When it was officially announced that Will Power would not be returning for an eighteenth season at Team Penske, that put several things in motion and the dominos started falling after that. Honestly, there was not a lot of drama by the time the Power announcement was released right at 10:00 am EDT on Tuesday. Most would have been more surprised if he had stayed by that point. The only perceived drama was the wording on the Team Penske release that said “…Will felt like it was time for him to make a change.”
The Dominos are Starting to Fall
Posted in IndyCar on September 5, 2025 by OilpressureRandom Thoughts on Nashville
Posted in IndyCar on September 1, 2025 by Oilpressure
And just like that, the IndyCar season is over. The season started out slowly. Through the first four races, there was only one caution throughout that span – the opening lap of the opening race at St. Petersburg. Not that I like to watch cars crash, but restarts help to spice up the show. It also didn’t help that Alex Palou opened the season by winning five of the first six races. For the most part, the championship was decided by the end of April. It was a great display of driving on Palou’s part, but there was not a whole lot of suspense going into each race.
Newgarden Finally Wins in Nashville
Posted in IndyCar on August 31, 2025 by Oilpressure
What a race! If you ever wondered why people keep harping about more ovals, look no further than the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway. First of all, congratulations to Nashville native Josef Newgarden for winning today’s race on his home track. Victory in Nashville had been evading Newgarden, but today he was able to close the deal.
It’s Race Day at Nashville Superspeedway!
Posted in IndyCar on August 31, 2025 by Oilpressure
Good morning from another sun-drenched day at Nashville Superspeedway. Yesterday afternoon was warmer than expected for practice and qualifying. Today will most likely be the same, but possibly a couple of degrees cooler. I’ll take this any day to dodging raindrops at an oval.
Nashville Saturday Wrap-up
Posted in IndyCar on August 30, 2025 by Oilpressure
What a perfect day at the race track! First of all, my Tennessee Vols won – beating Syracuse 45-26. While that was going on, we got to watch an interesting qualifying session that say David Malukas come up just short for the second week in a row. This time it was Pato O’Ward knocking Malukas off of the pole. Once again, Malukas will start on the outside of the front-row. And no, that is not called the outside pole, as I heard someone say today.
Friends Are Why We Do It
Posted in IndyCar on August 30, 2025 by Oilpressure
By Susan Phillips
The past several years, George and I have traveled far and wide going to INDYCAR races around the country. From Pennsylvania to Florida, from Texas to Wisconsin and Indiana to California; we have criss-crossed the country covering INDYCAR races for our website.
Welcome to Nashville Superspeedway!
Posted in IndyCar on August 30, 2025 by Oilpressure
Welcome to a sunny and warm Nashville Superspeedway. There is some good and bad things about attending a race in your hometown. The good is that it’s great staying in your own bed each night. The bad is that our bed is 51-miles from the track. There are also more distractions at home when you are trying to get out the door – feeding the dogs and ourselves, along with everyday life. Consequently, we didn’t get into the media center until just as IndyCar practice started.
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