2014 IndyCar / Mazda Road to Indy season

2014 Verizon Indycar Series Round 12 of 18: Iowa Corn Indy 300

Venue: Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA
Track length: 0.875 miles
Layout: D-shaped oval, 12-14 degree corner banking
Race length: 300 laps (262.5 miles)
Lap record: 17.3324s / 185.687mph (Helio Castroneves, 2013, Dallara DW12-Chevrolet)

Track layout: http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...aSpeedway_TrackMap.jpg?vs=1&d=20140707T102159

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 Nascar K&N, Truck and Nationwide races. The Indycar race will be extended to 300 laps and run at night for 2014.

Drivers' preview:


Entry list:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne.../indycar-entrylist.pdf?vs=1&d=20140708T154936

Spotters' guide:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...dycar-spotterguide.pdf?vs=1&d=20140708T133326

Schedule:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...ar-weekendschedule.pdf?vs=1&d=20140707T153913

TV coverage:

ESPN UK - 01:00 Sunday 13th July (live); re-runs at 16:30 Sunday 13th July, 13:00 Monday 14th July, 07:00 Tuesday 15th July
 
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James Hinchcliffe set the pace in first practice at Iowa (183.647mph). Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-07-11/IOWA indycar-results-p1.pdf

The second practice session saw Juan Pablo Montoya lead the speed chart with a best lap of 184.619mph. Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-07-11/IOWA indycar-results-p2.pdf

Scott Dixon secured pole position with a 2-lap average of 186.256mph. Helio Castroneves set a new track record with a single lap speed of 186.809mph. Full qualifying results: http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...-qualresults.pdf?la=en&vs=1&d=20140711T203537

Practice and qualifying highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR7kX0s2x4w

Starting grid for the Iowa Corn Indy 300

1) Scott Dixon
2) Tony Kanaan
3) Helio Castroneves
4) Ryan Briscoe
5) Carlos Munoz
6) Sebastien Bourdais
7) Charlie Kimball
8) Marco Andretti
9) Will Power
10) Ed Carpenter
11) Simon Pagenaud
12) Mikhail Aleshin
13) Ryan Hunter-Reay
14) James Hinchcliffe
15) Graham Rahal
16) Takuma Sato
17) Sebastian Saavedra
18) Justin Wilson
19) Juan Pablo Montoya
20) Jack Hawksworth
21) Josef Newgarden
22) Carlos Huertas
 
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Iowa race results

1. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Honda 2hrs 01mins 58.8160s/300 laps
2. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +0.5814s
3. Tony Kanaan Ganassi-Chevrolet +1.0676s
4. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Chevrolet +2.7606s
5. Ed Carpenter ECR-Chevrolet +4.9819s
6. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Honda +5.0135s
7. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +6.7976s
8. Helio Castroneves Team Penske-Chevrolet +7.1408s
9. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi-Chevrolet +7.1896s
10. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Chevrolet +7.6098s
11. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +7.7794s
12. Carlos Munoz Andretti Autosport-Honda +7.8190s
13. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +11.2612s
14. Will Power Team Penske-Chevrolet +11.7947s
15. Jack Hawksworth Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +4 laps

Retirements

Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske-Chevrolet +20 laps/Accident
Sebastian Saavedra KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +42 laps/Suspension
Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Honda +71 laps/Engine
Sebastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +170 laps/Electrical
Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +222 laps/Withdrawn
Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +253 laps/Collision
Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +253 laps/Collision

Fastest lap: Josef Newgarden, 180.029mph (17.8771s) on lap 298

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

Post-race interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x3sWqLa4uA

Championship standings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_In...iver_standings
 
Andersen Promotions have partnered with the Australian Formula Ford championship to provide the champion a two-day test with a USF2000 team, and a scholarship to contest the series. (http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.c...s/andersen-teams-with-australia-formula-ford/)

This adds to similar links with the Canadian and British Formula Ford championships, and the Latam Challenge series based in Central\South America.
 
