Williams team principal James Vowles says the situation that led to Alex Albon taking over Logan Sargeant’s car at the Australian Grand Prix is “unacceptable in modern day Formula 1,” but also a symptom of the circumstances the team is currently facing.
Martinsville security guard: Sir, your cooler is too big.
Me: It is?
Security guard: Yes. What do you have in it?
Me: Beer.
Security guard: Head on in.
I already love this place.
#NASCAR
There was nothing, I repeat: nothing, illegitimate about Takuma Sato’s win. I can’t believe anyone would insinuate otherwise. The rules are the same for everyone and he crossed the line first. No further discussion needed.
Takuma Sato became a two-time
#Indy500
winner in dramatic fashion on Sunday, but was Scott Dixon robbed of his chance to challenge him for victory?
Listen in to our podcast to see what our experts say 🗣
V8 Supercars drivers past and present today:
Shane van Gisbergen - wins in NASCAR debut
Chaz Mostert - winner in class at the 24 Hours of Spa
Scott McGlaughlin - P5 in IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio
My grandmother found her father’s hand written box score from the 1968
#Indy500
. I never met my great-grandfather but he was by all accounts a passionate race fan. I guess it’s just in my blood
Just spoke to Jimmie Johnson on
@IndyCarRadio
. Asked the
#Indy500
question. He says the aeroscreen does change the equation, especially if he can get some oval testing in an Indy car. Let the speculation begin!
#IndyCar
Weird nugget I just turned up: if Juan Montoya can complete Lap 1 this weekend, it will be his first race lap completed for McLaren at the IMS road course in his third appearance for them.
His two previous: ’05 US Grand Prix (tire debacle) and ’06 US GP (first lap crash).
Every year, it’s the day I pick up my credential that it truly hits me that the
#Indy500
is close at hand. Super excited for my fifth Month of May with
@IndyCarRadio
!
#NowStayTuned
Robert Wickens is a race winner once again, amazing stuff! I'll never forget the dread and uncertainty so many of us felt leaving Pocono that day in 2018, but now that feels like ancient history, So, so cool.
#IMSA
#IMPC
#TiogaDowns120
Standing in line at Disney World and hearing Americans discussing Saudi GP qualifying results and the merits of Haas’ driver lineup choices. That is about as good of a testimonial to F1’s recent growth in this country as you can find
If you, like me, remember Felipe Giaffone getting an 11th hour call from AJ Foyt to attempt to qualify for the
#Indy500
while shopping at a Babies R Us in 2005, this is the baby he was shopping for. Let that sink in.
Tip of the hat to
@stevewittich
for pointing that out to me!
I'm excited to say that I will be a part of the tremendous
@IndyCarRadio
broadcast team for the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 this May. To be on the same radio network as so many of my broadcasting heroes is incredibly humbling. It's going to be a special Month of May!
Highlight of my day was watching Kevin Magnussen totally geeking out at
#Indy500
practice today. He was watching the giant packs of cars blast by and loving every minute. Based on my chat with him today for
@IndyCarRadio
, he is very enthusiastic about giving it a shot one day!
This morning I walked out of the bedroom to find my 10 year old watching Goodwood Festival of Speed highlights on YouTube. I may have this parenting thing figured out.
Reflecting on my first
#Spa24H
experience, I was totally blown away by the whole event. Thank you to all of the teams for welcoming me into your garages and the SRO TV crew for making me feel like one of your own. Best of all, I leave with so many new friends. Until next time!
My family lived in Japan from 1995-1998, but after moving back to the States I had never been back until yesterday. Today I found my old house that I hadn’t seen in over 25 years. When I moved back to the US as a 9 year old, I never imagined it would take this long to return!
What a pleasure it was to meet
@wbuxtonofficial
this morning at the track! He has been an inspiration to me for many years and it was wonderful to finally get to introduce myself. Great start to the day!
#FirestoneGP
#GTSTPETE
That’s an
@indy8hour
broadcast complete! Thanks to the Apex Productions team for all of their long days putting these SRO America shows together. It’s been an awesome season learning a new role, now on to 2022!
