Today’s Schedule
Gates open at 9:30
Entry list
Good morning from IMS. Today sports cars return to the Speedway after a nine year absence. The cars running tis weekend are very different from the Grand Am cars that raced here from 2012-2014. 48 cars across five classes are entered in the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks. If you’re not familiar with the IMSA Weather Tech series, there are several former Indycar and Indy Lights drivers who are now racing this weekend. Several teams are run by Indycar owners as well. This weekend we will see some racing after dark in the Michelin Pilot Series Saturday night. It is a prlude to next year’s IMSA race which is rumored to be a six hour race which will end after dark.
Drivers
Former Indianapolis 500 drivers include Sebastien Bourdais, Jack Hawksworth, Katherine Legge, Gabby Chaves, and Ben Hanley. Former Indy Lights drivers Aaron Telitz and Garrett Grist also drive in the series. I have heard that Devlin DeFrancesco may drive an LMP2 car, but that has not been confirmed.
Wickens Returns
Robert Wickens makes his racing return to IMS in the Michelin Pilot Series. Wickens, paralyzed in a 2018 accident at Pocono, drives a Hyundai Elantra (number 33). The series has a four hour race tomorrow afternoon.
Owners
Team Penske (Porsche), Chip Ganassi Racing (Cadillac), Rahal Letterman lLaniugan Racing (BMW), and Meyer Shank Racing (Acura) run in the GTP class. Andretti Global partners with Wayne Taylor Racing (Acura).
Vasser Sullivan has a Lexus in each of the GTD and GTD Pro categories.
The Porsche Carrera Cup and Lamborghini Super Trofeo Series are also running at IMS. I wish Mazda MX-5 were here as well.
I will be mainly covering the IMSA series this weekend, but if something noteworthy comes up in another series I will post it. I will also be watching Robert Wicknes’ progress.
The Pit Window by Mike Silver 