Indycar Series Rounds 13 & 14 of 18: Honda Indy Toronto

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Venue: Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada
Track length: 1.76 miles
Race length: 85 laps (149.2 miles)
Lap record: 57.143 (Gil de Ferran, Reynard 99i-Honda, 1999)

Overview: Indycar began racing on the streets of Toronto in 1986 under CART sanction, and continued until 2008 when Champ Car folded. The race was renewed in 2009 by the unified Indycar series with the same layout but a shorter race length (10 less laps). 2014 continues last year's double header format. Support series include Indy Lights, USF2000, Canadian F1600 (Formula Ford), Porsche GT3 Cup and the Pirelli World Challenge.

Drivers' preview:


Entry list:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne.../indycar-entrylist.pdf?vs=1&d=20140715T124816

Spotters' guide:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...dycar-spotterguide.pdf?vs=1&d=20140716T115125

Schedule:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...ar-weekendschedule.pdf?vs=1&d=20140715T124817

TV coverage:

Race 1: ESPN UK, 15:30 Sunday 20th July (live)*; 14:30 Monday 21st July (re-run); 10:30 Tuesday 22nd July (re-run)

Race 2: ESPN UK, 20:30 Sunday 20th July (live); 16:30 Monday 21st July (re-run); 12:30 Tuesday 22nd July (re-run)

*Race 1 postponed due to fog
 
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First practice was paced by Josef Newgarden (1:00.2385). Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-07-18/TOR indycar-results-p1.pdf

Simon Pagenaud set the best lap in practice 2 (1:00.0084). Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-07-18/TOR indycar-results-p2.pdf

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

Qualifying results: http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/3035/2014-07-19/indycar-results-quals.pdf

Qualifying highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4ZcSdL8jSY&list=UUy1F61QvUUQXAXi2Voa_fUw

Starting grid for Toronto race 1

1) Sebastien Bourdais
2) Helio Castroneves
3) Ryan Hunter-Reay
4) Simon Pagenaud
5) Tony Kanaan
6) Luca Filippi
7) Justin Wilson
8) James Hinchcliffe
9) Scott Dixon
10) Josef Newgarden
11) Graham Rahal
12) Takuma Sato
13) Mike Conway
14) Carlos Munoz
15) Jack Hawksworth
16) Sebastian Saavedra
17) Carlos Huertas
18) Charlie Kimball
19) Mikhail Aleshin
20) Marco Andretti
21) Ryan Briscoe
22) Juan Pablo Montoya
23) Will Power

Toronto race 1 results

1. Sebastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet 1hr 15mins 44.3232s/65 laps
2. Helio Castroneves Team Penske-Chevrolet +3.3408s
3. Tony Kanaan Ganassi-Chevrolet +4.8655s
4. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +5.4271s
5. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Chevrolet +12.5472s
6. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +15.5804s
7. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Chevrolet +28.6978s
8. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Honda +31.1677s
9. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +33.1220s
10. Will Power Team Penske-Chevrolet +33.7258s
11. Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Motorsports-Honda + 9.0741s
12. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi-Chevrolet +43.3621s
13. Jack Hawksworth Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +58.3644s
14. Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +58.4969s
15. Mike Conway ECR-Chevrolet +58.9383s
16. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Honda +1:01.4298s
17. Carlos Munoz Andretti Autosport-Honda +1:01.7675s
18. Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske-Chevrolet +1 lap
19. Sebastian Saavedra KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +1 lap

Retirements

Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +2 laps/Suspension
Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Honda +26 laps/Collision damage
Luca Filippi Rahal-Letterman-Honda +48 laps/Suspension
Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +55 laps/Collision

Fastest lap: Simon Pagenaud, 1:00.6954s on lap 47

Race highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rQf78y0UiM&list=UUy1F61QvUUQXAXi2Voa_fUw
 
