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(photo courtesy marcoandretti.com) The 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series was supposed to be all about “the big two” for wins and championships. “The big two” are the teams of Penske Racing and Team Target Chip Ganassi. It did start out as just that. Penske drivers won the first three races and Penske and/or . . . → Read More: Andretti Autosport Making A Run (photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar League) By the end of this month, June, the officials of the officials of the IndyCar League will decided on the way that their race cars will look and sound for 2012 and far beyond. The group led by Randy Bernard, IRL CEO, and the nine member ICONIC . . . → Read More: Changes Coming To The IRL (photo courtesy IZOD/IndyCar Series) Dario Franchitti, the 2010 Indianapolis 500 winner, Mr. Ashley Judd, and the driver of the Target-Chip Ganassi #10 Dallara Honda, scored a very nice pay day Sunday to the tune of $2,750,000 dollars! Not a bad payday for two weeks of fast work! Mike Conway, on the other . . . → Read More: 2010 Indy Recap: Franchitti $2.75 Million (photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar series) Sunday was the 45th anniversary of the first Scotsman, Jim Clark, to win at the Indianapolis 500. That jovial Scotsman just happened to be Dario Franchitti’s boyhood hero. So it was at The Brickyard on May 30, 2010, the second coming of Scotland to this hallowed grounds. . . . → Read More: Franchitti Wins 2010 Indy 500 (Photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar Series) Throughout all the additions, renovations, and updates applied to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1909, much of its original atmosphere seems to shine through. Many of the more than 3.2 million bricks are still there covered up under the 1 1/2 feet of asphalt. Yet the only part . . . → Read More: The Indy 500: A Historical Review (Al Unser,Jr. and Helio Castrneves photo courtesy IndyCar Series) It was like old times Thursday night out front of the downtown Indianapolis Marriott ballroom. There were many of the past Indy 500 racers there giving each other a hard time. Among the drivers there was Danny “Hollywood” Sullivan, Duane “Poncho” Carter, “Little . . . → Read More: The IRL Lacks Racing Personalities (the roof cam is about the size of a Big Mac) Have you ever wondered just how Fox, ESPN,ABC, and TNT are able to get such great shots during the race? Broadcast Sports Inc. is the company that provides, installs and monitors onboard television cameras in all three of NASCAR’s national series — . . . → Read More: In-Car Camera: An Insight (photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar series) “The Captain”, Roger Penske has developed a strict set of guidelines for scouting and selecting race car drivers for his race teams. A signature maneuver or victory schtick is definitely not included in his criteria. But having said that, two of Penske’s drivers who are currently making . . . → Read More: Does Penske Have The Magic Touch? (photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar series) Being related by blood, you would think that A.J. Foyt IV would know better than to complain about cars built by his iconic and strong-willed grandfather, A.J. Foyt. Nope, that was not the case Saturday. And as a result, the grandson is out at Indianapolis Speedway today . . . → Read More: A.J Fires A.J.IV! (photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar Series) Helio Castroneves is setting himself to make a historical run at winning his fourth Indianapolis 500. Saturday he proved that he has a fast race car by securing the 2010 Indianapolis 500 pole in his Team Penske #3 black and orange bullet. Castroneves, who won last year’s . . . → Read More: Castroneves Wins The Indy Pole |
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