Fast Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. There are few things that make people happier than hearing those words. This year, nobody was certain what to expect from the cars or the weather. There was once again a high risk of rain showers in the area, and unlike yesterday, we didn’t get lucky. Around 3 PM…

For the first time since Opening Day, I drove towards the Speedway not knowing how much track time teams and drivers would see. Mother Nature has been relatively kind, despite the chilling winds of the first couple of days. Today, everyone had one eye on the race track, and the other on the radar. The…

Wednesday’s practice for the Indianapolis 500 was full of sunshine, heat, and a few surprises. It all began when I arrived at the Speedway around 8:30 this morning, and it was already 71 degrees. You could tell it was going to be a hot one, likely the warmest temperatures we’ll see before race day. Long…

Today was the fourth day of practice for the Indianapolis 500, and it finally felt like it. After putting up with chilling temperatures during the first three days, we felt a little bit of the May heat today. There was still plenty of wind, which was gusting at nearly 25 mph throughout parts of the…

After the first two days of practice for the Indianapolis 500 began slowly, Monday started out much quicker. I arrived at the Speedway around 8:30 this morning, where I could hear the familiar sound of Honda engines. They were of course the two-seaters that were taking people around the track. That ended around 9:30, and…