His driver coach is three-time Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti. IndyCar also welcomed back Jimmie Johnson and Romain Grosjean, who sat out the Indy 500 because both drivers have committed only to road and street courses. I’m pretty upset with myself.”Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Johnson said he was “floored” by how technical the track is and that all his work on the simulator still did not have him prepared. Castroneves won his record-tying fourth Indy 500 last month in the first race of a six-race deal with Meyer Shank Racing. ANOTHER PENSKE SHOWRoger Penske unofficially reopened America with the Indy 500, which at 135,000 spectators was the largest sporting event in the world since the start of the pandemic.

Source: thestar June 11, 2021 23:26 UTC