Tag archives for 2020

Our USF2000 preview for the IMS road course – five stories and things to watch for

The Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship heads to the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) for a trio of races on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course. The 16th, 17th, and 18th time that the series will compete on the IMS circuit. Cape Motorsports, who are still looking for their first win of the 2021 USF2000 season, are […]

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The 2020 USF2000 season by the numbers

By Steve Wittich 2020 season basics   Number of races: 17 Total laps: 369 Total miles: 741.096 Total drivers with at least one start: 26 Total cautions: 15 Average cautions per race: 0.9 Caution free races: seven Total caution laps: 27 Average caution laps per race: 1.6 Total DNFs: 27 DNFs per race: 1.6 The […]

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2020 Indy Pro 2000 season by the numbers

By Steve Wittich 2020 season basics Number of races: 17 Total laps: 485 Total miles: 930.543 Total cautions: 12 Average cautions per race: 0.7 Caution free races: nine Total caution laps: 25 Average caution laps per race: 1.5 Total DNFs: 31 DNFs per race: 1.8 The average margin of victory: 3.166 seconds The closest margin […]

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BREAKING – Indy Lights suspended for the 2020 season.

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Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires Friday Schedule and other notes

By Steve Wittich Good morning from St. Petersburg, where the first official on-track activity for the 2020 Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires season will get underway. Here is Friday’s schedule: TIME EVENT 7:42am Sunrise 8am – 8:30am USF2000 Practice #1 8:45am – 9:15am Indy Pro 2000 Practice #1 9am – 10am Porsche GT3 […]

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An extensive preview of the 2020 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship season and

By Steve Wittich There have been two constants since Dan Andersen started the reimagined Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship in 2010. The first of those is the presence and support of Cooper Tires, and the second is a race on the Streets Of St. Petersburg. TSO note: A quick thank you to Cooper Tires, for coming […]

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DEForce Racing veteran Parker Thompson leads a pair of Juncos Racing drivers in Indy Pro 2000 testing

Parker Thompson, who has finished in the top three of the Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires championship the past two seasons, led both sessions of testing for the middle rung of the Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires ladder. The DEForce Racing veteran was the only driver to break the 79-second […]

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Eduardo Barrichello and Pabst Racing lead a tight first day of USF2000 testing

By Steve Wittich The winner, barely, of the first day of Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship testing was Pabst Racing sophomore Eduardo Barrichello. The second-generation pilot of the Bib’s Chocolate sponsored #22 Pabst Racing USF-17 turned in a quick lap of 84.3979 seconds. The top four drivers were covered by less than one-tenth of a second, […]

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Antonio Serravalle moves up to Indy Lights in a third car for HMD Motorsports

Young Canadian levels up to Indy Lights program Brownsburg, Ind. – With the start of the 2020 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires Championship season quickly approaching, HMD Motorsports has added a third driver to their growing lineup. 17-year-old Canadian standout Antonio Serravalle, one of Canada’s top prospects for a bright career in the NTT […]

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Robert Megennis returns to 2020 Andretti Autosport Indy Lights team

Robert Megennis returns to 2020 Andretti Autosport Indy Lights team The 19-year-old enters sophomore Indy Lights season with support from partners SailPoint, Sirius Computer Solutions, Juniper Networks and CyberArk INDIANAPOLIS  (Feb. 17, 2020) — Andretti Autosport announced today that Robert Megennis will return to pilot the No. 27 entry for the championship-winning team for the […]

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