Will Power earned his 31st career Indy car pole, tying Dario Franchitti and Sebastien Bourdais for seventh all-time, in qualifications for the June 8 Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway. Power, driving the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car, recorded a two-lap average speed of 219.182 mph on the 1.5-mile, high-banked oval to claim the […]
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INDYCAR Announces Belle Isle Post-Race Penalties
INDYCAR, the sanctioning body of the IZOD IndyCar Series, announced Thursday penalties following the June 1-2 races at The Raceway at Belle Isle Park. The No. 16 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing entry driven by James Jakes was fined a total of $10,000 for violating Rule 14.6.4.6 and 14.6.4.9. Both violations were found during post-qualifying inspection […]
Pippa Mann rejoins Dale Coyne Racing at Texas
Pippa Mann will rejoin Dale Coyne Racing to drive the No. 18 CyclopsGear.com car in the Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 8. Mann, 29, competed in the Dale Coyne Racing car in the Indianapolis 500 on May 26. “We had a great car at the Indianapolis 500 and I am looking forward […]
Tony Kanaan to drive Sunoco-Turbo Car
In a renewed relationship with longtime Indy car sponsor Sunoco, Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan will drive the No. 11 Sunoco “Turbo” car at the IZOD IndyCar Series events at Texas Motor Speedway (June 8), Iowa Speedway (June 23), Pocono Raceway (July 7) and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Aug. 4). The car’s livery will feature […]
Panther Racing names Oriol Servia driver for Texas & Iowa Races
Oriol Servia will drive the No. 4 National Guard Panther Racing car in IZOD IndyCar Series races at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend and at Iowa Speedway on June 23, the team announced. Servia, who has worked directly with Panther through the team’s technical alliance with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing for the past year, was […]