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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 9, 2018 14:00:03 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 1st race of the season the True Value 200 at the New Hampshire International Speedway.
Scott Sharp won the pole, with a time of 36.372 seconds, beating Brad Murphey by 0.018 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Scott Sharp won his 1st pole of the year,
Scott Sharp won his 1st career pole in the Indy Racing League in his 4th start,
Robbie Buhl, the 1996 Indy Racing League Champion, will be starting 23rd
1.1-Scott Sharp
2.9-Brad Murphey
3.12-Buzz Calkins
4.4-Richie Hearn
5.2-Tony Stewart
6.18-John Paul Jr.
7.5-Arie Luyendyk
8.33-Michele Alboreto
9.21-Roberto Guerrero
10.40-Marco Greco
11.10-Mike Groff
12.15-Dave Kudrave
13.14-Davey Hamilton
14.22-Stephan Gregoire
15.3-Mark Dismore
16.28-Tyce Carlson
17.30-Stan Wattles
18.7-Eliseo Salazar
19.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
20.91-Buddy Lazier
21.96-Joe Gosek
22.27-Jim Guthrie
23.54-Robbie Buhl
Did Not Qualify:
24.25-Jon Field
25.64-Johnny Unser
26.75-Johnny O'Connell
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 9, 2018 18:04:42 GMT -5
Race #1 - True Value 200
The Indy Racing League made their 1st stop of 1997 at the New Hampshire International Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire, for the True Value 200.
Scott Sharp led the field to the green and would lead for a few laps before Buzz Calkins would make his way into the lead. Calkins would dominate the day, leading for 164 of the 200 laps as he would go on to score his first ever Indy Racing League win.
Other Noticeables:
Buzz Calkins scored his 1st win of the year,
Calkins led 6 times for 164 laps, including the final 71 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the Indy Racing League in his 4th start,
Tyce Carlson, who finished 23rd, made his Indy Racing League debut,
Buzz Calkins, who finished 1st, is the new points leader, leading Roberto Guerrero by 3 points
1.12-Buzz Calkins (164 laps led)
2.21-Roberto Guerrero
3.10-Mike Groff
4.40-Marco Greco
5.4-Richie Hearn-1 lap
6.14-Davey Hamilton-1 lap
7.18-John Paul Jr.-1 lap
8.2-Tony Stewart-1 lap
9.7-Eliseo Salazar-1 lap
10.30-Stan Wattles-1 lap
11.22-Stephan Gregoire-1 lap
12.5-Arie Luyendyk-1 lap
13.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.-2 laps
14.15-Dave Kudrave-3 laps
15.96-Joe Gosek-3 laps
16.3-Mark Dismore-3 laps
17.91-Buddy Lazier-4 laps
18.9-Brad Murphey-4 laps
19.54-Robbie Buhl-5 laps
20.27-Jim Guthrie-5 laps
21.33-Michele Alboreto-65 laps (Camshaft) (11 laps led)
22.1-Scott Sharp-66 laps (Gearbox) (25 laps led)
23.28-Tyce Carlson-70 laps (Accident)
Scott Sharp-1-5
Buzz Calkins-6-18
Michele Alboreto-19-29
Scott Sharp-30-35
Buzz Calkins-36-61
Scott Sharp-62-67
Buzz Calkins-68-72
Scott Sharp-73-75
Buzz Calkins-76-91
Scott Sharp-92-94
Buzz Calkins-95-127
Scott Sharp-128-129
Buzz Calkins-130-200
12 Lead Changes among 3 drivers
Caution Flags: 2 for 8 laps
Lap 28 (Cars #54, 22 and 18 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 131 (Car #28 Accident Turn 4)
Margin of Victory: 8.053 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 18 Minutes and 22 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Feb 3, 2018 13:30:21 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 2nd race of the season the Las Vegas 500K at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Roberto Guerrero won the pole, with a time of 36.606 seconds, beating Robby Gordon by 0.036 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Roberto Guerrero won his 1st pole of the year,
Guerrero won his 1st career pole in the Indy Racing League in his 5th start,
Buzz Calkins, who will start 7th, has a 3 point lead over Roberto Guerrero
1.21-Roberto Guerrero
2.50-Robby Gordon
3.4-Richie Hearn
4.10-Mike Groff
5.16-Johnny Parsons
6.33-Michele Alboreto
7.12-Buzz Calkins
8.2-Tony Stewart
9.7-Eliseo Salazar
10.22-Michel Jourdain Jr.
