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re: 2023 IndyCar Season - R17 Laguna Seca 9/10 2:30 pm ET (NBC)
Posted on 7/2/23 at 2:17 pm to BlueWaffleHouse
Posted on 7/2/23 at 2:17 pm to BlueWaffleHouse
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Palou is just unreal. Guy has learned so much from Dixon + his skill, he’s making the points race a runaway.
That's what I figured too, he has the same racing temperament as the always-cool Dixon, and he had the opportunity to learn from the master.
Such a contrast to O'Ward and Herta, the hyped-up young guys who are clearly not the complete driver that Palou is.
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Posted on 7/2/23 at 2:29 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Super aggressive driving from Grosjean. So much jostling in that four-car group, but in the end the order didn't change at all. 
Grosjean finally got by DeFrancesco a little later.
Grosjean finally got by DeFrancesco a little later.
This post was edited on 7/2/23 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 7/2/23 at 2:32 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Easy win for Palou by 5 seconds over his teammate Dixon. Great result for Dixon, too.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 2:33 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Selfishly, Palou needs to move to F1 but it’s best for Indy Car if he stays in the series.
Dude is just on another level right now. Damn impressive
but it’s best for Indy Car if he stays in the series. Dude is just on another level right now. Damn impressive
This post was edited on 7/2/23 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 7/2/23 at 2:39 pm to Rig
Red Bull makes a surprise hire for next year?!
Although, I think it would be bad for Red Bull to bypass a Red Bull Junior two drivers in a row.
Although, I think it would be bad for Red Bull to bypass a Red Bull Junior two drivers in a row.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 2:42 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Wow, Dixon is up to P2 in the championship. Just another season of relentless finishes, a bit under the radar this year.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 2:47 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Pato on a three-stop strategy went from P25 to P8. +17
Newgarden on a two-stop strategy went from P15 to P12. +3
Newgarden on a two-stop strategy went from P15 to P12. +3
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Posted on 7/2/23 at 2:48 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
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Although, I think it would be bad for Red Bull to bypass a Red Bull Junior two drivers in a row.
Say one thing for RBR, if you’re not Max Verstappen, they don’t give a single frick about your feelings.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 3:58 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Imdy car is the best series of the big 3 for actual on track racing. They just need to have more races the breaks kill all momentum.
Posted on 7/3/23 at 1:38 am to OU Guy
Race 9 Mid-Ohio
Official results and points
2023 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio - 80 laps
P01 Alex Palou (#10 Ganassi / Honda)
P02 Scott Dixon (#9 Ganassi / Honda)
P03 Will Power (#12 Penske / Chevy)
P04 Christian Lundgaard (#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P05 Scott McLaughlin (#3 Penske / Chevy)
P06 David Malukas (#18 Coyne / Honda)
P07 Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P08 Pato O'Ward (#5 McLaren / Chevy)
P09 Marcus Armstrong [R] (#11 Ganassi / Honda)
P10 Alexander Rossi (#7 McLaren / Chevy)
P11 Colton Herta (#26 Andretti / Honda)
P12 Josef Newgarden (#2 Penske / Chevy)
P13 Romain Grosjean (#28 Andretti / Honda)
P14 Devlin DeFrancesco (#29 Andretti / Honda)
P15 Rinus VeeKay (#21 Carpenter / Chevy)
P16 Callum Ilott (#77 Juncos Hollinger / Chevy)
P17 Kyle Kirkwood (#27 Andretti / Honda)
P18 Jack Harvey (#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P19 Ryan Hunter-Reay (#20 Carpenter / Chevy)
P20 Conor Daly (#60 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P21 Hélio Castroneves (#06 Meyer Shank / Honda) -1 lap
P22 Sting Ray Robb [R] (#51 Coyne / Honda) -1 lap
P23 Agustín Canapino [R] (#78 Juncos Hollinger / Chevy) -1 lap
P24 Santino Ferrucci (#14 Foyt / Chevy) -1 lap
P25 Felix Rosenqvist (#6 McLaren / Chevy) -1 lap
P26 Benjamin Pedersen [R] (#55 Foyt / Chevy) -1 lap
P27 Marcus Ericsson (#8 Ganassi / Honda) DNF 5 laps - Contact
