Remembering Dr. Jack Miller, the Racing Dentist
Dr. Jack Miller Indy 500 Photo Twelve years ago, Dr. Jack Miller and I sat down for lunch at a crowded restaurant on the west side of Indianapolis, just minutes … Read More
Author: Stephen Cox
The great helmet scam
Stephen Cox The majority of auto racing sanctioning bodies mandate safety equipment for drivers. Like all regulations, these mandates have become increasingly burdensome over time. One of the most onerous … Read More
Super Cup Ansel’s Tire Super 50 Review
Stephen Cox If you were hoping for a wild victory celebration in this column, well… so was I. But the Pack Motorsports/Boschett Timepieces/McGunegill Engines Special had a lousy night at … Read More
Texas Offers a Glimpse of What IndyCar Was, Should Be
Tagliani leads Dixon “That's the best racing I've ever had on an oval." – Will Power The Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway should go down in history as the … Read More
Resurgent 500 Remains Pinnacle of Auto Racing
Marco Andretti IndyCar/LAT USA If there was ever any doubt that the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race is still the Mt. Everest of motorsports, it is gone after today's record-breaking event. … Read More
2012 Hoosier Hundred Review
Bryan Clauson On Friday night at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, several thousand die-hard race fans got a glimpse of what real auto racing is supposed to look like. The 59th … Read More
Hoosier Hundred Still Reigns Supreme for Short Tracks
Rick Hood waiting to qualify for the 1986 Hoosier Hundred I would like to invite you to attend an auto race with me this weekend. But first, let me tell … Read More
Pippa Mann’s Courageous Effort to Return to IndyCar
Pippa Mann The death of Dan Wheldon has justifiably become the overriding memory of last fall's tragic IndyCar race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. But lost in the shuffle were … Read More
Practice Report from the Indy 500 – Car underpowered
The new IndyCar appears underpowered for the downforce the chassis makes. Can you say easy flat? IndyCar will allow more turbo boost for qualifying. The car has so much bodywork, … Read More
Sao Paulo Indy 300 postscript
The huge throng of people at the Sao Paulo IndyCar race were much more interested in Rubens Barrichello and did not miss Danica Patrick one bit. Robert Laberge/Getty Images South … Read More
Preview: Performance Fiberglass 100
Road racer Stephen Cox having a go at stock cars Here we are, just days before the season opener for the Super Cup Stock Car Series in Columbus, Ohio on … Read More
IndyCar Long Beach Postscript
Will Power Okay, let's cut through the official press releases and other bovine excrement and talk about the real stories from IndyCar’s Long Beach Grand Prix. Ready… set… Chevy scored … Read More
INDYCAR: Barber Motorsports Park Review
Will Power pushes his red tires hard Scott Morris/AR1.com INDYCAR’s visit to Barber Motorsports Park was chock full of revealing incidents. Here are a few of them: Half the field … Read More