If Friday night’s Hoosier Hundred had been a standard 100-lap affair, the closing scene very well might’ve been played out to a completely different ending for Bobby Santos.
However, at a distance of 146 laps and 100 miles, this one at Indiana’s Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park was anything but standard no matter which way you dissect it. (more…)
I sure hope you got your fix on racing this weekend, if not, then you are a superhuman fan!
Nashville, TN driver Josef Newgarden (yes, he is American) won his first ever Indy 500 in controversial fashion. It’s nothing he did to generate controversy, but Indy race control kind of pissed off the team of Ganassi driver Marcus Ericsson.
BECHTELSVILLE, PA May 30, 2023 . . . . . . There is a storm brewing and heading East right in the path of the Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night, June 13 when the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series hosts the AMSOIL USAC Non-Wing National Sprint Car Tour and the 358 NASCAR Modifieds in this always popular double-header event. This will mark the 16th Annual USAC Eastern Storm and the event is presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings.
It’s a Memorial Day weekend for the history books with an unprecedented Team Penske sweep of two marquee motorsports events – the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600.
As Santino Ferrucci sat under the third red flag in the closing laps of Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, only one thought entered his mind, and that was the crowd being on his side.
Making an edgy three-wide maneuver up the outside of Josef Newgarden and race leader Marcus Ericsson, the A.J. Foyt Racing No. 14 looked to be leading the Indy 500 with only four laps to go. (more…)
RACE RUNDOWN: In his 12th start in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” Josef Newgarden captured his first Indianapolis 500 win and the 100th win for Team Penske and Shell-Pennzoil in any series.
A new study reveals the correlation between Indianapolis 500 drivers’ milk preferences and their likelihood of winning.
One classic tradition of the race is the bottle of milk the winner gets, who will usually proceed to have a small sip and then drench themselves and anyone around with the leftovers. (more…)
BECHTELSVILLE, PA MAY 24, 2023 . . . . . Four exciting NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series events are planned for 2023 and it all gets underway on Sunday night, May 28 with the Pioneer Pole Building 2nd Annual Balls to the Wall 50 Invert Race for 358 Modifieds joined by the 602 Sportsman. Race time is set for 7:30 PM.
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 24, 2023 – The 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge from historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) takes place this Sunday, May 28, with coverage starting at 11 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock (subject to local blackout restrictions).
