The 2019 Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires season opener on the Streets Of St. Petersburg will mark the 11th straight year that top level of American Open Wheel racing gets underway in the “Sunshine City.” When the green flag flies for the first race of the weekend, the 1.8-mile, 14-turn street circuit will surpass […]
Indianapolis, Indiana (February 26, 2019) – Juncos Racing announced today Dalton Kellett would join the team for the 2019 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season. Kellett joins Indy Pro 2000 Champion Rinus VeeKay for Juncos Racing’s two car line-up. Dalton Kellett (Toronto, Canada) recently completed his third season in Indy Lights where he captured one […]
By Steve Wittich A few more notes from the two-day Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires testing at Circuit of The Americas. It’s only a test, but don’t think that ending up on top of the timesheets isn’t important to the teams and drivers. Andretti Autosport Chief Operating Officer Rob Edwards told TSO Ladder: “It’s […]
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 Round 10 of the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires 2018 season will be the series 11th visit to the progressive banked 0.894-mile oval. The top rung on the Mazda Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires has traveled to Newton, Iowa with big brother IndyCar every year except 2014. Alex Lloyd […]
By Steve Wittich For the 16th time, the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires will serve as the warm-up act for the “Greatest Spectacle In Racing.” Pole-sitter for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, Ed Carpenter, was the winner of the first Freedom 100 on the same weekend that he graduated from […]
By Steve Wittich Veteran Andretti Autosport Indy Lights driver Dalton Kellett led both the tow and no-tow lap speeds during an Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires test session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that was interrupted by moisture and a multi-car incident. The first of two 90-minute Indy Lights test sessions in preparation for […]
By Steve Wittich The Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires series will take to the streets (and runways) of downtown St. Petersburg, Fla. for the 19th and 20th time. It will also be the 10th straight year that the series starts the season on the shores of Tampa Bay. Previous race winning drivers and teams […]
By Steve Wittich What do Paul Tracy, Greg Moore, Andrew Bordin, David Rutledge, Michael Valiante, Antoine Bessette, and Parker Thompson all have in common? The Canadian race car pilots have all won an Indy car ladder series race on home soil on the streets of Toronto, Ontario. In 2017 there are three drivers, including Thompson, […]