April - 2020

#AskLarry...Round 2

Larry Foyt, president of AJ Foyt Racing, took time last week to answer questions from the fans as well as some that we had. There were so many questions that we created two rounds. Following is Round 2 of the #AskLarry Q&A... Q: What is your favorite moment you shared with A.J. in racing? LF: “When I was young in racing, it was tough because he was definitely hard on you. I knew going in he would be that way. He came to my second go kart race and I won it. I was so happy. [At

iRace Report: AutoNation INDYCAR Challenge at COTA

AUSTIN—The results don’t show it but the Foyt team had some good runs in the iRacing AutoNation INDYCAR Challenge at the virtual Circuit of the Americas (COTA). Both Tony Kanaan and Sebastien Bourdais were running in the top-10 midway through the race and Dalton Kellett was knocking on the door of the top-10. It was all the more impressive because COTA was cited as the trickiest of the circuits the iRacing INDYCAR Series has run to date. Two of the leaders spun while leading

Tony Kanaan Debuts Big Machine Hand Sanitizer Livery at COTA

AUSTIN--Tony Kanaan’s No. 14 Chevrolet is sporting a new livery this weekend as he competes in the penultimate round of the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge Series at the virtual Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas. As the team continues to promote their marketing partners on the No. 14 Chevrolet in this virtual racing season--past liveries include ABC Supply and 7-Eleven--it allows Kanaan to thank them for the support being shown in his Last Lap Tour, the official name

Notes & Quotes: AutoNation INDYCAR Challenge at COTA

Tim Trowbridge is one of the data acquisition engineers on A.J. Foyt Racing. He is also an avid iRacer who enthusiastically embraced the iRacing INDYCAR Challenge Series currently entertaining fans in lieu of actual racing on track. This weekend the Series travels to the virtual Circuit of the Americas (COTA), which in the real world is outside of Austin, Texas. We wanted to tap into Tim’s expertise on iRacing, so we asked him a few questions… Q: During a normal racing season

#AskLarry...Round 1

Americans are following the guidelines to #StayHome, as is the AJ Foyt Racing team. We asked race fans to submit questions for Team President Larry Foyt through Twitter (T), Instagram (I) and Facebook (F). Between fans and our own curiosity, we had a lot of questions so we will break it up into two parts. Here is Round 1 of #AskLarry ... Q: During this quarantine period, have you discovered an activity that you enjoy doing that your normal schedule wouldn't allow for? - John

iRace Report: Firestone 175 at Twin Ring Motegi

The Firestone 175 and fourth round of the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge Series took place on the virtual 1.52-mile oval of Japan’s Twin Ring Motegi Saturday afternoon under virtually sunny skies and before a packed grandstand (the grandstands are always packed at INDYCAR iRaces). Hopes were high as Tony Kanaan posted his best start of the series by qualifying sixth in the 7-Eleven No. 14 Chevrolet. Unfortunately those hopes were dashed in the first lap as Kanaan had a spectacular

Notes & Quotes: Firestone 175 at Twin Ring Motegi

This week’s iRace track was a random draw and returns the NTT INDYCAR SERIES to Twin Ring Motegi which is located about two hours north of Tokyo. The Firestone 175km will compete on the virtual 1.52-mile oval track in a 113-lap race or 75-minute timed race. It will be broadcast on NBCSN Saturday afternoon starting at 2:30 p.m. ET. The Indy cars ran on the oval from 2003 through 2010. In 2011, the earthquakes in Japan necessitated moving the race from its normal April date dur

Q&A with Jack Starne

JACK STARNE has worked with A.J. Foyt since June, 1967. Now the General Manager of A.J. Foyt Racing, Jack started as a mechanic, became the crew chief in 1976, and eventually came off the road in 1989. Jack has been there when A.J. was on top and when A.J. suffered some of his hardest times. As close to A.J. as a brother, Jack Starne has seen it all. We asked him a few questions… Q: How did you find your way from a Southern California hot rodder to A.J.’s race shop? JS: “At t

iRace Report: Chevrolet 275 at Michigan International Speedway

BROOKLYN, Mich. -- The Chevrolet 275 iRace in the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge got off to a rough start as a car either missed a shift or sustained an internet glitch which triggered a multi-car crash as the cars came down for the green at virtual Michigan International Speedway. For the veterans of the sport, the accident was reminiscent of the start of the first U.S. 500 at Michigan in 1996. Unlike that race, however, most of the virtual Indy cars were able to restart quickly

Notes & Quotes: Chevrolet 275 at Michigan International Speedway

TONY KANAAN will be iRacing at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in the No. 14 ABC Supply Chevrolet which will be a totally new experience for the IndyCar veteran with the stellar MIS record. He won his first ever Indy Car race at Michigan as a sophomore in the CART IndyCar Series in 1999. He also won the last race there in 2007 when the IndyCar Series last competed at MIS. In nine starts at MIS, he posted five Top-Five finishes including two wins plus a runner-up finish

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