When I got into broadcasting, my only goal was to one day be a pit reporter at the
#Indy500
for
@IndyCarRadio
. I still can’t believe I get to work on the same network as Sid Collins, Paul Page, Bob Jenkins, and so many other heroes of mine.
My 90 year old grandmother, who is blind, absolutely dominated our family fantasy football league this year en route to a championship. She listens to sports talk radio every day and calls my sister, who manages her team, with lineup suggestions. How cool is that?!
It’s a sad day today as the family had to say goodbye to our friend of 13 years. She joined us when I was a freshman in college and it’s hard to believe how fast the years have flown by. Farewell Millie, you were a good dog.
That’s
#Indy500
broadcast number five in the books. Still pinching myself that I get to be a small part of the
@IndyCarRadio
team. Congratulations to Marcus Ericsson who will be a tremendous champion!
The remote broadcast gear arrived today. Somehow the contents of this case will allow me to broadcast an
#ABBFormulaE
race in Saudi Arabia from my house in Indianapolis with a production team in London and my co-broadcaster in Georgia. Simply amazing!
#DiriyahEPrix
Look what I found while going through boxes of old stuff! This is the official event poster for the
#NASCAR
Suzuka Thunder Special. I was in second grade and my family was living in Japan at the time, so seeing my heroes in person was a real treat and a very fond memory
My triple stint in the booth is over. Back in at 10am tomorrow! Thanks so much to everyone for tuning in. I hope it’s obvious that I’m having a blast! This race and this place are phenomenal.
#Spa24H
#IGTC
#GTWorldChEu
Here’s to a motorsports season complete! What a fun, challenging, memorable year. Thank you you everyone who has watched/listened/supported throughout 2021. Cheers!
Very grateful to
@NBCSports
for having me on another broadcast! Absolutely love that I get to do this. Thanks as well to everyone who tuned in over the weekend. Talk to you next from London!
#IMSA
@CTMPOfficial
I love my job(s) and am so grateful I get to do what I do. Thanks to
@kateshoup
for snapping this picture which, I think, illustrates the point perfectly!
Basking in the afterglow of so much incredible motorsport this weekend but I’m reminded of the family of Dilano van ‘t Hoff who lost his life at Spa just yesterday. This sport can be so wonderful and yet so cruel. Going to bed tonight thinking of both the tragedy and the triumph.
Man, what a cool experience. Thanks to everyone
@NBCSports
for making me feel so welcome this weekend. Really enjoyed the chance to get to jump in on some
#IMSA
coverage!
Now I’m tuned in to my friends
@IndyCarRadio
for the
#IndyCar
race at Laguna Seca. Have a great call guys!
One last summer adventure! All packed up and headed to Road America for the
@gtworldcham
race weekend. Happy to have the family along for the ride!
#GTRA
That’s my third 24 Hours of Spa in the books. Thanks to my colleagues for being so welcoming and to everyone who took the time to tune in this weekend. Hope you enjoyed the coverage as much as I enjoyed being a part of it. Cheers!
As life slowly returns to normal after the wedding, now seems like a good time to share some good news I’ve been sitting on for a few days. I’m super excited to be heading to the
@24HoursofSpa
later this month as part of the television broadcast team! Huge bucket list item for me
It just occurred to me that with his
#Indy500
win yesterday Josef Newgarden has joined Helio Castroneves as the only drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 and the
#Rolex24
overall in the same year.
#IndyCar
#IMSA
Off to Belgium for the
@24HoursofSpa
! Thrilled to be a part of the English language broadcast once again. If you’re looking for a racing fix while many series are taking a break for the Olympics, I hope you check out our live, free streaming coverage of all 24 hours.
#Spa24h
Sooo close! Made the pass for P2 on the final lap and came home a half-second behind the leader. Top three were covered by less than a second after two hours. Just needed one more lap!
So long Detroit! Thanks to everyone who listened to the coverage on
@IndyCarRadio
and watched the videos on the
@RACERmag
channel. On to Road America next week!
This is pretty cool. My grandparents met my great-grandmother for dinner at this restaurant in New Orleans over 70 years ago. It’s the one place my now-94-year-old grandmother (it’s her birthday today!) remembers going in their trip to New Orleans! Stopping in for some breakfast
Travel booked. Can’t wait for the frites, Belgian beer, and getting to call some outstanding GT racing at a phenomenal venue!
