Marco prepares for 'pack racing.'
Of all the circuits the IRL IndyCar Series visits, nowhere more epitomises the kind of breathtaking, heart-stopping group racing that has become the series' main point of attraction (other than Danica Patrick!) than the Texas Motor Speedway.
The 1.5-mile tri-oval nicknamed 'The Great American Speedway' has played host to some of the most dramatic, as well as the most dangerous, moments in series history as the cars run faster, closer and more steeply banked than anywhere else in the world.
Of all the circuits the IRL IndyCar Series visits, nowhere more epitomises the kind of breathtaking, heart-stopping group racing that has become the series' main point of attraction (other than Danica Patrick!) than the Texas Motor Speedway.
The 1.5-mile tri-oval nicknamed 'The Great American Speedway' has played host to some of the most dramatic, as well as the most dangerous, moments in series history as the cars run faster, closer and more steeply banked than anywhere else in the world.
On Saturday night in the Bombardier Learjet 500 k IRL IndyCar Series rookie Marco Andretti will get his first taste of IRL racing Texas style in an event that has got the brash 19 year-old chomping at the bit.
"I'm excited to race at Texas Motor Speedway," says the Andretti-Green Racing driver, who has emerged as one of the fastest and most outspoken drivers on the IRL scene thanks to two stirring drives at Indianapolis and Watkins Glen. "I know it's a fast track and it will be my first experience with 'pack' racing. Every week I seem to encounter something new and this weekend will be no different."
