Ed Carpenter claimed his first ever IndyCar pole position in a qualifying session full of surprises at Kentucky Speedway. Points leader Will Power was denied pole by Carpenter's superb run, but still earned a front row slot on a day when most of the regular frontrunners underperformed - including his title rival Dario Franchitti, who was only 11th.
Dario Franchitti was quickest in a rain-interrupted IndyCar practice session at Kentucky Speedway. After 20 minutes of clear running initially, moisture and debris at Turn 1 forced the first yellow, before a long rain shower led to a pause of nearly half an hour.
Tomas Scheckter will stay with Conquest Racing for this weekend's IndyCar round at Kentucky, following his debut with the team at Chicagoland last week. The South African qualified 17th but retired in an accident after just five laps last Saturday night, but will continue at the team, in place of Francesco Dracone, for at least one more race.
Paul Tracy is optimistic that he can get Dreyer & Reinbold into the top six when he returns to the team for this weekend's IndyCar Series race at Kentucky. The 2003 Champ Car champion will contest the next two events for DRR while the injured Mike Conway continues his recovery. Tracy said he had been highly encouraged by his DRR team-mate Justin Wilson's run from 23rd to seventh at Chicagoland this weekend, and is aiming for a similar performance.
BALTIMORE — Officials with the Baltimore Grand Prix announced today that the American Le Mans Series has been added to the inaugural event scheduled for Sept. 2-4, 2011. Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, along with Baltimore Racing Development (BRD) President Jay Davidson and American Le Mans Series President and CEO Scott Atherton, officially announced that ALMS will join the IZOD IndyCar Series during the inaugural Festival of Speed.
LOUDON, N.H. — Tony Kanaan and Scott Dixon took part in the first day of a two-day Firestone tire test at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Tuesday, and both drivers put down some impressive lap times. The goal of the test for Firestone was to determine the appropriate tire combination for the return of the series to the 1.058-mile asphalt oval.
Graham Rahal is to rejoin Sarah Fisher Racing for a one-off race at this weekend's Kentucky Speedway IndyCar Series round. The two parties worked together earlier this year, when the then drive-less Rahal joined SFR for the St Petersburg, Barber Motorsports Park, and Long Beach races - giving the team its best-ever result when he took ninth on his first outing
Paul Tracy will return to the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team for the next two rounds of the IndyCar Series at Kentucky and Motegi, standing in for the injured Mike Conway. Tracy raced for DRR at Watkins Glen earlier in the season and is one several drivers, including Tomas Scheckter and most recently Ana Beatriz to have occupied the seat since Conway's accident at Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS — Paul Tracy will return to the IZOD IndyCar Series behind the wheel of the No. 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara Honda for the races at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta. Ky., Sept.
JOLIET, Ill. — Just one week after landing upside-down heading to the green flag to start last Sunday’s race at Infineon Raceway, Dan Wheldon nearly landed right side-up in victory lane at Chicagoland Speedway. The Panther Racing driver finished second to Dario Franchitti by just .0423 second — the sixth-closest IZOD IndyCar Series finish at the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway