Andretti Autosport

June 18th, 2013

6.18.13 (via INDYCAR Nation) – Shelby Blackstock might not have had the traditional racing background, but he certainly seems to be making up for lost time.

A year after joining the Mazda Road to Indy, the 23-year-old Nashville resident is competing in Pro Mazda with Andretti Autosport. He has proven to be a quick study, as his current P3 in the standings has proven.

The son of country superstar Reba McEntire and her husband/manager Narvel Blackstock, Shelby is focused on moving up the Mazda Road to Indy and into IndyCar. For now, he’s looking towards developing through the rest of this Pro Mazda season. In the run-up to Pro Mazda’s race as part of Milwaukee IndyFest, Shelby (or “Shelbilly”, if you want to use his nickname) took some time for INDYCAR Nation to talk about his season and aspirations in INDYCAR.

You’re with a new team (Andretti Autosport) in a new series (Pro Mazda) this year. How would you rate this season so far?

SB: I’d say it’s been good. Overall, I mean it’s a mix of learning while I’m trying to go for the championship at the same time. I think we’ve had five straight podiums, and really the elusive thing right now is that win. I’m still just focusing on getting as many consistent podiums and hopefully wins as I can, and hopefully contend for the championship. Of course, my teammate Matt [Brabham] has been really strong this year. He’s such a good driver, and I’m learning a lot from him and the rest of the team.

How would describe the culture at Andretti Autosport, considering they’re a team that competes throughout the Mazda Road to Indy?

SB: Really good—they’re very welcoming. They have the right tools for the job—the equipment you’re in is going to be competitive. Every aspect there, from marketing to media to driver coaching, is excellent. It’s great to have that in-house, to be able to walk over to James Hinchcliffe or Ryan [Hunter-Reay] and ask him something about driving.

With Andretti, there’s experience and background with everything. You can go to Zach Veach, who did Star Mazda—back before it was Pro Mazda—and ask him how he’d deal with a car or how he drove, and try to apply it to what you’re doing. It’s really an awesome place to be, and you just have to be willing to take advantage of all those resources.

Is there a driver at Andretti right now you’d consider a mentor, or that you could say you’ve learned the most from?

SB: I’d say it would have to be Hinch. He’s very, very open, and he’s the sort of guy you can just walk up to and start a conversation. He’s extremely outgoing, and is the sort if you come up and ask him to look at something like data, he’ll point out where you can review. He’s also great with fans, and so he’s a great role model for young drivers looking to interact on social media.

Having said that, I also have watched Ryan Hunter-Reay, and see how he carries himself as a champion. As an ambassador and example of working hard while juggling a family, he has been really impressive to see. You sort of watch and learn, gauging everyone’s strengths and weaknesses, and try to take what you can in bettering your own career.

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BRABHAM’s blog: Fifth consecutive win

June 18th, 2013

6.18.13 – Heading into Milwaukee, I was still on a high from the win at Lucas Oil Raceway. The race at LOR had been awesome for us as both the team and I had never won there. Our car had been very strong so there was no reason we couldn’t carry that momentum onto the next race at Milwaukee. My engineer Yancy has quite a passion for ovals and has been very determined to do well on them; this was somewhat inspiring, and although I have only just started racing on oval tracks, I also have grown a great passion for the challenge.

Leading into the race, we had a test day at the Milwaukee Mile. This was incredibly valuable as it gave us very useful track time and an opportunity to sort a few things out as we would not have much time in the practice sessions before the race. The testing went very well for and proved to be very useful as it gave our team an insight into the ever changing track conditions. Also, the track was fun to drive on and the car was working great all weekend… for us, it was almost full throttle the entire way around. We were very close to the edge for pretty much the entire time we were there; it’s always challenging but exciting when you’re close to the edge.

