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• Will Power out of Grand Prix of St. Petersburg; being tested for ...

  ST. PETERSBURG – Will Power will not run in IndyCar’s season-opening race, and team owner Roger Penske says the driver is undergoing tests for a possible concussion. Power has been battling nausea, and was ill Saturday after qualifying. He broke his own track record three times in winning the pole for the opening race. Penske told The Associated Press on Sunday that Power had “inner ear issues” when he arrived in St. Petersburg. He crashed on Friday during a practice session but continued to p..

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• Juan Pablo Montoya wins Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

  

  ST. PETERSBURG — If Juan Pablo Montoya's victory in last year's Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was a confidence boost after a rough 2014, Sunday's showing in the IndyCar season opener provided a different kind of statement. Montoya remains a world-class driver and a championship contender. The 40-year-old Colombian led 44 of the final 47 laps and held off Team Penske teammate Simon Pagenaud to cruise to his second Grand Prix victory and his 15th career IndyCar win. "To come back here after being d..

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• St. Pete driver dies after he's ejected from speeding car that flips

  

  ST. PETERSBURG — A 21-year-old man died at the hospital Saturday evening hours after he lost control of the 1998 Buick Sedan he was driving and rolled the vehicle, according to St. Petersburg police. Tazarious Dnard Lane, of St. Petersburg, was speeding east on 15th Avenue S, approaching 25th Street S. at about 3:50 p.m., when the car slid off the road and hit the curb and overturned several times, police said. Lane, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the car. The Buick continued t..

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• Rossi “very disappointed” with first IndyCar qualifying session

  

  Former F1 driver Alexander Rossi admits he’s puzzled at the loss of speed he felt during Saturday’s qualifying session at St. Petersburg, but believes his race pace will be more representative of his potential. Although Rossi finished Friday’s afternoon practice session in 13th place, he was only 21st in qualifying. The blending of the times from Groups 1 and 2 in the Q1 segment means the #98 Andretti-Herta Autosport driver will start his first IndyCar race from 19th on the grid. Rossi told Mot..

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• Grand Prix of St. Pete inspires young fans to learn more about racing

  The roar of the engine can be heard for miles.  “It’s really loud,” said seven-year-old Jake Smith, covering his ears.  Jake and his friend Sam Wyness joined thousands of spectators at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Jake and Sam hung on to the chain link fence as the Indy cars zipped by – maxing out at more than 100 miles an hour.  “I’ve never really got to see any racecars in person ever in my whole life,” Jake said.  Though this is Jake’s first Indy race up close, he did his homew..

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• Tough start to the 2016 IndyCar season for Ed Carpenter Racing

  

  Josef Newgarden finishes 22nd following electrical issue St. Petersburg, Fla. - Race Notes Things did not go according to plan for Ed Carpenter Racing and driver Josef Newgarden in today's Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. An electrical issue with the No. 21 Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka Chevrolet dropped Newgarden to the back of the field, ultimately causing him to retire from the race early and finish in the 22nd position. Newgarden would start the 110-lap race from 11th on the grid, gai..

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