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Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Freedom 100 practice and qualifying – Leist beats Herta to maiden Indy Lights pole

  Qualifying  After a long weather delay, and only 20 minutes of practice, Matheus Leist, who is making his first ever oval start, put together a pair of consistent laps of 199.268mph, and 199.128mph. The 18 year-old rookie’s prize included a check for $3,000, but more importantly, Leist will start on pole for the Freedom […]

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Freedom 100 preview

  With three of the last four Freedom 100’s being decided by mere thousandths of a second, the annual 40-lap (100 mile) Indy Lights race has become a must watch for the 100,000+ raucous fans that stream into the 560 acre Indianapolis Motor Speedway facility for the Carb Day party that kicks off the “Greatest […]

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Indy Lights Freedom 100 test session #1

The Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire drivers and teams took to the 2.5 mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval for the first of two hour-and-a-half test sessions in preparation for the 15th edition of the Freedom 100 at 10 a.m. The session began when all entries were allowed to make one install lap before the […]

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course – Indy Lights preview

Ten different drivers have stood on the top step of the podium in the ten different races occurring on two different iterations of the road course at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. With exactly zero of the 14 drivers entered into the twin-bill INDY LIGHTS Grand Prix of Indianapolis Presented by Royal Purple Supporting the […]

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Barber – Sunday – Race #2 – recap and results – Herta wins 400th Indy Lights race and solidifies championship lead

The 400th Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire race was won by second generation Indy Lights competitor Colton Herta. The Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing rookie, who’s Dad Bryan won the 1993 Indy Lights title, led all 35 laps and cruised to a comfortable 9.145 second win over Kyle Kaiser. Herta also received a unique trophy for winning […]

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Barber – Sunday – Qualifying cancelled Colton Herta will start on pole for 400th Indy Lights race

After a downpour right before Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire qualifying was set to begin at 8am, the series decided to cancel qualifying, and the 15 drivers will line up via Championship Standings, meaning Colton Herta will start the race on pole for the 400th Indy Lights Race. With too much standing water on […]

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Barber – Saturday – Indy Lights qualifying for race #1 – report and results

There is one thing that all race car drivers are looking for – a car that feels perfect. With only three minutes remaining in Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire qualfying, Juncos Racing veteran Kyle Kaiser found exactly what he was looking for. The Santa Clara, Calif. blistered the 2.3-mile 17-Turn Barber Motorsports Park road […]

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Barber – Indy Lights practice #1 – notes and results – Blackstock leads tight field

The first, and only practice for the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire series was led by Belardi Auto Racing veteran driver Shelby Blackstock. The Barber Motorsports Park event is “home race” of sorts for Blackstock, who is originally from Nashville, Tenn., and also spends a lot of time at the 2.3-mile, 17 Turn road […]

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Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing rookie Colton Herta leads second day of Indy Lights Spring Training

By Steve Wittich There is something about the last name Steinbrenner leading Spring Training that just feels right. The biggest story coming out of two days of Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire Spring training was that Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing rookie Colton Herta was near the top of the timesheet for both the 1.5 mile oval […]

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Mazda release and our notes: Aaron Telitz Signs With Belardi Auto Racing for 2017

Manufacturer Release: Aaron Telitz Signs With Belardi Auto Racing for 2017  – Pro Mazda Champion Moves Up to Indy Lights – IRVINE, Calif. (March 1, 2017) – Aaron Telitz will compete in the 2017 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires series with the Belardi Auto Racing team, driving the No. 9 car in Mazda’s iconic Soul […]

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