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Archive for May, 2011

May 28
Saturday

Briscoe’s No. 6 IZOD Crew Wins Pit Stop Challenge for Team Penske on Carburetion Day

Ryan Briscoe with Penske Racing President Tim Cindric - Photo Credit: Catchfence Open Wheel Editor: Paul Powell SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 27, 2011) – Team Penske won the IZOD Pit Stop Challenge during Carburetion Day festivities Friday as final preparations wrapped up for Sunday’s 100th anniversary Indianapolis 500. The crew for Ryan Briscoe’s No. 6 IZOD Team Penske Dallara/Honda won the final round of the competition that features the top crews in the IZOD IndyCar Series facing off, head-to-head. Briscoe’s team executed a stop of 7.882 seconds, early 0.6 seconds faster than the runner-up crew from Dario Franchitti’s Ganassi Racing team, in the final. It marked the 13th victory in the competition for Team Penske since its inception in 1977. A Team Penske crew has now emerged as the top ... FULL STORY »

David Starr Thirsty to continue success in the Coca-Cola 600

2011 NSCS David Starr Leavine Fenton Racing Thumbnail Leavine Family Racing to Start 32nd on Sunday CONCORD, N.C. (May 28, 2011) — The dream of racing at the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend became a reality for David Starr after he qualified the No. ... FULL STORY »

Team E’s Mitchell Finishes Seventh In Firestone Freedom 100 at IMS

Rusty Mitchell INDIANAPOLIS, May 27 - Rusty Mitchell of Midland, Texas advanced more positions than any other driver in the Firestone Freedom 100, the premier event in Firestone Indy Lights, Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Driving the Motorola/Petro Communications/Skip Barber Racing School ... FULL STORY »

Sam Schmidt Motorsports, 2011 Firestone Indy Lights Post-Firestone Freedom 100 Race Recaps

Sam Schmidt Motorsports thumbnail INDIANAPOLIS (May 27, 2011) – Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) driver Josef Newgarden won Friday’s Firestone Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to give SSM its sixth victory in nine races in the marquee event for the ... FULL STORY »

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Ready For The 100th Anniversary of The Indianapolis 500

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Indianapolis, IN (May 27, 2011) - Dreyer & Reinbold Racing drivers Justin Wilson (No. 22 Z-Line Designs), Paul Tracy (No. 23 WIX Filters), Ana Beatriz (No. 24 Ipiranga), and Davey Hamilton (No.11 HP) were back on track for the final ... FULL STORY »

Andretti Autosport, 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Post-Indy 500 Carb Day Practice Recaps

Andretti Autosport ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT IZOD INDYCAR SERIES NOTES AND QUOTES, POST-CARB DAY INDIANAPOLIS 500 JOHN ANDRETTI, #43 TEAM WINDOW WORLD CAR Finished practice in P10 with a speed of 223.852 mph "We were really happy with the Window ... FULL STORY »

Ferreira Out of Luck After Climbing from 14th to Fifth at Indianapolis

Bryan Herta Autosport Thumbnail Indianapolis, Ind. (May 27, 2011) – Duarte Ferreira, from Luanda, Angola, showed promising form in today’s Firestone Freedom 100, Round Four of the Firestone Indy Lights Championship, rising from 14th on the grid to fifth in the Bryan ... FULL STORY »



