61: Pivotal Points Shift

Pirelli World Challenge and Verizon IndyCar Series racing at Circuit of The Americas and Watkins Glen International, respectively, forms the core of the 61st episode of The Braking Point, the official podcast of The Apex.

In addition to the on-track action, Executive Editor Ben Hinc runs through sports car, Mazda Road to Indy and IndyCar headlines.

Headlines

Sports Car

• Sportscar365: PWC Drivers Express Concern Over COTA Track Limit Enforcement
• RACER: James wins PWC GTS at COTA as Dollahite DQ’d
• RACER: Baptista earns fourth GTS win Sunday at COTA
• RACER: Long, Bergmeister win make-up SprintX round at COTA
• RACER: Mancinelli, Schiro take Ferrari to COTA Victory Lane in PWC SprintX
• RACER: Dalziel, Morad return to SprintX Victory Lane at COTA
• Sportscar365: Ford Extends Multimatic, CGR Contracts Through 2019
• Sportscar365: Stevenson to Cease Operations at End of Season
• Sportscar365: ACO Open to Common DPi/LMP1 Platform for New 2020 Regs
• Sportscar365: Van Overbeek to Return to ESM in 2018
• Sportscar365: Porsche Confirms Tandy, Bamber for Petit Le Mans
• Sportscar365: Holt (Multimatic): $1 Million in Updates for Mazda DPi
• Sportscar365: Dawson Returns, Planning New LMP2 Effort With Transformers

Mazda Road to Indy

• The Apex: Askew Wins Championship, VeeKay Takes Season Finale
• The Apex: Franzoni Wins Race 1, Extends Points Lead
• The Apex: Franzoni Secures Championship With Watkins Glen Sweep
• The Apex: Telitz Wins at Watkins Glen, Kaiser Crowned Champion
• RACER: Indy Lights engine upgrades, engine monitoring in motion

IndyCar

• The Apex: Multiyear Agreement Keeps Rossi With Andretti
• RACER: Andretti considering fifth IndyCar entry in 2018
• RACER: Alonso to Andretti in 2018? Fake news says McLaren’s Brown
• RACER: Carlin says IndyCar program ‘closer than ever’
• RACER: Nasr evaluating IndyCar
• The Apex: Race Report: 2017 INDYCAR Grand Prix at The Glen
• The Apex: Rahal Fastest in First Watkins Glen Practice
• The Apex: Defending Winner Dixon Tops Practice 2 at Watkins Glen
• The Apex: Dixon Keeps Rolling in Saturday Practice at The Glen
• The Apex: Rossi Earns First Career Pole at Watkins Glen
• The Apex: Bourdais Tops Wet Warm-Up at The Glen
• The Apex: Rossi Wins Watkins Glen From Pole
• RACER: Leist considering move up to IndyCar
• RACER: Hinchcliffe deal possible by Sonoma
• RACER: Garcia testing for third SPM car at Sonoma
• RACER: Claman DeMelo to race for RLLR at Sonoma
• RACER: Kimball draws interest as CGR talks ‘long way apart’
• RACER: Third car for Rahal Letterman Lanigan in 2018?

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