#24HSpa
#IGTC
#gtworldcheu
If this damnable pandemic has taught me anything it is to fully appreciate the chance to see far-flung friends and colleagues. It was wonderful to see my
@sportscar365
crew
@johndagys
and
@DanLloyd_
this weekend. Let’s hope we don’t have to wait so long for the next time!
This weekend will be my first that I haven’t spent at a race track since April. In the last 14 weeks, starting at the Long Beach GP and concluding with the London E Prix last weekend, I’ve been lucky to cover IndyCar, SRO, IMSA, Formula E, Indy NXT and Porsche Sprint Challenge.
Last post: just outside my hotel this weekend I noticed an American flag so I decided see what it was about. It was a memorial to American soldiers killed by the SS during the liberation of Belgium in 1944. It was a powerful, and unexpected, reminder of a generation’s sacrifice.
What a fun weekend at Road America, made extra special by having the whole family here! Calling my dad to a P5 finish in
@tc_america
, plus having my wife and kids here with me, it just doesn’t get better than this!
I’m extremely excited for the season and the new role, but I want to take a moment to recognize
@GregCreamer13
.
Greg’s voice will always be THE voice I associate with this series. My only goal this year is to live up to the high standard that he established.
#Legend
I so rarely get to be a spectator at a race these days so this is special. First time at IMS as a fan since the 2017 Indy 500! Thanks for tagging along
@AudreyMyrehn
!
Left: 10 years ago I had just graduated from
@DePauwU
and was shadowing the
@IndyCarRadio
crew at the
#Indy500
dreaming of being on the broadcast one day.
Right: I’m preparing for my fourth Indianapolis 500 broadcast on Sunday, living out the dream. Also a much better hair cut.
Tomorrow is
#Indy500
broadcast number four and the butterflies the night before are the same as they were ahead of the first one.
I think it comes from knowing that something historically meaningful will unfold before us tomorrow, no matter the outcome. The 500 miles lie ahead.
I remember when Toyota was the upstart team that had to learn how to win endurance races. Now they’re the team with the experience. Today is proof of just how far they’ve come: capitalizing on strategy, excellent reliability, strong pace. Impressive.
#1000MSebring
New blog post! Thankful for all that 2023 brought and looking ahead very excitedly to the 2024 season which, for me, starts THIS weekend! Check it out!
It just dawned on me that, assuming all goes off as planned, Tony Kanaan’s record
@IndyCar
consecutive start streak will extend to 318. It was set to end at St. Pete before that event was postponed and the schedule was reshuffled.
What a day. I’ll admit it was a strange day
@IMS
. We certainly missed having the fans with us. It’s such a privilege to work with the whole
@IndyCarRadio
team each and every year, but this year in particular. I hope everyone enjoyed the race!
#Indy500
What a weekend in Sonoma. Incredible effort by the track staff and SRO officials to handle the early-week track surface to issues and give us the chance to go racing. Thanks for everyone who watched our coverage this weekend! It was wonderful to be back with the SRO TV team.
So long, Long Beach! Thanks for another fantastic edition of the best street course event in the country.
Now it’s on to the next adventure: the Monaco E-Prix! Very excited for a couple of days of sightseeing before Formula E hits the streets of the Principality this weekend.
Pressing every screen in the house into duty today!
#IMSA
,
#IndyCar
,
#F1
, and
#NASCAR
all in action… mana from heaven after a long offseason. I’m ready, let’s start the engines!
Today I:
Picked up my
@IndyCarRadio
credentials for the Month of May.
Visited the
@IMSMuseum
.
Assembled the prize package for our annual
#Indy500
driver pool.
Put up our
@IMS
flag and other decorations.
Just over two weeks until the best day of the year!
#NowStayTuned
Let’s spare a thought for Green-Savoree Racing Promotions through all of this. They promote the races at St. Pete (postponed), Toronto (canceled), Portland (canceled), and Mid-Ohio (postponed). Just brutal.
#IndyCar
2022 is shaping up to be AWESOME. So much momentum for motorsports generally and many cool projects in the works personally. For the love of all that is holy, COVID, keep your grimy hands off of my plans!