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Toronto race 2 results

1. Mike Conway ECR-Chevrolet 1hr 20mins 35.5420s/56 laps
2. Tony Kanaan Ganassi-Chevrolet +3.5418s
3. Will Power Team Penske-Chevrolet +5.1545s
4. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Chevrolet +5.4857s
5. Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +6.621s
6. Jack Hawksworth Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +7.8701s
7. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Chevrolet +7.935s
8. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Honda +10.1765s
9. Sebastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +12.0212s
10. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +15.7853s
11. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi-Chevrolet +15.8671s
12. Helio Castroneves Team Penske-Chevrolet +16.2205s
13. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +20.9127s
14. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Honda +22.614s
15. Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +29.2715s
16. Luca Filippi Rahal-Letterman-Honda +46.4382s
17. Carlos Munoz Andretti Autosport-Honda +4 laps\Transmission
18. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Honda +4 laps
19. Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske-Chevrolet +4 laps
20. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +6 laps\Gearbox
21. Sebastian Saavedra KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +7 laps\Engine
22. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +9 laps
23. Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +45 laps\Collision

Fastest lap: Helio Castroneves, 1:00.7896s on lap 9

Race highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y7GTjTABJs

Post-race interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjygkgd3o-g

Championship standings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_IndyCar_Series_season#Driver_standings

Indycar teams will be swiftly moving to test at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in preparation for the upcoming race on August 3rd. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2014/07/7-24-Logging-laps-in-prep-for-Mid-Ohio)

Mazda Road to Indy summary

2012 French F4 champion Alexandre Baron took his first Indy Lights win, followed closely by teammate Gabby Chaves. Jack Harvey rounded out the podium finishers. Standings after round 9: Gabby Chaves 356, Zach Veach 335, Jack Harvey 308.

In the USF2000 championship, Florian Latorre and reigning F1600 champion Jake Eidson took their debut wins. Richard Enerson finished third in race 1, but retired from the lead in race 2 with a mechanical problem, dropping to third in the championship. Standings after round 8 and 9: Florian Latorre 199, Jake Eidson 184, Richard Enerson 177.
 
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2014 Verizon Indycar Series Round 15 of 18: Honda Indy 200

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Venue: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH
Track length: 2.258 miles
Race length: 90 laps (203.22 miles)
Lap record: 1:05.347 (Dario Franchitti, Reynard 99i-Honda, 1999)

Overview: Indycars began racing at Mid-Ohio 18 years after the construction of the narrow and winding circuit in 1980, continuing between 1983-2003. Following re-unification of American open wheel racing in 2008, the Indycar series returned to the circuit, with Scott Dixon winning 4 of 7 races held since then. All three of the Mazda Road to Indy junior series (Indy Lights, Pro Mazda, USF2000), along with the Pirelli World Challenge, will be supporting this weekend's race.

Drivers' preview:


Entry list:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne.../indycar-entrylist.pdf?vs=1&d=20140729T153708

Spotters' guide:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...dycar-spotterguide.pdf?vs=1&d=20140730T125215

Schedule:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...ar-weekendschedule.pdf?vs=1&d=20140728T095514

TV coverage:

ESPN UK: 20:30 Sunday 3rd August (live); 04:00 and 13:30 Tuesday 5th August (re-runs); 22:15 Wednesday 6th August (highlights); 10:00 Thursday 7th August (highlights); 05:00 Friday 8th August (highlights)
 
Practice 1 results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-08-01/M-O indycar-results-p1.pdf

Practice 2 results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-08-01/M-O indycar-results-p2.pdf

Friday practice highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWVnfkaIHKk

Mike Conway will make his first WEC start for Toyota at the Circuit of the Americas, after taking 4 LMP2 class victories with G-Drive last year. (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115227)

Practice 3 results: http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/3062/2014-08-02/indycar-results-p3.pdf

Qualifying results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-08-02/Honda Indy 200 Qual Results.pdf

Qualifying highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fSGZx5cK30

Post-qualifying interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9t1khqgqGI

