3:05 PM -- Somewhat as expected, drivers have been slow to take to the 2.5-mile oval this afternoon with higher temperatures and gustier winds. Those drivers who have been on track, however, have not been slow. Almost 2.5 hours into this Fast Friday session, Andretti Autosport's Alexander Rossi current sits atop the speed chart with …
If you're here, you probably watched the GMR Grand Prix on Saturday, so I'm not even going to attempt to recap all the various twists and turns Saturday's race took. There is no chance I would be able to describe it even if I tried. In 34 years of watching Indy car racing, I have …
Much like the salad bar at a Brazilian steakhouse that’s really good more because of its location rather than its actual quality, the NTT IndyCar Series kicks off its 16 days at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend with the eighth running of the GMR Grand Prix on the 2.439-mile IMS road course. While most …
It's easy, and probably over-cliche, to say that all 33 drivers who will be vying for an Indianapolis 500 victory on May 29 would give an arm and a leg to actually win the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. It's often been said that winning The 500 changes a driver's life forever. While most of us …
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(Header image courtesy of hemmings.com) Ask anyone who considers themselves a historian of the Indianapolis 500 their opinion on the greatest rookie class in the history of the event and 90% of them will likely respond with the same answer. Almost universally, the rookie Class of 1965 is considered the greatest rookie class in the …
When the entire focus of an event is to push the boundaries of man and machine, it is inevitable that participants are bound to get hurt. Since the very first day the gates at 16th and Georgetown swung open to the public for motorized competition on August 14, 1909, the element of danger has permeated …
The Field of 33 