11.54-Robbie Buhl
12.34-Affonso Giaffone
13.27-Jim Guthrie
14.91-Buddy Lazier
15.18-John Paul Jr.
16.14-Davey Hamilton
17.64-Johnny Unser
18.6-Johnny O'Connell
19.15-J.C. Carbonell
20.3-Mark Dismore
21.40-Marco Greco
22.1-Scott Sharp
23.9-Brad Murphey
24.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
25.28-Tyce Carlson
26.30-Stan Wattles
27.5-Arie Luyendyk
28.8-Stephan Gregoire
Did Not Qualify:
29.96-Dave Steele
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Feb 3, 2018 18:00:37 GMT -5
Race #2 - Las Vegas 500K
The Indy Racing League made their 2nd stop of 1997 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the inaugural Las Vegas 500K.
Roberto Guerrero led the field to the green but his stay up front would last one lap before third place starter Richie Hearn would take the lead. With drivers racing on a brand new track, officials were worried about big crashes, however all twenty eight drivers used their heads and raced clean, resulting in rare caution free race. Due to the lack of cautions, Richie Hearn was able to capitalize on his starting spot, losing the lead only twice under green, and would completely dominate the day, leading all but five laps to score his first ever win.
Other Noticeables:
Richie Hearn scored his 1st win of the year,
Hearn led 3 times for 195 laps, including the final 160 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the Indy Racing League in his 5th start,
Affonso Giaffone(8th), Robby Gordon(14th) and J.C. Carbonell(17th) made their Indy Racing League debuts,
Buzz Calkins, who finished 3rd, kept his points lead, leading Richie Hearn by 2 points
1.4-Richie Hearn (195 laps led)
2.22-Michel Jourdain Jr.
3.12-Buzz Calkins (4 laps led)
4.21-Roberto Guerrero-1 lap (1 lap led)
5.33-Michele Alboreto-1 lap
6.7-Eliseo Salazar-1 lap
7.54-Robbie Buhl-1 lap
8.34-Affonso Giaffone-2 laps
9.40-Marco Greco-2 laps
10.27-Jim Guthrie-2 laps
11.6-Johnny O'Connell-2 laps
12.18-John Paul Jr.-3 laps
13.28-Tyce Carlson-3 laps
14.50-Robby Gordon-3 laps
15.5-Arie Luyendyk-4 laps
16.30-Stan Wattles-4 laps
17.15-J.C. Carbonell-4 laps
18.91-Buddy Lazier-4 laps
19.3-Mark Dismore-4 laps
20.8-Stephan Gregoire-5 laps
21.2-Tony Stewart-5 laps
22.64-Johnny Unser-6 laps
23.9-Brad Murphey-6 laps
24.16-Johnny Parsons-8 laps
25.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.-8 laps
26.14-Davey Hamilton-21 laps (Camshaft)
27.10-Mike Groff-35 laps (Header)
28.1-Scott Sharp-120 laps (Header)
Roberto Guerrero-1
Richie Hearn-2-35
Buzz Calkins-36-37
Richie Hearn-38
Buzz Calkins-39-40
Richie Hearn-41-200
5 Lead Changes among 3 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 17.178 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 18 Minutes and 6 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 12, 2018 8:00:04 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 3rd race of the season the Indy 200 at the Walt Disney World Speedway.
Arie Luyendyk won the pole, with a time of 29.660 seconds, beating Eddie Cheever Jr. by 0.055 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Arie Luyendyk won his 1st pole of the year,
Luyendyk won his 1st career pole in the Indy Racing League in his 6th start,
Tony Stewart, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 13th,
Buzz Calkins, who will start 10th, has a 2 point lead over Richie Hearn
1.5-Arie Luyendyk
2.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
3.22-Marco Greco
4.1-Scott Sharp
5.10-Mike Groff
6.6-Scott Goodyear
7.33-Fermin Velez
8.14-Davey Hamilton
9.91-Buddy Lazier
10.12-Buzz Calkins
11.27-Jim Guthrie
12.30-Jeret Schroeder
13.2-Tony Stewart
14.40-Jack Miller
15.4-Jeff Ward
16.17-Danny Ongais
17.18-John Paul Jr.
18.77-Stephan Gregoire
19.21-Roberto Guerrero
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 12, 2018 15:15:10 GMT -5
Race #3 - Indy 200
The Indy Racing League made their 3rd stop of 1997 at the Walt Disney World Speedway, in Orlando, Florida, for the Indy 200.
