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VeeKay’s favorable draw of fourth driver to run quickly became obsolete after wrecking in Turn 3 on the opening lap of his four-lap run, which left significant damage to the back end and left side of his No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet.Despite the severe damage, VeeKay’s team elected to do extensive repairs instead of switching to a backup car. After several hours of work, he lapped at …Keep reading

Former F1 racer Ericsson will have to battle to make the field from the last-chance qualifying group, where four drivers will contend for the final row on the 33-car grid.The Swede, who won the 2022 Indy 500 and finished runner-up last year in controversial circumstances, wrecked his primary speedway car in a crash in practice on Thursday.Read Also:IndyCarMarcus Ericsson suffers hard …Keep reading

Power was the ninth of 34 drivers to go out on track vying to make the field of 33 and began his march with an electrifying 234.030mph opening lap.By the time he completed all four of his laps around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he rolled to an average speed of 233.758mph to take the top spot. “I wouldn’t have trimmed any more than that,” said Power, the 2018 Indy 500 winner.Scott …Keep reading

The ninth of the 34 drivers vying to make the field of 33, Power produced four crisp laps to complete the 10 miles around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in an average speed of 233.758mph.His first lap was an impressive 234.030mph, which set the tone for the run.“I wouldn’t have trimmed any more than that,” Power said. “Like, it was tough in [Turns] 3 and 4, so I thought we were alright. I …Keep reading

Ferrari brought a comprehensive set of upgrades to its first of two home races, which it had shaken down during a filming day at Fiorano last week.The update covered a lot of areas on the car, including the floor, the wings, sidepod and engine cover, raising hopes of the tifosi that following McLaren’s leap forward in Miami with its own spec update, Ferrari could be next to challenge Red Bull at …Keep reading

The 1992 All-Star Race was an event where everything perfectly came together to create one of the most memorable races in NASCAR history, and it wasn’t even an event that counted towards the season-long championship.To understand the race’s significance, we have to go back before the green flag even flew. The NASCAR All-Star Race began in 1985 as ‘The Winston.’ It was a definitive success, but …Keep reading

The NASCAR Truck Series race went green beneath dark skies on Saturday afternoon. Christian Eckes led the way with Darlington winner Ross Chastain quickly moving into second. Despite intense action throughout the field, the race remained green as Chastain tried to run Eckes down for the race lead. Corey Heim joined the fight as the leaders navigated slower traffic.However, raindrops compelled …Keep reading

On a weekend where Red Bull has had to adjust its ride height set-ups considerably to cope with the RB20’s ongoing dislike for kerbs, Perez’s crash late in FP3 meant Max Verstappen went into qualifying without any flying lap preparation on the soft tyres.Although this didn’t ultimately prevent the Dutchman blitzing to pole, Perez also failed to progress to Q2 – blaming having to switch between …Keep reading

The NASCAR Cup star went out sixth among the 34 drivers, speeding to a quick opening lap of 232.719mph in the No. 17 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, which is also co-owned by legendary NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick.Larson managed to keep a strong run together by running 232.318mph on his second lap and then 232.299mph on the third circuit around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway.But his fourth …Keep reading

The qualifying session, which was postponed from Friday due to rain at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway, featured a three-lap run with the driver completing a four-tire pit stop with mock fuel delivery on the second lap.Logano, who drives the No. 22 Ford for Team Penske, proved to be exceptionally fast on track and led the leaderboard with an average lap speed of 75.206 mph, and yet his pit crew …Keep reading