September - 2021

Race Report: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Sept. 26, 2021)—The NTT INDYCAR Series wrapped up its season under overcast skies but A.J. and his team were beaming as everyone had reasons to smile. And it wasn’t just because their very tough season had ended. “Today was a pretty good day,” said A.J. Foyt, who made his first trip to California in several years. “I was hoping we would have run a little better but, you’ve got to take what you can get. The drivers and crews all did a good job. This track y

Qualifying Report: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Sept. 25, 2021) – Qualifying for the final race of the 2021 NTT INDYCAR Series is in the books. AJ Foyt Racing fielded three cars for this event, welcoming back Charlie Kimball in the No. 11 Tresiba Chevrolet. Kimball, who hadn’t been in a car since May, or on a street course since a year ago in St. Petersburg where he registered his 2020 season best finish of eighth, qualified the fastest of the Foyt contingent and will start 20th. He posted a time of 1 m

Notes & Quotes: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

Charlie Kimball will compete in the Grand Prix of Long Beach this weekend in the No. 11 Tresiba Chevrolet, marking his return to the NTT INDYCAR Series competition for the first time since May. Born in England (when his father Gordon worked in Formula 1 as an engineer), Kimball grew up in Camarillo, Calif. (about 75 miles north of Long Beach) and attended the race as a child. He last competed in the Grand Prix in 2018 when he finished 10th, his best finish to date at his home

Race Report: Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 19, 2021)—The Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was run under ideal weather conditions at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Sunday afternoon. The 95-lap race was slowed by just one caution period when a fight for the lead resulted in Alexander Rossi spinning after making contact with pacesetter and eventual winner Colton Herta. That caution on lap 2 set up the gamble that the ROKiT crew took by pitting Sébastien Bourdais’ No. 14 Chevrolet on lap 3 when th

Qualifying Report: Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 18, 2021)—The AJ Foyt Racing team will have its work cut out for them tomorrow in the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The optimism after yesterday’s practice where Sébastien Bourdais was 12th quickest in his No. 14 ROKiT Chevrolet (until his fastest lap was deleted due to the yellow coming out a couple seconds prior to his hitting the timing line) was replaced by disappointment after qualifying today. “It started of

Notes & Quotes: Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

Notes & Quotes: Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey A.J. Foyt will be traveling to the final two races of the NTT INDYCAR Series, having only attended half of the races run so far. Indy’s first four-time 500 winner has had some health issues (heat stroke) but he has been watching the races on TV this season. And he doesn’t always like what he sees. We asked him a few questions… How is your health these days? A.J.: “I guess it’s alright...I feel pretty good lately.” Why are you c

Race Report: Grand Prix of Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 12, 2021)—To quote Yogi Berra, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” When the Grand Prix of Portland slowed for a Turn 1 melee on the initial start which Sebastien Bourdais and Dalton Kellett navigated cleanly and found themselves in fifth and 13th respectively, things were looking pretty good for AJ Foyt Racing. Especially considering that from their original grid positions, Bourdais gained seven spots in the ROKiT Chevrolet and Kellett gained 11 spots in the

Qualifying Report: Grand Prix of Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 11, 2021)—The day began with a solemn tribute and a moment of silence on the INDYCAR grid as the 27 teams lined up at 7:28 a.m. (PT) to honor the 20th anniversary of the September 11thattacks on our country. The significance of the time (10:28 a.m. ET) is when the North Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed, a span of 102 minutes from when the first plane hit the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. ET. It was the first time that the INDYCAR community cam

Notes & Quotes: Grand Prix of Portland

Indianapolis native Chris Welch works as the drive line specialist for AJ Foyt Racing. Now living in Plainfield, Ind., Chris and his wife Bessie have two daughters and two grandchildren. He is one of the busiest men on the team as he manages the subassembly and gearbox department and builds the gearboxes for both the No. 4 K-Line Insulators USA Chevrolet and the No. 14 ROKiT Chevrolet. We asked him a few questions… How did you get involved in motorsports? CW: “I got involved

Charlie Kimball To Drive No. 11 Tresiba Chevrolet in Season Finale

INDIANAPOLIS (September 2, 2021)—Charlie Kimball will return to the cockpit of the No. 11 Tresiba Chevrolet for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the season finale of the NTT INDYCAR Series. “I cannot wait to get back behind the wheel of an AJ Foyt Indy car mostly because I love racing,” said Kimball, adding, “I am also excited to race on behalf of my long-time sponsor Novo Nordisk one more time this season at one of my favorite races. Working with the team at AJ Foyt Racin