Bruce Martin

North Carolina

Contributor at Forbes

Host and Anchor at Evergreen Podcasts

Master Chef on the Big Green Egg. In my spare time I cover NASCAR and IndyCar Racing on the radio and various news outlets on the web. Speaks Sarcasm fluently.

Articles

Palou Steals Indy Grand Prix Pole From Rahal

5 days ago | speedsport.com | Bruce Martin

INDIANAPOLIS — Just when it looked like Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing was going to be the story of the day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Alex Palou delivered a dominant final lap to win the pole for Saturday’s Sonsio Grand Prix. Palou’s final lap in Friday’s Firestone Fast Six was four-tenths of a second faster than Graham Rahal’s fast tour. Palou’s fast lap was 1:09.341 around the 14-turn, 2.439-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in the No. 10 DHL Honda at Chip Ganassi Racing.
Palou Has IndyCar Foes Seeing Red

1 week ago | speedsport.com | Bruce Martin

LEEDS, Ala. — IndyCar doesn’t have a yellow flag problem; it has an Alex Palou problem. He’s just too good. And heading to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Month of May, Palou has left the rest of the IndyCar competitors seeing red with envy. Palou started on the pole and never looked back. He was in front for 81 laps of the 90-lap race, relinquishing the lead briefly during his pit stops.
There's No Stopping Palou In Barber IndyCar Quals

1 week ago | speedsport.com | Bruce Martin

LEEDS, Ala. — The battle cry in the NTT IndyCar Series is rapidly becoming, “Look out, Palou.”Three-time series and back-to-back series champion Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing continued his domination of the series on Saturday, winning the pole for Sunday’s Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix. The driver of the No. 10 HRC Honda whipped around the 17-turn, 2.3-mile Barber Motorsports Park in 1:07.2918 for his first NTT P1 Award, the seventh pole of his IndyCar career.
Teams Get Extra Tires For Indy Road Course Run

1 week ago | speedsport.com | Bruce Martin

LEEDS, Ala. — Teams in next week’s Sonsio Grand Prix will have two sets of alternate compounds tires and two sets of primary compound tires for the race that kicks off the Month of May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The tire allotment change was announced by IndyCar Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, site of Sunday’s Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix.
Barber Practice Opens Busy Month Of May

1 week ago | speedsport.com | Bruce Martin

LEEDS, Ala. — IndyCar’s Month of May kicks off at Barber Motorsports Park, not the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but the demands on the drivers and teams are already hitting the limit in terms of demands. The season started with a series of three-week breaks between races, but beginning this weekend with the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park begins one of the most hectic, and pressure-packed portions of the schedule.
Honda Racing Corporation Will Sponsor Alex Palou’s Indy Car At Barber

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Bruce Martin

Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) will serve as primary sponsor of three-time NTT IndyCar Series Champion Alex Palou’s Chip Ganassi Racing entry in this weekend’s Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park. HRC will partner with Chip Ganassi Racing and the No. 10 Honda driven by reigning and three-time IndyCar champion Palou at the spectacular road course near Birmingham, Alabama. For most of the season, Palou’s No. 10 Honda is sponsored by DHL.
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Unveiled As Pace Car For 109th Indianapolis 500

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Bruce Martin

The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Pace Car for the 109th Indianapolis 500 in 2025 can equal the speed that Scott McLaughlin achieved in last week’s two-day Indy 500 Open Test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Corvette ZR1 is capable of 233 mph, the highest top speed of any car ever made in America by an auto manufacturer. It will lead the ﬁeld to the green ﬂag for the 109th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, May 25 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Cusick Motorsports Continues ‘B2B’ Model At The Indianapolis 500

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Bruce Martin

Cusick Motorsports continues the tradition of the “Indy Only” operations that have competed in the Indianapolis 500. These are team owners that field teams for one race a year, instead of the full season, and that one race is the biggest race of the year. Don Cusick is back at the Indianapolis 500 in 2025 and once again will partner with another Indy 500-only operation, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. Cusick Motorsports was founded in 2021 by entrepreneur Don Cusick.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum President Joe Hale Will Depart

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Bruce Martin

Joe Hale, who oversaw the historic renovation and redesign of the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, can take pride in a job well done after the facility reopened on April 2 on time and below budget. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum announced on Friday, April 25 that Hale will step down as President effective June 20, 2025, after completing a successful five-year reign. Hale became the president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum in January 2021.
NASCAR’s Kyle Larson Explains Crash During Indianapolis 500 Open Test

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Bruce Martin

NASCAR star Kyle Larson’s Indianapolis 500 experience now includes what it feels like to smack the wall in an IndyCar crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion from Hendrick Motorsports crashed his No. 17 Hendrickcars.com Arrow McLaren Chevrolet during the high-speed qualification simulation session on Thursday, April 24. He sensed something was amiss on his car as he began his green flag session when he felt the car get “tight” entering Turn 1.