After sharing our personal news on Monday, I am now behind on commenting on the IndyCar news that has suddenly started flowing. I’ll spend today and Friday catching up. Early last Friday morning, right at 6:00 am CST, Ed Carpenter Racing (ECR) dropped the news on social media that Conor Daly would be driving the No. 20 car fulltime this season in the NTT IndyCar Series. On Friday, I’ll discus the third car at Foyt, and other news we’ve learned from IndyCar Content Days.
The Fulltime Grid is Now Complete
Posted in IndyCar on January 19, 2022 by OilpressureAn Unexpected Gut-Punch
Posted in IndyCar on January 17, 2022 by Oilpressure
As a note of fair-warning, this post has absolutely nothing at all to do with racing, but has everything to do with news we received in our household on Friday. If you only want to read about racing here; come back Wednesday when I’ll offer my thoughts on Conor Daly securing his fulltime ride with Ed Carpenter Racing. If you are concerned about our news, keep reading.
A Good Problem to Have
Posted in IndyCar on January 14, 2022 by Oilpressure
Help me solve a dilemma. I have a friend who is a racing fan in Indianapolis. He goes to the Indianapolis 500 annually, as well as one or two other races each year – but usually those at IMS. He sent me an e-mail earlier this week saying that he wants to take his teenage (early teens) son to one of two races – Road America or Nashville – and wanted to know what I thought.
The Times They are a-Changin’
Posted in IndyCar on January 12, 2022 by Oilpressure
With apologies to Bob Dylan, don’t be misled by the title. This post isn’t that deep. This past Monday, NBC released the start times for the 2022 IndyCar schedule. The press release said that IndyCar and NBC announced the times, but I’m not sure how much input IndyCar had in this. I think once the dates and weekends are secure, IndyCar pretty much hands it to NBC and they take over from there. I could be wrong, but that’s my impression.
Revisiting an Old Argument
Posted in IndyCar on January 10, 2022 by Oilpressure
Sometimes meaningful topics for this site in early January are hard to come by. While admittedly searching for a topic for today, I was scrolling through the Racer Mailbag hoping that something would make my ears perk up. I did. It is not a topic that is even new for this site, but things change and it is occasionally worth revisiting an old topic from time to time.
Sour Grapes
Posted in IndyCar on January 7, 2022 by Oilpressure
I realize that Sour Grapes is an odd title for a racing post, but stick with me on this. The term “Sour Grapes” is defined as having a negative or resentful attitude toward someone, because they have something that you can’t have. Keep that in mind. What do you expect? It’s the offseason.
Things Have Changed Over a Dozen Years
Posted in IndyCar on January 5, 2022 by Oilpressure
After a couple of weeks over Christmas and New Year’s, it was good to take a step back and recharge the old batteries. I hesitate to mention the Music City Bowl we attended. Purdue played a good game and deserved the win, but the game was marred by horrible officiating on both sides. That’s all I’m going to say about that. But with all of the festivities of the holidays now behind us and the hope that a new year brings in front of us, it’s good to get back here to focus on IndyCar racing.
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