Arrow Electronics and Lenovo Give IndyCar’s Schmidt Peterson Motorsports a Big Data Advantage in 2017
March 07 2017 - 9:35AM
Business Wire
Real-time data analytics offer competitive
advantage in a sport where hundredths of a second can separate
winners
Global technology company Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW),
the primary sponsor of the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) No. 5
Honda driven by James Hinchcliffe in the Verizon IndyCar series, is
connecting SPM to Arrow’s unparalleled ecosystem of 125,000-plus
technology suppliers, system integrators, resellers and end
customers to give the racing team every technical advantage during
the 2017 season.
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Schmidt Peterson Motorsports' (SPM) James
Hinchcliffe in the Arrow No. 5 Honda during a test lap last week.
Arrow and Lenovo are using Big Data to help SPM speed up its cars
and pit crew stops. (Photo: Business Wire)
During this past season, Arrow introduced SPM to Lenovo, a major
data and enterprise-solutions supplier to Arrow’s enterprise
computing solutions business. Lenovo is now working with the
Indianapolis-based IndyCar team to enhance the quality and quantity
of data insights derived during the team’s race and pit stop
simulations.
“With Lenovo’s help, we’re finding creative ways to speed up our
cars and our team’s overall operations,” said Schmidt Peterson
Motorsports’ co-owner Sam Schmidt. “Everyone in our sport is on the
hunt for real-time data analytics like this because better data
equates to better race day decisions. With the help of great
partners like Arrow and Lenovo, I believe SPM stands to benefit
from Big Data in 2017 more so than any other team out there.”
SPM has already conducted thousands of simulations to date, in
which sensors on the team’s Indy cars feed information into a
Lenovo System x3650 M5 server—yielding massive amounts of data that
SPM’s engineering team have used for real-time analysis and race
strategy corrections. In addition, Lenovo is helping SPM analyze
every driver and pit crew movement to identify incremental
adjustments that could shave as much as a tenth of a second off
every pit stop.
“Big Data and enterprise computing capabilities like these are
in Lenovo’s DNA,” said Scott Hawkins, executive director of
marketing, Lenovo Data Center Group. “We’re excited to partner with
Arrow and put our unique capabilities to work for SPM and their
Indy cars.” The Lenovo x3650 M5 server is purpose built for big
data workloads. It supports industry leading data storage capacity,
the latest Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4 high performance compute
processing power, flash storage options, and energy efficient
features for lower power consumption without losing
performance.
“Arrow works with the biggest names in technology, and we’ve
cultivated one of the largest technology ecosystems in the world,”
said Sean Kerins, president of Arrow’s global enterprise computing
solutions business. “We’re uniquely positioned to bring together
partners like Lenovo that have the unparalleled expertise and
innovative technology solutions to help SPM reach new heights.”
The No. 5 car aligns to Arrow’s forward-looking mission to
operate in the world of Five Years Out—the tangible future of new
technologies, new materials, new ideas and new electronics that
will make people’s lives better, smarter and more inspired. This is
Arrow’s third year sponsoring SPM. Follow @SPMIndyCar, @Hinchtown
and @ArrowGlobal on Twitter for updates throughout the 2017 IndyCar
season.
About Arrow Electronics
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solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic
components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow serves as a
supply channel partner for more than 125,000 original equipment
manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers
through a global network of more than 465 locations serving over 90
countries. Learn more at fiveyearsout.com.
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About Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
Established in 2001 and owned by former IndyCar driver Sam
Schmidt and Canadian businessman Ric Peterson, Schmidt Peterson
Motorsports (SPM) currently competes in the Verizon IndyCar Series.
With a storied history in the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires
series with over 70 wins, over 70 pole positions and seven
championship wins, the Indianapolis-based team has also found
success in IndyCar with five wins, two Indianapolis 500 pole
positions and four poles claimed overall, as well as three
top-five finishes in the championship points standings.
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Peterson Motorsports/James Hinchcliffe:Veronica Knowlton,
317-341-3488veronicak@spmindycar.com
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