In Monday's article, I posted a picture of one of my favorite Indy cars of all time, the 1992 Lola in the King Motorsports Quaker State livery. That got me thinking about some of my other favorite Indy cars through the long and storied history of the Indianapolis 500. Sometimes a paint scheme can greatly …
It seems almost unfathomable now, but for decades, the Indianapolis 500 grew in worldwide acclaim without TV and without orchestrated drama in qualifying and without any drivers or teams being guaranteed starting positions. It was so large, in fact, that the race grew in spite of the fact it was almost always run on a …
Ed Carpenter's 2018 pole speed for the Indianapolis 500 was 229.618 mph, which equates to a time of 2 minutes, 36.78 seconds for a 10-mile run. Come tomorrow morning, I will barely traverse through a single turn at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in that same amount of time. *sigh* Tomorrow, I will join roughly 30,000 …
Welcome to the Month of May for 2019 and the 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500!! The 500 is still 25 days away and there is still the requisite INDYCAR Grand Prix to pay attention to, but let’s be honest, we are almost universally already focused on the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. If ever there …
While I might not always be the best at picking up hints people are sending my way, I was glad to have received no comments telling George Phillips and me that we should remove all proof of our previous "Two Sites Unite" and never let another episode see the light of day. (I will note …
The Masters. Wimbledon. The Kentucky Derby. The British Open. The Indianapolis 500. These are the greatest sporting events in the world. These are the events that every player dreams of winning and trains a lifetime to do so. These are the events that transcend their sport and that mean more to those who conquer their …
The Field of 33 