Race Weekend Central

Open Wheel Wednesday: Dissecting the Texas Mess & Road America

2016 Indianapolis 500 Starting Grid Chris Owens Indycar

(Photo: Chris Owens / IndyCar)

1) IndyCar postponed the conclusion of the Texas race until Aug 27 where the race will resume on lap 71 as things were. Did they make the right decision? What should they have done? Aaron Bearden (IndyCar/NASCAR): I’m not certain of the date, but there wasn’t too much that INDYCAR officials could do given the …

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Who’s Hot and Who’s Not: Post-Michigan Edition

2016 Michigan I Cup Joey Logano Confetti John Harrelson Nkp

(Photo: John Harrelson / NKP)

The racing weekend at Michigan and Texas gave fans plenty of variety. Youth showed us their talents, restarts were crazy, at least two of the finishes were well worth waiting for and then there was a special groundhog appearance. Just your normal racing weekend. HOT Sooner or later Joey Logano was going to win a …

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Conor Daly Wraps Up Career Weekend With Dale Coyne Racing

2016 Indycar Detroit Conor Daly Woohoo Bret Kelley

(Photo: Bret Kelley/IndyCar)

When you drive for one of the underfunded teams on any circuit, the main goal is to finish each race weekend with an undamaged car. A good finish is wanted, but typically unexpected. They come from time to time, but can often be fleeting. That considered, Conor Daly’s weekend in Detroit was a special one …

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Conor Daly Pushes Car to the Brink, Scores Sixth-Place at IMS

2016 Indycar Indianapolis Conor Daly Photo Walter Kuhn

(Photo: Walter Kuhn/INDYCAR)

For Indiana native Conor Daly, simply being in the field in any given race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is an honor and a privilege. However, for a brief moment during Saturday’s Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis, Daly looked like a trip to victory lane was in the realm of possibility. Taking advantage of a …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Shows Slight Improvement, While ESPN Tries to De-emphasize St. Pete

2016 Phoenix I Cup Denny Hamlin Pack Racing Nigel Kinrade Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

Greetings, everyone.  Did you like Sunday’s finish in Phoenix?  It was a good one.  I thought Kevin Harvick was a sitting duck, but he managed to pull it out just in time. Last weekend saw two races in Phoenix, plus the season opener in St. Petersburg for the Verizon IndyCar Series. Good Sam 500k On …

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Conor Daly in for James Hinchcliffe at Detroit

Aspiring IndyCar hopeful Conor Daly will replace the injured James Hinchcliffe this weekend for the Dual in Detroit at the Belle Isle Street Course event. Daly will pilot the No. 5 for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports for both races on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Hinchliffe was in the first season of a multi-year deal with the …

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