Coming off a strong practice day at Milwaukee, our goals for the race were obviously to stay on top, but also to keep up with the changing track conditions. We knew we had a fast car so it was a matter of keeping the car fast and not going backwards. The first couple of practice sessions went well for us, and we continued to keep up with the changing conditions learning more as the Indy Lights and IndyCar rubber altered the track. Our car characteristics were changing in the same manner as to what the Indy Lights guys were saying… luckily we had time to make a few adjustments and find a little more speed right before qualifying.

Qualifying went exactly to plan for us. The car was extremely well balanced and easy to drive, but it was also quick! We managed to get the pole by seven tenths, which was fantastic. Although the only thing that counts is the race, so we remained focused on our race setup and what our plan was going to be.

The race was scheduled to be 100 laps. The engineers were worried that we would be borderline with fuel and that we might not be able to make the race without running out of fuel. I suggested we just do a splash ‘n go (I was hoping we could do it like IndyCar) – that would be so cool. The race coordinators didn’t like my idea and the other teams were in the same boat so they reduced the race to 90 laps. This still would be the longest race we do all year, so the plan was definitely to save the tires. We knew we had a fast car so what we didn’t want to do was jump out of the box like a bat out of hell and burn the tires off before the end of the race. If a caution came out and everyone caught up right before the finish we would have no tires to fight with to the checkered flag.

It was a good, clean start, and I quickly built up a gap in the lead and just tried to maintain that. This was a new experience for me as I am always 110% from start to finish. However, a caution came out just before the end of the race and this brought everyone together for the last few laps. I was lucky enough to have a few lapped cars between myself and second place and our plan to manage the gap paid off as we had plenty of tire left to race to the finish and get the win.

I cannot thank the team enough! It has been an unbelievable year so far and they have been working incredibly hard. Everything has been falling into place and I think we just need to enjoy the moment as this doesn’t happen very often. Thank you everyone!

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It could be déjà vu all over again for Hunter-Reay with Milwaukee repeat

June 17th, 2013

6.15.13 (via MotorSportsTalk) – He’s not as far back in the championship standings as he was this time last year, but Ryan Hunter-Reay has the opportunity to repeat his second half surge thanks to his second straight win at the Milwaukee IndyFest.

He’s the first to pull off that feat in the IZOD IndyCar Series at the Milwaukee Mile since Tony Kanaan in 2006-’07. For that matter, he’s also the only driver to win an Andretti Sports Marketing-promoted event – he is three-for-three with two wins in Milwaukee and one at Baltimore last fall.

Hunter-Reay, driver of the No. 1 DHL/Sun Drop Chevrolet for Andretti Autosport, entered Milwaukee a year ago seventh in the championship, 75 points behind then-series leader Will Power. His win and Power’s 12th-place finish at the 2012 race promoted him to fourth, just 41 points back.

Of course, it also set the stage for his run of three straight victories from Milwaukee to the next short oval a week later in Iowa, and a third triumph on the streets of Toronto.

“In sports, when you get into a momentum, a rhythm, it’s not something you can put a price tag on or finger on, it just happens,” he said. “It kind of saturates the team with this feeling that, Hey, we can get it done. If we perform to our best, to our potential, we can absolutely win races.

“That carried over week in, week out. We were able to win four more races than anybody else last year. It all started here last year. This is a great place to start. Andretti has great cars. You put the two together, and hopefully it comes out the way we want.”

Hunter-Reay has improved his qualifying this year to match his race pace (starts of eighth or better in all nine races, including seven top-four starts). He was due another win after podiums at Indianapolis and the first Detroit race since his win at Barber in April.

This race was actually shaping up as a battle between Hunter-Reay and teammate E.J. Viso in the race’s first 100 laps. But a caution for their third teammate, Marco Andretti, being stopped on track, promoted Takuma Sato and Helio Castroneves up the leaderboard thanks to their off-sequence strategies.

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Trackside Update: Milwaukee IndyFest

June 15th, 2013

6.15.13 – Andretti Autosport was two for three in the win category at the 2013 Milwaukee IndyFest. With Matthew Brabham’s Pro Mazda Championship win on Friday, followed by two great podium efforts from Carlos Munoz and Zach Veach in Firestone Indy Lights on Saturday afternoon, the dominating IZOD IndyCar Series crew of Ryan Hunter-Reay, E.J. Viso, James Hinchcliffe and Marco Andretti brought home a win and three top-five finishes in the 250-lap main event.

