2013 IndyCar Series / Mazda Road to Indy discussion

Watched Race 2 this morning, well done to Pagenaud. Was a fair few incidents during the first part of the race, especially that fairly big pile up.

Great weekend all round for Conway, especially as he just jumped into the car, imagine we'll be seeing a bit more from him this season after this.
 
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Watched Race 2 this morning, well done to Pagenaud. Was a fair few incidents during the first part of the race, especially that fairly big pile up.
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Sato was being Sato, de Silvestro apparently had a steering failure. Bourdais causing the big pile up seemed to be brain fade on his part, was penalised for it. I've not been a fan of double file restarts and allowing drivers to pass before the line, it contributes to the problem. That and the caution for Viso's wing end-plate was questionable.

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Great weekend all round for Conway, especially as he just jumped into the car, imagine we'll be seeing a bit more from him this season after this.
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Conway looked pretty mediocre for most of last year, and he's had his fair share of crashes in Indycar and GP2 which is why he has few wins. Still, I'll give Mike credit when it's due, he drove very well this weekend.
 
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Detroit race 2 results:

1. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda 1hrs 56mins 14.7861s/70 laps
2. James Jakes Rahal-Letterman-Honda +5.6274s
3. Mike Conway Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +6.0616s
4. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Honda +21.2953s
5. Dario Franchitti Ganassi-Honda +23.4917s
6. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +29.0629s
7. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Honda +29.6681s
8. Helio Castroneves Penske-Chevrolet +37.6446s
9. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +40.5396s
10. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon-Chevrolet +51.4543s
11. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon-Chevrolet +1:13.1052
12. Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +1:14.1353
13. Ryan Briscoe Panther-Chevrolet +1 laps
14. Tristan Vautier Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +1 laps
15. Ed Carpenter ECR-Chevrolet +4 laps
16. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Honda +6 laps
17. Ernesto Viso Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +9 laps
18. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +12 laps
19. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +14 laps
20. Will Power Penske-Chevrolet +17 laps
21. Alex Tagliani Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +43 laps/Collision damage
22. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +43 laps/Collision damage
23. Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +47 laps/Accident
24. Simona de Silvestro KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +62 laps/Accident
25. Anthony Allmendinger Penske-Chevrolet +70 laps/Accident

Fastest lap - 1:07.4371 by Mike Conway on lap 58

Race 2 highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gB_NEzwMdg

Post-race interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uPIRR0e9yw

Indycar 36 featuring Simona de Silvestro; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kFjCM2pB9M and Charlie Kimball; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoTlcirSI8I
 
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Indycar Series Round 8 of 19: Firestone 550

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Venue: Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
Track length: 1.5 miles
Race length: 228 laps (342 miles)
Lap record: 22.542s/236.678 mph (Paul Tracy, Reynard 01i-Honda, 2001)

Overview: Indycar first arrived at the Texas Motor Speedway in 1997, under IRL sanctioning. CART followed in 2001, but the race was cancelled due to high vertical and horizontal G-forces causing the drivers to feel ill after a handful of laps. Post-unification, Texas is often the next oval after Indianapolis on the Indycar schedule. The event often features close finishes, with 18 races being won by a margin of under one second. In 2011, the second of the Firestone Twin 275s scheduled at Texas ran caution-free at an average speed of over 206mph.

Current points standings:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_IndyCar_Series_season#Driver_standings

Drivers' preview:


Entry list:

http://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2013/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/07-TEX/indycar-entrylist

Pippa Mann will be in the #18 for Dale Coyne Racing. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06/6-4-Mann-gets-ride-for-Texas-race)

Oriol Servia has been confirmed for two races (Texas and Iowa) at Panther. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06/6-5-Servia-to-drive-Panther-Racing-car at-Texas)

Schedule:

http://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2013/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/07-TEX/indycar-weekendschedule

TV coverage:

ESPN UK at 10:45, 9th June
 
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Indycar will be making all ABC-broadcasted races available on their youtube channel, starting with Detroit #1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIMLFXYwc5o

Marco Andretti was fastest in first practice at Texas, with a lap average of 217.950mph. Tony Kanaan was second (217.577mph) and Will Power third (216.938mph). Full practice results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-06-07/TEX practice 1 results.pdf

Practice 1 highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyz9XDd9Yxg

Will Power took pole position for the race, with a 4-lap average of 219.182mph. Marco Andretti was second (217.553mph) and Ryan Hunter-Reay third (217.524mph). Full qualifying results (prior to grid penalties): http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06...IndyCar-Series/07-TEX/indycar-qualresults.pdf

The following drivers have a 10-place grid penalty for unapproved engine changes: Tristan Vautier, Simon Pagenaud, Simona de Silvestro.

