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St. Pete notes: ‘Bachelor’ Luyendyk Jr. and fiancée visit race

March 12, 2018 RNW Staff

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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – The weekend after fans of ABC’s “The Bachelor” learned the controversial end to Arie Luyendyk Jr.’s season as the leading man on the reality series, the former Indy car driver was all smiles when he showed up for INDYCAR’s season opener, The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, on Sunday.

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News

VeeKay Picture Perfect in St. Pete

March 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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Series News ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Rinus VeeKay drove another exemplary race under sunny skies this afternoon to win the second leg of the Pro Mazda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by Allied Building Products. The Dutch prodigy remained unflustered after a miscue at the initial start which caused his Juncos Racing Tatuus-Mazda PM-18 […]

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Indycar

Wickens takes pride in debut effort despite ending disappointment

March 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – The crowd of fans parted and began chanting Robert Wickens’ name as his damaged race car was deposited at the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports transporter.

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Indycar

Team Penske not concerned over mediocre St. Pete results

March 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Will Power was chatty and smiling, sitting cross-legged on the pit wall. It was not the expected reaction after a two-time winner of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg finished 10th in a resoundingly mundane day for a team that had won the race eight of 14 times heading into today.

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Indycar

Bourdais masters the unexpected to repeat victory at St. Pete

March 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – A new era of racing was expected to deliver the unexpected. That it certainly did here today.

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Indycar

Bourdais inherits wild St. Pete victory after leaders Wickens, Rossi collide

March 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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(An updated race story with driver reaction will be published shortly.)

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Indycar

Rate the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

March 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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As part of INDYCAR's continuing strategic initiative, we are conducting a poll after each Verizon IndyCar Series event asking fans to provide their opinion on the race. Tell us what you thought of the 2018 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. We value your opinion. Provide your race rating on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

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Indycar

Huge penalty costs Scott Dixon any chance in IndyCar season-opener

March 11, 2018 Charles Côté

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Scott Dixon steps away from his car during the IndyCar Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

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Drivers

First Indycar race of the 2018 season! Wow!!!!

March 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Robert Wickens should of won an incident-filled race at St.Peterburg.

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Formula E

Roger Griffiths: “Good Progress” Made Through Season So Far

March 11, 2018 Charles Côté

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Andretti Team Principal Roger Griffiths thinks that significant progress has been made since pre-season testing and that the team has been unlucky to not score a podium yet.

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Urrutia Grasps his Opportunity to Win for Belardi Auto Racing

March 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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Series News ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – An at-times bizarre weekend on the streets of St. Petersburg ended with popular Uruguayan Santiago “Santi” Urrutia and Belardi Auto Racing taking full advantage of the misfortune of others to claim a clear victory in this morning’s Mazda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by Cooper Tires. Coupled with […]

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Indycar

Rahal team’s performance typifies uncertainties heading into opener

March 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Two adjectives best describe the relationship between one team and the new universal aero kit. Tricky and tough.

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Indycar

Rossi leads St. Pete final practice as veterans stand tall

March 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Rookies may have surprised in Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg qualifying on Saturday, but veteran savvy returned to the fore in this morning’s final warmup practice before today’s Verizon IndyCar Series season opener.

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Teams Jump in to Help Belardi Auto Racing Get Back on Track

March 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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Team News St. Petersburg, Fla. – During Saturday’s Race 2 qualifying for the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires championship, Belardi Auto Racing’s Aaron Telitz was battling for pole position when all of a sudden the back of the car got free on him and he found himself hard into the wall. Once the team […]

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Indycar

Rookies showing they belong in Verizon IndyCar Series

March 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – A rookie starting from pole in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg after battling for top spot with another two newcomers in the Firestone Fast Six qualifying session shows the strength of the young talent attracted to the Verizon IndyCar Series.

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Indycar

St. Pete pole sitter Wickens doesn’t consider himself a rookie

March 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Robert Wickens came to town as the former DTM touring car driver and childhood chum of new Schmidt Peterson Motorsports teammate James Hinchcliffe. He’ll enter today as the pole-sitter for the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. It’s been an interesting and fruitful first Verizon IndyCar Series weekend for the rookie who doesn’t feel like a rookie.

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Indycar

Chevrolet’s new racing program manager looks to keep momentum going

March 10, 2018 RNW Staff

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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Rob Buckner’s mandate as Chevrolet’s new racing program manager for the Verizon IndyCar Series is simple, but not necessarily easy: continue the performance level that has earned the company six consecutive manufacturer titles under Chevrolet director of motorsports competition Mark Kent.

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Indycar

Wickens grabs St. Petersburg pole in wild Verizon P1 Award qualifying

March 10, 2018 RNW Staff

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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Saturday, March 10, 2018) – The unpredictability of the Verizon IndyCar Series reached a new and exciting level in Verizon P1 Award qualifying for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, with rookie Robert Wickens taking pole position in his debut event.

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Indycar

Wickens slides into Verizon P1 Award for pole in INDYCAR debut

March 10, 2018 RNW Staff

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(An updated story with driver reaction will follow.)

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O’Ward Speeds to Convincing Maiden Win in St. Petersburg

March 10, 2018 RNW Staff

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Series News ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 10, 2018) – Pato O’Ward was gifted an opportunity to start from the pole position for today’s Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season opener after fastest qualifier Aaron Telitz’s Belardi Auto Racing Dallara-Mazda was withdrawn following an incident during qualifying for Race Two this morning. The Mexican teenager […]

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