The NTT INDYCAR SERIES heads to the Milwaukee Mile this weekend for the Hy-Vee 250 double-header.
Alex Palou goes into the weekend leading the championship by 54 points from Team Penske’s Will Power.
Only two drivers in the field for this weekend’s race have won an INDYCAR race here. Scott Dixon took victory here in 2009 while Will Power took victory in 2014.
Five drivers on the grid this weekend have previous race starts here in Milwaukee. Scott Dixon, Will Power, Josef Newgarden, Katherine Legge and Graham Rahal all averaged here in INDYCAR.
This weekend is a major milestone for Scott Dixon in the No.9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda who make his 400th career INDYCAR start on Saturday.
Each driver will receive 13 sets of tires doe both races. Speaking about the races this weekend,
Cara Krstolic, Director Race Tire Engineering and Manufacturing, Chief Engineer Motorsports:
We produced a Firestone Firehawk race tire for the hybrid-powered cars on Milwaukee
Mile short oval that has same construction and compound that was provided for the St. Louis race.