Race day is finally here. The drivers will start their engines beginning just after noon EST for the biggest race in motorsports.
The Indianapolis 500 is truly a special day in sports. 33 drivers risk their lives going over 220 mph around the 2.5 mile oval. The IndyCars are safer and the safety walls are much improved. Nonetheless, these drivers (and teams) are putting it …
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 …
For the second year in a row, I have had an up-close look at the ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing.’ Beginning a couple weeks before the race, I am there about everyday for interviews, news conferences, practice laps and of course qualifying.
There is much that can be seen and so much that makes the Indy 500 special. I tried to capture some of the activities …
Last night for no special reason at all, I watched the best movie of all time: Hoosiers.
Based on a true story, the movie encompasses all that is good with Indiana basketball and the parody that is possible. A small team that had little previous success overcame adversity to knock off the ‘big dog’ in the state championship game.
Now I’ve probably watched the movie …
The upcoming 100th anniversary Indianapolis 500 has a plethora of storylines.
One of the more interesting things to follow are the women drivers, all four of them: Danica Patrick, Simona de Silvestro, Pippa Mann, and Ana Beatriz.
According to Yahoo.com, the top searched Indianapolis 500 drivers are the four female drivers in the field. Impressive.
More women are growing to like the sport and these …
But it was held up a bit.
Community day is always fun for race fans and Indianapolis residents to come out to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and see their favorite drivers up close and personal.
Wednesday was full of weather problems as you have to know by now. Local stations interrupted everything and were on all evening tracking storms. Surprisingly, the weather didn’t impact the …
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 …
What an adventurous day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for qualifications. The weather held up until late in the afternoon and we saw many of the dominant drivers flat out struggle.
The first row isn’t too surprising featuring Alex Tagliani, Scott Dixon, and Dario Franchitti. After that however, is a toss up.
Townsend Bell, Ed Carpenter, Oriol Servia, James Hinchcliffe, Takuma Sato all in the …