Commentary on the NTT IndyCar Series and the history of the Indianapolis 500
11:20 AM -- As expected, today has dawned with threats of weather clouding over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 30-minute practice session for the six cars attempting to make the final row of the Indianapolis 500 starting lineup got started at 10:15 with four cars immediately taking to the track. The #66 McLaren car showed up …
Continue reading Live Blog – Qualifying Day 2 at Indianapolis
7:05 PM -- I might not be a huge fan of the current qualifying format, but I can't deny that it made for some exciting moments this afternoon. As car after car tried to lock themselves into the Top 30, some drivers excelled and some driver failed. In the end, two small teams secured spots and …
7:45 PM -- Fast Friday is in the books, and quite honestly, I'm not sure what we really learned today. The speed chart was topped by the Honda trio of Conor Daly, Marco Andretti, and Takuma Sato, each at over 230.5 mph, though those cars wound up 22nd, 7th, and 16th on the no-tow chart. The …
7:20 PM - And that, my friends, is why nobody asks me to be the IndyCar race psychic. The only thing I got right in my pre-race predictions was that Scott Dixon would end up on the podium. Otherwise, I was pretty wrong on every front. Go figure. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's Takuma Sato dominated …
6:20 PM - Qualifying for the 2019 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama for the NTT IndyCar Series is in the books, and the teammates of Takuma Sato and Graham Rahal have claimed Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's first front row sweep since Buddy Rice and Danica Patrick led the field to green at Chicagoland Speedway in …
