Team Penske drivers Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe, along with Penske Performance Inc. President Tim Cindric answered questions about driver personalities and team dynamics during the recent 2008 Indy 500 Media Tour.   read more »

One of the stops on the 2008 Indy 500 Media Tour was the top secret warehouse that stores Firestone Racing’s “Magic Rings”. In fact, so top secret is the location of this warehouse that tour attendees were blindfolded, transported via passenger bus, and subjected to rigorous background checks by armed guards prior to entering the facility.   read more »

Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Tony George responded to questions posed at the recent 2008 Indy 500 Media Tour. Topics included open wheel unification, entries for the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500, the upcoming Motegi/Long Beach weekend, the state of the IndyCar Series, Paul Tracy, and more.   read more »

Marty Roth was kind enough to host an open house at the new headquarters of Roth Racing during the 2008 Indy 500 Media Tour. Though perhaps not the size of one of the “Big 3″ teams like Team Penske, Andretti Green Racing or Target Chip Ganassi Racing, the facility is still quite impressive. The tools are new, the floors are clean, and the sense of pride is abundant. You just gotta love the spirit of this up and coming team.   read more »

Fan favorite Sarah Fisher unveiled her new race shop and her new 2008 Indy 500 sponsor at a press conference during the 2008 Indy 500 Media Tour. The sponsor will be ResQ Pure Power Energy Drink, a new all-natural energy drink that will be available in stores in mid to late 2008. Sarah also announced that she will compete in IndyCar Series events at Kentucky Speedway and Chicagoland Speedway.   read more »