There was a 3-race stretch in 1986 with no cautions. The race prior ended in 131 laps of green. The first caution in the following race went 30 more green laps for a total of 453 consecutive green laps. We'd have to go caution-free at the RC and to lap 30 in the 500 to top that.

I post this only because it's so rare. This is only the second time in history of the NXT (formally Indy Lights) series that one driver started first and finished first in the first two races of the season. Greats like Greg Moore and Paul Tracy couldn't even pull that off.

I have a table in my database where I track session leaders, along with fastest lap of the race. Since the Saturday morning practice at Barber I'm starting to see a trend.

Time for a little Short Track Saturday - uh, Thursday - night action at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Josh Berry in the field.

Happy 4th to everyone. Especially old-time NASCAR fans. My hat is off to someone at the NASCAR Channel who made the decision to air Firecracker 400s back-to-back today. Brilliant decision. Has Ken Martin's name all over it. Today I've already watched 1965, '67, '68, and now '72.

This is pretty rare. The fastest lap of both races at Iowa was turned on the last lap of each race. Race winner Pato O'Ward on Saturday and David Malukas on Sunday. It's the 5th time in his career Malukas has had the fastest lap of the race. It was the 10th time for O'Ward.

Same two knuckleheads, same kart, pics taken 27 years apart. He grew up, I grew out. Ben rode my kart for the first time today. I'm a proud dad. He did pretty good.

The thought hit me Thursday watching the Duels. After talking to others in the industry I think I'm safe saying there have only been 4 people direct the Daytona 500 telecast since 1979. Today will be the debut of a new FOX director. He will become the 5th director in 48 500s.

Sorry to hear of the passing of Mr. George Barber. He'd drop by the tv booth every year to see if there was anything more he could do to make a better telecast. His attention to detail was more than amazing. A visit to Barber Motorsports Park should be on every fan's bucket list.

This might be a little too 'under the hood' for the general public but in my opinion the greatest scene from DoT. Having worked with drivers who bent valves overrevving engines I get it Harry. Can't hide from the tell-tale. ;-) RIP to Robert Duvall, aka Harry Hogge.

Number of NTT INDYCAR SERIES races to first career pole. 151 - Scott Brayton 141 - Eddie Cheever 126 - Michel Jourdain, Jr. 118 - Tony Bettenhausen 117 - Marcus Ericsson

Career win #1 for Kyle M. Kirkwood : 2023 Long Beach, 3rd race of the season. Career win #3: 2025 Long Beach, 3rd race of the season. Career win # 6: 2026 Arlington, you know the drill - 3rd race of the season.

Condolences to family and friends of Long Beach Grand Prix main man Jim Michaelian. Just saw him last week in Arlington. Saw him at the first Music City GP. He was always looking at what others were doing, seeing how he could make the LBGP even better. He will be greatly missed.

The last two NTT INDYCAR SERIES races have each seen a first-time pole winner. Who will be the next to add their name to the list? There are only 8 drivers who have never won a pole. Collet, Siegel, Simpson, Hauger, Rasmussen, Schumacher, Armstrong, and Robb.