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As the IZOD IndyCar Series returned to the NBC Sports Network for this past weekend’s Milwaukee IndyFest, so too did we check in with our resident NBCSN driver analyst Townsend Bell for his take on the 250-lapper at the historic Milwaukee Mile. Since Bell’s last “Ten with Townsend” after Brazil, he’s finished fourth in the GT…
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Force India’s 2013 performance thanks to car working with tires
Jun 18, 2013, 1:30 PM EDT
Force India’s pair of drivers has made the most of the Pirelli tires this year, as evident by their performances in Canada. The validation for the prime medium compound tires came via Paul Di Resta, who ran a 56-lap opening stint in Montreal before switching to the supersofts for the finish. He ultimately finished seventh…
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Lotus stake sale to Infinity creates a more tangled web of names
Jun 18, 2013, 12:15 PM EDT
Sooner or later, it seems every team in the Formula One paddock might be interconnected by way of similar names or branding. The latest chapter came Tuesday, as Lotus announced a 35 percent sale to an investment consortium called Infinity. And now we begin our six degrees of Kevin Bacon to describe the tangential relationships…
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Lotus F1 Team had been wholly owned by Genii Capital, but on Tuesday the Enstone-based squad announced a sale of 35 percent stake of the team to a new investor group called Infinity Racing Partners Limited. Noting the spelling, this Infinity is not at all related to Infiniti, the car manufacturer that sponsors Red Bull.…
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NASCAR driver Mike Harmon has turned himself in to authorities after warrants were issued for him and a business partner. Rowan County (N.C.) Sheriff’s deputies said warrants were issued on Monday, while Harmon and his business partner are charged with breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering. It’s the latest turn in the…
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Ferrari has crunched the numbers from the first seven Grands Prix of the 2013 Formula One season and determined it has been one of the top overtaking teams this year. That highlights the team’s qualifying gap to Red Bull and Mercedes this year – Ferrari is yet to take a pole position – but nonetheless…
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Shank’s team takes second huge hit in as many Rolex races (VIDEO)
Jun 17, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT
Ex-Indy Lights driver Gustavo Yacaman has made a name for himself in the last two GRAND-AM Rolex Series races, albeit I’m guessing not in the manner he or his team would like. Two weeks ago in Detroit, Yacaman attempted a pass on Memo Rojas’ No. 01 Cessna-sponsored Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW Riley…
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Murray Walker (right, with 1964 World Champion John Surtees), the iconic Formula One broadcaster, has been diagnosed with a mild form of cancer. The 89-year-old will undergo chemotherapy to attempt to cure the form of lymphatic system cancer, according to the BBC. Last month, he fell and broke his pelvis and the cancer was diagnosed…
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Something weird happened at the IZOD IndyCar Series’ weekend at The Milwaukee Mile. It was just a pure race that went down as smooth as a cold Spotted Cow. IndyCar is in a mad stretch of six races in five weekends. The Indianapolis 500 kicked it off, followed by the doubleheader in Detroit, the lone…
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The team now known as Mercedes heads to this week’s FIA Tribunal having been in hot water with the FIA before, but not as Mercedes. They’ve had to accept rulings from the FIA under an earlier guise of British American Racing, in that team’s first (1999) and last (2005) year on the Formula One grid.…
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With Team Penske breaking through at Texas and Will Power scoring his first podium of 2013 at Milwaukee, the onus is now back on Target Chip Ganassi Racing to deliver the results it’s been accustomed to in the IZOD IndyCar Series: winning. It was another tough day at the office for Scott Dixon and Dario…
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First tests for two drivers this week at Caterham, Marussia
Jun 17, 2013, 10:19 AM EDT
A pair of Formula One feeder series drivers will have their first runs in F1 cars this week. Caterham will provide its GP2 Series driver, 27-year-old Spaniard Sergio Canamasas, a chance to perform an aero test on Thursday in the Caterham CT03. That will be held in France, and he’ll be at the team’s base…
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A.J. Foyt wasn’t at the IZOD IndyCar Series’ Milwaukee IndyFest because of leg pain, per the Associated Press. So naturally, his driver Takuma Sato almost repeated his efforts in Long Beach where he won with “Super Tex” also in absentia. The joke being made on Twitter during the race was asking who would tell A.J. to…
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It could be déjà vu all over again for Hunter-Reay with Milwaukee repeat
Jun 15, 2013, 8:25 PM EDT
He’s not as far back in the championship standings as he was this time last year, but Ryan Hunter-Reay has the opportunity to repeat his second half surge thanks to his second straight win at the Milwaukee IndyFest. He’s the first to pull off that feat in the IZOD IndyCar Series at the Milwaukee Mile…
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Hunter-Reay scores Father’s Day weekend win for Andretti in Milwaukee