Arie Luyendyk led the field to the green and would lead the first few laps as for only the second time in series history, drivers raced at Walt Disney World Speedway. Like the original race, wrecks and lead changes were the norm for the race however a cloudy sky and chances of rain in the area caused drivers to race every lap like it was their last. Rookie Scott Goodyear would take over the lead early and he dominated the race and just before the sixty laps to go, officials decided to shorten the race due to rain which allowed for Goodyear to score the win.
Other Noticeables:
Scott Goodyear scored his 1st win of the year,
Goodyear led 2 times for 118 laps, including the final 68 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the Indy Racing League in his 1st start,
Scott Goodyear(1st), Jeff Ward(11th), Jack Miller(18th) and Jeret Schroeder(19th) made their Indy Racing League debuts,
Buzz Calkins, who finished 5th, kept his points lead, leading Roberto Guerrero by 11 points
1.6-Scott Goodyear (118 laps led)
2.10-Mike Groff (1 lap led)
3.14-Davey Hamilton
4.91-Buddy Lazier
5.12-Buzz Calkins
6.33-Fermin Velez-1 lap
7.17-Danny Ongais-1 lap
8.22-Marco Greco-1 lap
9.27-Jim Guthrie-1 lap
10.1-Scott Sharp-1 lap (5 laps led)
11.4-Jeff Ward-1 lap
12.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.-2 laps (12 laps led)
13.5-Arie Luyendyk-2 laps (13 laps led)
14.21-Roberto Guerrero-3 laps
15.77-Stephan Gregoire-3 laps
16.18-John Paul Jr.-3 laps
17.2-Tony Stewart-3 laps
18.40-Jack Miller-4 laps
19.30-Jeret Schroeder-6 laps
Arie Luyendyk-1-13
Eddie Cheever Jr.-14-25
Scott Sharp-26-30
Scott Goodyear-31-80
Mike Groff-81
Scott Goodyear-82-149
5 Lead Changes among 5 drivers
Caution Flags: 5 for 20 laps
Lap 25 (Car #30 and 21 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 31 (Cars #51, 14, 5, 91, 17, 21, 18, 2, 12, 77, 30, 27, 33, 40 and 4 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 52 (Cars #27 and 1 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 87 (Car #30 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 93 (Cars #77, 2, 40, 18, 5 and 30 Accident Frontstretch)
Margin of Victory: 4.763 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 33 Minutes and 25 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Apr 18, 2018 13:59:58 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 4th race of the season the Phoenix 200 at the Phoenix International Raceway.
Sam Schmidt won the pole, with a time of 34.237 seconds, beating Tony Stewart by 0.028 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Sam Schmidt won his 1st pole of the year,
Schmidt won his 1st career pole in the Indy Racing League in his 1st start,
Stephan Gregoire, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 9th,
Buzz Calkins, who will start 16th, has a 11 point lead over Roberto Guerrero
1.16-Sam Schmidt
2.2-Tony Stewart
3.10-Mike Groff
4.21-Roberto Guerrero
5.30-Jeret Schroeder
6.1-Scott Sharp
7.22-Marco Greco
8.4-Kenny Brack
9.77-Stephan Gregoire
10.27-Jim Guthrie
11.18-John Paul Jr.
12.17-Affonso Giaffone
13.3-Robbie Buhl
14.40-Jack Miller
15.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
16.12-Buzz Calkins
17.6-Scott Goodyear
18.14-Davey Hamilton
19.50-Billy Roe
20.33-Fermin Velez
21.5-Arie Luyendyk
22.91-Buddy Lazier
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Apr 18, 2018 17:00:14 GMT -5
Race #4 - Phoenix 200
The Indy Racing League made their 4th stop of 1997 at the Phoenix International Raceway, in Avondale, Arizona, for the Phoenix 200.
Rookie Sam Schmidt led the field to the green and would lead the first lap but it was Tony Stewart who would take over the lead on Lap 2 but during a pit stop his crew didn't put on a lug nut, allowing for new challengers to rise to the top of the pylon. Both Jim Guthrie and Marco Greco would take over the top spot but Greco would win out and began to lap the field losing the lead during the last round of pit stops to Stephan Gregoire who actually had won this race a year earlier. However Greco would take only six laps to retake his lead and once back out front no one could catch him and Greco would score his first career win.
