INDYCAR Fast Six: What's Trending In @INDYCAR
MAY 02, 2018
INDYCAR's #FastSix is a report that borrows from all things found online about Verizon IndyCar Series racing, its drivers and people. We find pics, quips and the occasional GIF as INDYCAR drivers live their extraordinary lives and put the evidence on Twitter, Instagram and more. Check back regularly for the latest.
Like changing a tire?
Tennis superstar Serena Williams, who became a new mom in September 2017, is finding changing diapers a stressful task. Friend Kim Kardashian West likened the experience to something she observed in person at the 2010 Indianapolis 500…an Indy car pit stop!
Changing @OlympiaOhanian diaper has gotten to be so challaning I need a Dramamine afterwards! She’s a mover!!!
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) April 29, 2018
It’s like an Indy car race and you have .5 seconds to change the tires LOL https://t.co/jYdCqBonHv
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 29, 2018
INDYCAR Ninja
Four-time series champion Scott Dixon recently took on a new experience – becoming an INDYCAR Ninja! The driver of the No. 9 PNC Bank Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing competed in the April 29 Indianapolis qualifier for NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior.” Tune in to watch his run on June 18!
The (autograph) battle continues
The autograph war continues! Team Penske teammates Simon Pagenaud and Josef Newgarden have been locked in a heated battle of John Hancocks…do you think Pagenaud took the upperhand with this one?
.@josefnewgarden signed my street sign in downtown #Indy this morning, but I've decided the sky is the limit in our #IndyCarAutographBattle. Literally. #TakeBackThe1 // @IndyCar @Team_Penske @IMS pic.twitter.com/ggMexcoC2Z
— Simon Pagenaud (@simonpagenaud) May 1, 2018
Deals and Steals on Wheels
Verizon IndyCar Series rookie Kyle Kaiser completed Indy 500 rookie orientation on May 1, but a few days earlier, took the INDYCAR Experience two-seat Indy car for a spin around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Good Morning America. The program will go live from IMS on Wednesday, May 2, for their “Deals and Steals” traveling segment.
Had a blast shooting some cool footage with @ABCNetwork. Be sure to register for the live studio audience with @GMA on the bricks at @IMS! #IsItMayYet #K2Racing https://t.co/8r2dqv8u2b
— Kyle Kaiser (@KyleKRacing) April 27, 2018
Who doesn’t want to start their day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? ABC’s Good Morning America recruited help from several Verizon IndyCar Series drivers for their “Deals and Steals” segment on Wednesday morning.
#GMADeals and Steals on Wheels in Indianapolis: Exclusive discounts on must-have products, part one: https://t.co/6KvNzhbRnr pic.twitter.com/H5GUngdVAa
— Good Morning America (@GMA) May 2, 2018
Bourdais the Game Show Host.
Dale Coyne Racing driver Sebastien Bourdais has won 37 races in his Indy car racing career, and now he’s helping Game Show Network viewers win $500! He teamed up with Daily Draw host Trish Suhr, and you can catch him on GSN all week at 7 p.m. ET.
We are SO EXCITED to announce that this week, @IndyCar's @BourdaisOnTrack will be on #DailyDraw with @TrishSuhr! Tune in every night at 7p to see the Daily Draw winner, and don't forget to enter your code word here: https://t.co/5KPFg75xvs pic.twitter.com/xRNXzQeNTI
— Game Show Network (@GSN) April 30, 2018
Goose on the loose
Tuesday’s Rookie Orientation Program was briefly interrupted by a yellow for debris. The debris, it turns out, was a Canada Goose, which was quickly ushered away to safety.
The rare ⚠️ yellow flag for... goose on track.🤨
— IndyCar Series (@IndyCar) May 1, 2018
✅ Problem solved. Back to green.🏎💨
🎥 https://t.co/Otk9DbwGqx
📲 @verizon INDYCAR Mobile
📈 https://t.co/SAdeSxSfa7#ThisIsMay // #INDYCAR // #Indy500 pic.twitter.com/sQs15A2JDo