Mid-Ohio starting grid

1) Sebastien Bourdais
2) Josef Newgarden
3) Tony Kanaan
4) Carlos Munoz
5) Ryan Hunter-Reay
6) Will Power
7) Graham Rahal
8) Justin Wilson
9) Simon Pagenaud
10) Carlos Huertas
11) Juan Pablo Montoya
12) Mike Conway
13) Mikhail Aleshin
14) Sebastian Saavedra
15) Helio Castroneves
16) Marco Andretti
17) James Hinchcliffe
18) Jack Hawksworth
19) Ryan Briscoe
20) Charlie Kimball
21) Takuma Sato
22) Scott Dixon
 
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Great drive from Scott Dixon there - last to first. Can't be much more accurate than that on fuel strategy either!
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Impressive pace throughout.

Mid-Ohio race results

1. Scott Dixon Ganassi/Chevrolet 1h 52m 45.2043s/90 laps
2. Sebastien Bourdais KV/Chevrolet +5.3864s
3. James Hinchcliffe Andretti/Honda +7.3335s
4. Carlos Munoz Andretti/Honda +9.3551s
5. Graham Rahal Rahal/Honda +11.8508s
6. Will Power Penske/Chevrolet +15.9769s
7. Charlie Kimball Ganassi/Chevrolet +16.8533s
8. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi/Chevrolet +17.5020s
9. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt/Honda +18.6160s
10. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti/Honda +20.0766s
11. Juan Pablo Montoya Penske/Chevrolet +21.7366s
12. Josef Newgarden Fisher/Honda +22.0987s
13. Mike Conway Carpenter/Chevrolet +23.8352s
14. Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt/Honda +29.8060s
15. Justin Wilson Coyne/Honda +44.6415s
16. Jack Hawksworth Herta/Honda +58.7211s
17. Carlos Huertas Coyne/Honda +1m02.5847s
18. Takuma Sato Foyt/Honda -1 lap
19. Helio Castroneves Penske/Chevrolet -4 laps

Retirements:

Sebastian Saavedra KV/Chevrolet 24 laps/Engine
Tony Kanaan Ganassi/Chevrolet 0 laps/Collision
Marco Andretti Andretti/Honda 0 laps/Collision

Fastest lap: Helio Castroneves, 1:06.8399 on lap 67

Race highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP_tUHXNb0k

Post-race interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGoaQeyr86Y

Championship standings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_IndyCar_Series_season#Driver_standings

Mazda Road to Indy summary

Jack Harvey dominated in Indy Lights at Mid-Ohio, taking two pole positions, two fastest laps and both race wins. Standings after round 11: Gabby Chaves 431, Jack Harvey 413, Zach Veach 407.

Pro Mazda competition saw 2012 Formula Abarth champion Nicolas Costa take his debut series win in race 1, with Garrett Grist winning race 2. Standings after round 11: Spencer Pigot 259, Scott Hargrove 245, Neil Alberico 186.

In the USF2000 championship, title contenders Florian Latorre, Jake Eidson and Richard Enerson took one win each from the triple-header weekend. Standings after round 12: Florian Latorre 277, Jake Eidson 247, Richard Enerson 244.
 
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2014 Verizon Indycar Series Round 16 of 18: ABC Supply Wisconsin 250

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 of a 4-year hiatus during World War 2 (and 2010). Indy Lights and Pro Mazda will also race at Milwaukee for their penultimate events.

Drivers' preview:


Entry list:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne.../indycar-entrylist.pdf?vs=1&d=20140812T145831

Spotters' guide:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...dycar-spotterguide.pdf?vs=1&d=20140811T152036

Schedule:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...ar-weekendschedule.pdf?vs=1&d=20140811T131808

TV coverage:

ESPN UK - 20:30 Sunday 17th August (live); 16:30 Monday 18th August (re-run); 04:00 Tuesday 19th August (re-run); 16:15 Wednesday 20th August (highlights); 05:00 Friday 22nd August (highlights); 07:30 Saturday 23rd August (highlights)
 
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James Hinchcliffe was fastest in both practice sessions.

