It’s Cheese Time (Road America 2021 Preview)

In preparing for the trip up with Wisconsin, Abby and I realized this will be exactly one-year since our last INDYCAR camping weekend. It was also the first (and only) camping weekend of the 2020 INDYCAR season. Since we don’t camp at IMS, there’s no better place than Road America to memorialize things. When they …

Tires Man (Detroit 2021 Review)

I have a love/hate relationship with the Chevrolet Grand Prixes of Detroit. Plainly speaking, I think the surface at Belle Isle needs some advanced resurfacing. When the commentators are talking about steering wheels trying to “kick out of” a driver’s hands, or the red tires are turning useless at such a rapid pace: you must …

We Deserve This (2021 Indy 500 Review)

The Indianapolis 500 is always hard to recap, outside of the winner: there’s way too much going on to attempt to summarize. This year is no different! Do I spend the time talking about Helio Castroneves and his fourth win? What about the hard charging from Conor Daly and how all Ed Carpenter Racing drivers …

She Will Choose (2021 Indy 500 Preview)

This past week I’ve been asked by no less than five people I work with (in the “real” job) who I think will win the Indianapolis 500. Every time the answer is the same “it’s extremely hard to tell this time.” It’s not dodging an answer, because if you asked who I *wanted* to win …

That Was Perfect: Copy (GMR Grand Prix 2021)

It’s time for everyone to stop sleeping on the GMR Grand Prix. For the past three years we’ve been treated to just exceptional racing and drama. This year, it was no different! We had a first-time pole winner and a first-time race winner. There was drama from beginning to end, there was beautiful weather, and …

…You Guys Okay (2021 Texas Review)

Yeah so I have no clue about this past weekend. It was wild - just wild. Probably should have known that we were in for a wild weekend when practice was delayed for over two hours due to weather. That compressed the Saturday schedule meaning no qualifications and the field was set both days by …

Double-Fried (Genesys 300 and XPEL 375 Preview)

Deep in the heart of Texas (do Texans consider Dallas/Ft. Worth the heart of Texas) is Texas Motor Speedway. A 1.5 mile oval with twenty-degree banking on Turns 1 and 2 and twenty-four-degree banking on Turns 3 and 4. In 2018 the race (DXC Technology 600 at that time) showed that with the new aero …

Drive Like It’s Stolen (2021 St. Pete Review)

Two years in a row now, St. Petersburg has not disappointed. Admittedly the best way to kick off any NTT INDYCAR Series is in sunny Florida, but even servicing as the second race on the series calendar: it keeps the excitement level high. Similar to last year, it also left us with some head scratchers. …

Sunshine and Cars (St. Pete 2021 Preview)

While the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is historically the kick-off race to the season, for two years now I get to discuss championship points going into this race. Following last week’s race in Barber Chip Ganassi Racing is sitting pretty in the championship points. Sure, we are only one race in and at …

Flags, Tires, and Pit Stops (Barber 2021 Review)

The first lap of the first race every season is also tricky. Rookies are ready to prove themselves and it’s the first time this particular set of drivers have lined up two-by-two. This year was no exception, except that Josef Newgarden was the cause of the issue. Lap one, cresting the hill to Turn 5 …