Other Noticeables:
Marco Greco scored his 1st win of the year,
Greco led 3 times for 92 laps, including the final 34 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the Indy Racing League in his 5th start,
Billy Roe(8th), Kenny Brack(10th) and Sam Schmidt(18th) made their Indy Racing League debuts,
Marco Greco, who finished 1st, is the new points leader, leading Buzz Calkins by 8 points
1.22-Marco Greco (92 laps led)
2.27-Jim Guthrie (37 laps led)
3.14-Davey Hamilton
4.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.-1 lap
5.77-Stephan Gregoire-1 lap (6 laps led)
6.18-John Paul Jr.-1 lap
7.40-Jack Miller-2 laps
8.50-Billy Roe-3 laps
9.17-Affonso Giaffone-3 laps
10.4-Kenny Brack-3 laps
11.30-Jeret Schroeder-3 laps
12.10-Mike Groff-3 laps
13.6-Scott Goodyear-3 laps
14.1-Scott Sharp-3 laps
15.3-Robbie Buhl-3 laps
16.2-Tony Stewart-3 laps (34 laps led)
17.5-Arie Luyendyk-6 laps
18.16-Sam Schmidt-8 laps (1 lap led)
19.21-Roberto Guerrero-61 laps (Engine) (30 laps led)
20.33-Fermin Velez-103 laps (Piston)
21.12-Buzz Calkins-153 laps (Header)
22.91-Buddy Lazier-165 laps (Camshaft)
Sam Schmidt-1
Tony Stewart-2-35
Roberto Guerrero-36-65
Marco Greco-66
Jim Guthrie-67-103
Marco Greco-104-160
Stephan Gregoire-161-166
Marco Greco-167-200
7 Lead Changes among 6 drivers
Caution Flags: 2 for 8 laps
Lap 34 (Cars #14, 40 and 12 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 95 (Car #17 Stalled Frontstretch)
Margin of Victory: 4.763 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 9 Minutes and 33 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on May 30, 2018 13:00:20 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 5th race of the season the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Buddy Lazier won the pole, with a time of 56.028 seconds, beating Arie Luyendyk by 0.073 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Buddy Lazier won his 1st pole of the year,
Lazier won his 2nd career pole in the Indy Racing League and his first since 1996 also at Indianapolis; 5 races ago,
Danny Ongais, who won this race one year ago, is not entered in this event,
Marco Greco, who will start 9th, has a 8 point lead over Buzz Calkins
1.91-Buddy Lazier
2.5-Arie Luyendyk
3.14-Davey Hamilton
4.2-Tony Stewart
5.6-Scott Goodyear
6.52-Jeff Ward
7.54-Dennis Vitolo
8.3-Robbie Buhl
9.22-Marco Greco
10.1-Paul Durant
11.33-Fermin Velez
12.9-Johnny Unser
13.77-Stephan Gregoire
14.21-Roberto Guerrero
15.30-Robbie Groff
16.11-Billy Boat
17.90-Lyn St. James
18.44-Steve Kinser
19.40-Jack Miller
20.12-Buzz Calkins
21.34-Alessandro Zampedri
22.18-Tyce Carlson
23.42-Robby Gordon
24.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
25.10-Mike Groff
26.8-Vincenzo Sospiri
27.50-Billy Roe
28.7-Eliseo Salazar
29.4-Kenny Brack
30.72-Claude Bourbonnais
31.17-Affonso Giaffone
32.16-Sam Schmidt
33.97-Greg Ray
34.28-Mark Dismore
35.27-Jim Guthrie
Did Not Qualify
36.36-Scott Harrington
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on May 30, 2018 18:12:13 GMT -5
Race #5 - Indianapolis 500
The Indy Racing League made their 5th stop of 1997 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Speedway, Indiana, for the Indianapolis 500.
Buddy Lazier led the field to the green for the second year in a row and much like the race one year earlier, this was a wreckfest of a race as broken dreams and wrecked cars was the main storyline of the day. Lazier would lead much of the first half of the event but being swept up in two cautions damaged his car and left him unable to challenge for the lead handing the lead over to rookie Jeff Ward who lead for much of the remaining hundred laps but on his tail was Tony Stewart who took over and lead as well and with ten laps to go it appeared Stewart was on his way to a win until the 21st and final caution came out, setting up a shootout for the win.