Posted on 7/3/23 at 1:41 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
2023 Season Standings (after 9 races)
(+/- number of positions gained or lost since the previous race)
P01 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) 377 pts (+0)
P02 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 267 pts (+3)
P03 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 261 pts (+0)
P04 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 255 pts (-2)
P05 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) 250 pts (-1)
P06 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) 229 pts (+0)
P07 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 226 pts (+1)
P08 Alexander Rossi (McLaren / Chevy) 216 pts (-1)
P09 Colton Herta (Andretti / Honda) 204 pts (+0)
P10 Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 194 pts (+1)
P11 Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti / Honda) 177 pts (-1)
P12 Romain Grosjean (Andretti / Honda) 167 pts (+1)
P13 Felix Rosenqvist (McLaren / Chevy) 163 pts (-1)
P14 Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 145 pts (+3)
P15 Callum Ilott (Juncos Hollinger / Chevy) 142 pts (-1)
P16 Rinus VeeKay (Carpenter / Chevy) 141 pts (-1)
P17 Marcus Armstrong [R] (Ganassi / Honda) 130 pts (+1)
P18 Santino Ferrucci (Foyt / Chevy) 125 pts (-2)
P19 David Malukas (Coyne / Honda) 124 pts (+0)
P20 Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank / Honda) 104 pts (+0)
P21 Devlin DeFrancesco (Andretti / Honda) 104 pts (+2)
P22 Conor Daly (Carpenter / Chevy) 98 pts (-1)
P23 Jack Harvey (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 95 pts (+2)
P24 Agustín Canapino [R] (Juncos Hollinger / Chevy) 95 pts (-2)
P25 Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank / Honda) 88 pts (-1)
P26 Benjamin Pedersen [R] (Foyt / Chevy) 75 pts (+0)
P27 Sting Ray Robb [R] (Coyne / Honda) 71 pts (+0)
P28 Ryan Hunter-Reay (D&R + Carpenter / Chevy) 44 pts (+1)
P29 Takuma Sato (Ganassi / Honda) 37 pts (-1)
P30 Ed Carpenter (Carpenter / Chevy) 27 pts
P31 Tony Kanaan (McLaren / Chevy) 18 pts
P32 Marco Andretti (Andretti / Honda) 13 pts
P33 Katherine Legge (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 5 pts
P34 RC Enerson (Abel Motorsports / Chevy) 5 pts
Alex Palou is running away with the championship. I don't think we've seen this level of season dominance in many years. Most years it comes down to the last race. At this rate, Alex will wrap up the championship with more than two races to spare.
Posted on 7/5/23 at 2:37 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Where is the best place to sit at the upcoming Nashville race if you want to see some great racing action?
Posted on 7/5/23 at 3:01 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
What are the differences between the primary and alternate tires in Indycar?
Posted on 7/5/23 at 3:18 pm to Tornado Alley
The primary tires are better for longer runs and have consistent degradation. The Alternates are softer, faster, but the degradation happens quicker and they really fall off after that.
Posted on 7/5/23 at 4:30 pm to XenScott
Cool man. Thank you 
Hope people who have attended the Nashville race or are knowledgeable of the street circuit can give me some pointers on the best place to sit
Hope people who have attended the Nashville race or are knowledgeable of the street circuit can give me some pointers on the best place to sit
Posted on 7/6/23 at 8:02 am to Tornado Alley
Bumpity bump bump
Posted on 7/6/23 at 2:21 pm to Tornado Alley
I seem to remember one or two people saying they were going to the Nashville race either last year or the year before, but I don't remember who. Edit: Looking at last year's thread, it looks like LINK ]BottomlandBrew went to the race.
Regarding tires in IndyCar, it's much simpler than F1, with just a black primary and a red-striped alternate tire. In F1 they bring three dry compounds to each race, and have a total range of six(!) dry compounds. Both series require that you use (at least) two compounds during the race.
Since there is refueling in IndyCar, you don't need a hard compound to add more strategy options. I think every race has at least two pit stops, I'm not sure if there are any where one pit stop is viable. While the red alternates are definitely faster than the primaries in qualifying, their performance during the race differs from track to track. Sometimes the reds last a reasonably long time so they are used for a good chunk of the race. And at some tracks they degrade so fast that most of the race is run on the black primaries.
