Brain Dump: Toronto 2017

We don’t know if Michael Andretti is a Molson man or a Labatt’s man, but other than celebrating Takuma Sato’s win at the Indy 500 he hasn’t had much reason to kick back and enjoy a cold one after a race weekend. Sure, none of his drivers got the win, but a 2nd, a 4th, […]

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continuing on a blistering pace of shredding Dallara parts, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver Mikhail Aleshin has been replaced by Sebastian Saavedra for the event this weekend in Toronto.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 […]

Brain Dump: Iowa 2017

It sure looks like Iowa is where Indycar drivers go to lose back monkeys. Yes, the story of the day was that Helio Castroneves was finally able to break some unfathomable three-year winless streak, but really there was reason for all three podium drivers to breathe a huge sigh of relief. Everyone, enjoy the champagne. […]

Brain Dump: Texas 2017

In 1997 Texas Motor Speedway garnered national attention when AJ Foyt took to slapping and shoving Arie Luyendyk after the race. Twenty years later, countless highlight reels will show Texas again, but this time for on-track car-on-car violence. It’s not often that a race is best finished under yellow, and yet a case could be made […]