With the green back out, Ward quickly took the lead back as him and Stewart slugged it out and raced side-by-side to the line as Ward beat out Stewart in the closest finish in IRL history for his first career win.
Other Noticeables:
Jeff Ward scored his 1st win of the year,
Ward led 7 times for 75 laps, including the final 6 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the Indy Racing League in his 2nd start,
Billy Boat(4th), Vincenzo Sospiri(6th), Robbie Groff(9th), Claude Bourbonnais(19th), Steve Kinser(23rd), Dennis Vitolo(24th) and Greg Ray(31st) made their Indy Racing League debuts,
Marco Greco, who finished 12th, kept his points lead, leading Buzz Calkins by 18 points
1.52-Jeff Ward (75 laps led)
2.2-Tony Stewart (25 laps led)
3.6-Scott Goodyear (7 laps led)
4.11-Billy Boat (2 laps led)
5.33-Fermin Velez
6.8-Vincenzo Sospiri (4 laps led)
7.10-Mike Groff
8.9-Johnny Unser
9.30-Robbie Groff
10.91-Buddy Lazier (62 laps led)
11.90-Lyn St. James
12.22-Marco Greco-1 lap
13.18-Tyce Carlson-1 lap (4 laps led)
14.50-Billy Roe-1 lap
15.21-Roberto Guerrero-1 lap
16.17-Affonso Giaffone-1 lap
17.3-Robbie Buhl-10 laps (Accident)
18.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.-16 laps (Header)
19.72-Claude Bourbonnais-58 laps (Tire)
20.16-Sam Schmidt-71 laps (Engine)
21.34-Alessandro Zampedri-77 laps (Accident)
22.12-Buzz Calkins-81 laps (Accident) (4 laps led)
23.44-Steve Kinser-87 laps (Engine)
24.54-Dennis Vitolo-90 laps (Piston) (3 laps led)
25.5-Arie Luyendyk-100 laps (Accident) (4 laps led)
26.28-Mark Dismore-111 laps (Accident)
27.27-Jim Guthrie-112 laps (Camshaft)
28.14-Davey Hamilton-112 laps (Valve) (12 laps led)
29.77-Stephan Gregoire-119 laps (Accident)
30.1-Paul Durant-134 laps (Accident)
31.97-Greg Ray-160 laps (Accident)
32.42-Robby Gordon-160 laps (Accident)
33.7-Eliseo Salazar-173 laps (Accident)
34.40-Jack Miller-174 laps (Accident)
35.4-Kenny Brack-179 laps (Accident)
Buddy Lazier-1-11
Arie Luyendyk-12-14
Scott Goodyear-15-21
Tyce Carlson-22-25
Buddy Lazier-26-27
Davey Hamilton-28-32
Billy Boat-33-34
Jeff Ward-35
Buzz Calkins-36-39
Jeff Ward-40-51
Buddy Lazier-52-65
Jeff Ward-66-67
Buddy Lazier-68-79
Arie Luyendyk-80
Davey Hamilton-81-87
Buddy Lazier-88-106
Dennis Vitolo-107-109
Vincenzo Sospiri-110-113
Jeff Ward-114-145
Tony Stewart-146-153
Jeff Ward-154-156
Tony Stewart-157-162
Buddy Lazier-163-166
Jeff Ward-167-183
Tony Stewart-184-194
Jeff Ward-195-200
25 Lead Changes among 11 drivers
Caution Flags: 21 for 84 laps
Lap 6 (Car #50 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 14 (Car #77 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 21 (Cars #44, 97 and 42 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 27 (Car #27 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 35 (Car #1 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 40 (Car #72 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 53 (Car #50 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 66 (Cars #90 and 33 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 73 (Car #16 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 80 (Car #50 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 87 (Cars #90, 11 and 3 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 94 (Car #3 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 99 (Cars #28, 16 and 5 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 106 (Car #34 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 113 (Cars #17 and 44 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 119 (Cars #3 and 12 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 124 (Cars #34 and 30 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 129 (Car #91 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 166 (Car #10 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 173 (Cars #21, 17 and 91 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 190 (Cars #3 and 17 Spin Turn 2)
Margin of Victory: 0.060 Seconds
Time of Race: 5 Hours, 1 Minute and 7 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jul 28, 2018 13:00:15 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 6th race of the season the True Value 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway.
