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Opening Day/Grand Prix of Indianapolis Practice
Information about 2014 Grand Prix of Indianapolis activity Thursday, May 8, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: DAY: Opening Day/Grand Prix of Indianapolis Practice SCHEDULE (all times local): 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Public Gates Open 8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m. IndyCar Experience 9:50 a.m. Road Course Track Ceremony – Pit Lane Yard of Bricks 10 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Verizon IndyCar […]
Inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis Track Schedule
Thursday, May 8 Free Admission 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Public Gates Open 10-10:45 a.m., Verizon IndyCar Series practice #1 11-11:45 a.m., USF2000 Practice Noon-12:45 p.m., Pro Mazda Practice 1-1:45 p.m., Indy Lights Practice 2-2:45 p.m., Verizon IndyCar Series Practice #2 3-3:30 p.m., USF2000 Practice 3:45-4:15 p.m., Pro Mazda Practice 4:30-5:15 p.m., Indy Lights Practice 5:30 p.m., […]
Rookies Pass 2014 Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation Program
Carlos Huertas eventually agreed with team owner Dale Coyne that the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race isn’t one to pass up. “I was a bit unsure because I never did it before and because I had a late start to the season I couldn’t prepare for the ovals well,” said the 22-year-old Verizon IndyCar Series […]
Brantley Gilbert to adorn Sage Karam’s INDYCAR
Country music entertainer Brantley Gilbert will try his own version of a “Memorial Day Double” at Indianapolis and Charlotte. Gilbert, the 2013 Academy of Country Music (ACM) New Male Artist, will adorn the No. 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Kingdom Racing Chevrolet of rookie Sage Karam for the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor […]
INDYCAR Explores Prospect of Event at NOLA Motorsports Park
INDYCAR announced today it is exploring a prospective Verizon IndyCar Series race at NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale, La. The announcement of the potential event, which would be known as the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Louisiana and organized by Andretti Sports Marketing, was made jointly today with Gov. Bobby Jindal and Laney Chouest, owner of […]
Pippa Mann’s Indy 500 ride to support Susan G. Komen
A cause-oriented idea sparked a promotional proposal mushroomed into a pink platform for Pippa Mann and the Susan G. Komen, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, for the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race onMay 25. Mann will drive the pink and white Honda-powered No. 63 Dale Coyne Racing car in the 500 Mile Race, the British […]
IMS Road Course will be racy for Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan has been immersed in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course reconfiguration project since its inception seven months ago, and even maintains a Downtown Indianapolis apartment for his frequent visits. But ahead of the Verizon IndyCar Series Open Test on April 30, he took up residence in the motorcoach lot […]
INDYCAR Roundup for April 29th
Kurt Busch Passes Indianapolis 500 Refresher Test “Go out and have fun,” Andretti Autosport engineer Craig Hampson told Kurt Busch as he headed out on another run around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The former NASCAR champion heeded the advice on the 2.5-mile oval during a refresher program arranged in conjunction with his schedule that will get […]
Sebastian Saavedra Fined $10k, Placed on Probation
INDYCAR officials have fined driver Sebastian Saavedra $10,000 and placed him on probation through the Indianapolis 500 on May 25 for actions during the April 13 Verizon IndyCar Seres race in Long Beach. Saavedra, driver of the No. 17 AFS KVAFS Racing car, was found to have violated Rule 7.1.3.2.2 (Failure to yield to safety vehicle and […]