Full practice 1 results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-08-16/MIL indycar-results-p1.pdf

Practice 2 results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-08-16/MIL indycar-results-p2.pdf

Will Power picked up his third pole position of the season, full qualifying results: http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...-qualresults.pdf?la=en&vs=1&d=20140816T192713

Practice and qualifying highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98KyzkkCtj0

Milwaukee starting grid

1) Will Power
2) Tony Kanaan
3) Juan Pablo Montoya
4) Ryan Briscoe
5) Josef Newgarden
6) Charlie Kimball
7) Ed Carpenter
8) Helio Castroneves
9) Marco Andretti
10) Takuma Sato
11) Scott Dixon
12) Justin Wilson
13) James Hinchcliffe
14) Graham Rahal
15) Mikhail Aleshin
16) Simon Pagenaud
17) Jack Hawksworth
18) Sebastien Bourdais
19) Ryan Hunter-Reay
20) Carlos Munoz
21) Sebastian Saavedra
22) Carlos Huertas
 
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Milwaukee race results

1. Will Power Team Penske-Chevrolet 1hr 44mins 49.4611s/250 laps
2. Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske-Chevrolet +2.7949s
3. Tony Kanaan Ganassi-Chevrolet +7.2356s
4. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Chevrolet +18.8058s
5. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +22.4998s
6. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi-Chevrolet +23.4954s
7. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +24.0347s
8. Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +1 lap
9. Ed Carpenter ECR-Chevrolet +1 lap
10. Jack Hawksworth Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +1 lap
11. Helio Castroneves Team Penske-Chevrolet +1 lap
12. Sebastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +1 lap
13. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Honda +1 lap
14. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +1 lap
15. Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +2 laps
16. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Chevrolet +2 laps
17. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +2 laps
18. Sebastian Saavedra KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +4 laps
19. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Honda +6 laps
20. Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +7 laps

Retirements

Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Honda +82 laps/Suspension
Carlos Munoz Andretti Autosport-Honda +120 laps/Accident damage

Fastest lap: Josef Newgarden 161.696mph/22.5979s on lap 188

Race highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etr_UPg1lek

Post-race interviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFhQ7WnSusg

Championship standings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_IndyCar_Series_season#Driver_standings

Mazda Road to Indy summary

Zach Veach won the Milwaukee Indy Lights race after a late pass on Matthew Brabham, closing up the championship battle with 2 races remaining. Standings after round 12: Gabby Chaves 466, Zach Veach 459, Jack Harvey 443.

Spencer Pigot took his sixth win of the season in the Pro Mazda race at Milwaukee, extending his lead over championship rival Scott Hargrove who finished second. Standings after round 12: Spencer Pigot 290, Scott Hargrove 271, Neil Alberico 205.
 
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2014 Verizon Indycar Series Round 17 of 18: GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma

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Venue: Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA
Track length: 2.385 miles
Race length: 85 laps (202.785 miles)
Lap record: 1:17.2709 (Will Power, Dallara DW12-Chevrolet, 2012)

Overview: Sonoma Raceway sits on high ground at Sears Point featuring multiple elevation changes, overlooking the Californian desert and a short distance from San Francisco. Indycar under USAC sanction raced once at Sonoma in 1970, 2 years after the track was completed, with Dan Gurney winning in an Eagle-Ford. It wasn't until 2005 that the modern incarnation of the Sonoma event began, with the race length gradually increasing to the current 195 miles. The 2012 layout changes remain in place, although the Indycar version remains slightly shorter than the full 2.52 mile circuit. For 2014, all of the Mazda Road to Indy ladder series and the Pirelli World Challenge will be supporting the Indycar race. Other major series Sonoma hosts include Nascar Sprint Cup (on a shorter 1.9 mile layout), AMA Superbikes and NHRA drag races.

