Gus Clark·May 24Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, and the Brutal Math of the Indianapolis 500Ferrari speed makes the dream seductive, but the Brickyard would ask Leclerc a colder question: can the machine survive 500 miles?
Jordan Strickler·May 24The hidden economics of IndyCar: The costs of going 230 mphIt’s marketed as the affordable alternative to Formula 1. The team owners footing the bill would respectfully disagree.
FilmWanderer·May 21Dale Jr’s Missing Crown Jewel: The 2011 Coca-Cola 600 RetrospectiveSad part about this loss, I knew it was coming, too.
Gus Clark·May 7Josef Newgarden’s Indy 500 Fight Starts in the Pit BoxNewgarden’s next Indianapolis 500 may hinge less on late-race bravery than on pit selection, fuel timing, in-laps, out-laps, and Team…
J Louis Frey·May 19, 2025Murphy’s FuneralRacing driver Jimmy Murphy had already won some $40,000 in race purses in the 1924 racing season. That number was a very good living…
J Louis Frey·May 7, 2025Murph’s the ChampThree weeks after Jimmy Murphy’s win in the 1922 Indianapolis 500, they raced in Pennsylvania, known as the Keystone State.
J Louis Frey·Apr 17, 2025America’s First Grand Prix VictoryThe Duesenberg team decided to race against the best that Europe had to offer. The effort was financed by sparkplug entrepreneur Albert…
J Louis Frey·Apr 10, 2025Championship Car Board TracksJust as the name implies, board track racing was contested on high bank tracks made of wooden boards. Sometimes they were called “Toothpick…
