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Business Wire
3 hours ago
- Automotive
- Business Wire
Andretti Global and Stratasys Extend Multi-Year Partnership
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Andretti Global, a racing team under the TWG Motorsports umbrella, announced today that longtime partner Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) has extended its multi-year partnership with the team as the Official 3D Printing Partner of Andretti INDYCAR. Since 2018, Andretti INDYCAR's technical partnership with Stratasys has supported its engineering and production efforts through in-house industrial 3D printing systems and services, including the Stratasys F370 and Fortus® 450mc machines. Advanced materials and capabilities from Stratasys have helped the team accelerate prototyping, tooling, and part production, including an RVB cooling shroud that cools the pneumatic shifting valve block, a steering wheel setup beam that holds the steering system during setup, helmet cooling adapters and a damper spring perch tool, among many others. In addition to the printers, materials, software and services that Stratasys provides, the 3D printing solutions leader will also play a key role in designing an optimized state-of-the-art 3D printing lab inside the team's new headquarters. As part of the extended agreement, Stratasys branding will remain visible on the sides of the tire ramps on each of the Andretti INDYCAR Honda entries. RICH GARRITY, CHIEF COMMERCIAL BUSINESS OFFICER, STRATASYS 'Our continued partnership with Andretti Global highlights the critical role of additive manufacturing in advancing motorsports innovation. We're proud to support the Andretti team with cutting-edge 3D printing technologies that help drive performance, speed up development, and give them a competitive edge on and off the track.' "The expansion of our partnership with Stratasys will significantly enhance our additive capacity and capabilities at Andretti Global. Armed with their latest industry-leading technologies, we can push the limits of what's possible in additive manufacturing. Faster turnaround times, more complex geometries and higher-quality parts will be essential in meeting the extreme demands of INDYCAR racing."
Fox Sports
a day ago
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Instant Recall: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
INDYCAR If there was any doubt about Alex Palou on Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, he erased it early in and throughout the Java House Grand Prix of Monterey. Get used to it, folks. Palou not only has set the standard for this sport; he is the standard. Palou would have led all 95 laps from the pole if there wasn't that pesky business of needing to stop for fuel. Nolan Siegel had pitted much earlier in the race, on Lap 12, and that's why his Arrow McLaren machine was a few paces ahead of Palou for 11 laps. After that? Well, it was all Palou. Again. The driver of Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 10 DHL Honda has now won three of the past four races on the Monterey Peninsula, and he finished third last year. Palou has competed there five times. His average finish is a ridiculous 1.6. And, he has won the past two poles. Palou gapped fellow front-row starter Pato O'Ward so quickly Sunday that it might have seemed the Arrow McLaren driver had an issue. He did, of course. His name is Alex Palou. The Spaniard now has eight wins in 14 races this season, and guess what: His second-best track is next on the schedule. Palou has won two of the past four races at Portland International Raceway, site of the Grand Prix of Portland on Sunday, Aug. 10 at 3 p.m. ET (FOX, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network). He finished second to Team Penske's Will Power there a year ago. He might have another absurd average finish at that track had he not finished 12th there in 2022. By now, Palou's third consecutive series championship and fourth in five years is virtually a foregone conclusion. We can save that analyzation for another day, but his lead is 121 points with only 162 points available the rest of the way. He should officially be handed the Astor Challenge Cup on Sunday, Aug. 31 at Nashville Superspeedway. While everything at Laguna Seca featured Palou, there were other shining drives. Arrow McLaren's Christian Lundgaard drove from seventh to finish second. That's now five podium finishes for the Danish driver who had only three in his first three full seasons. Lundgaard and Colton Herta of Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian had a spirited battle, and Lundgaard used a mid-race shoulder to uproot Herta for the position mid-race. Herta continued his family's run of Laguna Seca success, but Palou's dominance makes it seem like forever ago that a Herta was the talk of this track. O'Ward finished fourth, but he never seemed in the game. Yet, that added to his career year, already the ninth top-five finish which includes two wins. