With the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 finally in the books, it’s time to look back on a couple of the major talking points coming out of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Aside from Takuma Sato joining 19 other drivers as multiple-time winners of the great race, Race Control made its way back into …
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Two Guys Talk about a Diamond
One of the best things about having my own IndyCar blog is that I get to post when I want to post about what I want to post about. Quite honestly, the whole iRacing thing does pretty much nothing to scratch my itch, so I haven't given it much attention. What I do love, though, …
A look back at the Hulman-George Era of IMS
Nothing stays the same, and in racing as in elsewhere, time marches on. But before we move on and settle into the future of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the NTT IndyCar Series under the control of Roger Penske, I feel it's important to look back and pay homage to 74 years of Hulman-George ownership …
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I thought this was a quiet off season? Part 1
In part I of this off season review, Paul looks back on the biggest story for Indycar racing since Tony Hulman opened the IMS gates for the 1946 Indy 500.
Thoughts from the Indianapolis 500, part 1
We've now had a few days to digest the 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500, so I figured it was now time to put my thoughts about this past weekend down and take a look back at what turned out to be a fantastic race weekend. Instead of dumping all my thoughts into a crazy-long …
Cornelison honors past while becoming a tradition on his own
Jim Cornelison recognizes he must walk a fine line between honoring tradition and mimicking his longtime predecessor, and it’s a place he realizes puts him front and center at one of the Indianapolis 500’s greatest traditions. Cornelison is a native of the Pacific Northwest but came to the midwest to pursue his masters degree in …
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