Power Rankings — 19 May

Power rankings is where I rate each Indycar team on how much “momentum” they showed during the day. Does anyone really know what it means when sports journalists say a team or an athlete has “momentum” going into x-y-z game / race? No?
Scores are out of 5 Will Power heads.

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May 19, 2022 by Power Rankings

Conor Daly Daily Update

Is Big Ed Carpenter responsible for the Hot Tub Bamboozle? Watch as this guy Twitter tags as a “Media Personality” does his best Keith Williamson impression to find out more:

I dunno is this guy famous and I’m just old?

UPDATE: Big Ed says it wasn’t him —

May 19, 2022 by Conor Daly Videos

Sato Standings — 19 May

Speed: 227.519 MPH (FIRST QUICK)
No-tow Speed: 219.172 (29th)
Laps: 117 (7th)

As stated in the below video, DCR did not do significant qualification sims today, which might explain the relative drop in No-tow standings compared to many others who did.

May 19, 2022 by Takuma Sato Videos

Golden Badge

Local Indpls radio station 107.5 and broadcaster Jake Query have put together a nice series of videos on Youtube featuring some behind the scenes locations and stories about IMS. Go check them out! I’ve embedded a playlist of all six below. The first is a comedians-in-cars style interview on track with IMS president Doug Boles.

May 18, 2022 by Videos

Power Rankings — 17 May

Power rankings is where I rate each Indycar team on how much “momentum” they showed during the day. Does anyone really know what it means when sports journalists say a team or an athlete has “momentum” going into x-y-z game / race? No?
Scores are out of 5 Will Power heads.

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May 18, 2022 by Power Rankings

Conor Daly Daily Update — 17 May

1. Something Conor said on Peacock…
2. Diabetes isn’t contagious, as far as we know
3. We first learn of hot tub bamboozlement.
4. The plot (and density of the hot tub) thickens…
5. Turns out it’s orbeez in the Coleman SaluSpa.
May 18, 2022 by Conor Daly