And now there is a different alternate tire with a green stripe. The green alternate is supposedly made from more "sustainable" materials, and the performance is supposed to be reasonably close the red alternates. The green alternates are being used at all of the street races this year, so that would include Nashville.
motorsport.com/indycar/news/green-firestones-for-all-indycar-street-races-in-2023/10435248/
Regarding tires in IndyCar, it's much simpler than F1, with just a black primary and a red-striped alternate tire. In F1 they bring three dry compounds to each race, and have a total range of six(!) dry compounds. Both series require that you use (at least) two compounds during the race.
Since there is refueling in IndyCar, you don't need a hard compound to add more strategy options. I think every race has at least two pit stops, I'm not sure if there are any where one pit stop is viable. While the red alternates are definitely faster than the primaries in qualifying, their performance during the race differs from track to track. Sometimes the reds last a reasonably long time so they are used for a good chunk of the race. And at some tracks they degrade so fast that most of the race is run on the black primaries.
And now there is a different alternate tire with a green stripe. The green alternate is supposedly made from more "sustainable" materials, and the performance is supposed to be reasonably close the red alternates. The green alternates are being used at all of the street races this year, so that would include Nashville.
motorsport.com/indycar/news/green-firestones-for-all-indycar-street-races-in-2023/10435248/
This post was edited on 7/6/23 at 8:38 pm
Posted on 7/6/23 at 10:31 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Two bits of news.
First, IndyCar had been talking about putting on a non-points post-season race in Argentina, pushed and organized by Argentinian Ricardo Juncos of Juncos Hollinger Racing. But now it sounds like IndyCar is also considering doing it in other places instead. I don't know why any team would participate in a non-championship race unless all of their expenses are paid for. A return to the Gold Coast would be awesome. I can't access the indystar.com article so I don't know what it says.
twitter.com/By_NathanBrown/status/1676563926232752129
indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2023/07/05/indycar-2024-schedule-possible-changes-postseason-non-points-race-argentina-brazil-australia
The other news is that David Malukas has announced that he will not return to Dale Coyne Racing next year. As a rookie last year the first few races were really rough, but in the second half of the season he was putting on some amazing performances. This year has not been as good as the second half of last year, but apparently his stock is still rising, he's only 21 still, and he brings sponsorship money from his family's company HMD Trucking. He appears to be very confident that he will get a ride with one of the higher ranked teams in the paddock.
racer.com/2023/07/04/malukas-set-to-depart-dale-coyne-racing-at-the-end-of-the-season
First, IndyCar had been talking about putting on a non-points post-season race in Argentina, pushed and organized by Argentinian Ricardo Juncos of Juncos Hollinger Racing. But now it sounds like IndyCar is also considering doing it in other places instead. I don't know why any team would participate in a non-championship race unless all of their expenses are paid for. A return to the Gold Coast would be awesome. I can't access the indystar.com article so I don't know what it says.
twitter.com/By_NathanBrown/status/1676563926232752129
indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2023/07/05/indycar-2024-schedule-possible-changes-postseason-non-points-race-argentina-brazil-australia
The other news is that David Malukas has announced that he will not return to Dale Coyne Racing next year. As a rookie last year the first few races were really rough, but in the second half of the season he was putting on some amazing performances. This year has not been as good as the second half of last year, but apparently his stock is still rising, he's only 21 still, and he brings sponsorship money from his family's company HMD Trucking. He appears to be very confident that he will get a ride with one of the higher ranked teams in the paddock.
racer.com/2023/07/04/malukas-set-to-depart-dale-coyne-racing-at-the-end-of-the-season
Posted on 7/12/23 at 11:45 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Another IndyCar street race on Sunday.
Unfortunately, I don't have Peacock so I won't get to watch. WTF?
Unfortunately, I don't have Peacock so I won't get to watch. WTF?
Posted on 7/12/23 at 11:53 am to Tornado Alley
IndyCar is not a serious racing series until every race is on TV. Hopefully next year. Demand is growing. I can feel it.
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