Category Archives: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Blame physics for the misery of watching the Brickyard 400
July 24, 2017

It’s not like NASCAR and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are conspiring to bore us every July.  They don’t want the Brickyard 400 to suck any more than we do. But it does, and watching it rewards only our ability to endure tedium. Six hours and nine minutes.  That’s how long it took yesterday’s Brickyard 400 […]

Bryan Clauson passes away – Statement from Bryan’s family
August 8, 2016

I got to spend a lot of time around Bryan Clauson the last two Mays as he prepared to drive the Jonathan Byrd’s Racing entry in the Indianapolis 500.  I was one of the lucky who got to know him a little bit. Talking to a guy on the radio is sort of strange in […]

Top 10 ways to fix the exceptionally dull Brickyard 400
July 25, 2016

Kyle Busch won the 23rd running of the Brickyard 400 yesterday in front of dozens at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. At least it looked like no more than dozens.  The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a gargantuan facility capable of holding more than a quarter million race fans – as it did for the 100th Indianapolis […]

Top 10 reasons to attend the 23rd Running of the Brickyard 400
July 21, 2016

The Brickyard 400 used to be an event that rivaled the Indianapolis 500 for local excitement.  It was different – slower – but still fun. Then came the mandatory red flags because of tire wear, and an admission by NASCAR that the nine-degree banking of the corners at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are not conducive to […]