Drivers' preview:


Entry list:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne.../indycar-entrylist.pdf?vs=1&d=20140819T143232

Spotters' guide:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...dycar-spotterguide.pdf?vs=1&d=20140819T110007

Schedule:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...ar-weekendschedule.pdf?vs=1&d=20140819T135211

TV coverage:

ESPN UK - 21:30 Sunday 24th August (live); 06:00 and 15:30 Monday 25th August (re-runs); 04:00 and 11:30 Tuesday 26th August (re-runs).
 
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Ryan Hunter-Reay set the pace in the opening practice session. Full practice 1 results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-08-23/SON indycar-results-p1.pdf

Helio Castroneves was fastest in the second practice session. Practice 2 results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-08-23/SON indycar-results-p2.pdf

Practice highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5T2bps9rh8

Will Power took his fourth pole position of the year, setting a new lap record in Q1. Full qualifying results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-08-23/Go Pro GP of Sonoma Qual Results.pdf

Qualifying highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyzbLtP866k

Post-qualifying interviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luRkwvHeSIU

Sonoma starting grid

1) Will Power
2) Josef Newgarden
3) Scott Dixon
4) James Hinchcliffe
5) Ryan Briscoe
6) Helio Castroneves
7) Sebastien Bourdais
8) Tony Kanaan
9) Carlos Munoz
10) Ryan Hunter-Reay
11) Charlie Kimball
12) Mikhail Aleshin
13) Marco Andretti
14) Graham Rahal
15) Simon Pagenaud
16) Justin Wilson
17) Mike Conway
18) Jack Hawksworth
19) Juan Pablo Montoya
20) Takuma Sato
21) Carlos Huertas
22) Sebastian Saavedra

Scott Dixon was fastest in the morning warm-up session. Full results: http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/3107/2014-08-24/indycar-results-pf.pdf
 
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Sonoma race results

1. Scott Dixon Target Ganassi-Chevrolet 2hrs 9min 21.8064s/85 laps
2. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Honda +1.1359s
3. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +6.3078s
4. Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +11.811s
5. Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske-Chevrolet +12.7305s
6. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda + 3.5367s
7. Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +15.8048s
8. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Honda +20.1054s
9. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +21.6233s
10. Will Power Team Penske-Chevrolet +22.1936s
11. Sebastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +22.4321s
12. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Honda +23.1572s
13. Tony Kanaan Ganassi-Chevrolet +23.2277s
14. Mike Conway ECR-Chevrolet +26.9930s
15. Jack Hawksworth Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +37.0303s
16. Sebastian Saavedra KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +37.7440s
17. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi-Chevrolet +37.9876s
18. Helio Castroneves Team Penske-Chevrolet +39.6511s
19. Carlos Munoz Andretti Autosport-Honda +42.4797s
20. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +43.5335s
21. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Chevrolet +1 lap

Retirements

Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +57 laps/Engine

Fastest lap: Helio Castroneves, 1:20.2865s on lap 10

Race highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehRDIRHfVYA

Post-race interviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6d9Y5LHdpc

Championship standings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_IndyCar_Series_season#Driver_standings

Mazda Road to Indy summary

Jack Harvey dominated the Sonoma Indy Lights races, but it was Gabby Chaves who secured the series title with a pair of second place finishes. Final standings: Gabby Chaves 547, Jack Harvey 547, Zach Veach 520.

Jose Gutierrez and Kyle Kaiser scored their first wins in Pro Mazda competition at Sonoma, while Spencer Pigot won the championship. Final standings: Spencer Pigot 309, Scott Hargrove 298, Neil Alberico 239.

Richard Enerson and Florian Latorre took wins in USF2000 at Sonoma, with Latorre's victory in the second race clinching the championship. Final standings: Florian Latorre 310, Richard Enerson 301, Jake Eidson 291.
 
Only 1 to go! Hopefully will be able to catch this one live, been relying on recordings mostly this year.

Will Power all but won his first title.

As a small note I've been quietly impressed with the Carpenter/Conway car sharing, combine their results and it wouldn't be too bad at all! Wonder if there is more chance of similar setups happening... I know it's not a brand new idea but it seems to be working pretty well for them.
 
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