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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 9, 2018 14:00:08 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 1st race of the season the True Value 200 at the New Hampshire International Speedway.
Scott Sharp won the pole, with a time of 36.372 seconds, beating Brad Murphey by 0.018 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Scott Sharp won his 1st pole of the year,
Scott Sharp won his 1st career pole in the Indy Racing League in his 4th start,
Robbie Buhl, the 1996 Indy Racing League Champion, will be starting 23rd
1.1-Scott Sharp
2.9-Brad Murphey
3.12-Buzz Calkins
4.4-Richie Hearn
5.2-Tony Stewart
6.18-John Paul Jr.
7.5-Arie Luyendyk
8.33-Michele Alboreto
9.21-Roberto Guerrero
10.40-Marco Greco
11.10-Mike Groff
12.15-Dave Kudrave
13.14-Davey Hamilton
14.22-Stephan Gregoire
15.3-Mark Dismore
16.28-Tyce Carlson
17.30-Stan Wattles
18.7-Eliseo Salazar
19.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
20.91-Buddy Lazier
21.96-Joe Gosek
22.27-Jim Guthrie
23.54-Robbie Buhl
Did Not Qualify:
24.25-Jon Field
25.64-Johnny Unser
26.75-Johnny O'Connell
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2018 18:03:51 GMT -5
Sharp started 12th in real race, while Richie Hearn was on pole.
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 9, 2018 18:04:41 GMT -5
Race #1 - True Value 200
The Indy Racing League made their 1st stop of 1997 at the New Hampshire International Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire, for the True Value 200.
Scott Sharp led the field to the green and would lead for a few laps before Buzz Calkins would make his way into the lead. Calkins would dominate the day, leading for 164 of the 200 laps as he would go on to score his first ever Indy Racing League win.
Other Noticeables:
Buzz Calkins scored his 1st win of the year,
Calkins led 6 times for 164 laps, including the final 71 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the Indy Racing League in his 4th start,
Tyce Carlson, who finished 23rd, made his Indy Racing League debut,
Buzz Calkins, who finished 1st, is the new points leader, leading Roberto Guerrero by 3 points
1.12-Buzz Calkins (164 laps led)
2.21-Roberto Guerrero
3.10-Mike Groff
4.40-Marco Greco
5.4-Richie Hearn-1 lap
6.14-Davey Hamilton-1 lap
7.18-John Paul Jr.-1 lap
8.2-Tony Stewart-1 lap
9.7-Eliseo Salazar-1 lap
10.30-Stan Wattles-1 lap
11.22-Stephan Gregoire-1 lap
12.5-Arie Luyendyk-1 lap
13.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.-2 laps
14.15-Dave Kudrave-3 laps
15.96-Joe Gosek-3 laps
16.3-Mark Dismore-3 laps
17.91-Buddy Lazier-4 laps
18.9-Brad Murphey-4 laps
19.54-Robbie Buhl-5 laps
20.27-Jim Guthrie-5 laps
21.33-Michele Alboreto-65 laps (Camshaft) (11 laps led)
22.1-Scott Sharp-66 laps (Gearbox) (25 laps led)
23.28-Tyce Carlson-70 laps (Accident)
Scott Sharp-1-5
Buzz Calkins-6-18
Michele Alboreto-19-29
Scott Sharp-30-35
Buzz Calkins-36-61
Scott Sharp-62-67
Buzz Calkins-68-72
Scott Sharp-73-75
Buzz Calkins-76-91
Scott Sharp-92-94
Buzz Calkins-95-127
Scott Sharp-128-129
Buzz Calkins-130-200
12 Lead Changes among 3 drivers
Caution Flags: 2 for 8 laps
Lap 28 (Cars #54, 22 and 18 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 131 (Car #28 Accident Turn 4)
Margin of Victory: 8.053 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 18 Minutes and 22 Seconds
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2018 6:35:21 GMT -5
Calkins finished 2nd to Scott Sharp in the real race.