Defending Milwaukee IndyFest winner Ryan Hunter-Reay brought the yellow No. 1 DHL Chevy back to victory lane once again after clinching the win for a third time in Milwaukee (2004, 2012, 2013) – his second consecutive victory at the short oval. The American started fourth and took the twin checkers to claim his 11^th career victory. RHR now sits second in the championship points fight. "The other guys had such a great car, Helio (Castroneves) and Taku(ma Sato). I thought we might have not had a good enough car to win it, and we just pushed through in the end. I just can’t say enough about these guys on this No. 1 DHL car – they did such a great job on these pits, as they always do, getting me out in front of traffic and in front of the other guys, just an excellent job. I’m so proud of this race team. We had the balance we needed. Thank you to all the fans for coming out today and making this another Milwaukee Mile race that’s very special – I appreciate it." On how special it was to have son Ryden here for his first Father’s Day, Ryan said, “It’s the best. Those last two laps I was thinking, ‘Man, I got to do this for him.’ So, here it is, and it’s so special having this six-month-old at my side in Victory Lane on Father’s Day (weekend).”

Adding another 10 laps led to his career stat sheet, E.J. Viso clinched his career best finish at the historic Milwaukee Mile to come home in fourth. The Venezuelan, who made his sixth consecutive top-five start of the season, now sits 12^th in the championship points standings. “It was my best finish here, and a top four is pretty impressive. We know we’ve had the speed because we’ve seen it at almost every event this year, but I think we hadn’t quite been able to close the deal. We have been struggling a bit thus far, and I think we’re due for some podiums and wins. Hopefully this is just the start. It’s a good result for the whole crew and the whole team – I’m just looking forward to the next race. I hope we can keep building this momentum and that more strong results are ahead. I’m happy for Ryan (Hunter-Reay) – he did a good job. I like Milwaukee, I like Iowa and the short ovals. These places are fun; they’re basically super-fast corners on a road course. It’s a nice combination of factors, and we have a good package… We’ve qualified in the top five for six races in a row. We’re very close, we’ll keep fighting, and we’ll look forward to Iowa."

Rolling off the grid in second for the Milwaukee IndyFest, GoDaddy driver James Hinchcliffe marked his fourth top-10 finish of the season with a fifth-place tally. The Toronto native remains ninth in the championship points standings. “Any time you get a top five in a series so competitive, it’s a good day. To have three of our cars in the top five is incredible; the team’s done a great job. I’m just a little upset we weren’t a tiny bit better in traffic today in the No. 27 GoDaddy Chevy, because I think that would have helped us get around the lapped cars and we could have challenged the guys we were actually racing for position with. This track is the ultimate test of patience. It’s so easy to over-do it and get in the marbles and end up in the wall – and I had a couple close calls for sure – but you’ve got to be aggressive. You also have to have respect to this place… it was a lot of fun out there either way. We always love coming here – I think it’s one of the best race tracks in the country. Hopefully we put on a good show for the fans. So, I want to wish a Happy Father’s Day to everyone. We wish the GoDaddy car was a little bit higher, but really happy for Ryan (Hunter-Reay), and having three Andretti Autosport cars in the top five is incredible."

Starting from the pole position — the third-generation racer's third career pole award and second at the Milwaukee Mile — Marco Andretti led for 61 laps early in the race before suffering from electrical issues sending the No. 25 RC Cola car to the garages for repair. He later rejoined the field and recorded a 20th-place finish. Andretti will now sit third in the points standings. "It's unfortunate… We came here for a win and had a car to do it. We fell back after a delay in the pits and then had an electrical issue – I didn't have any idea of what happened at the time. The voltage went straight down and I lost all kinds of power; I couldn't shift, the clutch didn't work. We came back for all the points we could. We've been strong at Iowa in the past so we will move on and try to get points back next weekend."

