INDYCAR 2024

TheChrisD

Another one, and the first flip of the month

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B785_yFMwPc

Burkie1203

Veekay binned it

Ohmeha

Stunning comeback at the death from Veekay to make into the Fast 12

Those Chevy engines look like pain in backside with these plenum fires if they don't resolve that issue today could be more drama, Canapino was particularly screwed on his final run as he was on track to make top 6

Also that rookie Kyle Larson looks like he has some talent

TheChrisD

Very very bad news I have discovered on the schedules today — Sky Sports are going to miss the first hour of pre-race coverage.

Pre-race starts next Sunday at 4pm (with the green flag at 5:45pm); but Sky in their infinite wisdom have instead decided that we only deserve our earliest coverage option at 5pm on SSMix after some Super League.

Infoanon

Excitement building for pole and bump day,

With Katherine Legge currently fastest of the bump 4 ,is there anything to stop Katherine from qualifying Dale Coyne stablemate Siegels car so both DCR cars make the race?

TheChrisD

Three Penskes, two McLarens, and Santino for the fast six.

Burkie1203

ERicsson lifted as he miscounted the laps. What a fook up

Charlie-Bravo

Larson doing a great job for a 'Rookie'!

TheChrisD

je… sus…

Charlie-Bravo

Savage speed by Scotty Mac.

I see Larson headed off on a chopper for the NASCAR event this evening. It's a fair old trip from Indianapolis to North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Burkie1203

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122158897#Comment_122158897

He is doing the Charlotte 600 after the Indy 500 next sunday

TheChrisD

INDY 500 RACE WEEK

Here she is. The big one.

Monday 20th

• 6:00pm — Practice 8 [Sky Sports F1 or INDYCAR LIVE]

Friday 24th (Carb Day)

• 4:00pm — Final Practice [Sky Sports Mix or INDYCAR LIVE]
• 7:30pm — Pit Stop Competition [Sky Sports F1 or INDYCAR LIVE]

Sunday 26th

• 4:00pm — 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500
  • 5:45pm — Green flag
  • Sky Sports Mix coverage starts at 5pm
  • Sky Sports F1 coverage starts at 5:30pm
  • Sly Sports Main Event coverage starts at 6:30pm
  • Full replay Monday 6am

TheChrisD

I think the formal announcement is to come later today, but this is Sky's solution to the massive TV broadcast clash:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZxc4ilt07Y

Ohmeha

Weather forecasts for Indianapolis are indicating it's looking increasingly likely Sunday is going to be affected by rain, hard to know yet if there will be delay in start, disrupted running or an outright washout forcing it to Monday. Arrow McLaren and Hendrick will have to get all of their contingency plans ready for Larson's car it would be a massive shame with his 5th place start if he can't run on the Sunday

The 500 has been a pretty good run with weather for a while now so disruption probably overdue, the last year the 500 was shortened race due to rain was Dario Franchitti's first win in 2007 and the last time the race did not run on the Sunday was Arie Luyendyk's win in 1997 that was run over two days on both Monday and Tuesday

Infoanon

Latest forecast is rain 2 hours before the race , talk of TK driving (but has to undertake refresher laps) or Nolan Siegel , though the Henderick stance of Charlotte taking priority seems to be softening a little .

If the Kyle Larson cannot race at Indy ,whoever takes over the car will apparently start 33rd , the precedence been set last year when Graham Rahal took over Stefan Wilsons car......the rules still say you qualify the car not thr driver iirc

TheChrisD

Starting grid image for tomorrow. Or at least what we hope will be tomorrow.

EDIT: Oh wow, Vanilla has really wrecked the resolution of that image. Well, it's on Reddit in full if you want.

Nowso

Kyle Larrson doing great on the changeover

Ohmeha

Current Indianapolis forecast indicating rain storms will start about an hour into the race somewhere around 2pm local time, then there is a break in weather for around 3 hours which gives about 90 minutes to dry the track so maybe another hour of running before storms hits again around 6pm local-time which will end the days running, cavaet is bad weather can change very rapidly off forecast in that area

With 101 laps as a official race finish there is a high chance this will become an shortened race finish today at 140-180 laps with a wild must-lead race approaching 100 laps

Hendrick Motorsports have Justin Allgaier on-standby to replace Larson for Charlotte so it looks like they are all-in on Larson for the Indy 500 today

TheChrisD

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122184912#Comment_122184912

We're currently looking at the rain moving in about 12pm, dissipating by 3pm; then the track being ready for racing by about 4:30pm, which can get full distance in before the second storm wave around 9pm. (all times local)

Nowso

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122184912#Comment_122184912

Allgair was very fast in the Charlotte Xfinity race yesterday but - His Usual Mistake or 2 let him down , should have really won the race

Burkie1203

Stands are empty. Can't see this starting on time

Cool_CM

Was looking at lightning maps earlier on and the amount of hits around Missouri was mad. It's all moved over by Indy now

Ohmeha

Bucketing now at Speedway looks nasty, despite the break forecasted later in the afternoon you would have doubts about how many laps they will be able to run today

Andrew76

Just tuned in, will the race go ahead today?

deafroadrunner

realistically if it stopped raining now. How long would it take to dry track and get pre show nonsense out of the way.
Could race be scrapped and run tomorrow instead

Burkie1203

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122186707#Comment_122186707

60-90 minute to dry it

martingriff

Larson won't make his second race

Ghost Train

looking like rain mostly past now

just needs to dry out a bit

Andrew76

Does the track have to be bone dry before they can race?

Nowso

9.45 est start time