Sam Schmidt Motorsports drivers Alex Tagliani and Townsend Bell each were in the top-five on the speed chart when Thursday’s practice session for the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 concluded.
Tagliani, driver of the No. 77 Bowers & Wilkins Dallara/Honda/Firestone for SSM, posted the second fastest lap of the day around 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a time and speed of 39.5340 seconds at 227.652 mph. The Canadian’s fast lap came on the 16th of his 18 total laps during the day.
Bell, who only competes in the Indianapolis 500 during the IZOD IndyCar Series season, was much busier as he completed 53 laps throughout the session in his No. 99 Herbalife24 Dallara/Honda/Firestone ... FULL STORY »
ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT
IZOD INDYCAR SERIES
NOTES AND QUOTES, POST-PRACTICE
INDIANAPOLIS 500
JOHN ANDRETTI, #43 TEAM WINDOW WORLD CAR
Ended the practice session with a best lap speed of 224.7 mph
"At least it didn't rain today, so everybody got a lot of track ... FULL STORY »
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 19, 2011)-Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR) driver Ed Carpenter, pilot of the yellow and black No. 67 Dollar General Honda powered Dallara, clocked 85 laps today on an overcast day of practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), ... FULL STORY »
Indy 500 Front Row to be at ESPN on Tuesday
With the 100th anniversary Indianapolis 500 running on Sunday, May 29, star drivers Dario Franchitti and Marco Andretti are featured on two of ESPN’s media platforms later ... FULL STORY »
Newman/Haas Racing
PRACTICE DAY
95th Indianapolis 500 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NOTES AND QUOTES - Tuesday, May 18, 2011
RAIN CANCELLED ANOTHER DAY OF PRACTICE AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY; TELEMUNDO DRIVER SERVIA AND SPROTT DRIVER HINCHCLIFFE HOPING FOR TRACK TIME
Oriol Servia, No. 2 ... FULL STORY »
INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2011) – Persistent mist and overcast skies canceled Wednesday’s practice session for the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
That left all IZOD IndyCar Series drivers and their cars either on ... FULL STORY »
Indianapolis, IN (May 18, 2011) - Dreyer & Reinbold Racing had hopes of getting out on track today, but rainfall hindered day five of practice for the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500. For a moment it looked like ... FULL STORY »
