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Countdown to Indy: #5 – Ryan Hunter-Reay ends longest non-American Indy 500 winning streak in 2014

By Mike Larson | Autoweek Countdown to Indy: 100 headlines that shaped the greatest spectacle in racing Ryan Hunter-Reay’s 2014 Indianapolis 500 triumph wasn’t just notable for being the driver’s first victory at the yard of bricks. Hunter-Reay’s victory ended a streak of non-American drivers winning the race. Since 2007, Hunter-Reay is the only American […]

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Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Report: Pole Day

“We left all we had in the DHL Honda on track today – it was on rails. Perfect qualifying run, just came up short. We have a great car – the crew has done a tremendous job putting together an incredible car. It’s great to start on the front row of the 100th Running of […]

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Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Report: Day One

“We had the fastest car on Wednesday – which was great, but we had some troubles toward the end of the week so today we’ve just been getting up to speed. Are first run we just didn’t have the balance, but our last run was great! I really have to give credit to the whole […]

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Day 3: Hunter-Reay sits atop 100th Indianapolis 500 practice chart

INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, May 18, 2016) – Ryan Hunter-Reay isn’t getting ahead of himself. The Andretti Autosport driver knows it’s only two days into practice for the epic 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. Some competitors may not have shown all their cards yet, but sitting atop the speed chart today […]

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Day 2: Hot Wheels commemorates 100th Indy 500 with trophy full of storied die-cast cars

INDIANAPOLIS — Hot Wheels, the iconic maker of scale die-cast toy cars for nearly a half-century, is helping commemorate the historic 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil with the unveiling today of the Hot Wheels Indy 500 Championship Trophy. Based on the famed Borg-Warner Trophy that features the likeness of […]

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Day 1: Andretti cars set pace in busy opening day of Indy 500 practice

INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, May 16, 2016) – The importance of track time was plainly evident on the opening day of practice for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. All 33 entered cars saw time on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, totaling 1,972 laps. The 33 cars on track is […]

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Grand Prix of Indianapolis Race Report

“We started 15th and had a monster start – went straight up to seventh. From there we settled into a rhythm and everything was looking great, and then the yellow came out and my race kind of went sideways. We pitted early after that then I had to save fuel, it just snowballed. We found […]

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Grand Prix of Indianapolis Qualifying Report

“We just lost the balance and maybe went with the wrong downforce for the higher track temps for qualifying mid-day compared to the beginning of the day. This morning we were P6, we just lost it with the wrong downforce level so will have to be smart with strategy tomorrow for the DHL car.” The […]

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