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Will Power at Sonoma 2010 // Photo: Michee Ursino// 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) INDYCAR is in Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park this week for an open test in preparation for 2011.   And while it is early in the week, and only a test, two things are clear:  Will Power is wicked fast, and James Hinchcliffe has earned his stripes. Imagine this, after the Indy Car-Champ Car “merger”, Will Power didn’t have a full time gig, and only got a shot to drive for Penske as a super-sub for Helio who was forced to sit out and face tax charges in court.   Two years later, Power is now full time at Penske, and is the de facto favorite at all road courses to win. Impressive. I’m enjoying seeing James Hinchcliffe at the top of the charts.  Hinch has waited patiently for a good drive in Indy Car after paying his dues in various ladder series, and the dedication has paid off.  Hinch was P5 on the day at his first full Indy Car test.  Impressive;... 

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INDYCAR news - 26 car fields, lucky dogs, Bourdais, and more

Sebastian to Coyne? / Image by Getty Images via @daylifeof There’s some nice bits of INDYCAR news floating around the web this week, so here is the latest edition of short-shifts. The definition of “full field” was redefined this week by Randy Bernard, as INDYCAR announced that fields will be capped at 26 entries (except at Indianapolis and Las Vegas). After years of short fields, it sure is nice that INDYCAR had to deal with the possibility of too many cars showing up. Newman/Haas... 
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March 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Indy Car Headlines: Ana Beatriz to Dreyer and Reinbold, VERSUS live Indy Lights package, Testing news from Texas and Barber

In today’s Indy Car “rock block” of stories, the top headline is news that Ana Beatriz has signed with Dreyer and Reinbolt for 2011. And if this is a trade for Milka Dunno to keep three ladies in Indy Car, this is a big trade up. Beatriz is the real deal with three Lights wins and a third place finish in the FIL points. I have mixed feelings about this, because I think it is fantastic that she has landed a decent ride, and congrats to her. At the same time, neither Tony Kanaan... 
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March 3, 2011 | 1 Comment

Indy Car releases info on buy-one-get-Vegas-free offer

I don’t know if it gets much better than this. Randy Bernard has put out a pretty sweet offer to Indy Car fans: Buy a ticket to an Indy Car race in 2011, and get a ticket to the Las Vegas Grand Finale for free. Folks, we aren’t talking about a free Slurpee with the purchase of an order of large nachos at the local QuickieMart. This is flippin’ 220 mph, heart-pounding oval racing in Las Vegas for zero, nada, zilch……for free. It might be true that beer is only free... 
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March 2, 2011 | 1 Comment

Sam Schmidt’s new FAZZTer, full time Indy Car team

Sam Schmidt Motorsports announced today that they have acquired the FAZZT race team, and will be running Alex Tagliani in a full time ride this year. My first reaction is happiness for Sam Schmidt who has to be proud to have reached the status of full-time contender in Indy Car. Sam has run a great program in Indy Lights for years, but now is his time to step up to the big cars. My second reaction is relief. No longer will I have to wonder how to pronounce FAZZT, or wonder why the chose such a... 
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March 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Justin Wilson putting up big numbers in Indy Car Toronto practice

The IZOD Indy Car Series heads north of the border this weekend for the Honda Indy Toronto, a tight and super-fast street course that separates the men from the boys. And this weekend, Justin Wilson has been “the man”, posting either the first or second fastest time in all three practices conducted on Friday and Saturday. And in the latest session today, Wilson was almost three-tenths faster than EJ Viso and looks to be the favorite to grab the pole during the Firestone Fast Six session. “It’s... 
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July 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment