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Indianapolis Star
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
Engine fire, mechanical failure and damaged water pump headline Carb Day Indy 500 practice woes
INDIANAPOLIS — Ryan Hunter-Reay felt a cold liquid on his left side as he exited the pit lane during Indianapolis 500 Carb Day practice Friday. Smoke and fire followed, and the Dreyer Reinbold Racing team calmly told their driver, 'Get out. Get out, Ryan,' as the former Indianapolis 500 champion wiggled his way out to safety. The team has to rebuild Hunter-Reay's car for Sunday's race. 'I lost ability to downshift and turn the car off,' Hunter-Reay said on the Fox broadcast. 'When it starts filling up with smoke when I'm in fourth gear, something is going seriously wrong.' Some of Hunter-Reay's peers didn't fare so well, either. Former Indy 500 champion Alexander Rossi reported a damaged water pump, ending his practice early Friday. Graham Rahal had a mechanical failure on track, causing him to pull over during practice as smoke and fluid trailed his car. He will need a new engine for the Indy 500. Rahal said his car 'felt better," which is a positive he hopes to take into starting 28th in the Indy 500.
Indianapolis Star
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
Get to know Indy 500 driver Ryan Hunter-Reay and his No. 23 Dreyer & Reinbold/Cusick race car
Ryan Hunter-Reay, who won the 2014 Indianapolis 500 title, looks for another in 2025 on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. The 44-year-old Floridian has six total top-10 finishes in 16 starts, most recently taking 10th in 2020. Hunter-Reay is set to start 25th for the May 25 race, averaging 230.363 mph over four laps. Starting grid: A complete guide to the 33-car starting lineup for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes plays Sunday, May 25, 2025. The green flag drops at 12:45 p.m. ET. These drivers are in the race for the first time: Buy Indy 500 tickets on StubHub TV: Fox. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Watch with a free Fubo trial IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race) The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races, all televised on Fox. (Times are ET; %-downtown street course, &-road course, *-oval) March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida % (Winner: Alex Palou) March 23, Thermal, California & (Winner: Alex Palou) April 13, Long Beach, California % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood) May 4, Birmingham, Alabama & (Winner: Alex Palou) May 10, Indianapolis &, 4:30 p.m. May 25, Indianapolis 500 *, 12:45 p.m. June 1, Detroit %, 12:30 p.m. June 15, St. Louis *, 3 p.m. June 22, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin &, 2:30 p.m. July 6, Lexington, Ohio &, 2 p.m. July 12, Newton, Iowa *, 5 p.m. July 13, Newton, Iowa *, 2 p.m. July 20, Toronto %, 2 p.m. July 27, Monterey, California &, 3 p.m. Aug. 10, Portland &, 3 p.m. Aug. 24, Milwaukee *, 2 p.m. Aug. 31, Nashville *, 2:30 p.m.
Fox Sports
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Ryan Hunter-Reay has 'never smiled as big or felt as much joy' than during Indy 500
Ryan Hunter-Reay - Driver for DRR This first-person essay is part of a special series leading up to the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 25 on FOX in which INDYCAR drivers penned letters about what the historic race means to them. Read them all here . Dear Indy, Indy is … every emotion. All of them in one place, over many years. Indy becomes a part of who you are, your state of mind. Indy sets the threshold for pain and happiness and everything in between. I, and every member of my family, have never smiled as big or felt as much joy as we have within these four corners. We've experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, and I wouldn't give up any bit of it along this journey I am so grateful to have experienced. The above is short, sweet and to the point … but another topic that rarely gets discussed is the inner mental battles a driver especially experiences every year at this place. Calculating the closing rate to the wall in a four-wheel slide at 230 mph in traffic, making split-second decisions on whether you keep your foot in it for an attempt at a pass … or play it smart and not risk totaling the car. The inner mental conversations and back and forth you have with yourself before qualifying at a downforce level so low you haven't tried it before, in conditions so sketchy you don't know if the car will stay under you at 240+ mph, you finally must take a somewhat blind leap of faith on that first lap into the unknown. That's when you recognize your mental toughness, bravery, or maybe even sheer stupidity. That's when you recognize your mental toughness, bravery, or maybe even sheer stupidity. After years of experiencing this roller-coaster of emotion and recurring test of intestinal fortitude, you accumulate a massive amount of respect for how much this place, this track, this race has laid the bricks in the foundation of who I am and who I've become. - Ryan BEST OF FOX SPORTS' INDY 500 COVERAGE: Pato O'Ward pens letter to Indy 500: 'Had my heart broken here … but it also fuels me' No oval experience, no problem: Rookie Robert Shwartzman captures Indy 500 pole Rash of Crash: Inside a wild weekend of wrecks during Indy 500 prep Marcus Ericsson calls winning 2022 Indy 500 'a dream come true' in letter to fans From 'magical' to 'legendary': Drivers describe the Indy 500 in one word 2025 Indy 500 liveries: See the designs of all 34 cars on the track at The Brickyard Counting down the 25 most memorable moments in Indy 500 history recommended Get more from NTT INDYCAR SERIES Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
