![]() Go 220 mph and hear another guy on the roof! The simulator is a good tool but only way to learn an oval is doing the race.”Ĭallum Ilott, Canapino’s Juncos Hollinger Racing teammate, knows that feeling from last season. “The other thing I have to learn is try to understand the spotter. “Trying to finish the race is my first and my only goal,” said Canapino, who taught himself English in three months before the season started. The Argentinian smiled and politely apologized when he couldn’t recall his spotter’s name Friday, but the lack of familiarity doesn’t convey a lack of importance. Three drivers – Benjamin Pedersen, Sting Ray Robb and Agustin Canapino – will be making their Texas debuts Sunday in the PPG 375.įor Canapino, it’ll mark his baptism by fire on an oval, a month after an impressive 12 th in his Ind圜ar debut on the streets of St. In a way, it was good to be thrown into the sharks straightaway in a way to just get used to it.” “It’s quite a steep learning curve for sure. ![]() It took me the whole day to get comfortable. “I hardly could turn the wheel because I was scared the thing was going to spin and crash. “I was terrified,” the 2022 Indy 500 winner said Friday. INDYCAR AT TEXAS: Schedule, start times, how to watch on NBC, PeacockĮRICSSON WAITS ON OFFER: Indy 500 winner wants to return to Chip Ganassi Racing It’s a comforting feeling at a 1.5-mile speedway that has developed a reputation as one of the series’ most terrifying tracks in 26 years on the circuit.įor many Ind圜ar drivers, their introduction to Texas also is their first time on an oval as it was for Marcus Ericsson, who made took his oval debut in a Texas test four years ago. FORT WORTH, Texas – As Ind圜ar drivers whiz around Texas Motor Speedway at a hair-raising speeds approaching 230 mph, they also are hearing voices – the knowing reassurances of spotters guiding through heavy traffic.
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