Commentary on the NTT IndyCar Series and the history of the Indianapolis 500
The first race of the newly-minted NTT IndyCar Series season is now in the books, and looking at the results by team, one could be forgiven for thinking it's 2009 rather than 2019. Nonetheless, the maiden race on this season's calendar provided plenty of action and exciting racing. To the surprise of exactly NO ONE, …
Continue reading Solid race all around but few surprises in St. Pete
The excruciating off season is finally coming to an end, and the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series is finally set to get underway this weekend with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. With so much news to digest over the past six months, there's no better time than now to dig into five major storylines …
It has been a long time since the More Front Wing podcast ceased back in 2014, and to say I've missed doing the podcast would be a great understatement. They were a lot of work to produce on a weekly basis, but the payoff was very rewarding. Over the past several years, I have occasionally …
Note from Paul: In 1954, my father, David Dalbey, attended his first Indianapolis 500 with his father and aunt. Several years later, he started recording his experiences in detailed, handwritten journals. He has continued this practice all the way through the current year. Several of the earliest years were written many years later and may …
Sponsorship News My, my, my... what a few weeks it has been for the NTT IndyCar Series!! After the big news a couple weeks ago that NTT would become the title sponsor for INDYCAR's top series, the news has continued to flow almost daily. And in what seemed like an impossibility a few years ago, …
Continue reading Firestone, NBC Sports, Acura and other musings
It has been quite the last 48 hours for INDYCAR with, of course, the biggest news coming out the Detroit North American International Auto Show yesterday morning. With Japanese mega-technology firm NTT taking over as the title sponsor of the IndyCar Series, America's premier open-wheel racing series has secured both a international partner and a …
