Will Power somehow extended his lead from four points to 39 over Helio Castroneves at Milwaukee. Somehow? Well, Power has frequently struggled when racing on oval tracks, something he has frequently admitted. At the Milwaukee Mile, however, he displayed a rare sense of calm and confidence, earning the pole and then leading for much of …
In a Nutshell: Will Power made the field look silly at a track he was supposed to struggle at, and in doing so inherited the championship points lead. Key Moment: The key moment of the race was perhaps on Friday afternoon when Will Power won the pole for the race. Power was hardly challenged during …
Ugh. Yep, that’s the best opener that Happiness Is could deliver to start the column. The tenor of the past week has been deflating. The Tony Stewart–Kevin Ward, Jr. incident has loomed large over auto racing, finding itself a continual headline in the news outlets. Even Yahoo had coverage of Ward’s funeral on its homepage …
It’s the beginning of the end. After a weekend off, the IndyCar Series is primed to resume – and in doing so will bang out three weeks of rather varied kinds of racing. When looking at the schedule and some of its silliness (double race weekends, double points for select races), it’s easy to question …
In a Nutshell: The race began with a bang as drivers eager for the green flag got a bit excited as they hit the gas. The wreck brought about a rare caution for IndyCar at Mid-Ohio. Scott Dixon cruised home for the win, his fifth at the track in the last eight races. Polesitter Sebastien …
In a Nutshell: On what was easily the craziest race weekend of the year for INDYCAR, Sebastien Bourdais and Mike Conway usurped the usual suspects by each winning one of the two doubleheader races in the Streets of Toronto. Bourdais did it via sheer dominance, while Conway did it via cunning strategy and a little bit …
Last week’s race at Iowa came across as quite the show. It featured good racing, a brainfart or two, and a strategic move that determined the winner. When Ryan Hunter-Reay came into the pits for four fresh Firestones, no one anticipated that he’d be able to make his way to the front as easily as …
In A Nutshell: From the “Where did HE come from” category, Ryan Hunter-Reay and team pulled off the steal with a sprint to the finish at Iowa Speedway. Hunter-Reay pitted for fresh rubber on lap 284 under caution, giving up four spots in the gamble, and it paid off. Restarting on lap 292 in tenth, …
In a Nutshell: Juan Pablo Montoya continued his stellar form as of late and delivered a convincing victory in what is arguably the second biggest race on the INDYCAR calendar. Montoya won the pole for the race and then proceeded to duel with old CART rival Tony Kanaan in a grueling battle that was only …
The INDYCAR schedule is keeping its drivers up on the wheel. The series will have gone from the Texas oval to the street course of Houston and now to the testy triumvirate of turns better known as Pocono. The variety of tracks is an under-appreciated aspect of the tests that the drivers must face to …
Ryan Hunter-Reay spanked the field for a third straight week, taking home the checkers in the Honda Indy Toronto.
Ryan Hunter-Reay made it two in a row with a convincing win at Iowa Speedway.
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