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the Mexican will finish a career-best second in the standings. (It should be noted that O'Ward trails Palou by 121 points, but he leads Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon by 77 points, so it's unlikely he moves out of the second position.) Dixon gained 14 positions in Sunday's race to finish fifth, and that enabled him to overtake Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood for third in the standings. Assuming Dixon holds the position, he will finish in the top three in points for the 16th time in his Hall-of-Fame career. Kirkwood, meanwhile, had a July to forget. There were five races, and he posted an average finish of 14.8. Sunday, he finished 16th with a drive-through penalty for contact with Dale Coyne Racing's Rinus VeeKay. He has lost 120 points to Palou this month. PREMA Racing's Callum Ilott had another strong weekend at Laguna Seca. The only front-row qualifying effort of his career in this series came in 2022. In 2023, he tied his career-best finish by coming home fifth. Sunday, he drove from 24th to finish sixth. One more performance to single out: Ed Carpenter Racing's Christian Rasmussen finished ninth, his third top-10 result in the past four races. This has been a breakout season for the second-year driver who won the INDY NXT by Firestone championship in 2023. Beyond that it was all Palou as it has been all season. He is poised to go wire to wire in this historic season. recommended Item 1 of 2
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
INDYCAR Driver 'Happy to Not Get Hit' While Stuck in Blind Spot
In the closing laps of the Java House Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, INDYCAR driver Marcus Ericsson high-centered on the exit of turn six, lost control, and slid into the gravel and back onto the racing surface before stalling. He then sat there for several laps trying to get the race restarted while the course was under a local yellow in his sector. INDYCAR on Fox broadcaster James Hinchcliffe noted on the replay of Ericsson's crash that he was lucky to stop and not go further into the racing line to get collected by the full-speed traffic at the time of the incident. "So lucky to not continue going driver's left and be collected by another car," Hinchcliffe said. "That could've been much, much worse." The problem was that Ericsson was marooned, unable to start, sidelined on the asphalt as drivers continued, not seeing the No. 28 Andretti Global until they were within a few yards of it. The INDYCAR on Fox broadcast showed a portion of the course from Pato O'Ward's helmet cam, highlighting just how close the drivers were before Ericsson came into view. The full-course yellow was thrown after several laps, and the Andretti of Ericsson was brought back to the pits for a DNF with heavy damage to the floor of the race car. When Ericsson was first released from the race care center and asked if he thought the yellow was thrown late, he said he didn't know since he was too focused on getting his car going. "I don't know," Ericsson answered Fox Sports' Bob Pockrass, "I was just trying to get the car started again, that was my main focus." Following the race, Ericsson posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he was happy to be safe following being stuck in a blind spot for multiple laps. "Happy to not get hit whilst sitting at a blind spot on the track for 3 laps..." Ericsson wrote. "Onto Portland." You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Fox Sports
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Caio Collet Sweeps Laguna Seca as Dennis Hauger Stumbles
INDYCAR Brazil's Caio Collet completed a doubleheader sweep of the INDY NXT by Firestone weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, thrusting himself into championship contention with three races to go. The HMD Motorsports driver led all 35 laps in each of the Grand Prix of Monterey races, slicing his deficit to series leader Dennis Hauger by more than half as Hauger stumbled in Race 2. With nine laps remaining, Hauger had contact with Andretti Global teammate Lochie Hughes, sending both cars to gravel pit. Hauger finished 16th in the 19-car field. SEE: Race Results Hauger entered the weekend with a 94-point lead on Collet, who was in third place behind Hughes. But that advantage has been sliced to 42 heading to the Aug. 10 race at Portland International Raceway. Hauger finished second in Race 1. Hughes finished sixth and 15th in the two races and trails Hauger by 89 points. Collet scored his third win of the season and his fourth overall. He also became the 12th consecutive series pole winner to win the race. 'It's incredible and also we had some luck today as well for the championship,' Collet said. 'Hopefully I'm in the fight right now, and we'll keep it going.' Collet admitted gratification when he came around the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course and saw Hauger and his car stuck in the gravel. 