Note: I actually wrote the this scheduled post on Monday night, to be posted this morning. That was before we heard Tuesday’s news that we had lost the great Parnelli Jones at the age of 90.
Who to Share a Beer With
Posted in IndyCar on June 5, 2024 by OilpressureRandom Thoughts on Detroit
Posted in IndyCar on June 3, 2024 by Oilpressure
If the word “chaos” had been a drinking game, while watching the Chevrolet Grand Prix of Detroit, there would’ve been few people left that were still coherent enough to watch the end. Ironically, that was the best part. Scott Dixon avoided enough chaos to make it to the front on fuel strategy, then held off a teammate, a former teammate and overcame a lapped car on his way to his fifty-eighth career victory and assuming the points lead. It was not a bad day for a driver, who quietly qualified in the fifth starting spot and was not really considered a factor – until he was. Sooner or later, we are going to learn to never give up on Scott Dixon.
Detroit Preview
Posted in IndyCar on May 31, 2024 by Oilpressure
The dust has yet to settle from the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500, and The NTT IndyCar Series is on to another race. This time the site is downtown Detroit for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. Last year was the first year for the new circuit after the race left Belle Isle and moved back to downtown for the first time since 1991.
Random Thoughts on the Indianapolis 500
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 27, 2024 by Oilpressure
The 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 is now in the books. Some said the race would be pushed to Monday and possibly finished on Tuesday. Others (including myself) said the race would start on Sunday and run the required 101 laps to make it an official race, but would eventually be shortened by rain. Few said it would start on Sunday and run the full 500 miles, but that’s exactly what happened.
Back-to-Back For Josef Newgarden
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 26, 2024 by Oilpressure
First of all…what a race! After a four hour delay, when a lot of people swore to me that “they heard” that plans were already in motion to scrap the day and do this on Monday, the track dried and suddenly the traditional pre-race ceremonies were underway.
It’s Race Day at Indianapolis
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 26, 2024 by Oilpressure
Good morning from a calm and still dark Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We arrived at the Media Center at 5:48, just in time to get set up and go out on the balcony to catch the Opening Bomb.
My Wish List for 2025
Posted in Indianapolis 500 on May 25, 2024 by Oilpressure
As we sit here on the eve of another edition of The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, I am already thinking about 2025 and what changes I would like to see. Some of these could benefit almost everyone, while others may just benefit me. Sometimes, Change is…Good.
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