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May 21

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Tagliani Earns PEAK Performance Pole Award for 2011 Indianapolis 500

SPEEDWAY, Ind. – In a dramatic, and sometimes bizarre, Indianapolis 500 Pole Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Saturday, Alex Tagliani and Sam Schmidt Motorsports earned the PEAK Performance Pole Award Presented by Autozone with a four-lap average of 227.238 mph. Tagliani was fastest in main qualifying and beat former IZOD IndyCar champion and Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon for P1 in the Fast 9 Shootout with the final run of the day. “I’m at the shop most every day and I see how much passion (the members of the team) have to build this car,” said Tagliani, the first Canadian to earn the pole for the Indy 500. “You know, it’s good ... FULL STORY »

In at Indy: Panther’s Rice (7th) and Hildebrand (12th) Make the Show

Former Indy Winner Rice Makes Top Nine Shootout, Give Panther Best Indy Start Since 2006 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - (May 21, 2011) – An eventful Pole Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway concluded with both Panther Racing drivers ... FULL STORY »

Will Power Leads Team Penske Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Effort by Earning Fifth-Place Starting Spot

SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 21, 2011) – Team Penske fell short of its goal of winning its 17th Indianapolis 500 pole position and the team encountered some disappointment Saturday during Pole Day qualifying for the 100th anniversary Indianapolis ... FULL STORY »

Tagliani Wins PEAK Performance Pole Award at Iindianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS - (Saturday, May 21, 2011) -Alex Tagliani earned the PEAK Performance Pole Award presented by AutoZone in a winner-take-all "Fast Nine" segment -- in which seven different IZOD IndyCar Series teams were represented -- on a ... FULL STORY »

100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Pole Day/Tom Carnegie Day Qualifying Quotes – May 21, 2011

TAKUMA SATO (No. 5 Monavie-Panasonic-KV Racing Technology - Lotus): "It's a great feeling for me to be standing here today already qualified. Last year, we had a moment on qualifying day. This is a terrific day for us. ... FULL STORY »

IZOD IndyCar Series 100th Annversary Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Results

IZOD IndyCar Series 100th Annversary Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Results INDIANAPOLIS - Results of qualifying Saturday for the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with Rank, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, time ... FULL STORY »

KV Racing Technology – SH Racing’s Tomas Scheckter Provisionally Qualifies 22nd for the 2011 Indianapolis 500

SPEEDWAY, IN – MAY 21, 2011 – KV Racing Technology - SH Racing driver Tomas Scheckter provisionally qualified 22nd today for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Scheckter, 30, driving the ... FULL STORY »

Wheldon to Start Sixth for Centennial Indianapolis 500
Posted 05.21.11
Dan Wheldon will make his ninth career start at the Indianapolis 500 from the outside of Row Two after qualifying this afternoon which culminated in an exciting Fast Nine shootout. The result is the sixth top-six qualifying effort at the Speedway for the 2005 Indianapolis 500 winner, ...FULL STORY »

KV Racing Technology – Lotus Provisonally Qualifies All Three Cars for 2011 Indy 500
Posted 05.21.11
SPEEDWAY, IN – MAY 21, 2011 – KV Racing Technology – Lotus provisionally qualified all three cars today for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Takuma Sato, No. 5 KV Racing Technology – Lotus, was impressive leading the team with a ...FULL STORY »

Carpenter in Fast Nine at Indianapolis; Qualifies 8th for the 100th Anniversary of the Indy 500
Posted 05.21.11
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 21, 2011)- Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR) driver, Ed Carpenter, made his way into the field of 33 starting positions for the Indianapolis 500 early this afternoon. Carpenter posted a 4-lap average speed of 226.16 mph, in his No. 67 Dollar General Honda powered Dallara, good enough to ...FULL STORY »

Servia to Start on Front Row for Indy 500 in Third; Hinchcliffe 13th for First 5
Posted 05.21.11
Newman/Haas Racing “POLE DAY” 95th Indianapolis 500 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway NOTES AND QUOTES - Saturday, May 21, 2011 TELEMUNDO DRIVER SERVIA TO START ON THE FRONT ROW FOR THE INDY 500 IN THIRD PLACE; SPROTT DRIVER HINCHCLIFFE TO START 13TH IN FIRST INDY 500 POLE: Alex Tagliani (Seg 2) 4-lap ...FULL STORY »

Intense Day of Qualifying For Dreyer & Reinbold Racing For The 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500
Posted 05.21.11
Indianapolis, IN (May 21, 2011) - It was a day filled with ups and downs for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing as they qualified for the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500. Weather conditions had a huge part to play in the team's qualifying effort as two of the cars, ...FULL STORY »

Andretti Autosport Notes and Quotes, Post-Qualifying, Pole Day, Indianapolis
Posted 05.21.11
ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT IZOD INDYCAR SERIES NOTES AND QUOTES, POST-QUALIFYING POLE DAY INDIANAPOLIS 500 MICHAEL ANDRETTI, CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER "We're all surprised by our speed. We were expecting better, for sure. But, John (Andretti) did something different in his last qualifying run and he really picked up a lot, so we're hoping that is ...FULL STORY »

Team Penske Ready to Compete for Record 17th Pole at the Indianapolis 500
Posted 05.21.11
FAST FACTS Drivers: Helio Castroneves (No. 3 Shell V-Power Pennzoil Ultra Team Penske), Ryan Briscoe (No. 6 IZOD Team Penske) and Will Power (No. 12 Verizon Team Penske) Event: Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile superspeedway) When: Qualifying – Saturday, May 21 beginning at 11:00 a.m. ...FULL STORY »

MonaVie to partner with Takuma Sato for Indy 500
Posted 05.21.11
SPEEDWAY, IN – MAY 21, 2011 -- KV Racing Technology – Lotus announced today that MonaVie has joined the team as primary partner of Takuma Sato’s No. 5 MonaVie – KV Racing Technology – Lotus car for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 the 100th anniversary of the event. “I ...FULL STORY »

Team Penske’s Castroneves Tops “Fast Friday” Practice for the Indianapolis 500
Posted 05.20.11
SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 20, 2011) – Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves used the final minutes of Fast Friday to demonstrate that he still knows how summon superior speed around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The three-time Indianapolis 500 champion posted the fastest lap of the month on Friday ...FULL STORY »

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