Ed Carpenter’s Indy 500 pole and Spencer Pigot’s second-place at Iowa Speedway are among the highlights of Ed Carpenter Racing’s 2018 IndyCar Series season.
Pietro Fittipaldi, Zachary Claman De Melo, and Santino Ferrucci all got seat time in Dale Coyne Racing’s No. 19 Honda, with Ferrucci eventually piloting the No. 39 Honda in the final two events of 2018.
Harding Racing completed its first full-season of IndyCar competition in 2018, and will move forward with Patricio O’Ward and Colton Herta in a revamped Harding Steinbrenner Racing effort.
British teenager Billy Monger returned to Donington Park, site of a horrific crash that cost him both of his legs, over the weekend in a British F3 event and scored two poles and a podium finish.
The eighth annual Chris Griffis Memorial Mazda Road to Indy Open Test was held over the weekend, with Ryan Norman and Oliver Askew leading the way in Indy Lights.
Patricio O’Ward and Colton Herta are set to join the IndyCar ranks full-time in 2019, and both will swing for the fences with Harding Steinbrenner Racing.
Alexander Rossi rebounded from opening lap contact with Marco Andretti to finish seventh, but it wasn’t enough to beat Scott Dixon to the championship.
Scott Dixon continues to lead the championship as they run, but Alexander Rossi is charging back through the field after benefiting from a timely caution.
Alexander Rossi is trying to rebound from opening lap contact, while Josef Newgarden stalled in his first pit stop. Scott Dixon runs solidly in second after the opening stint.
Scott Dixon just missed out on pole for Sunday’s INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma, while a gamble on Firestone primary blacks failed to pan out for Alexander Rossi.
Ryan Hunter-Reay took the pole position away from Scott Dixon on the final lap in the Firestone Fast Six. Alexander Rossi qualified sixth, while Patricio O’Ward continued to star, qualifying fifth.
Points leader Scott Dixon topped the final practice before qualifying for Sunday’s INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma. Title rival Alexander Rossi ended the session in fourth.
Josef Newgarden, who has been battling food poisoning this weekend, topped Practice 2 for Sunday’s INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma, while title combatants Scott Dixon and Alexander Rossi ranked second and sixth respectively.
