While many things have come and gone at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1954, one thing that has been nearly constant is my dad's presence at the annual running of the Indianapolis 500. Having missed only the 1965 race due to his military service, Dad will be attending his 65th race this weekend. In declining …
Continue reading After 65 races at IMS, fan prepares to say goodbye
11:20 AM -- As expected, today has dawned with threats of weather clouding over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 30-minute practice session for the six cars attempting to make the final row of the Indianapolis 500 starting lineup got started at 10:15 with four cars immediately taking to the track. The #66 McLaren car showed up …
Continue reading Live Blog – Qualifying Day 2 at Indianapolis
7:05 PM -- I might not be a huge fan of the current qualifying format, but I can't deny that it made for some exciting moments this afternoon. As car after car tried to lock themselves into the Top 30, some drivers excelled and some driver failed. In the end, two small teams secured spots and …
7:45 PM -- Fast Friday is in the books, and quite honestly, I'm not sure what we really learned today. The speed chart was topped by the Honda trio of Conor Daly, Marco Andretti, and Takuma Sato, each at over 230.5 mph, though those cars wound up 22nd, 7th, and 16th on the no-tow chart. The …
It's finally here. It's been 352 days since last year's Indianapolis 500, and while the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has hosted some other tenants, today it welcomes home its rightful guests as official preparations begin for the 103rd Indianapolis 500. For slightly more than half it's history, practice for the Indianapolis 500 always began on May 1 and …
With all the talk of guaranteed starting positions and expanded fields for the Indianapolis 500, it's hard to remember just how good Bump (or Bubble) Day used to be for the Indianapolis 500. The new qualifying formats, regardless of what tweaks have been implemented for the past seven or eight years, have somewhat done away …
The Field of 33 