FORT WORTH, Texas -- Two of Ryan Briscoe's five IZOD IndyCar Series victories have been secured on 1.5-mile ovals.
He'll start from the pole in seeking a third. Briscoe, driving the No. 6 Team Penske car, recorded a four-lap average speed of 215.273 mph (1 minute, 37.3275 seconds) to earn the PEAK Performance Pole Award for the Firestone 550K at Texas Motor Speedway.
Dario Franchitti, seeking to be the third consecutive Indianapolis 500 champion to win at Texas in the same year, was 0.0057 of a second off Briscoe's pace. He'll start on the outside of the front row for the 228-lap race under the lights after an average of 215.261 mph.
Briscoe's teammate, ... FULL STORY »
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MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR
Finished fourth at Texas last year and threatened to win the 2008 event before being sidelined by a late-race incident.
"Texas is a fast track that really forces drivers to be on their ... FULL STORY »
ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT
IZOD INDYCAR SERIES
NOTES AND QUOTES, PRE-RACE
FIRESTONE 550K
MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR
Finished fourth at Texas last year and threatened to win the 2008 event before being sidelined by a late-race incident.
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JOHN ANDRETTI, #43 TEAM WINDOW WORLD CAR
Finished 30th
"We had a good car so it's unfortunate that we're out of the race. I want to thank Andretti Autosport for giving me a great opportunity and of course Window World for ... FULL STORY »
INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, May 27, 2010) - Pippa Mann became the first female pole winner in the 101-year-old history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, earning the top starting spot for the Firestone Freedom 100.
Mann, driving the No. 11 Sam ... FULL STORY »