Dale Coyne Racing has announced its ninth driver so far this season, in what can best be described as a game of musical chairs at 200 miles per hour. Indy NXT alumnus Hunter McElrea will take the wheel of Dale Coyne’s #18 entry for this weekend’s Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto. McElrea finished runner-up in…
In the second part of Pit Debrief’s exclusive interview with Italian driver Luca Ghiotto, we dove into his past and present, bringing up and comparing a wide range of his racing experience. Asked to pick a favourite from the wide array of racing categories he has driven in so far in his career, the F2…
Luca Ghiotto has spoken exclusively with Pit Debrief about his IndyCar debut at Barber Motorsports Park in April, what stuck out most to him and his hopes for a future in the North American single-seater championship. The Italian driver recalled the long story that led to him getting behind the wheel of Dale Coyne Racing’s…
Tristian Vautier returns to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES after an almost seven-year absence. The 34-year-old French driver will pilot the #51 Dale Coyne Racing entry on the streets of Detroit this weekend. The 2012 Indy Lights (Indy NXT) champion was last in an IndyCar in June of 2017 at the Texas Motor Speedway, where he…
The Californian rookie driver will have to wait another year in order to compete in the biggest event in motorsport. Nolan Siegel didn’t make the cut to be part of the 33 cars field for the 108th running of the 500 but he still wasn’t left unsatisfied with his Sunday at the office. The part…
Who won’t take part in the 108th running of the Indy 500? Four drivers will take part in the Last Chance qualifying: rookie driver Nolan Siegel, who has missed out on quite a bit of practise following a Fast Friday crash, Graham Rahal, whose qualifying has been strongly impacted by engine troubles, Marcus Ericsson, with…
Seven cars are already in Lane 2, with all Arrow McLaren drivers without a time, as well as Dixon, Veekay and Hunter-Reay The first driver to go out on track in the second part of qualifying was 500 winner Alexander Rossi, who snatches an impressive 233.493 mph on his first lap. After an half mile…
The last practice session ahead of the first day of qualifying for the 500 was delayed due to intense fog on track. Group 1’s allotted track time began half an hour after the scheduled starting time, with rookie Ganassi driver Kyffin Simpson the first out on track, followed by JHR’s Grosjean, who was the first…
A fresh new face in IndyCar, as Formula 2-graduate Luca Ghiotto is making his debut for Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing in Alabama this weekend. The Italian will drive the #51 car in both this weekend’s race at Barber Motorsports Park and the next race at the IMS Road Course.
Last weekend marked a very special occasion for some of the drivers on the 2024 grid, as it marked their first official race as IndyCar drivers. The three of them had very different first approaches to the American championship, but overall they all had a rather positive debut. Linus Lundqvist and Tom Blomqvist are also…