Post-qualifying interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWxX05U1UrI

Tony Kanaan topped the charts in the second and final practice session (218.551mph), followed by James Hinchcliffe (217.575mph). Full results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-06-07/TEXAS final practice.pdf

Practice 2 highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOH2PTHSmcg
 
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Texas race results:

1. Helio Castroneves Penske-Chevrolet 1hrs 52mins 17.4594s/228 laps
2. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +4.6919s
3. Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +11.6088s
4. Ed Carpenter ECR-Chevrolet +17.6930s
5. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +19.5078s
6. Dario Franchitti Ganassi-Honda +1 lap
7. Will Power Penske-Chevrolet +1 lap
8. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +1 lap
9. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +1 lap
10. Ernesto Viso Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +1 lap
11. Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +1 lap
12. James Jakes Rahal Letterman-Honda +1 lap
13. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +2 laps
14. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon-Chevrolet +2 laps
15. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +2 laps
16. Simona de Silvestro KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +2 laps
17. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Honda +2 laps
18. Tristan Vautier Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +3 laps
19. Oriol Servia Panther-Chevrolet +3 laps
20. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon-Chevrolet +4 laps
21. Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman-Honda +5 laps
22. Alex Tagliani Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +5 laps
23. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Honda +167 laps/Hydraulics
24. Pippa Mann Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +226 laps/Engine

Fastest lap - 215.761mph by Tony Kanaan on lap 51

Race highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Krg44fiZKk

Post-race interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRbffjYQwco

Championship standings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_IndyCar_Series_season#Driver_standings
 
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Indycar Series Round 9 of 19: Milwaukee IndyFest

Venue: Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, WI
Track length: 1.015 miles
Layout: Quad oval, 9.25 degree corner banking
Race length: 250 laps (253.75 miles)
Lap record: 20.028s/185.5 mph (Patrick Carpentier, Reynard 98i-Mercedes, 1998)

Overview: The Milwaukee Mile has a long and storied history, having first hosted powered vehicles in 1903 - making it the oldest motor speedway in the world. Racing legends such as Jim Clark, Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi all competed here, with Clark being the first to win in US open wheel racing with a rear-engined car in 1963. Indycar (then sanctioned by AAA) first added the track to its 1937 schedule, and subsequent races have been held every year since, with the exception a 4-year hiatus during World War 2 and 2010. Indy Lights will be hosting its 5th round of 2013 at Milwaukee.

Drivers' preview:


Entry list:

http://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2013/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/08-MIL/indycar-entrylist

Ana Beatriz has returned in the #18 for Dale Coyne Racing. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06/6-12-Beatriz-to-drive-Coyne-car-at-Milwaukee)

Ryan Briscoe will pilot the #4 for Panther. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06/6-11-Notes-Briscoe-back-to-where-he-got-first-victory)

Spotters' guide:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...dycar-spotterguide.pdf?vs=1&d=20130613T171008

Schedule:

http://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2013/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/08-MIL/indycar-weekendschedule

TV coverage:

ESPN UK at 21:00, 15th June

NBCSN stream: http://stream.nbcsports.com/liveextra

First practice is currently under way, live timing and radio here: http://racecontrol.indycar.com/
 
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Marco Andretti was fastest in first practice at Milwaukee, with a lap average of 166.684mph. Ryan Hunter-Reay was second (166.545mph) and Josef Newgarden third (166.086mph). Full practice results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-06-14/MIL-IICS practice 1.pdf

Practice 1 highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=9kGC9RBhuJc

Marco Andretti topped the charts again in the second practice session (168.534mph). Full timesheet: http://www.crash.net/indycar/results/192368/1/milwaukee_practice_2_times.html

