By Josh Farmer INDIANAPOLIS – Ed Jones has quietly shown pace throughout this Month of May. The driver of the No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda qualified 11th last Sunday but had the ninth quickest four-lap average 230.578 mph. He also logged the second fastest lap of the month on Sunday at 38.6253 seconds. The lap was just .0179 of a second off teammate Sebastien Bourdais’ time set on Fast Friday. With only having just a few weeks to master the 2.5 mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway in an IndyCar, the Verizon IndyCar Series rookie feels content with how the month…
Author: Josh Farmer
By Josh Farmer INDIANAPOLIS – While Juan Pablo Montoya is has only raced in the Month of May this year, he is still enjoying every minute of it. The two-time Indianapolis 500 was replaced by Josef Newgarden for the full 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season. He rejoined the team for the IndyCar Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course two weeks ago, where he finished 10th after starting fifth. While his racing is limited this year, the 41-year-old Colombian has not changed his approach entering his fifth Indianapolis 500. “It’s the same,” he said. “If my approach would…
By Josh Farmer INDIANAPOLIS – Helio Castroneves is determined to climb his way through the field on Sunday. The three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil will start from a career-worst 19th on Sunday. He noted after qualifying that he did not have a good explanation to why the car was down on pace. “I wish I could tell you,” said the driver of the No. 3 Shell Rewards Chevrolet. “Great balance, actually. We are doing everything we can to go as fast as we can. Unfortunately, this place is difficult. It is hard to find…