Indy 500 By The Numbers
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*Polesitter Ed Carpenter is one favorite to win the 500*
*M*y full time job is teaching math and science to middle schoolers so I'm
a numbers guy. The Ind...
Indy 500 Field Preview: Rows 6-11
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Today marks the second installment of a preview of this year’s starting 33
drivers for the Indianapolis 500. If you missed yesterday’s preview, which
cover...
The Rising Cost Of The Month Of May
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If you’re a regular ticket holder to the Indianapolis 500, you may have
already received a letter from IMS President Jeff Belskus outlining the
ticket pric...
INDYCAR Announces Indy Qual Penalties
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INDYCAR announced in a press release Tuesday three penalties levied against
IZOD IndyCar Series competitors for violations during Indianapolis 500
qualific...
AJ Almendinger Goes Step-By-Step at Indianapolis
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AJ Allmendinger gets reacquained with IndyCar at IMS AJ Allmendinger says he’s been taking it a step at a time during his return to open-wheel racing and deb...
Indy 500 Qualifying – What A Weekend!
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A few observations following a great weekend of qualifying for the
Indianapolis 500: -Ed Carpenter on the pole is a fantastic story. It was
very popular wi...
A Quick Hello!
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My goodness, where does the time go? I swear I try to schedule time to
update this thing, but scheduling my brain to produce something interesting
on deman...
Everyone Needs a Rookie to Root For
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It's only natural, with the approach of the Indianapolis 500, that the
attention of many focuses on those drivers that have achieved the greatest
amount of...
Day 5 -- Consider the Gauntlet Thrown
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I was looking at my posts from May of last year (mostly so I don't incessantly repeat myself) and stumbled across my title from Thursday's practice: "Day 6 -...
Buddy Lazier returns to the "500"
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Buddy Lazier has become the fourth former winner of the Indianapolis 500 to
have an entry submitted for the 97th running of "The Greatest Spectacle in
Ra...
The Gift of the Magi
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News came on Tuesday that Pippa Mann had secured a ride for this year’s
Indy500. Within the small IndyCar Twitter-node the news was reason for an
overflo...
Beatriz visits World Cup venue in progress
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Two of the biggest sporting events to take place in Sao Paulo over the next
18 months collided April 30 when IZOD IndyCar Series driver Ana Beatriz
visited...
The Aftermath: Your Turn
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It’s been a week since the Randy Bernard announcement and what a week it’s
been. I wrote a blog post on Tuesday with my viewpoints on the current
situation...
End of a season
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In the end, it came down to three points. An American accepted the Astor
Cup with the title only decided at the checkered f...
Fuelgate 2011
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Feathers are flying on Twitter this afternoon as the link to this article is making the rounds. In short, the article quotes an unnamed team source question...
Bruno out, RHR In
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Twitter was abuzz last night talking about this transaction. I wanted to
write this entry then, but I figured I was too emotional about it to be
rationa...
Turning Off the Blamethrowers
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Aside from actual driving skills, here is a short list of items required to
drive an IndyCar up to 240 miles per hour around other race cars going
roughly ...
Tweaking the Restart Procedure: A Middle Ground
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Gnashing of teeth! Wailing and lamentations! Tearing of flesh! IndyCar
is changing its restart procedure!
IndyCar announced at Randy Bernard's "State of...
An Announcement
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We've switched to a new WordPress layout. Click here.
If you've been getting to the site through its Blogspot address, know that
this page will no longer b...
2011 Silly Season Update
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So with Graham Rahal and Charlie Kimball joining Chip Ganassi Racing, and JR Hildebrand joining Panther this week as well, I figure it is time to post a new ...
Sept. 15: On Milwaukee and Calder Park
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*Question:* Wouldn't having a full schedule of racing at Milwaukee put
people in the stands? I remember going to Homestead in the 90s, and there
wasn't muc...
Time to Kill the Brickyard 400?
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Those who have followed the ebb and flow of my writing here know that I
have frequently held up NASCAR as a successful U.S. motorsports business
with whic...
You can outrun everyone but the sun
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An IndyCar traveling at 235-plus mph can outrun just about anything -
except the sun. That's the message Josef Newgarden is spreading at
Indianapolis Motor...
Notes: Servia delves into Dali on museum tour
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Oriol Servia, 37, from the Catalonia region of Spain ? the same as Salvador
Dali ? has the evocative Dali self-portrait prominently displayed on his
helmet.
INDY 500: 2013 PreQuil - Almost Time to GO Racing!
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Otay, so now the field’s set and all that’s left is to try not putting a
wheel wrong during the final Pre-race practice session during this coming
Frida...
Video of the Day
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If you haven’t already done so, make sure to check out Episode 1 of F1600
in Focus. The first episode captures some great onboard racing from the
F1600 F...
The AE Authenticity in Management Meter.
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*By Peter M. De Lorenzo*
*Detroit. *A little over a month ago I wrote a column entitled “The Penalty
of (bad) Leadership,” in which I revisited perhaps t...
CHRISTMAS IN MAY
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Christmas comes in May for racing fans -- and the motorsports industry --
with Sunday's all-important Indianapolis 500, Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte,
and the...
MotoGP to BT Sport in 2014 (IndyCar & NASCAR too)
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UK TV coverage of MotoGP will be switching to the new BT Sport channels
from the 2014 season. IndyCar will also be on those channels later this
season. I’l...
Guaranteed Enjoyment
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Whether or not you like/dislike mixed martial arts or the UFC, you can't
deny being amused by this animated gif from last night's fights.Fighter
Jordan Mei...
Triple League Racing Podcast #7
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It has been an incredibly long time, but I can finally say that TLR podcast
#7 is out! This show is an Indycar preview show with myself and James. To
be h...
Merch: Easy End Shirt
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I just picked up this up from Easy End Garage out of Richmond, VA. If you
are not familiar with their work you need to go there and check out some of
the ...
Peace
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Its 10 years since he died. 10 years that have transformed a regional
sporting endeavor into a National phenomenon. On the last lap of the 2011
Daytona 500...
Now Available in a Grab Bag!
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Hey, kids. For all six of you who may still be checking this site from time
to time and who may not have had me personally tell you either in person or
ove...
Dario Franchitti wins Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
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Dario Franchitti has begun to chip away at Will Power’s IZOD IndyCar Series
points lead, holding off the Australian to score his second win of the
season a...
Getting Face Time
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USA Today had a nice mention of me in the Sports on TV Column doing X Games
this weekend. I thought it was even better that my old friend Don Ohlmeyer
was ...
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