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Previewing the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires Freedom 100 from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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 […]

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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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IT’S A TRI-STATE TRIUMPH FOR THOMAS AT THE SPRING SHOWDOWN

IT’S A TRI-STATE TRIUMPH FOR THOMAS AT THE SPRING SHOWDOWN By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Haubstadt, Indiana………Recently, it seems when the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars come to Tri-State Speedway, Kevin Thomas, Jr. finds himself in the mix at the front. On two occasions last year, he was involved in last lap battles on […]

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An extensive preview of the 2018 Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires season

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 […]

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Indy Lights testing from Homestead-Miami Speedway – road course testing recap, results and notebook

By Steve Wittich When the eventual quickest driver of the road course portion of spring training, Santi Urrutia, began his final lap just before the checkered came out, all seven drivers were within a scant four-tenths of a second of each other. But thanks to a triple hit of push-to-pass, which feeds the 2.0L turbo-charged […]

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Alfonso Celis Jr. Joins Juncos Racing for 2018 Indy Lights Championship

Alfonso Celis Jr. Joins Juncos Racing for 2018 Indy Lights Championship Indianapolis, IN (February 23, 2018) – Juncos Racing announced today that Mexican Alfonso Celis Jr. will join the team for the 2018 Indy Lights Championship Presented by Cooper Tires. Celis is the second driver to commit to the reigning 2017 Indy Lights Champions. Alfonso […]

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DAVEY HAMILTON, JR. MOVING TO INDY LIGHTS IN 2016 WITH MCCORMACK

DAVEY HAMILTON, JR. MOVING TO INDY LIGHTS IN 2016 WITH MCCORMACK INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (February 5, 2016) – 18 year-old King of the Wing Sprint Car Series champion Davey Hamilton, Jr. has come to terms to compete for Jack McCormack & McCormack Racing in the 2016 Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires.  The third generation driver originally […]

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