Greetings from I-64 East, in southern Illinois. Susan is reluctantly driving, while I type away. Such is the case with a race that ends at 5:00 pm on a Sunday. The 2023 edition of the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 is now in the books. Weather played a big role, even before the w … | Continue reading
If you’re an IndyCar fan that has grown tired of street and road courses, the Hy-Vee IndyCar weekend at Iowa Speedway is just what you’ve been waiting for. For old-school race fans like me, this weekend is something of a throwback. For only the third time this season, the NTT Ind … | Continue reading
Rookie Benjamin Pedersen did not make many friends in the paddock, this past weekend at Mid-Ohio. For those that missed it, Pedersen incurred the wrath of race-winner and current points leader Alex Palou for not letting Palou get by to lap him. He later angered several other driv … | Continue reading
Sometimes qualifying features few surprises, and pretty much mirrors what we saw in practice. Such was not the case in today’s NTT IndyCar Series qualifying for tomorrow’s Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America. Josef Newgarden had been mostly average in the first two practices, but w … | Continue reading
Whether you hate this non-traditional format of qualifying or love it; you cannot deny that the last two days were very entertaining. Within one hour today (Sunday) we watched one driver experience the lowest point in his racing career; and then watched another experience one of … | Continue reading
Practice Two for the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 is in the books. It was another glorious day at the track. After a cool start to the day (46° when I woke up), the bright sunshine warmed things up quickly. I don’t think there was a single cloud in the sky all day, as [… … | Continue reading
Around the first of the month, I mentioned I might have a surprise. Someone said they couldn’t wait to find out what the surprise was. I tried to tamper expectations because it was no big deal. Someone else guessed I had grown a beard. Seriously? The only reason I delayed saying … | Continue reading
Things have been just a little bit busy lately, but I wanted to post my thoughts on the first episode of 100 Days to Indy before Episode Two airs tonight on The CW. Not that my opinion matters much, but I figured I would weigh in. It’s almost impossible not to compare 100 Days to … | Continue reading
A day that had been calling for about a 65% chance of rain, ended up being a glorious day at the race track. Of course, there is the old saying that a rainy day at the track is better than a sunny day at work. But imagine how great a sunny day at the track […] | Continue reading
The Roar Before the 24 will be taking place this weekend, with a lot of drivers form the NTT IndyCar Series shaking off some winter rust. For those unfamiliar, this is the practice and qualifying weekend before next weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. There is also some IndyCar news, … | Continue reading