It’s worth pointing out, mind you, that the folks in charge of Indy racing – a form of motorsport that may or may not be better off now that the long-destructive feud between the triumphant Indy Racing League and defunct Champ Car is history – don’t historically run their operations like Swiss trains. History tells us that whether they arrive or not, whether their car count will be impressive or dismal, whether their technology will be rudimentary or aspirational – it’s a year-to-year, perhaps day-to-day toss-up. So yes, a company co-headed by Michael Andretti, the seven-time champion of Toronto’s great race, has carved out an agreement in principle with the IRL to bring the roar back to our lakeshore next summer.
TheStar.com.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. laughed at Eddie Gossage’s offer of $100,000 to drive in the IndyCar series race at Texas Motor Speedway on June 7.
“Well, he thinks I’m a cheap date, I guess,’’ NASCAR’s most popular driver said before Friday’s Sprint Cup qualifying at Richmond International Raceway.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., standing on the qualifying grid at Richmond Friday, scoffed at the Eddie Gossage offer of 100K to run TMS’ IndyCar race.Even if the TMS president upped his offer, Earnhardt didn’t appear interested.
ESPN.
Let’s cut through the crap. The public holds Danica Patrick to a baffling double standard. If a man gets angry after he’s punted into the wall at 180 mph, he’s justified. If Patrick gets angry, she’s vilified. If a man gets into it with his crew chief over strategy, he’s fighting for his cause. If Danica does it, she’s b*tchy. If a man uses sex appeal to promote himself, he’s a stud. If she does it, well…
SPEEDtv.com.
In case you missed it, the Red Sox beat the Yankees 4-3 on Saturday night. We provide this public service announcement because Fox left the game for the start of the Subway Fresh Fit 500 just as Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano was battling Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon with two outs in the top of the ninth. Needless to say, Fox has gotten killed in baseball-crazy New York and Boston as well as NASCAR-happy locals. “The net result was not what we wanted to happen,” says Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell, who said his network received 20 complaints.
What happened? Fox is contractually obligated to show NASCAR races from start to finish on its broadcast network. They asked NASCAR to push the race back, and the auto racing body agreed to move the race from 8:45 p.m. to 8:53 p.m. Both worlds collided at that point and Fox was cooked. (The conclusion of the baseball game aired on FX.)
SI.com.
In the migration from dirt tracks to Madison Avenue, the executives failed to make a pit stop for something it needs more than any other league. If Aaron Fike didn’t tell us this when he was arrested last summer, he surely did when he told ESPN The Magazine last week that he had competed in the NASCAR truck series while on heroin
News Record – Greensboro, North Carolina.
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