SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The rain stayed away while temperatures climbed higher on Day Two of practice for the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Wednesday. It was once again a day of lots of pack-running and figuring out race day set-ups for most of the drivers who turned over 3,200 laps individual laps. Scott […]
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Dodging intermittent sprinkles on a mostly overcast day, it was a productive opening day of practice for the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500. Five different teams occupied the top five spots on the speed chart with Team Penske’s Will Power setting the early pace with a lap at 226.470. “I felt […]
TORONTO, Ontario. — Due to ongoing COVID restrictions that are in place in the city of Toronto and throughout Canada, IndyCar has decided to remove the Honda Indy Toronto race from the 2021 calendar. The announcement from the series comes a day after the city announced that it is canceling all planned summer events. “The […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Every racing team that shows up at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the month of May is keen on winning the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. That goal is certainly not lost on Beth Paretta, who is making a return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as part of the IndyCar ranks for the first […]
LEBANON, Ind. — You’ve been hearing about a referee shortage in many different youth sports in Indiana and you know that baseball has been no exception to that problem. The IHSAA has touched on the fact that they are dealing with an umpire shortage for high school baseball games. They mainly blame the pandemic for […]
INDIANAPOLIS — If you are asking whether or not the Indianapolis Motor Speedway can increase the number of people that can attend the Indianapolis 500 this year between now and race day, the answer is no. This year’s attendance for race day and all track activity throughout the month of May has been capped at […]
FORT WORTH, Texas. — In a weekend in which the NTT IndyCar Series would be competing on their only oval before the Indianapolis 500, Scott Dixon led the most laps and earned a win, while Pato O’Ward made a big statement. In the first race of the doubleheader weekend Saturday night, Scott Dixon earned his […]
STATEWIDE–The Indiana High School Athletic Association is dealing with a baseball umpire shortage, which has led to lots of games being either postponed or canceled in 2021. There are several reasons for that. “The average age of our officials is 56 years old. You couple that with the COVID-19 situation and the concerns of those […]
INDIANAPOLIS–It’s a way to honor “Slick.” The Indiana Pacers announced Monday that the team will wear a black stripe on their jerseys that says “Slick” in honor of the late Pacers coach and radio broadcaster Bobby “Slick” Leonard. The Pacers’ players will wear them on both their home and away jerseys. “Slick was one of […]
INDIANAPOLIS — With the passing of Bobby “Slick” Leonard, Hoosiers all around the state of Indiana may remember him for many different things. He helps create the Indiana Pacers, coached them to three ABA championships, saved them from folding with a TV telethon with his wife Nancy, and helped tell the stories of the team […]