Practice 2 highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvHpBwhFcNI

Qualifying was a clean sweep by Marco Andretti, who took pole position for the race with a 2-lap average of 170.515mph. James Hinchcliffe was second (170.418mph) and Will Power third (170.212mph). Full qualifying results: http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06...IndyCar-Series/08-MIL/indycar-qualresults.pdf

Post-qualifying interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DACz7p8_YE0
 
Milwaukee race results

1. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet 1hrs 51mins 15.2962secs / 250 laps
2. Helio Castroneves Penske-Chevrolet +4.8059s
3. Will Power Penske-Chevrolet +5.3920s
4. Ernesto Viso Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +6.2511s
5. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +6.4632s
6. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Honda +16.5292s
7. Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +23.3828s
8. Dario Franchitti Ganassi-Honda +23.8041s
9. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +1 lap
10. Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +1 lap
11. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +1 lap
12. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +1 lap
13. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon-Chevrolet +2 laps
14. Ed Carpenter ECR-Chevrolet +2 laps
15. Ryan Briscoe Panther Chevrolet +2 laps
16. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +3 laps
17. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Honda +4 laps
18. James Jakes Rahal-Letterman-Honda +5 laps
19. Ana Beatriz Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +8 laps

Retirements

Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +74 laps/Electrical
Tristan Vautier Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +77 laps/Mechanical
Sebastien Bourdais Dragon-Chevrolet +98 laps/Accident damage
Alex Tagliani Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +104 laps/Engine
Simona de Silvestro KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +181 laps/Accident damage

Fastest lap - 22.4993s/162.405mph by Ryan Hunter-Reay on lap 222

Race highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_WHLCTMJIo

Post-race interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axH6VKarLUE

Championship standings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_In...iver_standings

A quick news round-up including Mazda Road to Indy results:

Indycar 36 returns with Josef Newgarden: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZChrlZvyvg

Sage Karam won round 5 of the Indy Lights championship at Milwaukee from pole position, his first victory in the series. Carlos Munoz finished second, maintaining the points lead on 207, with Karam 18 points back and Gabby Chaves third on 171 points. (http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.co...first-firestone-indy-lights-win-in-milwaukee/)

Matthew Brabham took his fifth consecutive victory in the Pro Mazda championship at Milwaukee, his second from pole this season. Brabham leads the championship standings on 184 points, followed by Diego Ferreira (135) and Shelby Blackstock (118). (http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/arti...ins-milwaukee-to-take-fifth-straight-victory/)
 
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Indycar Series Round 10 of 19: Iowa Corn Indy 250

Venue: Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA
Track length: 0.875 miles
Layout: D-shaped oval, 12-14 degree corner banking
Race length: 250 laps (218.75 miles)
Lap record: 17.4908s (Ryan Briscoe, Dallara IR07-Honda, 2008)

Track layout

Overview: Iowa Speedway is a relatively new racing facility on the US motorsport scene, having opened in 2006. It is currently the shortest track on the Indycar schedule (Richmond, a similar short oval, was dropped at the end of 2009). Iowa also hosts Indy Lights, ARCA, Nascar K&N/Truck and Nationwide races. The heat race qualifying system used last year will return, with its own short qualifying session and additional points awarded. A live stream will be available on the Indycar website starting at 6.45pm (Eastern Standard Time) on June 22nd.

Drivers' preview:


Entry list:

http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-06-18/Iowa Entry List 2013.pdf

Oriol Servia will pilot the #4 for Panther. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06/6-15-Notes-Briscoe-moving-on)

Spotters' guide:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...W/indycar-spotterguide?vs=1&d=20130619T170750

Schedule:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...ndycar-weekendschedule?vs=1&d=20130618T134948

TV coverage:

ESPN UK, 19:30 on 23rd June. Highlights at 20:00 on 26th June, and 14:30 on 27th June.
 
Tony Kanaan went fastest in practice at Iowa, with a lap average of 184.062mph. Will Power placed second (183.602mph) and Marco Andretti third (183.100mph). Full practice results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-06-22/IOWA indycar-results-p1.pdf

Practice highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAEpdkhyDU0

Helio Castroneves set the fastest speed (185.687mph) in the first phase of qualifying, and will advance to heat race #3 to decide the top 10 places on Sunday's race grid. Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-06-22/IOWA indycar-results-quals.pdf

All three heat races will be streamed live on http://racecontrol.indycar.com/ starting at 11.45pm tonight.