Prior to the IZOD IndyCar Series’ race at the Milwaukee Mile, the Firestone Indy Lights dynamic duo of Carlos Munoz and Zach Veach had their attempt at the one-mile oval. Munoz came to the twin checkers in second place after rolling off the grid in fourth. "It was a second place, but it tastes like a win, more or less. Over the weekend we had a couple of problems with the car, but second place is nice. It's really good for the championship… I think I lead the points by even more now, so as we go race by race from here, we aim to get more and more podiums."

Rounding out the good day for the Andretti Autosport crew, Zach Veach was able to celebrate a third-place podium finish with his dad in victory circle. The 18-year-old was even able to claim 56 laps led out of the 100-lap event. "I think it was a really good weekend for us. We qualified second, which was our best qualifying position, and we led a lot of laps today. I just made a rookie mistake by pushing too hard on the tires in the early laps. We learned a lot from this, and I'm just happy to come home third. Those last 20 laps I was just hanging on hoping there was no one behind us. I am very thankful for the K12 Andretti Autosport guys for working so hard, and we'll hopefully get the win in Iowa. We'll keep digging."

As always, be sure to stay current with all things Andretti Autosport by following our Twitter (@FollowAndrett), ‘Liking’ our Facebook page or maybe even ‘hearting’ our posts on Instagram (@andrettiautosport). The defending champions can be seen in action at Iowa Speedway in Newton, IA next weekend for the 10^th round of IndyCar competition. The Iowa Corn Indy 250 will go live on ABC beginning at 2:30 p.m. Eastern.

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Marco Andretti wins Milwaukee pole

June 15th, 2013

6.14.13 (via ESPN) – As the Andretti Autosport teams clogged the qualifying leaderboard, it sure looked as if the fix was in at the Milwaukee Mile.

Andretti drivers have won four of the last eight IndyCar races at Milwaukee, and Michael Andretti's marketing group is in its second year promoting the event. So when his son, Marco, jumped to P1 in Friday's qualifying session, followed by all three of his teammates, he could chuckle that perhaps something was awry.

"We get extra horsepower here," Michael Andretti joked.

In the end, Will Power of Penske Racing prevented an Andretti sweep by wedging himself in the middle of the four Andretti cars. When the field goes green Saturday, it will be Marco Andretti and James Hinchcliffe starting on the front row, followed by Power and then Andretti drivers Ryan Hunter-Reay, the defending race winner, and E.J. Viso.

Asked what was up with the Andretti domination, Hinchcliffe had an answer far more entertaining than a claim of extra horsepower.

"Pixie dust," Hinchcliffe said. "We were cleaning out the attic at the shop and came upon this little bag, and we spread the dust over all the cars."

All jokes aside, it's shaping up to be a race for an Andretti driver to lose in Saturday's 250-mile event.

Marco Andretti won the pole with a two-lap average speed of 170.515 mph around the mile oval. It's his second career at Milwaukee, and third overall, and he beat Hinchcliffe's average of 170.418 for a front row sweep for the Andretti cars.

"That's as good as I could have done," said Andretti, who scoured the qualifying order after his lap. "I'm dying to see who is out there who can beat me."

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Trackside Update: Milwaukee IndyFest Day One

June 14th, 2013

6.14.13 – Hello from Wisconsin where round eight of IndyCar competition kicked off today from the historic Milwaukee Mile. In addition to IZOD IndyCar Series action, this weekend’s Milwaukee IndyFest will also play host to on track competition from Firestone Indy Lights, the Pro Mazda Championship and the International Rickshaw Racing Association (yes, rickshaws are racing!). On top of all the track action, the two-day “Festival of Speed” boasts something for the whole family from free carnival rides to the Coors Light Music and Beer Garden and a fascinating historic car show.

