indianapolis 500 Stories - Stampede Blue
Transforming IndyCar from a topic to a story
I'm going to make an admission that will probably get me in hot water with the Indy-rati out there. I was born in Indianapolis on race weekend. I spent most of my early life only blocks away from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But until I finished college, the only IndyCar race I ever watched...
Today in Terrible Ideas: An IndyCar road race at the Brickyard...?
I've been doing my best lately to be as positive as possible given the events of October. It has been a difficult, but rewarding, process to mine the bright spots from a period in time that, if I'm being honest, can pretty much suck it. But occasionally a situation requires blunt, harsh...
Indy 500 "back home again" as Brickyard's biggest race
At this year's Indy 500, the sea of humanity stretched as far as I could see. And this was just in the Coke lot. As a child, I went to several Indianapolis 500s, since we lived close by the track and we were, after all, Hoosiers. But as a child I did not notice the crowds except when they got in my...
INDY 500 QUALIFYING: A sleepless night at Andretti Autosport
While you are waking up and enjoying that first bit of morning coffee and Hobbsian wisdom from the Spanish F1 broadcast, take a moment to feel sorry for someone. Yes, I'm talking about that junior mechanic from Andretti Autosport, who probably spent the night jacked up on Red Bull - err, Venom...
Speed's saga escalates Indy 500 drama, rumor mill to fever pitch
Let's not mince words here. A wiggle at 220 miles per hour at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is nothing to scoff at. Take that time you were on the ladder cleaning your gutters, and all of a sudden the ladder moved and you felt yourself careening backward, headed for a fall and (likely) serious...
Classic Indy 500 broadcasts to air on ESPN networks
(Courtesy ESPN PR) ESPN Classic will present a week-long tribute in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500. The 2011 edition of the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" airs Sunday, May 29, on ABC, with pre-race at 11 a.m. ET. All week long beginning Monday, May 23, ESPN Classic will air...
DONALD TRUMP: "You're fired" from Indy 500 pace car
UPDATE: Word out of Indianapolis intimates that 4-time Indy 500 winner A.J. Foyt will replace Donald Trump as the pace car driver for the 100th Anniversary Indy 500. Details to come. "The Donald" is out of the Indianapolis 500. The pop culture personality and erstwhile real estate tycoon had been...
Douglas Adams would be proud: 42 entries for 2011 Indy 500
(Courtesy IndyCar PR) Four past winners and four IZOD IndyCar Series champions are among the drivers named to the 42 entries filed for the 2011 Indianapolis 500, scheduled for Sunday, May 29 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Eighty-three cars comprise the 42 entries, the most entries since...
No ducking The Donald: Trump to drive Indy pace car
I suppose that by saying I don't want Donald Trump to drive the Indianapolis 500 pace car, I am setting myself up for some backlash. The poorly-toupeed, filthy rich mogul whose most recent efforts have been his series of Apprentice shows and, it appears, a run for the United States presidency, met...
An unexpected story shows the value of unscripted narrative
Let me ask you a question. If you go to a movie theater and see a trailer for an upcoming film that essentially gives away every plot twist, every action set piece, and every bit of interesting dialogue... how likely would it be that you'd want to see the whole movie at full price? I pondered that...
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