First phase qualifying highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bkeZmYLcEw
 
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Scott Dixon wins heat race #1, Takuma Sato took second place. Both drivers will transfer to heat race #3 and join the battle for pole position. The remaining finishers will occupy the even-numbered grid spots from 12th.

Heat #1 results:

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Heat race #2 will begin shortly, starting lineup: Ed Carpenter, Tristan Vautier, Charlie Kimball, James Jakes, Ernesto Viso, Simon Pagenaud, Graham Rahal, Justin Wilson, Simona de Silvestro. Top two finishers will transfer to heat race #3, with the remaining drivers filling the odd-numbered grid spots from 11th.

Graham Rahal wins heat race #2, Ed Carpenter second, earning the remaining transfer spots for the final heat.

Heat #2 results:

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Starting lineup for heat race #3: Helio Castroneves, Marco Andretti, Will Power, Tony Kanaan, James Hinchcliffe, Oriol Servia, Graham Rahal, Scott Dixon, Ed Carpenter, Takuma Sato. The classification at the end of this heat will determine the top 10 of the main race grid tomorrow.

Helio Castroneves takes pole position for the Iowa Corn Indy 250 by winning heat race #3. Penske teammate Will Power will start alongside him on the front row.

Heat #3 results:

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Heat race highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUMJrRopms

Starting grid for the Iowa Corn Indy 250

1. Will Power
2. James Hinchcliffe
3. Marco Andretti
4. Ed Carpenter
5. Tony Kanaan
6. Graham Rahal
7. Oriol Servià
8. Simon Pagenaud
9. Alex Tagliani
10. Justin Wilson
11. Helio Castroneves*
12. Ryan Hunter-Reay
13. Tristan Vautier
14. Charlie Kimball
15. Scott Dixon*
16. Ernesto Viso
17. Takuma Sato*
18. Sebastian Saavedra
19. Sebastien Bourdais
20. Simona de Silvestro
21. Dario Franchitti
22. Josef Newgarden*
23. Ana Beatriz*
24. James Jakes*

*10 place grid penalty for early engine change
 
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Iowa race results

1. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet 1hrs 30mins 16.0266s/250 laps
2. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +1.5009s
3. Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +1.6891s
4. Ed Carpenter ECR-Chevrolet +2.7605s
5. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +3.0201s
6. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +6.6654s
7. Oriol Servià Panther-Chevrolet +9.7006s
8. Helio Castroneves Penske-Chevrolet +10.6855s
9. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +12.7133s
10. Ernesto Viso Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +17.6157s
11. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +1 Lap
12. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Honda +1 Lap
13. Tristan Vautier Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +2 Laps
14. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon-Chevrolet +2 Laps
15. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +2 Laps
16. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Honda +3 Laps
17. Will Power Penske-Chevrolet +3 Laps
18. James Jakes Rahal-Letterman-Honda +3 Laps
19. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon-Chevrolet +3 Laps
20. Dario Franchitti Ganassi-Honda +4 Laps
21. Simona de Silvestro KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +7 Laps

Retirements

Ana Beatriz Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +67 laps/Brakes
Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +88 laps/Engine
Alex Tagliani Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +111 laps/Accident damage

Fastest lap - 17.9774s/179.055mph by Ed Carpenter on lap 221

Race highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXFOFRaF9aI

Full race broadcast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2nAVv94_Mg

Championship standings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_In...iver_standings

A quick news round-up including Mazda Road to Indy results:

Sage Karam picked up his second win of the season at Iowa, taking the points lead in the Indy Lights championship. Carlos Munoz dropped to second, 9 points back. Gabby Chaves retains third place, a further 21 points behind. (http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.co...m-wins-at-iowa-takes-indy-lights-points-lead/)

After 8 weeks of successive races, a break in the Indycar calendar sees several teams take to three different tracks for mid-season testing: http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06/6-23-Testing-completes-long-stretch

Most of the field will be running at Pocono in preparation for the next round in the championship, scheduled for July 7th.
 
