By Steve Wittich For the fifth time in 2018, Patricio O’Ward will lead an Indy Lights race to the green flag, after turning in a flyer that was an impressive 0.4714 seconds ahead of race #1 pole sitter Victor Franzoni. It’s the Mexican drivers 10th career Mazda Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires pole. […]
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MRTI Update #10 from Road America – O’Ward grabs his fifth Indy Lights pole of the season
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Hamilton Jr. Returns to Indy Lights with Team Pelfrey for Freedom 100
Indianapolis, Ind. (April 30, 2018) – Team Pelfrey announced today Davey Hamilton Jr. will compete with Team Pelfrey Indy Lights at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Freedom 100, on May 25. The 21-year-old Idaho-resident returns to Indy Lights after he made his debut in 2016 for the final two races at Laguna Seca. […]
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Combined time-sheets from the first day of the MRTI Chris Griffis Memorial Test
Here are your combined time-sheets from the first day of the seventh annual Chris Griffis Memorial Test being held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Chris Griffis Memorial Test USF2000 Combined Day #1 Timesheet RANK CAR NO. TEAM DRIVER FAST LAP DIFFERENCE TOTAL LAPS 1 22 Andres Gutierrez Pabst Racing 1:25.562 —- 89 2 27 Callan O’Keeffe BN Racing […]
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Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire gives out $2.6mil of hope at their annual banquet
By Steve Wittich For the third straight year, the Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire (MRTI) banquet began with a cocktail reception in the fresh air along side a picturesque body of water. After two years of the salt water scent of Monterey Bay greeting the guests, it was the distinct fresh water […]
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“Soul Red Finale” at Watkins Glen International – Telitz bookends rookie season with a win in the opener and the finale
By Steve Wittich The 2017 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire season ended the same way it began, with Aaron Telitz standing on the top step of the podium. Telitz, from Rice Lake, Wisc., tamed a wet 3.37-mile, 11-Turn road course, held off his hard-charging teammate, survived a red flag and restart, and came […]
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“Soul Red Finale” at Watkins Glen International – Indy Lights qualifying – Herta on pole for the seventh time
By Steve Wittich For the seventh time in 2017, an Indy Lights race will begin with second generation Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing driver Colton Herta starting on pole. Herta’s quickest lap of 94.439 seconds was over three-tenths of a second quicker than Belardi Auto Racing sophomore Santiago Urrutia, who will start on the front-row for the fifth […]
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“Soul Red Finale” at Watkins Glen International – Indy Lights practice #1
By Steve Wittich Belardi Auto Racing, the team the won the Indy Lights race at Watkins Glen International last year with Zach Veach, has not lost that set-up. Three of the top six spots in the first Indy Lights practice were held by pilots from the Brownsburg, Ind. based squad. A lap at 92.790 seconds […]
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Gateway Motorsports Park – Indy Lights practice
Santiago Urrutia, who desperately needs to score maximum points this weekend, led the lone Indy Lights qualifying session before qualifying. The Uruguyan’s fastest lap was at 162.438mph, that’s 2.5mph quicker than the track record set by NBC Sports Network’s Townsend Bell in 2000. Fellow sophomore Dalton Kellett turned in the second quickest lap and was […]
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Meet the Contenders: Matheus Leist
Meet the Contenders: Matheus Leist Brazilian rookie Matheus Leist made his mark in his debut season of Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires. With two races remaining, the teenager is in mathematical reach of points leader Kyle Kaiser of Juncos Racing and still has an outside chance of winning the championship for the Carlin team. […]
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Indy Lights at Gateway Motorsports Park – Preview – Kaiser looking to be first driver to clinch early since Newgarden 2011
By Steve Wittich As the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire series travels to the 1.25 mile oval for the seventh time, all eyes are on junior Juncos Racing driver Kyle Kaiser. Kaiser, who currently holds a 42 point championship advantage over Belardi Auto Racing sophomore Santiago Urrutia, and Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing rookie Colton Herta, is […]
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