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IndyCar Brazil Post-Race Transcript

Top Three press conference transcript provided courtesy of IndyCar PR ...

TRANSCRIPT - Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle Post-Race Press Conference

Q. Ryan (Untranslated - First victory in reach today)?

Shea Holbrook Posts Two Top 5s, Legge Has Issues in Brazil

Women of pressdog® Shea Holbrook rocked the house in Utah this weekend while Katherine Legge soldiered on in her Lotus in Brazil. News release from True Car Racing below ...

TOP-FIVE FINISHES FOR TRUECAR RACING IN UTAH ; DRIVELINE DAMAGE CUTS DAY SHORT IN BRAZIL

Shea Holbrook scores two top-five finishes in three races of PrivacyStar Utah Grand Prix while Katherine Legge suffers damage which ends her stint in Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300

Notes Taken During the 2012 IndyCar Race in Brazil

Notes taken during the NBC Sports Network broadcast of the Sao Paulo Indy 300, Streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 29, 2012.

Welcome to Sao Paulo, which we learn is nicknamed "the land of drizzle." pressdog® DRINK, ye BASTARDS™ Beer of the Race is Dos Equis Amber. Get your official DRINK, ye BASTARDS drinkware here.

IndyCar Fines Barnes .. Good or Bad?

So, Panther owner John Barnes (@jbindy4), who owns a Chevy-powered team, busted out Twitter Thursday and said: “@Jbindy4: Today is the day to resolve TURBOGATE! I hope @indcar gets their act together. It has been embarrassing.”

Today IndyCar said "shut your CAKE HOLE" (I'm paraphrasing):

Kurt Busch to Joins the NASCAR Nationwide Field at Iowa on May 20

News release:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kurt Busch will race in the Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series on Sunday, May 20. Busch will join an already very long and talented list of Nationwide Series drivers who will all be competing for a spot in Pizza Ranch Victory Lane.

Rahal Ramps Up Indy-to-Milwaukee Bus Offer

News Release ...

Graham Rahal Offers Bus Trips to Milwaukee IndyFest

Graham Rahal, a second-generation star of the IZOD IndyCar Series and driver of the Service Central No. 38 car for Chip Ganassi Racing, is offering race fans two exclusive tour bus packages from Indianapolis to the Milwaukee IndyFest, June 15 and 16 at the Milwaukee Mile.

Each package includes transportation from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to the Milwaukee IndyFest, a reserved seat for Saturday's 225-lap IndyCar race, a paddock pass to access the garage area and more. The packages can be purchased from the Milwaukee IndyFest website at www.MilwaukeeIndyFest.com or the Wisconsin State Fair Park box office at 414-266-7100.

Interest in Conflict -- This Still Isn't Miniature Golf

So what the hell? Reaction to the engine thing. What is the problem? I must be missing it. Actually, I'm not missing it. I just disagree with some of it.

In the beginning, we (including me) were all really really no fire about engine competition. Three engine companies doing their own thing without colluding will help break up the Festival of Sameness that has plagued IndyCar for FIVE YEARS or more. Awesome. Massive cheering.

Shea Holbrook's Pirelli World Challenge Schedule

Woman of pressdog® Shea Holbrook hits the track in her Pirelli World Challenge Honda this weekend. Check her schedule below.

Pirelli World Challenge Rounds 3,4&5 at Miller Motorsports Park April 26-29th

The series heads to Miller Motorsports Park (MMP) just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, April 27-29 as co-headliner with the NASCAR K&N Pro West Series. The MMP event marks the debut of the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car B-Spec class.

*Note: Mountian Daylight Time (MDT) (2 hours behind EST)

Thursday:

8-8:45 am MDT Touring Car Test Session

1:25-2:10 pm MDT Touring Car Official Practice

Friday: 2008-2012

5:20-5:50pm MDT Touring Car Qualifying

Saturday:

9:00-9:35am MDT Touring Car Race #1

9:45-10:15am MDT Touring Car Race #2

12:00pm MDT Pirelli World Challenge Driver Autograph Session

Sunday:

11:25-12:10pm MDT Touring Car Race #3

Live Timing & Scoring at www.World-Challenge.com

Live Online Streaming at www.World-Challengetv.com

Follow Shea on Twitter @SheaRacing. "Like" Shea on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SheaRacing

TV Broadcast: 

NBC Sports, Sunday, May 27th at 11PM-1AM eastern. Note, time and date subject to change. View live streaming on www.world-challengeTV.com day of races and continuously on demand after races.

How to Amplify the Impact of your Support for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing

Nothing gets sponsors' attention like measurable return on an investment. So let's give some of that to Dollar General.

Dollar General announced today they will be the primary sponsor on Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing's Josef Newgarden's car at Indy this year. So what can you do to reward Dollar General for that support? The premise is simple: 1) Buy at Dollar General and 2) let Dollar General know what you've done.

If you want to have a measurable impact on supporting Sarah's team and Josef on the track, do this:

Dollar General to Sponsor Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing at Indy

RUSH to your nearest Dollar General Store and buy stuff. Do it now. Click HERE to find the Dollar General store nearest you.

News release:

DOLLAR GENERAL RETURNS TO SARAH FISHER HARTMAN RACING FOR INDIANAPOLIS 500

DG and SFHR team up for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing

INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, April 24, 2012 – Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing proved it was a force to be reckoned with when the team won at Kentucky Speedway last fall with Dollar General onboard as a sponsor. The two will join forces again for one race in 2012 where the stakes will be higher-- the Indianapolis 500.