Archive | May, 2014

Indy Dual in Detroit: Race 1 Race Report

Rolled off from the 21st grid position and fought his way as high as second before recording a 16th-place finish Was on his way to a top-10 finish when the No. 28 car met the tire barrier in Turn 7 on the final lap Retains the Verizon IndyCar Series championship points lead (unofficial) “We had […]

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Indy Dual in Detroit Practice Report

Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion led this morning’s practice session Championship points leader completed the first day back on track fifth fastest “I think it was a good day. We had a great first session – we led – and in the second session, we only used one set of tires, so we’ve got some tires […]

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Ryan Hunter-Reay wins first Indy 500

From the Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The finish at the Indianapolis 500 was worth the wait for Ryan Hunter-Reay. He used a series of daredevil moves to deny Helio Castroneves a chance at history on Sunday and became the first American since 2006 to win “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” He passed Castroneves at the […]

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RHR Wins The Indianapolis 500

Ryan Hunter-Reay is the winner of today’s 98th Running of the Indianapolis 500 driving the DHL Honda for Andretti Autosport . Hunter-Reay started today’s race from the 19th position. This is Hunter-Reay’s second win of the 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series season as the American-born driver looks to reclaim the Verizon IndyCar Series title. It marks […]

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Hunter-Reay prevails in second-closest finish

By Dave Lewandowski – indycar.com Ryan Hunter-Reay was denied a shot at a final-lap victory in the 2013 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race because of a yellow flag for a single-car incident in Turn 1. Third place was a career high in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” but the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., resident felt cheated. A […]

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Indianapolis 500 Final Practice Report

“Practice was pretty good, we had a good balance and we were working our way through traffic when we saw a bit of grease on the left rear that we needed to end practice. Precautionary measure on our part to make sure there isn’t unnecessary damage or ware going on. So we came back a […]

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Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Report – Pole Day

Will start the 500-mile race from the 19th grid position The 2012 IndyCar Champion’s best finish came last year with third-place finish “We don’t know where the speed went. We have the same trim as our teammates right now, and we’re going a mile an hour slower at least. I don’t know… it’s a head-scratcher, […]

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Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Report – Day One

Drew late in the line up for his first qualifying attempt and posting a time good enough, at the time, for the Fast Nine Was bumped from the Fast Nine late in the day and made a second attempt moments before the gun went off, signifying the end of qualifications, placing him 11th “Luckily we’re […]

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