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Feb 3, 2018 13:30:23 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 2nd race of the season the Las Vegas 500K at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Roberto Guerrero won the pole, with a time of 36.606 seconds, beating Robby Gordon by 0.036 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Roberto Guerrero won his 1st pole of the year,
Guerrero won his 1st career pole in the Indy Racing League in his 5th start,
Buzz Calkins, who will start 7th, has a 3 point lead over Roberto Guerrero
1.21-Roberto Guerrero
2.50-Robby Gordon
3.4-Richie Hearn
4.10-Mike Groff
5.16-Johnny Parsons
6.33-Michele Alboreto
7.12-Buzz Calkins
8.2-Tony Stewart
9.7-Eliseo Salazar
10.22-Michel Jourdain Jr.
11.54-Robbie Buhl
12.34-Affonso Giaffone
13.27-Jim Guthrie
14.91-Buddy Lazier
15.18-John Paul Jr.
16.14-Davey Hamilton
17.64-Johnny Unser
18.6-Johnny O'Connell
19.15-J.C. Carbonell
20.3-Mark Dismore
21.40-Marco Greco
22.1-Scott Sharp
23.9-Brad Murphey
24.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
25.28-Tyce Carlson
26.30-Stan Wattles
27.5-Arie Luyendyk
28.8-Stephan Gregoire
Did Not Qualify:
29.96-Dave Steele
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Feb 3, 2018 18:00:40 GMT -5
Race #2 - Las Vegas 500K
The Indy Racing League made their 2nd stop of 1997 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the inaugural Las Vegas 500K.
Roberto Guerrero led the field to the green but his stay up front would last one lap before third place starter Richie Hearn would take the lead. With drivers racing on a brand new track, officials were worried about big crashes, however all twenty eight drivers used their heads and raced clean, resulting in rare caution free race. Due to the lack of cautions, Richie Hearn was able to capitalize on his starting spot, losing the lead only twice under green, and would completely dominate the day, leading all but five laps to score his first ever win.
Other Noticeables:
Richie Hearn scored his 1st win of the year,
Hearn led 3 times for 195 laps, including the final 160 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the Indy Racing League in his 5th start,
Affonso Giaffone(8th), Robby Gordon(14th) and J.C. Carbonell(17th) made their Indy Racing League debuts,
Buzz Calkins, who finished 3rd, kept his points lead, leading Richie Hearn by 2 points
1.4-Richie Hearn (195 laps led)
2.22-Michel Jourdain Jr.
3.12-Buzz Calkins (4 laps led)
4.21-Roberto Guerrero-1 lap (1 lap led)
5.33-Michele Alboreto-1 lap
6.7-Eliseo Salazar-1 lap
7.54-Robbie Buhl-1 lap
8.34-Affonso Giaffone-2 laps
9.40-Marco Greco-2 laps
10.27-Jim Guthrie-2 laps
11.6-Johnny O'Connell-2 laps
12.18-John Paul Jr.-3 laps
13.28-Tyce Carlson-3 laps
14.50-Robby Gordon-3 laps
15.5-Arie Luyendyk-4 laps
16.30-Stan Wattles-4 laps
17.15-J.C. Carbonell-4 laps
18.91-Buddy Lazier-4 laps
19.3-Mark Dismore-4 laps
20.8-Stephan Gregoire-5 laps
21.2-Tony Stewart-5 laps
22.64-Johnny Unser-6 laps
23.9-Brad Murphey-6 laps
24.16-Johnny Parsons-8 laps
25.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.-8 laps
26.14-Davey Hamilton-21 laps (Camshaft)
27.10-Mike Groff-35 laps (Header)
28.1-Scott Sharp-120 laps (Header)
Roberto Guerrero-1
Richie Hearn-2-35
Buzz Calkins-36-37
Richie Hearn-38
Buzz Calkins-39-40
Richie Hearn-41-200
5 Lead Changes among 3 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 17.178 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 18 Minutes and 6 Seconds
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2018 18:07:11 GMT -5
Same top-2 as real life!
