Tag archives for Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire

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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MRTI from Road America – Sunday – Indy Lights Race #2 – quick recap and results

Zachary Claman De Melo became the sixth winner in eight Indy Lights races, when he was able to get by pole-sitter Colton Herta on the fifth lap of the race. The victory is the third straight for the Trevor Carlin led, Delary Beach, Fl. based squad. Points leader Kyle Kaiser was able to snag his […]

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MRTI at Road America – Saturday – Indy Lights Race #1 – quick notes and results

The turbo-charged Mazda 2.0L engines of the 14 entries for the first Indy Lights race of the weekend were fired just after noon. The all blue front row of Carlin teammates Leist and Alberico that matched the bright blue skies of Central Wisconsin, lead the field to the green flag to begin the 20 lap […]

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MRTI at Road America – Saturday – Indy Lights Q2 – Herta rides roller coaster weekend to Race #2 pole

After a disappointing “Month Of May” and a Friday full of mechanical issues, Colton Herta needed a boost to get his season back on track. The second generation drivers third pole of the season and track record lap of 1 minute, 52.003 seconds is a good start. When Herta got out of his Deltro Energy […]

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MRTI at Road America – Friday – USF2000 and Pro Mazda Qualifying – Indy Lights Practice

Qualifying notes and results for the first of two Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America Powered by Mazda Parker Thompson, Oliver Askew, Rinus Van Kalmthout and David Malukas were all on point during a hectic five minutes of qualifying, and in a somewhat of a surprise it was Malukas’ lap of 2 minutes, 12.797 seconds […]

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Matheus Leist Holds off All Challengers to Take Freedom 100 Spoils

Matheus Leist Holds off All Challengers to Take Freedom 100 Spoils Brazilian Rookie Claims First Mazda Road to Indy Victory in Style for Carlin Team SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Matheus Leist led from pole position to checkered flag in today’s Freedom 100 to earn a well-deserved maiden Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires victory. But this […]

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