Articles By: More Front Wing Staff
Indianapolis 500 veteran Jerry Grant dies at 77
[IMS PR] Jerry Grant, a 10-time competitor in the Indianapolis 500 and the first person to turn an official lap faster than 200 mph in an Indy car, died Sunday, Aug. 12. He was 77.
Fans invited to free test at Sonoma on August 17
[Sonoma PR] Race fans will be treated to a free INDYCAR test session at the raceway in Sonoma on Friday, Aug. 17, as several teams from the IZOD IndyCar Series head to Sonoma to test the newly modified road course layout.
Foyt to enter Chase Austin in 2013 Indy 500
[Foyt Racing PR] Chase Austin will campaign an AJ Foyt Racing entry in the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 26, 2013.
Five-second delay added to push-to-pass
[INDYCAR PR] INDYCAR will introduce a five-second delay to the overtake assist for Mid-Ohio. A total of 100 seconds will be afforded drivers, with a maximum of 20 seconds per activation. There’s no recharge time between activations.
Sonoma releases adjusted INDYCAR layout
[Sonoma PR] Raceway officials today unveiled a modified track layout for the GoPro Indy® Grand Prix of Sonoma, which is designed to enhance passing opportunities for the upcoming race in August.
Pantano to substitute for Kimball at Mid-Ohio
[NNCGR PR] Giorgio Pantano will substitute for Charlie Kimball at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend after Kimball fractured the fifth metacarpal in his right hand in a testing incident last week.
Baltimore layout adjusted to improve raceability
[INDYCAR PR] Three alterations to the 2-mile, 12-turn temporary street circuit for the Aug. 31-Sept. 2 Grand Prix of Baltimore will be incorporated into its construction, which was scheduled to begin overnight July 30.
Kimball injured at Mid-Ohio test
[INDYCAR PR] Charlie Kimball was treated for a fracture of the fifth metacarpal of his right hand after being involved in an incident during a team test July 26 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
MFW podcast episode 75
Zachary Houghton of INDYCAR Advocate returns to the More Front Wing podcast this week to look back at the Honda Indy Toronto and look forward to the Edmonton Indy.