NTT INDYCAR SERIES Rolls into 2021 with Defiant Momentum
By Dave Furst | Published: Apr 13, 2021
Anticipation continues to build for the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES opener Sunday, April 18 at Barber Motorsports Park, the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by AmFirst. Here’s a look at the year ahead and what’s new with North America’s premier open-wheel series:
Varied, Challenging Schedule
The season begins with the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by AmFirst, one of the many traditional events on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES calendar, which makes a return after the 2020 pandemic year.
A series of four races in three weekends will start the season, including the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, April 25 and a doubleheader weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2 for the Genesys 300 and the XPEL 375. Six of the first eight events
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The crash occurred about 5:10 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of El Segundo and Aviation boulevards, according to California Highway Patrol Officer M. Fabela
A preliminary investigation suggested Byron Banks, of Long Beach, was driving a 2003 Honda southbound on Avalon Boulevard at an unsafe speed when the Honda crashed into the rear of a 2015 Toyota stopped for a traffic light at the intersection. Banks’ Honda then hit the right side of a 2004 Infiniti and continued through the intersection, drove over a raised median and struck another vehicle, Fabela said.
The Toyota was pushed forward by the impact of the crash and struck a 2004 Nissan in the intersection, then continued into a gas station parking lot where it struck an unoccupied vehicle, Fabela said.