Author Archives: Andrew Chernoff

Who Will Drink the Milk?

The wait is finally over. What is being dubbed as “The Most Important Race in History” is finally here! Hours from now is the 100th anniversary of the first Indianapolis 500.

After the long weekend of races across the city (Freedom 100, Hoosier Hundred and Night Before the 500), it’s time for the marquee event. For some of us, it is a day that is …

Did Bump Day Really Mean Anything?

The drama of Bump Day definitely hit all of us this year for the first time in a long while. There was rain and big names that were close to missing the race (Danica Patrick and Marco Andretti).

Usually Monday and Tuesday after the weekend of qualifying are a couple of days to catch your breath before race weekend. Well, not this year.

There was …

Simona de Silvestro’s Wild Crash at Indy

Simona de Silvestro’s crash during Thursday’s practice will go down as one of the most frightening in IMS history. As soon as you saw the replay of it, it was very easy to think about what happened to Mike Conway on race day a year ago.

Thank goodness she walked away from the car. In fact, she only sustained burns on her hands and was …

MotoGP adds Austin to schedule in 2013

The MotoGP World Championship announced Tuesday that the series will race at the new circuit in Austin, Texas beginning in 2013.

The league signed a 10-year deal with the Circuit of the Americas, which is currently under construction. Of course, the track also has struck a deal for Formula 1 to use its facilities beginning in 2012 for the U.S. Grand Prix.

The race will …

Bruno Junqueira teams up with AJ Foyt Racing for Indianapolis 500

A.J. Foyt Racing has hired veteran IZOD IndyCar Series driver Bruno Junqueira to the team for the Indy 500. He will race the No. 84 car as a teammate to fellow Brazilian Vitor Meira.

The team now has a strong core of drivers in May and it hopes to make some noise in the race.

Sure, the team hasn’t always had the best results and …

A wild IndyCar season opener – at least early

(Editor’s Note: Andrew Chernoff has joined Vigilant Sports as our racing expert. Expect quality and thorough analysis for everything IndyCar, NASCAR, F1 and more).

The 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series campaign began with a bang on Sunday…or was that the sound of carbon fiber being ripped from almost every car on track?

The first 14 laps of the race featured four cautions and ended many of …