IndyCar Recap: Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300
In A Nutshell With varying pit strategies, and after a number of wrecks, the final 20 laps came down to a battle between Takuma Sato, … Continue Reading
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Happiness Is… NASCAR’s Newest Brand Of Racing Analysis
So Brad Keselowski ended Kyle Busch’s streak and Kevin Harvick stole one. That sums up the action from Richmond this past weekend, right? Whatever. That’s … Continue Reading
Happiness Is… Ignoring Chores
This past weekend featured another slew of racing, with seemingly everybody in action save for the Nationwide Series. So if a person was looking to … Continue Reading
Open Wheel Wednesday: Whither Worldwide Indy
IndyCar just held one of its premier events, the kind that is supposed to pull in fans and keep its name close to the top … Continue Reading
IndyCar In Depth: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Preview
After beginning the season on the East Coast, with races at St. Petersburg and Barber Motorsports Park, the IndyCar Series jaunts West to the familiar Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
IndyCar Recap: Barber Motorsports Park
In A Nutshell Ryan Hunter-Reay put together a demonstrative qualifying effort and used his pole position to keep his car out front and take the … Continue Reading
Happiness is… What Happened This Weekend In Racing
Call it a full weekend of racing. With F1, Nationwide, IndyCar, and the Sprint Cup series all burning rubber, motorsports ripped off an impressive couple … Continue Reading
Open Wheel Wednesday: Shouldn’t IndyCar Be Hyping The Season A Bit More?
Can you hear that? It’s the faint din of the roar of the engines emanating from IndyCar. That’s right, the season is here. The teams … Continue Reading
Five Points to Ponder: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of NASCAR Parity
After a two-race swing, far away from home the Sprint Cup Series leaves the golden hues of the western states behind and returns to its … Continue Reading
2013 Season Preview, Part VI: NASCAR’s Rising Stars
Today’s Season Preview Topic: The Nationwide and Truck Series have become rich with young talent once again. Give us the one driver from within those two series you’re watching in 2013, and why.
P. Huston Ladner, Senior Writer: Nelson Piquet Jr., in Trucks, and Travis Pastrana in Nationwide. Piquet has started to show that he is a worthwhile talent in oval racing, after spending the past few years converting his abilities from F1. His win last year shows this maturation and the possibility for more. This year, he’ll again be driving the same equipment as the Truck’s reigning champions, James Buescher, and he should be a contender for the title. A foreign-born driver taking the title would be a big splash for the series and might be the kind of factor to help it maintain its existence and grow.