The Remarkable Story Of An IndyCar Team Overcoming A Transporter Fire
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IndyCar Team Owner Ricardo Juncos Matt Fraver/IMS Photo The IndyCar Paddock fiercely fights each other on the race track in the heat of battle. But when a team experiences misfortunate away from the track, IndyCar teams and the series rally each other to help those that are impacted. That was the case this week involving Juncos-Hollinger Racing. On the way back from last weekend’s IndyCar doubleheader at Iowa Speedway, the transporter carrying Sting Ray Robb’s car and equipment caught on fire. According to Chevrolet and the team, here are the details of what happened with a timeline as the team’s crew, their competitors, their partners and the series to come together to help them make the race this weekend. The Timeline Sunday evening at 7 pm: The transporter carrying Sting Ray Robb’s No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet, suffered a fire on the trip back from the Iowa Speedway to the team’s shop in downtown Speedway, Indiana, which caused fire, smoke and water damage to the equipment and cars. Sunday, starting at midnight through Monday: Between friends and the team, three trailers were dispatched to begin bringing back damaged items, which the non-competition team members set out on tables to dry and start assessing what was salvageable. Monday – The crews for the No. 76 and No. 77 joined together to rebuild the No. 76, while they assessed the damage to Robb’s car. Tuesday – Both crews’ attention turned to the No. 77, rebuilding the car, which suffered crash damage in the second race at Iowa Speedway. Wednesday – The transporters, including the Juncos Hollinger Racing INDY NXT by Firestone trailer, began the trip north to Toronto. The Reaction “We had the situation with the trailer on fire, and it was a huge amount of work overload for everyone at…
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