Tag archives for Homestead-Miami Speedway

Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing rookie Colton Herta leads second day of Indy Lights Spring Training

By Steve Wittich There is something about the last name Steinbrenner leading Spring Training that just feels right. The biggest story coming out of two days of Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire Spring training was that Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing rookie Colton Herta was near the top of the timesheet for both the 1.5 mile oval […]

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Fisher (Pro Mazda) and Askew (USF2000) lead first day of MRTI testing at Homestead-Miami Speedway

By Steve Wittich I apologize for the lack of photographs. The Amazon S3 outage impacted the photo repository. They will be added to the story a little late. Thanks. If you spent any amount of time in the pit boxes of Cape Motorsports, Newman Wachs Racing, and Team Pelfrey during the final Cooper Tires USF2000 […]

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Opening sessions of USF2000 and Pro Mazda testing are complete. Askew (USF2000) and (Pro Mazda) lead the way.

At exactly 9am the heavy South Florida air was filled with the buzz of Mazda MZR 2.0L power plants powering a swarm of brand new Tatuus USF-17s that took to the 2.21-mile, 14-turn Homestead-Miami Speedway road course. One of the big question marks entering the first season of USF-17 competition is which team will have […]

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Andretti Autosport rookies Nico Jamin and Colton Herta lead Indy Lights oval testing at Homestead-Miami Speedway

For the majority of the 210-minute Indy Lights afternoon test session it was Belardi Auto Racing sophomore Santiago Urrutia and Andretti Autosport rookie Colton Herta who waged a back-and-forth battle for the top on the time sheet. However, with just under 30 minutes left in the session, Andretti Autosport rookie Nico Jamin bolted on a […]

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Dalton Kellett leads Andretti Autosport to four of the top six spots in first Indy Lights test session

An even dozen Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire car and driver combinations turned a total of 719 trouble-free laps (1078.5 miles) on the 1.5 mile high-banked Homestead-Miami Speedway during the first official Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire test session of 2017. The quickest lap of the morning was set in the […]

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Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire testing at Homestead-Miami Speedway – Steve’s preview

By Steve Wittich Over the course of four days between February 27, 2017 and March 2, 2017, the three levels of the Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire ladder will take to the 1.5-mile oval (Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire only) and 2.21-mile, 14-turn road course at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the first and […]

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Pirelli Formula Lites Championship Series Releases Expanded 2016 Schedule

Pirelli Formula Lites® Championship Series Releases Expanded 2016 Schedule  — Eight Weekend, 16-Race Campaign To Include Stops At Road Atlanta and Homestead-Miami Speedway —  (February 18, 2015) — As the long cold days of winter make way to the promise of spring, the newly renamed Pirelli Formula Lites® Championship Series today released its 2016 racing schedule […]

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Carlin sophomore Ed Jones leads the way on day one of preseason Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire testing

The first official Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire test session at the Homestead-Miami Speedway began promptly at 9am in the same manner that 2015 season ended at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca; with the majority of the deep field capable of a podium on any given weekend. It was only a single second that covered the six […]

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Previewing the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire test at Homestead-Miami Speedway

The quest for the $1 million Mazda Motorsports Advancement Scholarship and a seat in the Verizon IndyCar Series begins in earnest this week at the first official test of the 2016 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire championship. A gaggle of 11 drivers, and group of five teams will take to the 2.21 mile, 14-turn […]

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BELARDI AUTO RACING READY FOR INDY LIGHTS HOMESTEAD TEST

BELARDI AUTO RACING READY FOR INDY LIGHTS HOMESTEAD TEST Race winner Zach Veach to be joined by Felix Rosenqvist on Florida road course BROWNSBURG, IN (January 22, 2015) – Belardi Auto Racing is ready to break cover at Homestead-Miami Speedway next week to begin their quest to regain the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires […]

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