Scott McLaughlin ended up being the fastest qualifier for this afternoon’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500. He is technically the pole winner, and will take the point that comes with that. Unfortunately, McLaughlin is one of several drivers that will sustain a nine-position starting grid penalty, for an unapproved engine change.
McLaughlin Takes the Pole, But…
Posted in IndyCar on August 27, 2023 by OilpressureIt’s Race Day at WWTR!
Posted in IndyCar on August 27, 2023 by Oilpressure
Race Day at World Wide Technology Raceway has dawned much like Yesterday – Qualifying is on hold. The culprit today is not the weather. It is an oil spill on the main straightaway from one of the Silver Crown cars during their practice this morning.
A Costly Practice for Will Power
Posted in IndyCar on August 26, 2023 by Oilpressure
It took almost nine hours, but the NTT IndyCar Series finally squeezed in the only practice for Sunday’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500. The first fifty-two minutes of the sixty minute session were fairly benign. Then Takuma Sato brushed the wall in Turn Four, bringing out a very brief yellow.
Revised Saturday Schedule
Posted in IndyCar on August 26, 2023 by Oilpressure
We finally have cars ready to take the track at World Wide Technology Raceway. Here is the revised schedule for today (tonight). All times local (CDT)
Welcome to Worldwide Technology Raceway!
Posted in IndyCar on August 26, 2023 by Oilpressure
Welcome to a rain-soaked Worldwide Technology Raceway, just across the Mississippi River from downtown St. Louis. As I’m sure you are well aware, the track is in an extended rain delay. We left Nashville around 6:30 am, knowing we would not make the opening practice. We were on I-57 at 10:00 am, when I pulled up Peacock to listen to practice, I heard Kevin Lee say it was pouring at the track, and everything was on hold. That actually worked out for us, since we were no longer going to miss any track activity.
Gateway Preview
Posted in IndyCar on August 25, 2023 by Oilpressure
The Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR) at Gateway takes place this weekend. This is normally where I would say that Susan and I are on our way there. However, this event has been shifted from a Saturday night race to Sunday afternoon. Ovals became two-day events years ago, so I am actually working today and we will drive to Gateway tomorrow morning.
Remembering Bill Vukovich II
Posted in IndyCar on August 23, 2023 by Oilpressure
Monday morning, I woke up to the news that Bill Vukovich II had passed away Sunday night at the age of seventy-nine. It is always sad to learn that one of the racers from my childhood years spent going to the Indianapolis 500 has passed away. Fewer and fewer are left from my time going to the race as a kid. But hearing the news of Vukovich brings more sadness than usual, probably because he seemed to carry so much sadness with him over the past three decades.
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