On this date in 1980, Mount Saint Helens volcano in Washington, U.S. state exploded.
Enjoy a happy Mothers Day!
Canadian James Hinchcliffe of Andretti Autosport won today’s IndyCar race, the Sao Paulo Indy 30, after withstanding Takuma Sato’s ‘block party.’ Another of my favorite racers, Oriol Servia, raced from the back of the field toward the front twice and finished fourth. Briton Justin Wilson had a horrible time, but Marco Andretti finished third and celebrated on the podium with his Andretti Autosport teammate. Hinchcliffe has won half of the IndyCar races this season — two of four. He said, before the podium celebration, “We’ve won all the races (that) we finished.”
IndyCar Series racing will resume with the Sao Paulo Indy 300 on Sunday, May 5. The race will be televised in the U.S. at 11 a.m. (Eastern) by the NBC Sports Network (Verizon FiOS 90/590, DirecTV 220, DISH 159 and AT&T UVerse 640) and broadcast by the IMS Radio Network, including on Sirius and XM channels 211 and www.IndyCar.com.
Andretti Autosport and Ryan Hunter-Reay won the IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama race at Barber Motorsports Park.
a look back to the morning of March 16, 2013, near the start/finish line of the 12 Hours of Sebring race, in a photo from Dave Green
