, Braun was once again fastest, this …
Read More »Hélio Castroneves Wrecks in Supposedly ‘Final’ Indy 500
When Roger Penske gave Helio Castroneves, now competing full-time for Team Penske’s IMSA team, another shot at the Indianapolis 500, the team owner said he could run it again in 2019 if he wins the 102nd running. Castroneves failed to finish as he crashed on the exit of Turn 4 …
Read More »Will Power Finally Victorious in Indianapolis 500
After coming up short in his 10 pervious attempts, Will Power finally won his first Indianapolis 500. Power had visited Victory Lane 29 times in his Verizon IndyCar Series career, but none had happened in the Indy 500 prior to Sunday afternoon (May 27). “I just can’t believe it,” Power …
Read More »Castroneves Fastest on First Day of Qualifying for Indianapolis 500
Helio Castroneves put his No. 3 Pennzoil Chevrolet on the top of the speed charts Saturday during the first qualifying session for next Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. Castroneves’ 228.919 mph lap put the Team Penske driver ahead of owner-driver Ed Carpenter who put his No. 20 Fuzzy’s Vodka Chevrolet in second. …
Read More »Simon Pagenaud Leads Opening Day Of Indy 500 Practice
The first practices for next Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 were dominated by one organization: Team Penske. Both ends of the Indy 500 spectrum were represented here: a full-time driver seeking to redeem himself after an awful start and a part-time legend who’s seeking to make racing history. 2016 INDYCAR series champion Simon …
Read More »Helio Castroneves Wins Acura Sports Car Challenge Pole at Mid-Ohio
Acura Team Penske’s domination of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race weekend at Mid-Ohio continued Saturday (May 5). Helio Castroneves won the overall pole for Sunday’s sprint race with a lap of 71.837 seconds (113.156 mph). “Oh my God, first of all it was actually incredible,” Castroneves said after the …
Read More »Helio Castroneves, Ricky Taylor Top WeatherTech Thursday Practices
On Thursday, Acura Team Penske’s Ricky Taylor was fastest overall in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice at Sebring International Raceway. Taylor’s time in practice No. 2 of 107.841 seconds (124.850 mph). The lap time was a full one-third of a second faster than the pole time set last year by …
Read More »Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Average in Phoenix, ABC Crunches St. Petersburg
Last weekend, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series traveled to the newly-rechristened ISM Raceway for what will be the final race on the current setup. In November, the new grandstands will be completed and the old tower will be demolished. Andy Jeffers, who owns and operates Sports & Entertainment Inc. …
Read More »WeatherTech Rolex 24 Thursday: Renger van der Zande Snatches Pole
Thursday at Daytona International Speedway is a very busy day for teams in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. There are three practice sessions totaling 3.5 hours of track time, in addition to qualifying. Here, we’ll recap all of the Thursday sessions. Qualifying Entering the weekend, qualifying seemed to be a …
Read More »Who’s Where? A 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series Team Chart
The 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series field is becoming clearer. AJ Foyt Racing announced Thursday Tony Kanaan will join the team for the upcoming season. Meanwhile, Hélio Castroneves and Stefan Wilson will run the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 for Team Penske and Andretti Autosport, respectively. Kanaan, the 2004 IndyCar champion, will …
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