Ab dem Kansas Rennen fängt eine neue Zeitrechnung für den US Open Wheel Sport an: wir haben ab jetzt nur noch eine einzige OWS in den Staaten mit der IRL als Dach.
Das "Road Runner Turbo Indy 300" auf dem Kansas Speedway ist das erste Rennen dieser neuen OWS, ist schon irgendwie ein komisches Gefühl finde ich.
Hier ein paar Einzelheiten zum Ablauf des Rennens und zur Strecke, die für einige sicherlich neu ist:
Kansas Speedway
1.5-mile oval
First IndyCar Series race in 2001
Seats: 82,000
Distance
67 laps/100 miles
Weekend Schedule (local time):
Saturday, April 26
6:30 a.m. – Garages open
8:45-10:15 a.m. – IndyCar Series practice
10:30-11:15 a.m. – Firestone Indy Lights practice
11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. – IndyCar Series practice (two groups)
2:10 p.m. - PEAK Motor Oil Pole Qualifying
3:45 p.m. – Press Conference (Front row)
3:45-4:35 p.m. – Firestone Indy Lights practice
Sunday, April 27
7 a.m. – Garages open
9-10 a.m. – SWE Firestone Indy Lights Pole Qualifying
12:45 p.m. – Kansas Lottery 100 (67 laps/100 miles)
2 p.m. – Press conference (Firestone Indy Lights 1st, 2nd, 3rd)
4 p.m. – Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 (200 laps, 300 miles)
6:15 p.m. – Press conference (1st, 2nd, story of the day)
Gemeldete Fahrer und Teams:
Car -Driver -Hometown -Car -Name -Entrant -Race Strategist
2 A.J. Foyt IV Hockley, Texas Vision Racing Vision Racing Tony George
3 Helio Castroneves Sao Paulo, Brazil Team Penske Team Penske Tim Cindric
4 Vitor Meira Brasilia, Brazil Delphi National Guard Panther Racing John Barnes
5 Oriol Servia Pals, Catalonia, Spain KV Racing Technology KV Racing Technology Jimmy Vasser
6 Ryan Briscoe Sydney, Australia Team Penske Team Penske Roger Penske
7 Danica Patrick Roscoe, Ill. Motorola Andretti Green Racing Kyle Moyer
8 Will Power (R) Toowoomba, Australia Aussie Vineyard-Team Australia KV Racing Technology Mark Johnson
9 Scott Dixon Auckland, New Zealand Target Chip Ganassi Racing Target Chip Ganassi Racing Mike Hull
10 Dan Wheldon Emberton, England Target Chip Ganassi Racing Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi
11 Tony Kanaan Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Team 7-Eleven Andretti Green Racing George Klotz
12 Tomas Scheckter Cape Town, South Africa Symantec Luczo Dragon Racing Luczo Dragon Racing Jay Penske
14 Darren Manning North Yorkshire, England ABC Supply Co./AJ Foyt Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises A.J. Foyt
15 Buddy Rice Phoenix Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dennis Reinbold
17 Ryan Hunter-Reay Boca Raton, Fla. Rahal Letterman Racing Team Ethanol Rahal Letterman Racing Scott Roembke
18 Bruno Junqueira Belo Horizonte, Brazil The Z-Line Car Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne
19 Mario Moraes (R) Sao Paulo, Brazil The SONNY Car Dale Coyne Racing Adam Schaechter
20 Ed Carpenter Indianapolis Menards/Vision Racing Vision Racing Larry Curry
23 Milka Duno Caracas, Venezuela CITGO / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Robbie Buhl
24 Jay Howard (R) Basildon, England Roth Racing Roth Racing Jeremy Milless
25 Marty Roth Toronto Roth Racing Roth Racing David Cripps
26 Marco Andretti Nazareth, Pa. Forsythe Andretti Green Racing Paul Harcus
27 Hideki Mutoh (R) Tokyo Formula Dream Andretti Green Racing Kim Green
33 E.J. Viso (R) Caracas, Venezuela PDVSA HVM Racing HVM Racing Michael Cannon
34 Jamie Camara (R) Goiania, Brasilien Sangari Conquest Racing Eric Zeto - neu!
36 Enrique Bernoldi (R) Curitiva, Brazil Sangari Conquest Racing Brandon Fry
02 Justin Wilson (R) Sheffield, England McDonald’s Racing Team Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Mike Talbott
06 Graham Rahal (R) New Albany, Ohio Hole in the Wall Camps Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Todd Malloy
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Premiere überträgt das Rennen live ab 23:00 am Sonntag soweit ich weiss