Photos: IndyCar Series track testing for upcoming Bommarito Automotive Group 500 | Motor Sports | stltoday.com

2022-08-27 02:41:35 By : Ms. Tina Li

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The drivers of six Indycar Series teams tested their cars for the upcoming Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at the World Wide Technology Raceway on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.

Photos by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

Driver Dalton Kellett (4) of the A.J. Foyt Enterprises/K-Line Insulators team heads into turn 1 during Indycar Series track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

Driver Kyle Kirkwood of the A.J. Foyt Racing/Sexton Properties car dons his helmet for a run during IndyCar track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill., on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500.

Driver Dalton Kellett (4) of the A.J. Foyt Enterprises/K-Line Insulators car leads Christian Lundgaard (30) of the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing/Shield Cleansers car out of pit row during Indycar Series track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

Driver Christian Lundgaard (30) comes out of turn 1 as he pilots the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing/Shield Cleansers car during Indycar Series track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

The A.J. Foyt Racing team tunes the Sexton Properties No. 14 car during Indycar Series track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill., on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. 

Driver Dalton Kellett (4) of the A.J. Foyt Enterprises/K-Line Insulators team passes high gas prices as he comes out of turn 2 during Indycar Series track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

Driver David Malukas (18) of the Dale Coyne Racing/HMD Motorsports heads into turn 1 during Indycar Series track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

Driver Kyle Kirkwood (14) of the A.J. Foyt Racing/Sexton Properties car awaits his run in pit row during Indycar Series track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

Crew members push the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing/Shield Cleansers No. 30 car to pit row during Indycar Series track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill., on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. 

Driver Dalton Kellett (4) of the A.J. Foyt Enterprises/K-Line Insulators car removes his helmet after his run during Indycar Series track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

Driver Callum Ilott (77) of Juncos Hollinger Racing awaits his run during Indycar Series track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

Driver Devlin DeFrancesco climbs into his Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport/Powertap Hydrogen car, awaiting his run during IndyCar track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill., on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. 

Driver Callum Ilott of Juncos Hollinger Racing rides a scooter over for Indycar Series track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

Indycar Series teams line pit row for track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

Driver Dalton Kellett (4) of the A.J. Foyt Enterprises/K-Line Insulators car heads into turn 1 followed by Christian Lundgaard (30) of the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing/ Shield Cleansers car during Indycar Series track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

Driver David Malukas (18) of the Dale Coyne Racing/HMD Motorsports car takes the track during Indycar Series track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

Driver Kyle Kirkwood (14) of the A.J. Foyt Racing/Sexton Properties team heads into turn 1 during Indycar Series track testing at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in preparation for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

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The sonic blast of engines returned to World Wide Technology Raceway for the first time in two months Thursday, business as usual as IndyCar teams tested the track in preparation for an upcoming race.

Jostling at the top of the series standing is tight and tense 

Dixon, 42, will arrive for Saturday’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 having won the most recent race, at Nashville, and is in the middle of a championship battle that could see him land his seventh title.

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