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 12, 2018 8:00:08 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 3rd race of the season the Indy 200 at the Walt Disney World Speedway.
Arie Luyendyk won the pole, with a time of 29.660 seconds, beating Eddie Cheever Jr. by 0.055 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Arie Luyendyk won his 1st pole of the year,
Luyendyk won his 1st career pole in the Indy Racing League in his 6th start,
Tony Stewart, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 13th,
Buzz Calkins, who will start 10th, has a 2 point lead over Richie Hearn
1.5-Arie Luyendyk
2.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
3.22-Marco Greco
4.1-Scott Sharp
5.10-Mike Groff
6.6-Scott Goodyear
7.33-Fermin Velez
8.14-Davey Hamilton
9.91-Buddy Lazier
10.12-Buzz Calkins
11.27-Jim Guthrie
12.30-Jeret Schroeder
13.2-Tony Stewart
14.40-Jack Miller
15.4-Jeff Ward
16.17-Danny Ongais
17.18-John Paul Jr.
18.77-Stephan Gregoire
19.21-Roberto Guerrero
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2018 12:14:26 GMT -5
Tony Stewart was on pole for the real race, while Arie Luyendyk started 2nd.
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 12, 2018 15:15:08 GMT -5
Race #3 - Indy 200
The Indy Racing League made their 3rd stop of 1997 at the Walt Disney World Speedway, in Orlando, Florida, for the Indy 200.
Arie Luyendyk led the field to the green and would lead the first few laps as for only the second time in series history, drivers raced at Walt Disney World Speedway. Like the original race, wrecks and lead changes were the norm for the race however a cloudy sky and chances of rain in the area caused drivers to race every lap like it was their last. Rookie Scott Goodyear would take over the lead early and he dominated the race and just before the sixty laps to go, officials decided to shorten the race due to rain which allowed for Goodyear to score the win.
Other Noticeables:
Scott Goodyear scored his 1st win of the year,
Goodyear led 2 times for 118 laps, including the final 68 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the Indy Racing League in his 1st start,
Scott Goodyear(1st), Jeff Ward(11th), Jack Miller(18th) and Jeret Schroeder(19th) made their Indy Racing League debuts,
Buzz Calkins, who finished 5th, kept his points lead, leading Roberto Guerrero by 11 points
1.6-Scott Goodyear (118 laps led)
2.10-Mike Groff (1 lap led)
3.14-Davey Hamilton
4.91-Buddy Lazier
5.12-Buzz Calkins
6.33-Fermin Velez-1 lap
7.17-Danny Ongais-1 lap
8.22-Marco Greco-1 lap
9.27-Jim Guthrie-1 lap
10.1-Scott Sharp-1 lap (5 laps led)
11.4-Jeff Ward-1 lap
12.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.-2 laps (12 laps led)
13.5-Arie Luyendyk-2 laps (13 laps led)
14.21-Roberto Guerrero-3 laps
15.77-Stephan Gregoire-3 laps
16.18-John Paul Jr.-3 laps
17.2-Tony Stewart-3 laps
18.40-Jack Miller-4 laps
19.30-Jeret Schroeder-6 laps
Arie Luyendyk-1-13
Eddie Cheever Jr.-14-25
Scott Sharp-26-30
Scott Goodyear-31-80
Mike Groff-81
Scott Goodyear-82-149
5 Lead Changes among 5 drivers
Caution Flags: 5 for 20 laps
Lap 25 (Car #30 and 21 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 31 (Cars #51, 14, 5, 91, 17, 21, 18, 2, 12, 77, 30, 27, 33, 40 and 4 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 52 (Cars #27 and 1 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 87 (Car #30 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 93 (Cars #77, 2, 40, 18, 5 and 30 Accident Frontstretch)
Margin of Victory: 4.763 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 33 Minutes and 25 Seconds
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