'It's hard not to think about the championship when you see your main rival going off (the track),' he said. 'Obviously, there was still racing left. There's always bad luck (in racing). I had it happen at Barber (Motorsports Park on May 4); now it's happened to him. 'It's a championship and hopefully we can fight until the end.' Josh Pierson of HMD Motorsports finished second for his second straight podium result. He had not had a top-three finish in his first 32 series races; now he has them in consecutive races. Abel Motorsports driver Callum Hedge finished third, his best finish of the season. For the second consecutive day, Lap 1 presented trouble, and it seemed to start when Hauger dropped right-side wheels into the gravel, which kicked up dust. Deep in the pack, Chip Ganassi Racing's Bryce Aron ran over the back of HMD Motorsports' Liam Sceats. Tommy Smith's HMD Motorsports car was collected. Smith later had contact of his own, bouncing off the tire barrier in Turn 6. On a mid-race restart, Abel Motorsports' Jordan Missig spun in Turn 11, creating a chain reaction as the trailing Smith got hard on the brakes. Behind them came three HMD Motorsports drivers -- Nolan Allaer, rookie Juan Manuel Correa and rookie Hallie Deegan – with the latter two receiving the most damage. The ensuing restart had Abel Motorsports' Myles Rowe spinning during a passing attempt on Hedge. In front of them was the skirmish between Hauger and Hughes. On the restart with five laps to go, Rowe had contact with Andretti Global's Salvador de Alba in Turn 5, earning Rowe a drive-through penalty for avoidable contact. The championship pursuit is down to three races. Next up is the Grand Prix of Portland (1 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network). recommended Item 1 of 2
Fox Sports
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Caio Collet Completes Weekend Sweep as Dennis Hauger Stumbles at Laguna Seca
INDYCAR Brazil's Caio Collet completed a doubleheader sweep of the INDY NXT by Firestone weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, thrusting himself into championship contention with three races to go. The HMD Motorsports driver led all 35 laps in each of the Grand Prix of Monterey races, slicing his deficit to series leader Dennis Hauger by more than half as Hauger stumbled in Race 2. With nine laps remaining, Hauger had contact with Andretti Global teammate Lochie Hughes, sending both cars to gravel pit. Hauger finished 16th in the 19-car field. SEE: Race Results Hauger entered the weekend with a 94-point lead on Collet, who was in third place behind Hughes. But that advantage has been sliced to 42 heading to the Aug. 10 race at Portland International Raceway. Hauger finished second in Race 1. Hughes finished sixth and 15th in the two races and trails Hauger by 89 points. Collet scored his third win of the season and his fourth overall. He also became the 12th consecutive series pole winner to win the race. 'It's incredible and also we had some luck today as well for the championship,' Collet said. 'Hopefully I'm in the fight right now, and we'll keep it going.' Collet admitted gratification when he came around the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course and saw Hauger and his car stuck in the gravel. 'It's hard not to think about the championship when you see your main rival going off (the track),' he said. 'Obviously, there was still racing left. There's always bad luck (in racing). I had it happen at Barber (Motorsports Park on May 4); now it's happened to him. 'It's a championship and hopefully we can fight until the end.' Josh Pierson of HMD Motorsports finished second for his second straight podium result. He had not had a top-three finish in his first 32 series races; now he has them in consecutive races. Abel Motorsports driver Callum Hedge finished third, his best finish of the season. For the second consecutive day, Lap 1 presented trouble, and it seemed to start when Hauger dropped right-side wheels into the gravel, which kicked up dust. Deep in the pack, Chip Ganassi Racing's Bryce Aron ran over the back of HMD Motorsports' Liam Sceats. Tommy Smith's HMD Motorsports car was collected. Smith later had contact of his own, bouncing off the tire barrier in Turn 6. On a mid-race restart, Abel Motorsports' Jordan Missig spun in Turn 11, creating a chain reaction as the trailing Smith got hard on the brakes. Behind them came three HMD Motorsports drivers -- Nolan Allaer, rookie Juan Manuel Correa and rookie Hallie Deegan – with the latter two receiving the most damage. The ensuing restart had Abel Motorsports' Myles Rowe spinning during a passing attempt on Hedge. In front of them was the skirmish between Hauger and Hughes. On the restart with five laps to go, Rowe had contact with Andretti Global's Salvador de Alba in Turn 5, earning Rowe a drive-through penalty for avoidable contact. The championship pursuit is down to three races. Next up is the Grand Prix of Portland (1 p.m. ET, FS1, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network). recommended Item 1 of 2
