McDonald’s driver Justin Wilson drove to a 12th place finish after starting 20th in the Iowa Corn 250 on the .894-mile Iowa Speedway and ran in the top-10 for a good portion of the race. The inaugural event here last year lacked passing but the capacity crowd was rewarded with a much-improved race this year [...]

Stephan Lee’s laptop computer is a window into the high-tech world of Justin Wilson’s IndyCar, via a job only a geek could love.
“Sure. It is very geeky and nerdy,” said Lee, an Arlington resident in his first season as engineer/analyst at Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing. “That’s what I affectionately call my co-workers: ‘Hey, fellow-nerds!’ The sport has [...]

2008 Indy 500 - Buddy Lazier Leaving Pit Road

2008 Indy 500 - Justin Wilson Entering Pit Road

2008 Indy 500 - Buddy Rice Entering Pit Road

2008 Indy 500 - Ryan Briscoe Entering Pit Road
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When I was reading all of the articles about the rookie orientation program for the Indianapolis 500 I read that Australia’s Will Power has set the fastest time driving the No. 8 Aussie Vineyards-Team Australia car for KV Racing Technology at a top speed of 253.110km/h. (skynews.com.au)
Dr. Indy saw 253 and did a double take [...]

Bobby Rahal was quoted as saying:
“It’s not just going to be Graham or Alex (Lloyd) or Ryan (Hunter-Reay), but you’ve got Justin Wilson, Will Power, and I’m missing a lot of other guys, Oriol Servia, who is quite quick on the ovals, it’s going to be a tough deal,” the 1986 Indy winner said. “If [...]

Vitor Meira OH-FER 79
Ed Carpenter OH-FER 68
A.J. Foyt IV OH-FER 68
Darren Manning OH-FER 44
Ryan Briscoe OH-FER 22
The Rest of the Pack:
Races Without a Win
Marty Roth 11
Ryan Hunter-Reay 9
Milka Duno 8
Bruno Junqueira 7
Hideki Mutoh 4
Oriol Servia 3
Franck Perera 3
Justin Wilson 3
Mario Moraes 3
Ernesto Viso 3
Enrique Bernoldi 3
Jay Howard 3
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Position Driver Team
1 J. Wilson Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan Racing
2 A. Tagliani Walker Racing
3 F. Perera Conquest Racing
4 W. Power KV Racing Technology
5 P. Tracy Forsythe Pettit Racing
6 F. Montagny Forsythe Pettit Racing
7 N. Philippe Minardi / [...]

Honda Qualifying Report
Veteran Tony Kanaan prevailed through three rounds of “knockout” IndyCar Series qualifying Saturday under hot and humid conditions to claim the pole for Sunday’s Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
The new qualifying format, to be used at all road courses and temporary street circuits, starts with the 26-car field divided in half, with [...]

Honda Practice Report
Seeking his third consecutive victory at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves posted the fastest time in practice Friday in preparation for Sunday’s first road-course event of the 2008 IndyCar Series season.
Fellow Brazilian Tony Kanaan posted the second-quickest lap of the day as both men edged the surprise [...]

In my race report for St. Pete this week I included the following factioid: Drivers entered in the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg as of March 31 have combined for 52 IndyCar Series victories, 57 pole positions and 813 starts.
52 victories. 52 - Only 52!!!! - Bobby Rahal had 24 [...]

Scott Dixon - Chip Ganassi Racing
“Well, we just need to win. The new qualifying system will be a little harder for everyone just to figure out what the best strategy is. It is vital to qualify up front for you to do well. So that will be our main goal - to qualify well and [...]

In response to my own posting: Dr. Indy wants to know - Dr. Indy has a prescription that the IndyCar Series and ESPN should take. Dr. Indy would have liked to have seen two things added to the broadcast to help with the transition for the FANS. One, Each race should include a profile on [...]

Races Since Last Win - Updated after Homestead

Driver
Races Since Last Win

Buddy Rice
54

Marco Andretti
19

Helio Castroneves
16

Dan Wheldon
14

Tony Kanaan
2

Scott Dixon
0

Career Wins:

Driver
Career Wins

Dan Wheldon
13

Helio Castroneves
12

Tony Kanaan
12

Scott Dixon
11

Buddy Rice
3

Marco Andretti
1

Zero For ____

Vitor Meira
0
77

Ed Carpenter
0
66

A.J. Foyt IV
0
66

Danica Patrick
0
48

Darren Manning
0
42

Ryan Briscoe
0
20

Marty Roth
0
10

Milka Duno
0
8

Ryan Hunter-Reay
0
7

Bruno Junqueira
0
5

Hideki Mutoh
0
2

Oriol Servia
0
1

Franck Perera
0
1

Justin Wilson
0
1

Mario Moraes
0
1

Ernesto Viso
0
1

Enrique Bernoldi
0
1

Jay Howard
0
1

Will Power
0
1

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April 20th:
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
Justin Wilson and Graham Rahal
KV Racing Technology
Will Power and Oriol Servia - and Jimmy Vassar
Dale Coyne Racing
Bruno Junqueira and Mario Moraes
Conquest Racing
Franck Perera and Enrique Bernoldi
HVM Racing
Ernesto Viso
Paul Tracy
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After 12 years of hostilities between the Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series, the merged IndyCar Series debuts Saturday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Sadly, the fighting has driven most IndyCar fans and some of the best talent to NASCAR. Had this happened two or three years ago, we still might have drivers such [...]