The NHRA brought some of the flavor of the greatest show in drag racing to downtown Indianapolis on Wednesday, August 29, 2007. Big Daddy Don Garlits led a good old fashioned cacklefest, NHRA and O’Reilly Raceway Park officials made announcements, and several top NHRA drivers were on hand to kick off the start of the 53rd NHRA Mac Tools US Nationals.   read more »

The King of the Dragsters, “Big Daddy” Don Garlits is back in Indianapolis for the 53rd running of the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals to be held at O’Reilly Raceway Park August 29 - September 3. While Garlits himself will not be racing in the event, the 8-time U.S. Nationals Champion and his 1964 Swamp Rat VIII took part in the “cacklefest” portion of the NHRA Fan Fest held on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.   read more »

A 30-minute video of footage taken during qualifying and race day for the 1941 Indianapolis 500 has been posted to Google Video. But that’s not all… it’s also in full color! There are simply too many great things to see in this video to list them all. This is absolutely priceless stuff, a must-see if there ever was one. Through the magic of the Internet, it can be viewed below.   read more »

Here are several new photos of the construction project taking place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in preparation for the 2008 Red Bull Indianapolis GP MotoGP race to be held September 14, 2008. Once again, these photos were taken from inside a moving track tour bus. With a few more laps in that thing I think I will qualify for a free upgrade to first class.   read more »

By Danny Burton

Danny Burton’s Hoosier Race Report appears courtesy of OpenWheelRacers.com

Sometimes the luck of the draw matters in life and racing, and sometimes it doesn’t. No matter what draw you receive you get to play the hand that is dealt you as it were. Often you make your own luck to a certain extent, and sometimes good fortune falls into your lap as it were.   read more »