At last, the wait is over: this Friday and Saturday, we get to see the Verizon IndyCar Series contenders running together again in the first open test of the season, at Phoenix International Raceway. For some drivers, it will mark the first time they’ve turned a wheel in an IndyCar since last year’s season finale at Sonoma. At the other end of the extreme is Ed Jones, who spent yesterday (Wednesday) pounding out 120 laps of the 1.022-mile oval in his #19 Dale Coyne Racing-Honda, as part of his rookie test. As the only fulltime rookie in the IndyCar field this year, Jones hasn’t got a lot to beat, and as a runner-up in last year’s Indy Lights race here at PIR, he doesn't have a...
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