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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 Update #11 from Road America – Herta wins fourth Indy Lights race in a row – extends points lead

By Steve Wittich For the fourth straight Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires race, Colton Herta visited victory lane. After seven poles last year, it’s a little surprising that none of those wins have come from an inside front row start. Herta acknowledges that when he got out of the car, tell the ADVANCE Auto […]

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Indy Lights at Road America – 2018 – Steve’s preview

By Steve Wittich When writing about racing, it’s always better to let a story develop and tell itself, instead of pushing your own narrative. With the short fields that the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires series is seeing this year, pushing a pre-determined story would have been an easy trap to fall into. Thankfully, […]

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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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SEVEN CORNERS TO SUPPORT NO. 98 INDY LIGHTS EFFORT WITH ANDRETTI-STEINBRENNER RACING

SEVEN CORNERS TO SUPPORT NO. 98 INDY LIGHTS EFFORT WITH ANDRETTI-STEINBRENNER RACING The international travel insurance and specialty benefit management company will serve as Associate Sponsor for the 2018 season. INDIANAPOLIS (April 26, 2018) –  Carmel-based travel insurance company, Seven Corners, has joined forces with Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing to support Colton Herta for his second season of […]

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Indy Lights at Barber Motorsports Park – Saturday – 2:55pm – O’Ward tames a handful of a car to grab win and points lead

By Steve Wittich After throwing away potential wins in St. Petersburg, Patricio O’Ward and Colton Herta put on a great show at the front field to find a little redemption at Barber Motorsports Park.  O’Ward, who started outside of pole-sitter Herta grabbed a first lap lead just before the yellow flag came out and held […]

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Indy Lights at Barber Motorsports Park – 2018 – Saturday at 10 a.m. – Qualifying #1 – Herta denies O’Ward pole on third new Cooper Tire run

By Tony DiZinno Colton Herta snatched the pole position for the first of two races in the Mazda Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by Cooper Tires doubleheader, in Saturday’s first qualifying session of the weekend at Barber Motorsports Park for the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires series. The 18-year-old is the third fastest qualifier […]

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Indy Lights at Barber Motorsports Park – 2018 – Friday – Practice #1 – championship leader Urrutia leads opening practice

By Steve Wittich Santi Urrutia will be making his fifth and sixth Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires, and it only took the double Indy Lights vice-champion eight laps to go to the top of the timesheet. The lone 45-minute Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires practice session began immediately after the first Verizon IndyCar […]

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Saturday – MRTI Update #10 – Indy Lights Race #1 – O’Ward Dominates after pole sitter Telitz misses race

Patricio O’Ward started on the pole for the 35 lap Mazda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by Cooper Tires due to the misfortune of Aaron Telitz, but a 6.6-second victory was 100% due to the Mexican’s skill. The win is the first in Indy Lights for O’Ward, and his eighth overall Mazda Road To […]

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Saturday – MRTI Update #7 – O’Ward grabs first Indy Lights pole in tight qualifying session

  After missing out on pole in Friday’s Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires qualifying session by one-tenth of a second, Andretti Autosport rookie Patricio O’Ward ended Saturday’s qualifying session the same amount ahead Colton Herta (Andretti Steinbrenner Racing). The Mexican pilot’s pole lap of 1:05.039, was quicker than Aaron Telitz’s pole lap of 1:05.1279 […]

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