The quartette of Andretti’s IZOD IndyCar Series drivers ran two practice sessions today followed by a traditional oval qualifying round. RC Cola driver Marco Andretti topped the charts in the both practice sessions with teammate and defending IndyFest champion Ryan Hunter-Reay coming in second each time. The four drivers just barely missed sweeping the front two rows during the afternoon qualifying — all four will, however, start inside the top five.

Leading the way was Marco Andretti behind the wheel of his No. 25 Chevrolet. Andretti captured today's pole position – his third career pole and second pole in Milwaukee. "The RC Cola car has been hooked up since we rolled off the trailer, so very pleased with that. Chevrolet has done a great job as well, but I'm even more pleased because I think we have a heck of a race car underneath us too." On what it would mean to win in Milwaukee tomorrow, the third-generation racer said, "It'd be huge. I told Dad that hopefully [the pole] is only half of his Father’s Day gift. I mean, it’d be great because [Andretti Sports Marketing] is promoting this event too."

Joining Marco on the front row will be GoDaddy driver James Hinchcliffe. "I'm pleased with (the qualifying run) from our point of view. We had the issue in the first session when we found the wall, and evidently the Turn 2 wall isn't as blue anymore. Even in the second practice we were chasing something in the car, and we weren't quite happy, and I honestly didn't know what to think coming into qualifying. The car felt really good, much better than it did in practice. I'm really proud of the GoDaddy guys for rallying back from not a great (practice) session and putting the No. 27 car high on the grid."

Defending Milwaukee IndyFest champion Ryan Hunter-Reay will roll off from the fourth position in his DHL Chevy. "We had a great car and we just got a little carried away with trying to help the car turn – that's what beats a lap time here. We missed the pole by just a little bit last year, so we felt we needed to go get it today. We just over-stepped it today. It's easy to do here at Milwaukee, but we'll have a good No. 1 DHL Chevrolet for tomorrow, I promise you that."

Rounding out the top five on the grid will be Team Venezuela's E.J. Viso, starting from fifth – his sixth consecutive top-five start. "Probably the first lap I didn't get the maximum out of the car. I was a little bit cautious… I had a moment in Turn 1 on my out lap. Anyways, I think we have a pretty strong car and I'm really looking forward to this race. I believe we have a pretty good setup that we've been working on and developing. Congratulations to my teammate Marco (Andretti) on his pole position."

Firestone Indy Lights drivers Carlos Munoz and Zach Veach qualified their cars today for tomorrow’s 100-lap Milwaukee 100. Veach, a recent high school graduate, turned in a time good enough for the front row as he will start second in Milwaukee tomorrow. "A big thanks to the K12 guys," said Veach, "they’ve been working so hard for us the whole season. We came here and tested about a week ago and that didn’t really go the way we wanted to – I had a couple rookie mistakes. To come back and rebound and be on our first front row in Milwaukee where we gained our first pole in 2011, it’s a really good feeling. We have a lot of work to do for tomorrow, but we’ll go back and study what we need to tonight. I want to thank my engineer, my crew guys, K12 and Andretti Autosport for making this all possible."

Teammate Munoz will start from the fourth position and look to hold on to this championship points lead. "We didn't expect to be so slow in qualifying. We had hoped to put the car on the front row, but the car changed a bit from practice to qualifying, so not the best, but it just means we'll have to work hard tomorrow. It's a long championship we're driving for this season. We'll think a lot about the points and not making mistakes. We will take it one race at a time."

Our Pro Mazda Championship squad had a full day at the Wisconsin State Fair Park as they completed their one-day show. The Mazda Road to Indy series practiced, qualified and raced today. In qualifying, Matthew Brabham wheeled his No. 83 machine around The Mile posting a time good enough to claim the pole position, as well as new qualifying lap record, while teammate Shelby Blackstock started from the fifth position.

