Boy, was I wrong?!

I wrote a story for The News-Sentinel’s preview to Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, and in that story I considered that slower speeds and conserving tires might just make for more exciting racing at Indy. Well, let’s just say that line of reasoning didn’t quite work out the way I envisioned.
The race was bad, [...]

Johnson Wins Brickyard

Not a problem. Really?

NASCAR has now announced their recognition of the tire issue here at Indy that they said yesterday wasn’t a problem. They’ve said there will be a competition yellow on Lap 10 with more likely to come after they inspect the tires to determine the wear. In fact, NASCAR has brought in Pocono tires as a [...]

New look, number for Tony Stewart

I heard about Tony Stewart long before I knew anything about Home Depot. In fact, I’m pretty sure Stewart was the reason I learned of Home Depot’s existence before they opened a store here in Fort Wayne. During his tenure as the Depot’s icon, Stewart’s relationship with the home improvement supplier has been likely as [...]

Race Day

It’s Sunday morning in Indianapolis, and that means we’re hours from the start of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. Today’s race could be a little different from a fan perspective due to track and weather conditions. For my take on why that could be, check my story here when you’re done reading Pete [...]

Saturday Brickyard photos

Today, I decided to work the garages and the area where the cars come off the track during practice. It was a hot, humid day, and the effects of the weather became apparent as the wore on. Drivers complained about the track conditions and for good reason. Some drivers had tires pulled off their cars [...]

Qualifying Day at the Brickyard

Qualifications for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard started around 10:00 this morning, and Jimmie Johnson took the pole position for the start of Sunday’s race. Johnson’s qualifying speed of 181.763 mph was just good enough to take the top spot from Mark Martin who will start second. Martin ran a 181.393 and Ryan [...]

Busch wins … again

Right now, nobody seems to be able to touch Kyle Busch in the Sprint Cup standings. He’s won three of the last four races and seven total on the season, which is at the half-way point. It looked like Jimmie Johnson had Saturday’s LifeLock.com 400 sewn up, but a caution caused a restart with two [...]

Dollar General 300 Photos

Here is a short gallery of photos from Friday’s Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. Kyle Busch did as he’s done all year by running away from everyone to pick up another win and give his owner, Joe Gibbs Racing, his 13th victory of the season tying a mark [...]