Jimmie Johnson had not even had time to cool down after muscling through 248 laps at Texas Motor Speedway in late March when he was asked a question that would
Rinus VeeKay Becomes IndyCar s Latest First-Time Winner
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Rinus VeeKay continued IndyCar s youth movement Saturday by scoring his first career victory with a win on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The Dutchman became the third first-time winner through five races this season, the most at this point in the season since 2013.
“I have never cried before when I won a race, but I did today,” said VeeKay, who vowed to eat a cheesecake perhaps the whole thing in celebration.
The 20-year-old is the fourth winner 24 or younger to reach victory lane this season, joining Alex Palou, Colton Herta, and Pato O’Ward in what is quickly becoming a changing of the guard in IndyCar.
John Sturbin | Senior Writer, RacinToday.com Monday, December 21 2020
Conor Daly will drive for Ed Carpenter Racing next year. (Photo courtesy of INDYCAR)
Indiana native Conor Daly will run a partial NTT IndyCar Series schedule in 2021 with Ed Carpenter Racing as teammate to owner/driver Carpenter and 2020 Rookie of the Year Rinus VeeKay.
Daly will drive ECR’s No. 20 Chevrolet in the series’ 13 road and street-course events. Carpenter will drive the No. 20 in the series’ four oval-track events, with Daly to wheel another ECR entry in the 105th edition of the Indianapolis 500 in May.
“It feels incredible to have another year together with (sponsor) U.S. Air Force and Ed Carpenter Racing,” Daly said in a team news release from Indianapolis. “Continuity has always been helpful for me in my career; the fact that we are able to hit the ground running in 2021 already having experience together gives me a lot of confidence. Every day we learn more and develop a stronger rela
John Sturbin | Senior Writer, RacinToday.com Sunday, December 13 2020
Juan Pablo Montoya will take a shot at winning his third Indy 500 next year.
Juan Pablo Montoya says there is nothing complicated about his approach to winning the Indianapolis 500, a feat he has accomplished twice during a versatile globetrotting career.
“You got to have a good car and you got to drive the hell out of it,” Montoya said at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after scoring his second Indy 500 victory in May 2015. ”If you drive better and do a better job than anybody else, you’re going to freaking win it. If you don’t, you don’t.