Although it won’t be officially announced until tomorrow (Tue Oct 8), it is widely accepted that the NTT IndyCar Series will stage a race sometime in the spring of 2026 in Dallas. It is presumed that Jerry Jones, owner of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys is involved and that the circuit will go around or be near AT&T Stadium – home of the Dallas Cowboys.
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Is a Dallas Street Race a Good Thing?
Posted in IndyCar on October 7, 2024 by OilpressureWill VeeKay Have a Seat in 2025?
Posted in IndyCar on October 4, 2024 by Oilpressure
With Alexander Rossi moving over to Ed Carpenter Racing (ECR) next season, there is another driver that is now on the market seeking a new home for Rinus VeeKay.There were already more available drivers than there are available seats for 2025, and things just got a little more crowded.
The Value of Having a Sense of Humor
Posted in IndyCar on October 2, 2024 by Oilpressure
There are a lot of unhappy people out there in the IndyCar world these days. Team owners, series officials, media types and fans all seem to be struggling to smile recently. Over the years, I’ve referred to them as The Legions of the Miserable or The Humorly Challenged – realizing that there really is no such word as “humorly”. I always thought the term “vertically challenged” was funny, so I altered it to include my made-up word.
Grab Your Popcorn for This One
Posted in IndyCar on September 30, 2024 by Oilpressure
What dawned as a lazy and rainy Friday heading into what was to be an uneventful weekend, suddenly turned upside-down.
Was This Plan A, B or C?
Posted in IndyCar on September 27, 2024 by Oilpressure
In early July, it was announced that Alexander Rossi and Arrow McLaren would be parting ways. I immediately came to the conclusion that the 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner had been fired – another casualty of being employed by Zak Brown. As it turned out, it actually was a mutual parting. Rossi’s contract was up at the end of the 2024 season, and they had offered him just a one-year extension to return. Rossi decided he deserved more than a one-year contract, so he opted to leave. Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s (RLL) Christian Lundgaard was hired to drive Rossi’s No. 7 beginning in 2025.
IndyCar Charters–Great or Not So Much?
Posted in IndyCar on September 25, 2024 by Oilpressure
For better or worse, IndyCar now has a charter system. This is similar to NASCAR’’s charter system that has been in existence since 2016. I have stayed mostly silent on this topic for one main reason – I didn’t feel I knew enough about it to speak halfway intelligently on it. Plus, nothing was official until yesterday morning. Now that it has become official, I think I understand enough about the basic framework to at least discuss it – although I’m not sure what my overall opinion is.
Let’s Let It All Play Out
Posted in IndyCar on September 20, 2024 by Oilpressure
If you have followed this site for very long, you know there are two things that I don’t do very much of – interviews and breaking news. This is more of an opinion site. I let others do the interviews and the reporting. Then I sort of take it all in, let it digest and then give my take on it, for what it’s worth. That and $7.95 will buy you a cup of coffee at Starbucks or whatever trendy, pretentious and over-priced coffee shop you frequent.
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