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(WOMR file photo) After viewing the moments that were leading up to the violent crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that prematurely took the life of Dan Wheldon, it is not precisely clear who caused the incident. More importantly, it is not going to make the incident go away. And that is . . . → Read More: Las Vegas IndyCar Race Questions Unanswered? (Dan Wheldon with my son, Jeremy, @ Las Vegas Friday) A record number of race cars racing just inches apart in abnormally large packs at lightning fast speeds that exceeded 220 mph. A newly concocted “bounty” of $5 million for a victory from a non IndyCar season participant who could start from . . . → Read More: Indy Car Racing: Risks vs. Rewards (photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar Series) Now that Danica Patrick has jilted the IZOD IndyCar Series, in favor of the bigger money of NASCAR, the sports writer’s keyboards have been set ablaze with stories of DANICAMANIA! However, nobody is really sure how she will fare in “the door slammer series”. There are a . . . → Read More: Is There IndyCar Life After Danica? (photo courtesy John SommersII/Getty Images) There is no doubt that Thurday’s “DANICA DECISION DAY” was a huge news deal in American automobile racing. Additionally, WOMR was a very sad to see that it was also a very big news event, a sad commentary. If this is a clear barometer on the state . . . → Read More: Danicamania: Judgement Day For NASCAR? (photo courtesy auto123.com) This Hendrick Motorsports decal was spotted Sunday at The Centennial Indy 500 on the wings of two of the Team Penske Racing cars on the grid before the start of the race. The decals were on the inside rear wingplate on Will Power’s #6 Dallara Honda and Ryan Briscoe’s . . . → Read More: Is Hendrick And Penske Considering an Indy Car Alliance? (photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar Series) Dan Wheldon inherited the lead when rookie J.R. Hildebrand hit the wall coming out of the final turn on the final lap and went on to win the 100th anniversary Indianapolis 500. Sunday’s victory was the second for Wheldon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he won in . . . → Read More: Wheldon Capitalizes On A Rookie Mistake (photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar Series) Every year early in the month of May Dario Franchitti makes a visit to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Franchittti loves spending time touring the museum viewing the old historic race cars that depict the history of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. Mostly, Franchitti loves to . . . → Read More: Franchitti Could Join Some Elite Company (photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar Series) In many, if not most, of the past Indy 500′s, the polesitter was considered the favorite to win the race. However, this year it is not necessarily the case. While fellow front-row starter, Scott Dixon driving his #9 Target Chip Ganassi race car, and his teammate Dario . . . → Read More: Can Tagliani Pull One More Out Of His Hat? (photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar series) It is quite surprising that Canadian race car driver from Sam Schmidt Motorsports, Alex Tagliani, out drove the drivers from the bigger, better funded teams like Penske Racing and Target Ganassi Racing for the 2011 Indy 500 pole! Backing up his impressive speed numbers from practice, Tagliani, . . . → Read More: Alex Tagliani Claims The Indy 500 Pole (photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar Series) Danica Patrick isn’t saying that the 2011 Indy 500 will be her last, not just yet anyway. But pose that question of her after the checkered flag waves on May 29th for the 100th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. A victory for Patrick in this . . . → Read More: Is Danica Driving Her Last Indy 500? |
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