Hinchless in Indianapolis

Well, the unthinkable has now become the reality. After days of speculating how James Hinchcliffe will find his way into the 2018 Indianapolis 500 after being bumped we have the answer: he won’t. I’d normally say something like “Sadness” here, but that doesn’t even begin to cover the feeling. You humble host has been a […]

Aleshin is given a timeout or something

After continuing on a blistering pace of shredding Dallara parts, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver Mikhail Aleshin has been replaced by Sebastian Saavedra for the event this weekend in Toronto. And according to SPM General Manager Piers Phillips, the replacement is just for this weekend. “Sam Schmidt and I reviewed the first half of the season […]

Jay Howard’s Indycar career brought out of mothballs

Suppose you were blessed with a sponsorship deal funding an entry in the Indianapolis 500 this year. Hooray for you! Would you survey the landscape of all available drivers and decide your guy/gal would be…Jay Howard? From motorsport.com: Former Indy Lights champion Jay Howard will race the #77 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports-Honda at this year’s Indy […]