As the sun began to set, Brabham and Blackstock started off on their 90-mile race where later Matthew and the No. 83 MAZDASPEED car came to the twin checkers over nine seconds in front of the competition. “This is the longest race we’ve done all year. Basically we made sure we could last the whole race. We had a great car; the team’s work has been absolutely phenomenal all year. The car has been good everywhere we’ve been, so I can’t thank those guys enough. They’re working really hard, and it’s all falling into place for us. The race was pretty interesting. It was weird, not knowing what to expect since we hadn’t run a race that long before, and it was even more difficult with this place being relatively hard on the tires because we’re riding on the edge all the way around. But, we managed, and thankfully the Cooper tires held up, and it was a great race for me.” Matty B. was able to celebrate his Father's Day weekend win with dad Geoff Brabham who was on-hand to cheer on the third-generation racer.

Nashville native and Brabham's teammate Shelby Blackstock struggled with his No. 28 Starstruck machine throughout the race, but persevered and crossed the finish line safely in seventh. “The night started a bit rough. As soon as we went into Turn 1 on the first lap we had a huge wiggle, and by Lap 2 it was obvious the car was extremely loose. Towards about the 20th lap, it turned into a survival race, fighting just to keep the car beneath me. We took the points tonight with seventh, and hopefully we can improve the rest of the season. Now we’re heading to some street circuits, and that’s definitely our strong suit, so hopefully we can get back on the podium and finish the year off strong.” The Pro Mazda combo will next be seen racing in Toronto, Canada in July. The Andretti Autosport duo of Carlos Munoz and Zach Veach can be seen on NBC Sports Network (Verizon FiOS 90/590, DirecTV 220, DISH 159 and AT&T UVerse 640) when Firestone Indy Lights coverage begins tomorrow at 2 p.m. Central. Keep your TVs tuned in for all the action and catch the #fabfour when they see the green flag fly at the historic one-mile oval at 3:40 p.m. Central. You can also follow along via Twitter (@FollowAndretti, #indyfest, #indycar) for all the behind-the-scenes scoop.

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Andretti, Hunter-Reay 1-2 for second session in a row

June 14th, 2013

6.14.13 (via MotorSportsTalk) – From the redundancy department, Marco Andretti and Ryan Hunter-Reay were once again 1-2 in practice two for the IZOD IndyCar Series’ Milwaukee IndyFest. The Andretti Autosport teammates also led this morning’s session, at slower speeds.

Temperatures were warmer this afternoon (73 ambient, 106 track compared to 66 and 87 this morning, per Firestone Racing). Andretti’s best lap this afternoon was 168.534 mph, with Hunter-Reay and Takuma Sato also in the 168 range. Dario Franchitti took last year’s pole position at 168.737 mph.

E.J. Viso and Scott Dixon completed the top five, with Helio Castroneves, Justin Wilson, James Jakes, Alex Tagliani and 2006 Milwaukee winner Sebastien Bourdais rounding out the top 10.

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Zach Veach: You never stop learning

June 12th, 2013

6.12.13 (via RACER) – Looking back on the month of May, it is definitely one that I will never forget. To start off, I was able to race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time after dreaming of it as a kid and secondly, getting to finish a race I've been competing in since I was 4 years old.

You all might be wondering what race could you possibly have ran for the last 14 years? The race I am talking about is school. Honestly, for me, I find it hard to believe that it all has gone by so fast. I remember like it was yesterday, I was a 15-year-old sophomore in high school getting my chance to drive for Andretti Autosport in the Mazda Road to Indy.

Even before racing, my parents always stressed to me how important having a good education was. If I wanted to be able to ride my yard kart or play my racing games as a kid, I had to get good grades. Even when I started my first rookie Firestone Indy Lights season, the rules were the same; I had to work hard to get good grades to be able to do what I love because with having a great education the possibilities are endless for what you want to do in life.

That's some of the reason why I'm so fortunate to have a partnership with K12 Online Education. I was a fan of my K12 school, even before I thought of it as a potential partnership because it allows kids around the world achieve their dreams just like me. Being a high school graduate now has given me a different perspective but, like Mario Andretti told me, “You never stop learning.” My high school career is now over, but I still have a lot of learning in other places and I can't stress how excited I am to be able to put 100% of my full focus on training and racing now.