Roberto Guerrero won the pole, with a time of 32.704 seconds, beating Tony Stewart by 0.079 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Roberto Guerrero won his 2nd pole of the year,
Guerrero won his 2nd career pole in the Indy Racing League and his first since Las Vegas; 4 races ago,
Marco Greco, who will start 14th, has a 18 point lead over Buzz Calkins
1.21-Roberto Guerrero
2.2-Tony Stewart
3.7-Eliseo Salazar
4.3-Robbie Buhl
5.5-Arie Luyendyk
6.97-Greg Ray
7.10-Johnny Unser
8.6-Scott Goodyear
9.28-Mark Dismore
10.14-Davey Hamilton
11.34-Alessandro Zampedri
12.8-Vincenzo Sospiri
13.4-Kenny Brack
14.22-Marco Greco
15.1-Billy Boat
16.12-Buzz Calkins
17.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
18.91-Buddy Lazier
19.18-Tyce Carlson
20.30-Robbie Groff
21.27-Jim Guthrie
22.16-Sam Schmidt
23.40-Jack Miller
24.33-Fermin Velez
25.17-Affonso Giaffone
26.44-Allen May
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jul 28, 2018 17:03:58 GMT -5
Race #6 - True Value 500
The Indy Racing League made their 6th stop of 1997 at the Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas, for the inaugural True Value 500.
Roberto Guerrero led the field to the green as for the first time in the Indy Racing League series drivers raced at the Texas Motor Speedway. However it would be Tony Stewart who would lead the first ever laps at the track as there was only five cautions throughout the entire race as Davey Hamilton would lead much of the first half of the event before Billy Boat, who started 15th at the race, would drive his way into the lead around the halfway mark. Having taken the lead, Boat would be unstoppable, losing the lead only during a round of pit stops and despite a caution coming out with one lap to go, Boat would score his first career win in only his second career start.
Other Noticeables:
Billy Boat scored his 1st win of the year,
Boat led 2 times for 102 laps, including the final 37 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the Indy Racing League in his 2nd start,
Allen May, who finished 22nd, made his Indy Racing League debut,
Marco Greco, who finished 24th, kept his points lead, leading Roberto Guerrero by 4 points
1.1-Billy Boat (102 laps led)
2.5-Arie Luyendyk (6 laps led)
3.7-Eliseo Salazar (24 laps led)
4.51-Eddie Cheever Jr. (4 laps led)
5.97-Greg Ray
6.34-Alessandro Zampedri (2 laps led)
7.6-Scott Goodyear-1 lap
8.18-Tyce Carlson-1 lap
9.8-Vincenzo Sospiri-2 laps
10.21-Roberto Guerrero-2 laps
11.28-Mark Dismore-2 laps
12.30-Robbie Groff-2 laps
13.3-Robbie Buhl-2 laps
14.14-Davey Hamilton-3 laps (50 laps led)
15.4-Kenny Brack-3 laps
16.10-Johnny Unser-3 laps
17.91-Buddy Lazier-3 laps
18.17-Affonso Giaffone-5 laps
19.27-Jim Guthrie-6 laps
20.16-Sam Schmidt-6 laps
21.12-Buzz Calkins-44 laps (Accident)
22.44-Allen May-49 laps (Accident)
23.2-Tony Stewart-72 laps (Clutch) (20 laps led)
24.22-Marco Greco-192 laps (Accident)
25.33-Fermin Velez-193 laps (Accident)
26.40-Jack Miller-193 laps (Accident)
Roberto Guerrero-Pole
Tony Stewart-1-20
Eliseo Salazar-21-44
Davey Hamilton-45-94
Arie Luyendyk-95-100
Billy Boat-101-165
Alessandro Zampedri-166-167
Eddie Cheever Jr.-168-171
Billy Boat-172-208
7 Lead Changes among 7 drivers
Caution Flags: 5 for 16 laps
Lap 16 (Cars #33, 16, 40 and 22 Accident Turn 1),
Lap 99 (Cars #8, 14 and 3 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 166 (Cars #44 and 12 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 176 (Cars #3 and 34 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 208 (Cars #97 and 14 Accident Turn 1)
Margin of Victory: 1.470 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 22 Minutes and 13 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 7, 2018 14:00:57 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 7th race of the season the Samsonite 200 at the Pikes Peak International Raceway.
