Tom is an IndyCar writer at Frontstretch, joining in March 2023. Besides writing the IndyCar Previews and frequent editions of Inside IndyCar, he will hop on as a fill-in guest on the Open Wheel podcast The Pit Straight. A native Hoosier, he calls Fort Wayne home. Follow Tom on Twitter @TomBlackburn42.
Pato O’Ward Holds Off Dominant Josef Newgarden for Iowa Race 1 Win
O’Ward scored his first win of 2025.
2025 Sukup IndyCar Race Weekend at Iowa Preview
There are two 275-lap races in store at Iowa this weekend.
Josef No-garden? The Media Is Missing the Point
Much has been made of Newgarden’s avoidance of the media as of late, but is it really about the media?
IndyCar Title Talk: Mid-Ohio Didn’t Hurt Alex Palou’s Points Lead
The only driver who challenged Palou at Mid-Ohio still trails him by 148 points.
2025 IndyCar Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Preview
With nine races down in 2025, drivers not named Alex Palou or Kyle Kirkwood are still trying to find their way to victory lane.
F1 Can’t Compete With an IndyCar Short Oval
IndyCar has a winning formula, so why don’t they use it more often?
2025 IndyCar XPEL Grand Prix of Road America Preview
IndyCar ventures north to one of its most popular tracks this weekend.
2025 IndyCar Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Preview
This is the first-ever scheduled primetime network IndyCar race on a Sunday night.
A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand
F1 scheduling Canada head-to-head with the Indianapolis 500 is symptomatic of a much larger division in racing.