A Team Penske transporter, carrying the primary cars for Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe to Infineon Raceway for this week's IndyCar Series race, caught fire Wednesday on Interstate 80, west of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Mario Dominguez was on track, making his third qualifying attempt of
the day when he spun in Turn 1 and made moderate contact with the
SAFER Barrier. Dominguez was attempting to bump Marty Roth (218.965
mph) from the field in what would be the last qualifying attempt of
the event. Dominguez failed to make the field on his first [...]
Buddy Lazier Wins Firestone Indy 500 Final Qualifier Award
Tire Maker Rewards Last Driver to Make It into Field of 33
SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 18, 2008) - The drama of the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway is always intense on the final day of qualifying. “Bump Day” is
a ball of raw emotions as drivers push their equipment and themselves to
the [...]
Conquest Racing Makes the Field for Indy 500
Enrique Bernoldi and Jaime Camara to start in middle and outside of
row 10 in their Indy 500 debut
INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2008) - It was a long day of waiting for the
Conquest Racing team but when the gun went off signaling the end of
qualifying for the 2008 Indianapolis 500, [...]
Foyt Heads Exciting “Bump Day” at Indianapolis
The first driver to make a qualifying run Sunday at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway, veteran A.J. Foyt IV led the way in “Bump Day” final
qualifying for the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 as a total of
six drivers vied for the final three starting positions.
Foyt’s four-lap average speed of 219.184 [...]
Rice, Bell And Duno Get In Final Preparations For The World’s Biggest
Race
Buddy Rice, Townsend Bell and Milka Duno completed initial preparations
for next Sunday’s 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race with
practice runs today. The three Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team drivers
will now work off the track with a variety of media and marketing
promotions before returning [...]
A new twist in the 12-turn Infineon Raceway course will greet IndyCar Series drivers competing in the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County.