Jun 15, 2013, 6:52 PM EDT
Ryan Hunter-Reay has mastered the Milwaukee Mile for the second year in a row in the IZOD IndyCar Series. The Andretti Autosport driver took his third win at the Mile after a storming second half of the 250-lap Milwaukee IndyFest. On lap 198 he took the lead from Takuma Sato and on a restart with…
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Sage Karam takes first Firestone Indy Lights win in Milwaukee
Jun 15, 2013, 4:00 PM EDT
Sage Karam took his first victory in the Firestone Indy Lights Series at the Milwaukee Mile. Karam made the race-winning pass on erstwhile dominant force Zach Veach on lap 57 of the 100-lap race. From there, the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver didn’t look back. Veach fell to third by the finish behind his Andretti Autosport…
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Marco Andretti’s pole leads Andretti Autosport Milwaukee qualifying romp
Jun 14, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
Marco Andretti set the pace in both practice sessions for the Milwaukee IndyFest (Saturday, 4 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network) and followed it up with his third career pole in the IZOD IndyCar Series later Friday afternoon. His first came at Milwaukee in 2008, and he also won the pole at last year’s season-closer in…
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In the backyard of Ford’s blue oval, Carl Edwards delivered a pole position to the manufacturer at the Michigan International Speedway on Friday. Roush Fenway Racing’s Edwards clocked in at 202.452 mph to earn the top spot for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400. Kurt Busch was second ahead of Kasey Kahne, Paul…
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Andretti, Hunter-Reay 1-2 for second session in a row at Milwaukee
Jun 14, 2013, 3:14 PM EDT
From the redundancy department, Marco Andretti and Ryan Hunter-Reay were once again 1-2 in practice two for the IZOD IndyCar Series’ Milwaukee IndyFest. The Andretti Autosport teammates also led this morning’s session, at slower speeds. Temperatures were warmer this afternoon (73 ambient, 106 track compared to 66 and 87 this morning, per Firestone Racing). Andretti’s…
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Graham Rahal’s team seeks balance, better weekends all around
Jun 14, 2013, 1:53 PM EDT
At a track where he has two front row starts and finished second in 2011, Graham Rahal is in need of a turnaround at this weekend’s Milwaukee IndyFest. Although he’s only 24, what was expected to be a big season in the confines of his father Bobby’s Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team has been a…
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Marco Andretti fastest in Milwaukee IndyFest first practice
Jun 14, 2013, 12:30 PM EDT
Marco Andretti led a tightly bunched first practice session for this weekend’s Milwaukee IndyFest (Saturday, 4 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network), the ninth of 19 races in the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule – and the unofficial halfway point of the year as it’s the eighth of 16 race weekends. The top 22 of 24…
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Besides the IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series, the Pro Mazda Championship is also on the schedule for this weekend’s Milwaukee IndyFest. NBC Sports Network production assistant Ashley Wilson takes a look at some of the contenders in the Pro Mazda series, primarily the Andretti Autosport pair of Matthew Brabham and Shelby Blackstock.…
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Kimball, Newgarden, Carpenter three possible spoilers in Milwaukee
Jun 14, 2013, 11:30 AM EDT
With the “Big Three” teams dominating victory lane since the IZOD IndyCar Series first raced at Milwaukee in 2004, we take a look at three relative underdogs who could upset the apple cart this weekend at the Milwaukee IndyFest (Saturday, 4 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network). Charlie Kimball, Josef Newgarden and Ed Carpenter are three…
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Castroneves “shocked” after Texas penalty, but focused on Milwaukee
Jun 14, 2013, 10:28 AM EDT
Helio Castroneves’ win at Texas was slightly diminished by the post-race penalty for the underwing violation. He took time in the media center Friday morning ahead of the IZOD IndyCar Series’ Milwaukee IndyFest to explain how he felt after hearing the infraction had been issued. “Honestly I was very shocked,” he said. “The team has…
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Milwaukee notes: Beatriz in at Coyne, other news from paddock
Jun 13, 2013, 2:20 PM EDT
Although it has yet to be confirmed directly by the team, Ana Beatriz will return to the No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda for this weekend’s IZOD IndyCar Series race at Milwaukee. The eponymous team owner is not yet on the premises here at The Milwaukee Mile, but Beatriz’s name is on the driver cockpit,…
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Video: Hunter-Reay celebrates win in Milwaukee
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Video: Highlights: Hunter-Reay wins Milwaukee Mile again
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Video: Andretti Autosports dominates
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Video: Andretti makes it look easy in Milwaukee
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Video: Indy Car Series: Fast forward Texas
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Video: A recap of Pagenaud's first career IndyCar victory
