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HMD Motorsports veteran and championship leader Linus Lundqvist leads Indy Lights practice at the Iowa Speedway

By Steve Wittich It’s easy to forget just how short and quickly the drivers get around the 0.894-mile Iowa Speedway oval, taking under ten minutes for the 13 pilots to complete 200 laps. The first yellow flag of the 50-minute session came out after 13 minutes of practice. Reports from a recent test indicated there […]

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Indy Lights at Iowa Speedway – Steve’s preview

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 […]

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MRTI at Iowa Speedway – Sunday – USF2000 and Indy Lights qualifying notes and results

For the fourth-time this year, but the first time on oval, second generation driver Colton Herta will start on the pole in an Indy Lights race, collecting the qualifying track record that Max Chilton set in 2015. “The track didn’t change as much as we expected, explained the Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing pilot. “Obviously the track got […]

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MRTI at Iowa Speedway – Saturday – USF2000 and Indy Lights practice results and notes.

After leading the majority of the 45-minute session, Kaylen Frederick had the top spot on the time sheets taken away from him by yesterday’s test session leader Calvin Ming in the final ten minutes. However a last minute lap at 133.138mph, allowed the 15-year old Team Pelfrey rookie to recapture the top spot. Ming, and […]

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Chad Boat medically sidelined for Indy Lights race at Iowa Speedway

BOAT MEDICALLY SIDELINED FOR INDY LIGHTS RACE AT IOWA  USAC star will re-focus Mazda Road to Indy debut on Gateway in August DESMOINES, IA (July 8, 2017) – As reported in the motorsports media, Belardi Auto Racing can confirm that driver Chad Boat, who was set to make his Indy Lights debut this weekend at […]

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MRTI at Iowa Speedway – Friday notes – Indy Lights driver not cleared to drive and USF2000 testing

By Steve Wittich A quick Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire note before we get to Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda testing. According to a Belardi Auto Racing official, Chad Boat, who is scheduled to make his Indy Lights debut with the Brownsburg, Ind. based team this weekend, has not been, as of today, […]

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Indy Lights at Iowa Speedway – 2017 preview – a circular look at the title fight, a familiar name and more

The Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire series heads to the Iowa Speedway short-oval for the 10th time with a wide open completion for the title. With the 2017 season reaching just past it’s halfway point, eight of the 13 full-time pilots are within only 59 points of the the top of the points table, […]

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USF2000 at Iowa Speedway – 2017 race preview – Championship chase takes a left turn on the way to Iowa

For the first time since 2010, the Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda series will be visiting the ⅞ths of a mile Iowa Speedway oval. Sage Karam, who was driving for Andretti Autosport, started from pole and lead all 50 laps, on the way to his first oval victory. The 2017 Indianapolis 500 starter, made […]

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2017 MRTI schedule features complete immersion with INDYCAR, Watkins Glen International finales, and new ovals

For the first time ever, every single Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire race will take place in conjunction with a Verizon IndyCar Series event. Some highlights include: all thee series finales occurring at Watkins Glen International on Labor Day Weekend, Indy Lights returning to Gateway Motorsports Park, Pro Mazda making their first […]

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Iowa Speedway – Indy Lights preview

Indy Lights Preview Hot, in all it’s various definitions is the word of the week as the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire series heads to the ⅞ of a mile Iowa Speedway bull-ring for the 11th race of the 18 round championship. Leaving the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the chase for the $1million Mazda Motorsports […]

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