PT Barnum is alive and well with IndyCar!

I am ready to go Rambo on the IndyCar series and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway! First they keep trashing normal month of May traditions and now they will have a 34th car on the track coming to the green flag of the Indianapolis 500! In their best PT Barnum impersonation, IndyCar is unveiling the “Izod [...]

Does tradition really matter at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?

Let me start by stating that I know I’m a Neanderthal when it comes to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500. I am guilty of being stuck in the past and see every change made around this iconic event as a travesty. When the Indianapolis Motor Speedway added a Nascar event back in [...]

A 30 Year Indianapolis 500 Flashback

I’m headed to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend.  30 years ago I was headed there as a “rookie” with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. I received a phone call that spring from then “Voice of the 500” Paul Page along with Bob Jenkins informing me I was going to be a part of [...]

Are double-file restarts actually hurting Nascar?

Okay, you can say it, I have totally lost my mind.  Why would anyone think that double-file restarts in Nascar are actually hurting the sport especially with the finishes we’ve seen this season.  Well, that’s the reason.  You aren’t following me?  Let me explain. There is no question that the double-file restarts that Nascar instituted [...]

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