33 Honda engines, arranged in the traditional starting lineup of 11 rows of 3, from Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500 Field Again Runs on Honda Power
Posted 05.27.11
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 27, 2011) – For the sixth consecutive year, Honda will power the full 33-car starting field in Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, the 100th anniversary running of the Memorial Day classic. Honda has supplied racing engines to the full 33-car Indianapolis 500 field every year since 2006, and for a ...FULL STORY »
Andretti Autosport
Andretti Autosport 2011 Firestone Indy Lights Post-Firestone Freedom 100 Race Recaps
Posted 05.27.11
ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT FIRESTONE INDY LIGHTS NOTES AND QUOTES, POST-RACE FIRESTONE REEDOM 100 STEFAN WILSON, #5 TEAM ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT CAR   Finished in 4th place "I'm pretty disappointed. We had a great car and normally in this race, it's all about conserving tires to be good at the finish. There was a lot of crazy stuff ...FULL STORY »
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Dixon Leads Final Practice; Briscoe Takes Pit Stop Contest; Newgarden Wins Firestone Freedom 100
Posted 05.27.11
INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, May 27, 2011 - Scott Dixon hopes Miller Lite Carb Day is again a good indication of Indianapolis 500 Race Day. Dixon, who will start the 2010 Indianapolis 500 from the middle of the front row, topped the speed chart for the final practice session, the final ...FULL STORY »
No 1 Bass Pro Shops Convoy of Hope Chevrolet
Racing For Recovery: McMurray to Drive Convoy of Hope Joplin Car in Coca-Cola 600
Posted 05.27.11
No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet to Pay Tribute to Joplin Tornado Relief Efforts Springfield, MO---May 27, 2011—During Sunday’s race, the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet will be dedicated to bringing awareness to on-going relief efforts for the tornado-stricken families of Joplin, Missouri. The Convoy of Hope’s logo will ...FULL STORY »
Buddy Rice - Photo Credit: Catchfence Open Wheel Editor: Paul Powell
Carb Day Tune-Up Has Spirits High with Panther’s Hildebrand, Rice
Posted 05.27.11
Panther Tandem Finish Strong on Final Day of Practice for 95th Running of the Indianapolis 500 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - (May 21, 2011) – A strong month of practice and qualifications concluded for Panther Racing drivers JR Hildebrand and Buddy Rice during Carburation Day at the Indianapolis Motor ...FULL STORY »
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MWR Family of Teams & Drivers To Host Collections For Joplin Victims At Two Kansas City Area Sites Thursday
Posted 05.27.11
Get Autographs With Donations At Shawnee Aaron’s & Olathe Bass Pro Shops CORNELIUS, N.C. – Race fans can join Michael Waltrip Racing’s teams and drivers at two locations in the Kansas City area Thursday night collecting donations for the tornado victims of Joplin, Mo. “I want to show the world that NASCAR ...FULL STORY »
Martinsville (Va.) Speedway
Celebration 2011 Organizers Celebrate Reaching Goal For July 4 Event At Martinsville Speedway
Posted 05.27.11
MARTINSVILLE, VA (May 27, 2011) – Organizers of Celebration 2011 had reason to celebrate this week as they once again met the goal to cover the costs of the annual free Fourth of July event at Martinsville Speedway. The schedule of events and talent for Celebration 2011 were announced a month ...FULL STORY »
In The Pits with Scott Dixon - Photo Credit: Catchfence Open Wheel Editor: Paul Powell
Firestone Firehawk Carburetion Day Report
Posted 05.27.11
Top-5 practice speeds (mph): 1. Scott Dixon (225.474); 2. Alex Tagliani (224.739); 3. Dario Franchitti (224.658); 4. Vitor Meira (224.480); 5. Dan Wheldon (224.439). Carburetion Day practice temperatures: Track ranged from 58°-59° F (14°-15° C) and ambient was a constant 69° F (21° C). Firestone Carburetion Day highlights: More than 1,400 laps ...FULL STORY »
Firestone Shows Off a Century of Indy 500 Race Tires - Photo Credit: Catchfence Open Wheel Editor: Paul Powell
One Car, One Driver, One Race, One Win … and One Set of Winning Tires
Posted 05.27.11
SPEEDWAY, IN, May 26, 2011 - When the Henry Ford Museum decided to conserve its 1965 Indianapolis 500-winning, Jim Clark Lotus-Ford 38/1, the car was carefully worked on to make sure it remained as original as possible. Forty-six years later, thanks to Firestone Racing, the last piece of the conservation ...FULL STORY »


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