ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – As INDYCAR prepares to launch the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season, it was fitting to look back one last time at a thrilling 2017 campaign.
Will Power isn’t much for reflection, which explains his answer when asked where his 32 career Indy car victories rank on the all-time, open-wheel list.
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – This has all so far seemed like the right thing to do, or at least the rightest thing given all the variables to consider for Helio Castroneves.
It looks sharp, accentuates the skills of drivers, and has been well received during offseason test sessions. But the unanswered question of this weekend’s season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is straightforward: How will it race?
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Sebastien Bourdais wasn’t satisfied with the current bid on the firesuit he wore when he won last year’s Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. It was one of a kind, he noted in commandeering the auctioneer’s microphone, because the only other of these red Dale Coyne Racing models had been cut off him after his crash during qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 last May.
Ed Carpenter’s attentiveness to Daytona 500 media day is at best minimal. In fairness, there is little reason for the Verizon IndyCar Series driver/owner to pay much attention.
With the green flag set to fly on the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season, it’s once again time sign up for the #INDYCAR Fantasy Challenge driven by Firestone – the official fantasy owner game of the Verizon IndyCar Series.
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It doesn’t seem long ago Lady Gaga hatched from a Grammy egg or that “Boardwalk Empire” was the hottest thing on television. It was 2011 and, as I have come to realize in middle age, time now passes like dog years, Yes, seven years ago now feels like a single rip of the annual calendar.
Ed Carpenter is a constant in an ever-changing Verizon IndyCar Series and the only current owner/driver has continually high expectations for himself and his team.
As it prepares to officially become a full-time Verizon IndyCar Series participant later this week, Harding Racing unveiled a flashy new livery for the No. 88 Harding Group Chevrolet that will be driven by Gabby Chaves and a new team logo.