The second installment in our series of fan conversations recalling our favorite memories of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is with a very special guest, my father Derek Patterson, who in 1988 happened to be in just the right place at just the right time to have an experience of a lifetime. Indianapolis 500 Memories: The Right Place at the Right Time
Read MoreHere is your Pole Day qualifying order from IndyCar.com. Keep in mind that T cars that have not set a time will be withdrawn from the order in favor of primary cars later in the order. That said, AJ Foyt IV will be first on track tomorrow when the gun goes off at 11 am. Paul Tracy, Alex Tagliani and Marco Andretti look to have prime early pill draws to take advantage of a cool morning track before the temps start to rise. Look for those guys to put in…
Read MoreHere are your final aggregate practice times for the month. And with that, we can make our predictions on who will not make the show. Tomorrow will see a whole host of non-to-3 teams trying to break into the fast 9. Alex Tagliani, Paul Tracy, Dan Wheldon, Hideki Mutoh, Mario Moraes, Graham Rahal and even Davey Hamilton have all put up consistently good times this past week and may play a part in the fast 9 session, especially if they benefit from an early pill draw. Good luck gentlemen. The…
Read MoreIn these last days leading up to the race, we will be talking with several people about their favorite moments from the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Our first conversation is with Joe Ferrall, a fellow Indy Downforce member and long time attendee of the Indianapolis 500. He shares his stories of getting to the track and watching it come alive on Race Day morning. Indianapolis 500 Memories: Watching the Track Come to Life
Read MoreTony Kanaan, Paul Tracy, Marco Andretti, Dan Wheldon & Hideki Mutoh put in their quickest times of the month yesterday, and all of them are firmly in the top 10. Here is your aggregate timesheet. . Pos Driver # Team Best Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur . 1 Castroneves 3 Penske 227.046 226.603 227.046 – 224.833 225.563 226.08 . 2 Dixon 9 Ganassi 226.971 226.237 226.202 – 226.549 226.971 225.035 . 3 Kanaan 11 Andretti 226.775 224.685 225.524 – 225.171 225.66 226.775 . 4 Briscoe 6 Penske 226.633 224.384…
Read MoreScott Dixon continued to impress at Indy today, once again setting quick time. This is becoming a trend. Action on the track was pretty heavy today with several of the contenders working on race setups. At times today there were 10 or 12 cars running together in packs on the track. EJ Viso did not make it on the track today after being released from Methodist last night and being cleared by IMS medical staff today. While EJ was a bit sore, he seemed no worse for wear, which is…
Read MoreHere are your aggregate practice times updated through Wednesday practice. Things are starting to look clear up at the top as Dixon has so far been the class of the field during all practice sessions, save for Helio’s staggering weekend performance. Kudos to Hideki Mutoh for moving from 17th up to 6th on the aggregate speed chart. . Pos Driver # Team Best Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed . 1 Castroneves 3 Penske 227.046 226.603 227.046 – 224.833 225.563 . 2 Dixon 9 Ganassi 226.971 226.237 226.202 – 226.549 226.971…
Read MoreHere are your combined aggregate times for practice sessions so far. Note that we are not making a distinction between “T” cars and regular entries. Also, note that we are not keeping track of Kanaan’s herculean effort taking laps in all 5 Andretti entries on Saturday. At this point, financing for Bruno Juniquiera’s seat at FAZZT has not yet come through. I am starting to get concerned that it isn’t going to happen for Bruno this year. This was a class A move by FAZZT and Alex to bring Bruno…
Read MoreRain held off on Tuesday to allow a full day of practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series, in preparation for The Greatest Spectacle In Racing. But it did have a little bearing on today’s procedures as they didn’t go green until shortly after 1:00 PM EST since the track was drying from earlier rain. Scott Dixon put up quick time today, which isn’t much of a surprise given his affiliation with one of the big dog teams. But the results sheet behind him was an appealing surprise and hopefully a…
Read MoreMari Hulman George today announced that Tony Hulman George has resigned his position on the board of directors for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and for Hulman and Company, completing the separation that was started earlier this year. The remaining board of directors is comprised of Tony’s mother Mari Hulman George, Tony’s sisters Nancy George, Josie George, Kathi George-Conforti and family attorney Jack Snyder. Tony previously served as chairman of the board and president of the IRL, IMS and Hulman and Company, but back in June the remainder of the board…
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