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Dario Franchitti Wins 94th Indianapolis 500

Dario Franchitti, driving for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, won the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500 race. Franchitti clearly had the strongest car in the field, and led the race for 155 of the 200 laps. His performance may not have been good enough, had a last-lap crash not brought out a yellow...

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Helio Castroneves on Pole for 94th Indianapolis 500

Team Penske's Helio Castroneves has put his car on the pole postion for this year's 94th running of the Indianapolis 500 race. Castroneve sits alongside his Penske teammate, Will Power, who qualified in the second spot. Completing the front row is Dario Franchitti, driving for Target Chip Ganassi...

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13 Year Old Motorcycle Racer Dies in Indianapolis Crash

At 13 years old, most kids have a few years of recreation league football, baseball, basketball or soccer experience under their belts. Maybe they even have the beginnings of a trophy collection on the shelf at home. At age 13, Peter Lenz was an accomplished motorcycle road racer, racking up some...

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Chevrolet Announces Camaro Indy Pace Car Replica

In honor of being named the pace car for this year's Indianapolis 500 race, Chevy is building a limited production run of Camaro Pace Car Replicas. Five hundred copies will be built, each painted Inferno Orange with pearly white stripes. The cars will all be SS versions with the 400 horsepower...

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Fatal Accident Claims the Life of 13 Years Old Racer Peter Lenz

The USGPRU Racer Peter Lenz met with a tragic accident yesterday whilst participating in a race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Peter Lenz was only 13 years old and belonged to the category of racers aged 12-18 trained for professional motorcycling. Peter Lenz hailed from Vancouver in Washington...

Spyder Harrison Interview

Spyder Harrison Interview

Sirius Radio's Top 40 Hits DJ Spyder Harrison was on Howard Stern's Radio Program this morning, and he put me to sleep. More details when I actually figure out what in the world they were rambling on and on about. He hasn't changed much in the 30 years since he left Indianapolis as the weekend DJ...

Payton Manning Talks Cooper

Payton Manning Talks Cooper

Sunday Night Football is being played between the Tennesse Titans and the Indianapolis Colts. It's not all that interesting of a story really. The Colts are pretty much a gimme in this game. But an interesting conversation takes places with Payton Manning who talks about his older brother Cooper...

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What's Quicker Around a Racetrack - a Car or a Bike?

Today's sportbikes are blindingly fast and handle on par with full-on race bikes of years past. Today's high-end sports cars are also stunning in the performance department. So if you took a Ducati 1098S and put it up against a Nissan GT-R, who would win? The answer ultimately depends upon the...

10 Best Charities to Donate to This Christmas and Any Day

10 Best Charities to Donate to This Christmas and Any Day

Giving to others is the best gift you can offer this holiday season and with just a few shopping days left, maybe your procrastination can render truly magnificent results. Granted kids love new toys and trinkets but most adults have nearly everything they need (or at least have the means of...

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Pulitzer Prize 2010 Winners Announced

The Pulitzer Prize 2010 winners were announced Monday, April 12, 2010. The acclaimed prize is a United States award intended to celebrate exceptional authors in newspaper journalism, literature, and musical composition. The award began when posthumously, in 1917, the acclaimed Hungarian American...