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racer612008 [ Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:46 am ]

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2021 Texas / Genesys 300 & XPEL 375 (May 1-2)

Round #3 & #4 of the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series season is this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway - which also duels as the first 2 superspeedway oval races of the season. The weekend starts with the Cowtown Pit Stop Challenge on Friday in downtown Fort Worth. This will likely be the only pit stop competition of the season as infield fan events for Indy 500 Carb Day has been canceled due to COVID restrictions. Saturday features the Genesys 300 - featuring a 212 lap / 300 mile race under the lights. Sunday's XPEL 375 will start earlier with the traditional 248 lap / 600 kilometer race in the late afternoon. Supporting the race weekend will be the reopening of Texas Motor Speedway's dirt track for weekly racing on Wednesday & Thursday. Both nights will feature stock car divisions such as Modifieds, Factory Stocks & Hornets. No support series is slated to compete on the asphalt at TMS this year.

Race Information (IndyCar):
Track Length & Type: 1.455 mile cookie-cutter oval (as declared by IndyCar for timing & scoring purposes. This track is one of several where track length is disputed by multiple sanctions)
Banking: 20 degrees in Turn #1 & Turn #2, 24 degrees in Turn #3 & Turn #4
Race Distance (Saturday): 212 laps / 308 miles
Race Distance (Sunday): 246 laps / 598 kilometers
Track Record (Qualifying - pre reconfiguration): Paul Tracy - 2001 - CART - 22.546

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Essential Links:
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On-Track Schedule (all times are local to the circuit / US-Central):

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Broadcast (TV / Streaming / Radio) Information:

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2020 Race Highlights:

RACE THREADS FOR THIS WEEK (April 26 - May 2):
NTT IndyCar Series at Texas - Genesys 300 + XPEL 375 (you are here)
NASCAR Cup / NASCAR Trucks / ARCA at Kansas
FIA Formula 1 World Championship at Algarve
FIA World Endurance Championship at Spa-Francorchamps
Nurburgring Endurance Series
NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series at Atlanta
PDRA at Beech Bend
Drag Racing - General Discussion
VHT Australian S5000 Championship at Eastern Creek
Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series / Shannons Nationals at Eastern Creek
Fanatec GT World Challenge America + supports at CoTA
Trans-Am Series at Laguna Seca
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Stafford
World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models at Boone | Hawkeye 100
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Ponderosa + Florence (KY)
SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour at Stockton 99
Tri-Track Modifieds at Monadnock
ACT Late Models at Thunder Road
Granite State Pro Stocks at Monadnock
Short Track Super Series Modifieds at Delmar
BMR Drivers Academy at Roseville
Weekly Racing Discussion
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Cars at Jacksonville + I-70
USAC NOS Energy National Midgets at Kokomo
FloRacing All Star Circuit of Champions at Lernerville + Sharon + Tri City
Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Tour at Wilmot
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour at Williams Grove + Selinsgrove
Sprint Car Challenge Tour at Silver Dollar
Sprint Car / Midget Discussion
EuroFormula Open at Algarve
Turismo Careterra + supports at La Plata
Italian GT at Monza
Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland at Spa-Francorchamps
IMSA Ferrari Challenge North America at Sonoma
Ferrari Challenge Europe at Spielberg
TCR Italy at Monza
F4 Spain at Spa-Francorchamps
FIM MotoGP World Championship + supports at Jerez
MotoAmerica at Road Atlanta
Monster Energy AMA Supercross at Salt Lake City
Progressive AFT at Atlanta
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Author:	Schumifan [ Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:34 am ]
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Time to find out if the giant chisel has done the job and got that shit off the track

Author:	Fabs [ Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:43 pm ]
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wat

Author:	RtN [ Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:06 pm ]
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If you look at the picture in the OP, you can see the outer part of the track in the corner is black, as opposed to the grey colour everywhere else. The black is because NASCAR asked the track to put down a traction compound before their race in 2019, so that the top of the track would have more grip, with the hope that more drivers might use it and there might actually be a race instead of a single-file procession around the bottom. Unfortunately, the traction compound stained the tarmac underneath, and it remained black even after the compound itself was mostly gone. As you would expect, the black part of the track gets much hotter much more easily than the grey part, and the hotter the tarmac, the less grip there is. So last year's Indycar race was a single-file procession because no-one could touch the black part of the track. Rosenqvist tried and ended up crashing. The track workers have been trying to clean the tarmac so that this won't be a problem this year; https://racer.com/2021/03/24/indycar-co ... exas-show/

Author:	Dan Belcher [ Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:15 pm ]
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The drivers confirmed during the most recent test at Texas unfortunately that the track is still stained and there's way less grip in that part of the track. So expect more single file bullshit.

Author:	Vassago [ Tue Apr 27, 2021 2:17 am ]
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Conor Daly will be in the #59 Carlin.

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Author:	Philthy82 [ Tue Apr 27, 2021 2:32 am ]
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Which rookies are running the ovals, just Mclaughlin?

Author:	Chris A [ Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:57 am ]
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I believe so.

Author:	racer612008 [ Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:18 am ]
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Texas will always be a single file fest from the banking configuration in turn 1 & 2 IMHO honestly TMS should just seal the entire track surface so it's equal across the board - once the sealer wears away it would widen the track out as well.

Author:	Gabriel [ Tue Apr 27, 2021 3:42 pm ]
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Dirt race tbh

Author:	sennadesillva [ Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:58 pm ]
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Chris A wrote: I believe so. Damn, I really wanted to see Cody Ware out there Serious question though, will Pietro be in that car and is he still considered a rookie?

Author:	Chris A [ Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:56 pm ]
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I thought the previous configuration here was great. I know the surface itself was REALLY run ragged but the turn banking/geometry was fine. All it needed was a regular-ass repave.

Author:	Cheeveer [ Thu Apr 29, 2021 3:25 pm ]
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CET times. I usually make these for the Swedish Indycar podcast I'm in so why not share here too.

Author:	Beezle [ Fri Apr 30, 2021 6:57 am ]
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These broadcast times or green flag times? Weather doesn't look good for Saturday night.

Author:	Cheeveer [ Fri Apr 30, 2021 8:10 am ]
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Beezle wrote: These broadcast times or green flag times? Weather doesn't look good for Saturday night. broadcast times of the Swedish broadcaster at least, so it gets you there early

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Author:	Schumifan [ Fri Apr 30, 2021 11:54 am ]
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Beezle wrote: These broadcast times or green flag times? Weather doesn't look good for Saturday night. Turn it into a 675 mile race on Sunday imo

Author:	Beezle [ Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:35 pm ]
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The Genesys 300 is 212 laps (318 miles) and the XPEL 375 is 248 laps (which is 372 miles).

Author:	sennadesillva [ Fri Apr 30, 2021 4:58 pm ]
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sennadesillva wrote: Chris A wrote: I believe so. Damn, I really wanted to see Cody Ware out there Serious question though, will Pietro be in that car and is he still considered a rookie? It didn't answer the rookie status question, but Pietro will be in Romain's car this weekend. Fun fact the article brought up, that I had completely forgotten about was that Christian Fittipaldi finished 2nd in the '95 Indy 500, as a rookie. https://www.indycar.com/news/2021/04/04 ... as-feature

Author:	MotoKris1 [ Fri Apr 30, 2021 7:07 pm ]
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Great to see again IndyCar race at Tapahtuma

Author:	pending [ Fri Apr 30, 2021 8:13 pm ]
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I just realized they have one practice session, and that is all? I find that extreme a bit dangerous, tbh