Since 1994 the Brickyard 400 has stood apart as one of the premier events on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. Winning on the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a dream for most racecar drivers. And on Sunday the track delivered twice giving Paul Menard not just a Brickyard 400 victory, but his first ever Cup [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Indianapolis Motor Speedway’
What A Finish! What A Season!
August 1st, 2011 
Journo Crown Royal Rumor Brings It All Together
July 13th, 2011 T.C. The Indiana Business Journal reported this week that Crown Royal may be in negotiations with Indianapolis Motor Speedway to become the title sponsor of the Brickyard 400 weekend. According to their report the deal could be the richest title sponsorship in NASCAR at around $1.5 million annually. The multi-year deal could be announced in as [...]
Please, No Nationwide Cars At Indy. And Maybe No NASCAR
July 1st, 2011 Journo Indianapolis Motor Speedway is home to one of the greatest traditions in all of motorsports. The prestige of the place and the events surrounding it made it a perfect fit for the up-and-coming NASCAR Winston Cup Series in 1994. 200,000 spectators showed up that first year – in 2007 the number was 270,000. 17 years [...]
Posted in The Business of NASCAR 
Tags: Brickyard 400, F1, GrandAm, IMS, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IRP, Jeff Belskus, LROP, Lucas Oil Raceway Park, MotoGP, ORP 
18 Comments »Ask The Insiders Wednesday #87
August 11th, 2010 Journo It’s back to the Irish Hills this week as NASCAR rolls into Michigan International Speedway and inches closer to the start of the Chase. But before we head to Brooklyn (Michigan that is), it’s time to answer your questions! If you don’t know what this post is, we answer any and all reader questions every Wednesday, right [...]
Montoya, Pattie Relationship Rocky. Then Again…
August 5th, 2010 Journo Two weeks, two problems and frustrations again boiled over on the radio between Juan Pablo Montoya and his crew chief Brian Pattie. With the four tire stop that cost them the race at the Brickyard still fresh in their minds, Montoya entered the pits for a late race stop at Pocono. As he pulled in [...]
The State of the IRL and IMS
July 22nd, 2009 Journo Much like NASCAR’s own France family, the IRL (and IMS)’s Hulman-George family is a racing dynasty that began two generations ago. Soon after World War II businessman Anton “Tony” Hulman bought the run down Indianapolis Motor Speedway and turned it back into the gem of American motorsports. Hulman’s daughter Mari Hulman George became the matriarch of the family [...]
Posted in Racing Observations Tags: Hulman, IMS, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy Racing League, IRL, Joie Chitwood, Tony George 9 Comments »The Sad Demise of American Open Wheel Racing
May 22nd, 2009 Journo On the eve of the biggest motorsports weekend of the year I can’t help but reflect on what Indy Racing once was and could have been. *I know this is the NASCAR Insiders, but I want to talk about this.* I have watched some of the coverage from Indianapolis this year and in my opinion [...]
Rubber Hits the Fan: Tires 1, NASCAR 0
July 27th, 2008 T.C. Tires, tires, tires. I returned from a busy weekend to find my inbox full of questions and comments regarding the situation at the Brickyard today. First off, let me say that days like today shouldn’t happen. Having destroyed racecars and putting drivers in danger for what seems to be something that could have been avoided [...]
Posted in NASCAR News, Over The Wall, Racing Observations Tags: Brickyard 400, Goodyear, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, tires 27 Comments »