Indycar Series Round 11 of 19: Pocono Indycar 400 presented by Sunoco

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Venue: Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
Track length: 2.5 miles
Layout: Triangle
Banking: Turn 1 - 14 degrees, Turn 2 - 8 degrees, Turn 3 - 6 degrees
Race length: 160 laps (400 miles)
Lap record: 42.51s (Emerson Fittipaldi, Penske PC-18/Chevrolet, 1989)

Overview: Pocono Raceway opened in 1971 and differed from existing oval-type tracks in its three unique turns with varied banking. Indycar under CART sanction ran a 500 mile race at Pocono until 1989, as part of the 'Triple Crown' of ovals offering bonus prize money in recognition of the difficulty of winning the award. Emerson Fittipaldi holds the current race lap record at 211.715mph. Pocono returns to the Indycar calendar in 2013 as a 400 mile event, but retaining Triple Crown status along with Indianapolis and Fontana. The track also hosts Indy Lights, ARCA, Nascar Truck series and Nascar Sprint Cup races.

Triple Crown Q&A:

http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07/7-2-Triple-Crown-winner-Unser-Q-A

Drivers' preview:


Entry list:

http://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2013/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/10-POC/indycar-entrylist

Ryan Briscoe returns in the #4 entry for Panther. He will miss qualifying due to ALMS commitments, thus starting from the back of the grid. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07/7-1-Briscoe-will-race-from-back-of-field)

Spotters' guide:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...C/indycar-spotterguide?vs=1&d=20130705T164911

Schedule:

http://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2013/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/10-POC/indycar-weekendschedule

TV coverage:

ESPN UK, 17:00 on 7th July. Highlights at 14:00 on 9th July, 11:30 on 10th July and 19:00 on 11th July.

News updates:

James Davison tested with Dale Coyne Racing at Mid-Ohio, with a view to a possible race entry there this year. (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108278)

Indycar 36 returns with Scott Dixon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq_7j7CXy4I

Technical specifications have been altered for Pocono: http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07/7-2-Pocono-aero-specs-set

Pocono and Fontana to have three-wide starts: http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07/7-3-Three-wide-starts-at-Pocono-Fontana
 
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At the conclusion of the pre-race test at Pocono Raceway on July 4th, all 24 Indycar entries had bested the lap record. Marco Andretti was fastest with a 220.963mph average lap speed, followed by Tony Kanaan (219.802mph) and Helio Castroneves (219.213mph). Chevrolet continued to display an edge on ovals, with only 2 Honda-powered teams in the top 10.

Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-07-04/POC Open Test P2.pdf

Trackside footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgF9ImTC7TE
 
Marco Andretti went fastest in first practice at Pocono, with a lap average of 221.883mph. Tony Kanaan placed second (220.819mph) and Charlie Kimball third (220.683mph). Full practice results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-07-06/indycar-results-p1 POC.pdf

Practice 1 highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icIsyIfHwdI

Qualifying confirmed Marco Andretti's pace, as he took pole position with a 2-lap average of 221.273mph. He shared the front row with Andretti Autosport team-mates Ryan Hunter-Reay (220.892mph) and James Hinchcliffe (220.431mph). Alex Tagliani and Ernesto Viso crashed during their runs and will start from the back of the field. Full qualifying results: http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07...IndyCar-Series/10-POC/indycar-qualresults.pdf

Qualifying highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTWCw0vxQv8

Final practice saw Marco Andretti set the pace once again, at 219.120mph. Takuma Sato (218.814mph) and James Hinchcliffe (218.759mph) rounded out the top three. Full timesheet: http://www.crash.net/indycar/results/193275/1/pocono_practice_2_times.html

Starting grid for the Indycar Pocono 400

1) Marco Andretti
2) Ryan Hunter-Reay
3) James Hinchcliffe
4) Will Power
5) Tony Kanaan
6) Helio Castroneves
7) Takuma Sato
8) Simon Pagenaud
9) Simona de Silvestro
10) Tristan Vautier
11) Sebastien Bourdais
12) Charlie Kimball
13) James Jakes
14) Ed Carpenter
15) Josef Newgarden
16) Graham Rahal
17) Scott Dixon*
18) Sebastian Saavedra
19) Ryan Briscoe
20) Dario Franchitti*
21) Pippa Mann*
22) Justin Wilson*
23) Ernesto Viso*
24) Alex Tagliani*

*10 place grid penalty for early engine changes

http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-07-07/POC lineup.pdf
 
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