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Don’t Miss Out: June 12 – 15

June 11th, 2013

6.11.13 – Want in on the action? This is the place to find where you can see the Andretti Autosport drivers in action OFF the track. Be sure to show us your photos by sending them to our Twitter – @FollowAndretti or Facebook.
(ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12

James Hinchcliffe
Milwaukee IndyFest Bartender Challenge
Miller Time Pub
509 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI
@ 5 – 7pm

THURSDAY, JUNE 13

Michael Andretti appearance
Piggly Wiggly
10282 W. National Ave, West Allis, WI
@ 3:30 – 4:30pm

Marco Andretti appearance
Sendik's
7901 W. Layton Ave, Greenfield, WI
@ 4 – 5pm

Ryan Hunter-Reay appearance
Woodman's
8131 S. Howell Ave, Oak Creek, WI
@ 4:30 – 5:30pm

Ryan Hunter-Reay, E.J. Viso,
Marco Andretti, James Hinchcliffe
MARCUS Street Party
Hilton City Center
509 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI
@ 5:30 – 6:45pm

FRIDAY, JUNE 14

Zach Veach, Carlos Munoz
Firestone Indy Lights autographs
INDYCAR Fan Village
@ 2 – 2:30pm

James Hinchcliffe appearance
Social Media Tent
@ 2:50 – 3:05pm

Ryan Hunter-Reay, E.J. Viso, Marco Andretti
Chevy Q&A
Chevy Stage
@ 2:50 – 3:05pm

SATURDAY, JUNE 15

Michael Andretti
Coffee with Legends Q&A
Coors Light Stage
@ 9 – 9:30am

Michael & Marco Andretti
Generations Q&A
Coors Light Stage
@ 10 – 10:25am

Ryan Hunter-Reay, E.J. Viso,
Marco Andretti, James Hinchcliffe
IZOD IndyCar Series Autographs
INDYCAR Fan Village
@ 12 – 1pm

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With Milwaukee IndyFest being part of our sister company Andretti Sports Marketing, we want to give our loyal supporters the down low on even more events you can attend while you're in Milwaukee. Check out the fun items below!

FREE rides, cream puffs, concerts and more going on in the infield all weekend!

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14
Milwaukee IndyFest Bartender Challenge
Miller Time Pub
509 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee WI
@ 5 – 7pm

THURSDAY, JUNE 13
MARCUS Street Party
Hilton Milwaukee City Center
509 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI
@ 5 – 10pm

FRIDAY, JUNE 14
Pit Stop Challenge
Coors Light Music & Beer Garden – Turn 3
(ALL AGES WELCOME)
@ 7 – 8pm

MarchFourth Band Concert
Coors Light Music & Beer Garden – Turn 3
@ 7:15 – 8:45pm

SATURDAY, JUNE 15
MarchFourth Band Concert
Coors Light Music & Beer Garden – Turn 3
4:45 – 6:30 pm

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Head behind the scenes with Hinchcliffe

June 11th, 2013

6.11.13 (via IndyCar.com) – Filming a commercial can be tedious for the actors or, in this case, race car driver. James Hinchcliffe of Andretti Autosport makes the most of his time behind the wheel of the No. 27 GoDaddy.com car — while it's parked in the shop.

Catch Hinchcliffe, who finished third in the Milwaukee IndyFest last year and is a two-time race winner this season, at The Milwaukee Mile this weekend. Also, he'll join Indianapolis 500 pole sitter Ed Carpenter and Long Beach race winner Takuma Sato at the Miller Time Pub & Grill (509 W. Wisconsin Ave. in Milwaukee) from 5-7 p.m. (local time) June 12 as they learn some of the art of bartending.

The next night, IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights drivers will be on hand at the Milwaukee IndyFest Street Party presented by Marcus Hotels & Resorts.

The family-friendly event on Wisconsin Avenue (between 4th and 5th Streets) from 5-10 p.m. features a pit stop challenge, a driver autograph session, classic car show, inflatables for youngsters to bounce the night away and live music.

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