Good morning from Nashville Superspeedway! It was an early practice, so I am just now sitting down to write something.
Saturday Morning Practice in Nashville
Posted in IndyCar on July 18, 2026 by OilpressureNashville Preview
Posted in IndyCar on July 17, 2026 by Oilpressure
It seems like it wasn’t that long ago that the fifth edition of the Music City Grand Prix (MCGP) last ran. If you look at the calendar, you realize that it has not yet been a year. For the past two seasons, the MCGP served as the season finale. In 2024, it was run in mid-September. Last season, it was run at the end of August. So if you think it’s odd to be running this event this early, you’re right. But if you go back to the 2000s when IndyCar ran at Nashville Superspeedway, this was the date when it always ran.
This Had Better Work
Posted in IndyCar on July 13, 2026 by Oilpressure
For the past week, I think I have watched more Tony Kanaan interviews on You Tube than I have in the past fifteen years or so. He was a guest on Hinch and Rossi’s podcast. There was almost an hour long interview with Marshall Pruett; and David Land had a two-parter where he spread his interview over two episodes, which was probably smart. There were also a couple of interviews on channels that I don’t follow.
Random Thoughts on Mid-Ohio
Posted in IndyCar on July 6, 2026 by Oilpressure
If Arrow McLaren was on a campaign to be talked about as much as possible over the past two weeks, they have succeeded. It all started at Road America two weeks ago, when Christian Lundgaard had an improbable last to first drive to win his second race of the season. He followed that up with winning the pole for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Saturday. Pato O’Ward had a brilliant drive to win at Mid-Ohio on Sunday, with Lundgaard finishing a close second.
Mid-Ohio Preview…and Much More
Posted in IndyCar on July 3, 2026 by Oilpressure
It has been nearly two weeks since I last posted here. I’ll promise that was not planned, it just sort of happened. That would sound better if there was some family emergency or something, but there wasn’t (thank goodness). My excuse is really rather flimsy – summertime activities just got in the way.
Random Thoughts on Road America
Posted in IndyCar on June 22, 2026 by Oilpressure
The 2026 edition of the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America is now in the books. It was the most intriguing IndyCar race held here since the series returned to this massive 4.088-mile track in 2016. There have been wild finishes, like the year Josef Newgarden lost power on the last lap while leading. There have been a few affected by rain. Last year had very oppressive heat for the first time since we’ve been coming here. Some years, the temperature never broke 60° for the weekend. This year, the weather was about perfect. It would have been rated a little on the cooler side, but compared to what most of the country is experiencing – who’s complaining?
A Crazy Day at Road America
Posted in IndyCar on June 21, 2026 by Oilpressure
We just witnessed our eleventh straight IndyCar race (twelfth, if you count the 2020 double-header), and I can honestly say I’ve never seen a wilder race at Road America than the one we saw this afternoon. Christian Lundgaard won a whacky race that saw him fall back to dead last after contact with Scott Dixon on Lap One. We were in Turn One at the start of the race, so I didn’t see it happen. But when I heard over the PA that Lundgaard was limping back to the pits, I figured his day was done. It wasn’t.
