Busch, Villeneuve Test at IMS

A pair of Champion race car drivers took some laps around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in an IndyCar today. The 1995 Indianapolis 500 winner and 1997 F1 World Champ, Jacques Villeneuve shared the track with the winner of the 2004 Nascar Cup Title, Kurt Busch. They are two talented drivers in two entirely different situations. For…

Clock Is Ticking for Andretti, Rahal

There is a show on ESPN about numbers and statistics, called “Numbers Never Lie”. While there is some truth that philosophy, it is not always the case. Statistics can show us a lot of things from a different angle. Things that we wouldn’t normally see without them. While many people were sick of hearing the…

Indy Road Course Update

Today I was fortunate enough to take a few laps around the new road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the President of the speedway, Doug Boles. I’m very thankful that Doug (and his son) took the time out of their busy schedule to take me around the new layout. It was an extremely nice…

Long Beach Preview

The Verizon IndyCar series hits the streets of Long Beach for round 2 of the 2014 season. Last year’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach will be difficult to top, but this will be the 40th annual running of the historical race. The 1.968 mile temporary street circuit provides great passing opportunities, tight corners, and…

IndyCar News and Notes

It’s race week for the Verizon IndyCar Series, but the news keeps trickling in. The biggest headliner this week was the announcement of Dario Franchitti as the pace car driver for this year’s Indianapolis 500. It’s a perfect fit for Franchitti, even though he never won the pole for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. The…