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 […]
The predecessors of the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires series have made 14 previous starts at the Portland International Raceway natural terrain road course, but this is the first appearance at the Oregon circuit since 2001 for the top level of the American Open Wheel Ladder. Tommy Byrne won the first race in 1988, […]
In 12 short days, one Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires driver will have a head start on realizing their dream of becoming a Verizon IndyCar Series driver. The $1 million advancement scholarship will be awarded to championship winner at the Mazda Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires banquet in Portland, Ore. on Labor […]
By Steve Wittich Colton Herta used the lone Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires practice session to get comfortable with the brace he’s wearing to stabilize the non-displaced fracture at the base of his left thumb that he suffered after hitting the tire barrier during qualifying in Toronto. The fix clearly worked; the Andretti Steinbrenner […]
By Steve Wittich The introduction of doubleheader Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires races in Toronto coincided with the introduction of the IL-15 three years ago, and all three years have seen twofold trips to victory lane. The pair of races has also played an essential role in the championship over the same time period. […]
SEVEN CORNERS TO SUPPORT NO. 98 INDY LIGHTS EFFORT WITH ANDRETTI-STEINBRENNER RACING The international travel insurance and specialty benefit management company will serve as Associate Sponsor for the 2018 season. INDIANAPOLIS (April 26, 2018) – Carmel-based travel insurance company, Seven Corners, has joined forces with Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing to support Colton Herta for his second season of […]
INDY LIGHTS PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES MAZDA INDY LIGHTS WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES PRACTICE REPORT 09.01.17 No. 98 Deltro Energy Mazda Finished the day second overall with a best lap time of 1:32.9955 “It’s a good first session. I think judging on what we had a tire test, I knew that […]
By Steve Wittich With his series leading sixth pole of the season, second generation California racer Colton Herta will have the opportunity to match one of his father’s Indy Lights feats. Bryan Herta, who was driving for the Ohio based Tasman Motorsports won the 1993 Indy Lights at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course from the […]
By Steve Wittich Colton Herta held the provisional pole for the final four minutes of qualifying, apparently making it look easy, but, it was anything but. Herta turned his quickest lap of 65.045 seconds just pipping Santiago Urrutia, who best lap was only two-hundredths behind the second generation American driver. Herta went quicker on […]