Billy Boat won the pole, with a time of 30.896 seconds, beating Tony Stewart by 0.106 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Billy Boat won his 1st pole of the year,
Boat won his 1st career pole in the Indy Racing League in his 3rd start,
Marco Greco, who will start 18th, has a 4 point lead over Roberto Guerrero
1.18-Billy Boat
2.2-Tony Stewart
3.12-Buzz Calkins
4.14-Davey Hamilton
5.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
6.17-Affonso Giaffone
7.77-Stephan Gregoire
8.4-Kenny Brack
9.7-Eliseo Salazar
10.28-Mark Dismore
11.30-Robbie Groff
12.6-Scott Goodyear
13.1-Scott Sharp
14.91-Buddy Lazier
15.22-Vincenzo Sospiri
16.33-Jimmy Kite
17.10-Johnny Unser
18.70-Marco Greco
19.21-Roberto Guerrero
20.40-Jack Miller
21.5-Arie Luyendyk
22.97-Greg Ray
Did Not Qualify
23.27-Jim Guthrie
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 7, 2018 20:04:01 GMT -5
Race #7 - Samsonite 200
The Indy Racing League made their 7th stop of 1997 at the Pikes Peak International Raceway, in Fountain, Colorado, for the inaugural Samsonite 200.
Billy Boat led the field to the green picking right where he left off at Texas, but for the second race in a row it was Tony Stewart who would lead the first lap. Stewart would show the power of his John Menard owned car as drivers raced at Pikes Peak Raceway for the first time in series history as drivers tip-toed through the race to try and understand which allowed Stewart to pull away until he was tapped by a lap car and spun out bringing out the first caution. Stewart would rebound and would only lose the lead during the final round of pit stops and Stewart would go on to score a dominating win by leading all but two laps.
Other Noticeables:
Tony Stewart scored his 1st win of the year,
Stewart led 2 times for 198 laps, including the final 47 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the Indy Racing League and his first since 1996 at Walt Disney World; 9 races ago,
Jimmy Kite, who finished 19th, made his Indy Racing League debut,
Marco Greco, who finished 16th, kept his points lead, leading Buzz Calkins by 4 points
1.2-Tony Stewart (198 laps led)
2.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.-1 lap
3.77-Stephan Gregoire-1 lap (2 laps led)
4.14-Davey Hamilton-1 lap
5.12-Buzz Calkins-1 lap
6.6-Scott Goodyear-2 laps
7.22-Vincenzo Sospiri-2 laps
8.91-Buddy Lazier-2 laps
9.7-Eliseo Salazar-2 laps
10.40-Jack Miller-2 laps
11.28-Mark Dismore-2 laps
12.17-Affonso Giaffone-2 laps
13.5-Arie Luyendyk-3 laps
14.30-Robbie Groff-3 laps
15.4-Kenny Brack-3 laps
16.70-Marco Greco-3 laps
17.21-Roberto Guerrero-4 laps
18.1-Scott Sharp-4 laps
19.33-Jimmy Kite-4 laps
20.97-Greg Ray-4 laps
21.10-Johnny Unser-7 laps
22.18-Billy Boat-10 laps
Billy Boat-Pole
Tony Stewart-1-151
Stephan Gregoire-152-153
Tony Stewart-154-200
2 Lead Changes among 2 drivers
Caution Flags: 3 for 12 laps
Lap 74 (Car #2 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 94 (Cars #5, 97 and 4 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 169 (Car #18 Spin Turn 3)
Margin of Victory: 1 Lap
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 59 Minutes and 44 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 9, 2018 13:00:38 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 8th race of the season the Visionaire 500 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Affonso Giaffone won the pole, with a time of 34.908 seconds, beating Billy Boat by 0.049 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Affonso Giaffone won his 1st pole of the year,
Giaffone won his 1st career pole in the Indy Racing League in his 6th start,
Marco Greco, who will start 7th, has a 4 point lead over Buzz Calkins
1.17-Affonso Giaffone
2.1-Billy Boat
3.4-Kenny Brack
4.30-Robbie Groff
5.6-Scott Goodyear
6.27-Jim Guthrie
7.70-Marco Greco
8.18-John Paul Jr.
9.91-Buddy Lazier
10.2-Tony Stewart
11.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
12.40-Jack Miller
13.21-Roberto Guerrero
14.10-Mike Groff
15.77-Stephan Gregoire
16.7-Eliseo Salazar
17.99-Sam Schmidt
18.5-Arie Luyendyk
19.31-Greg Ray
20.14-Davey Hamilton
21.22-Vincenzo Sospiri
22.28-Mark Dismore
23.33-Jimmy Kite
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