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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis SUCKS -- Show the Halls Some Love

Sarah Fisher's crewman Carey Hall faces amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- ALS -- a relentless, unstoppable killer. Here's a story form the Columbus (IN) Republic that seriously made me cry. Read it and you'll understand that 99% of us got it incredibly sweet.

Then roll with me to Careyshope.com and donate to the family. BAM. I just did it. Love is the most powerful force in the universe -- by far -- even stronger than punk-ass Lou Gehrig's disease. Show the Hall family some love.

Ed Carpenter Heads to Kentucky Looking Forward, Not Back

Ed Carpenter delivered arguably the most David vs. Goliath moment in IndyCar over the last five years when he almost beat Ryan Briscoe to the line to win at Kentucky in 2009.

Driving for one-car Vision Racing -- a relative funding minnow in the IRL ocean -- Carpenter went wheel-to-wheel with big-fish Penske and almost won.

Graham Rahal Joins Sarah Fisher Racing for Kentucky

Graham Rahal will reunite with owner/driver Sarah Fisher to race at Kentucky this weekend, according to an article in USA Today.

The article said the deal came together over the last 48 hours. Rahal will be in the 66 car while Sarah drivers her usual 67 machine.

Jay Howard drove the 66 car at Chicagoland, but was not scheduled to drive it at Kentucky.

Trackside Relives Chicagoland, Looks Forward to Kentucky and More

"Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee" is tonight (Tuesday) from 7-9 eastern on 1070 The Fan (WFNI-AM) in Indianapolis and 1070TheFan.com.

Listen to the boys hash out the three-wide festival of pink driver urine known as the race at Chicagoland and anticipate Saturday night's event at Kentucky. Plus, the latest on the reported discord between owners and series officials regarding the 2012 car, 2011 schedule information, and more.

Email questions and comments are welcome at Kevin@1070TheFan.com and look for guest updates on Twitter at @KevinLee23.

A replay of the broadcast will be available a few hours after at 1070thefan.com/trackside and via iTunes.

Don Kay Welcomes Lone Star JR and EJ Viso Tonight

Don Kay's IndyCar Festival of Glad Tidings gets airborne again tonight (Tuesday) from 7 p.m. Eastern beamed via Internets from ultra-tony McGilvery's pub/restaurant in Speedway, Indiana.

Special guests include three-time Indy 500 winner Johnny Rutherford and current IndyCar driver E.J. Viso.

It's all tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. Eastern. You can catch the show in person at McGilvery's, 3009 N High School Rd in posh Speedway, IN, (directions/map here) or Click HERE to watch the streaming video live.

If you miss the show live, click HERE to view the archives.

Cameron Haven: Trophy Girl with a Trophy Brain is Hot Literally and Figuratively

Don't try to stick the "dumb model" label on Cameron Haven, the IZOD Trophy Girl who appears relentlessly in the background of IndyCar winner's circle interviews. It's one of the few things that doesn't look good on the magna-cum-laude graduate of Florida State University.

Fans Can Design Sarah Fisher's helmet for Homestead Miami

For the second year in a row, Sarah Fisher and Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR) is going pink for the Susan G. Komen foundation. Here's your chance to design Sarah's lid for the Homestead Miami race. Check the link below for how to submit your ideas.

DEADLINE IS SEPT. 7, so click below for details!

Design Sarah's Helmet

Deluxe Notes from the 2010 IndyCar Race at Chicagoland

Notes taken at the track and from the VERSUS broadcast of the Peak Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300, Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill., Aug. 28, 2010.

Welcome to Mighty Chicagoland, home of the four-wide freak-showish festival of pink urine that makes veteran race car drivers weep like small children.

Programming Update and Chicagoland Post-Race Transcript

I'm heading back to pressdog WORLD headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, from Joliet today. Many many things to come on the dog blog in the next few days. It's a festival of digital recording that I'll turn into posts very soon.

Looking forward to seeing the DVR of the race as well. I watched the race with Pippa Mann, who completely randomly showed up in the same section of stands with her dad right before the race. Viewing enhanced. I gave Pippa shout outs for her legions of fans for her P2. She said she was disappointed, but not pissed, because winner James Hinchcliffe beat her fair and square. Good for you, Pip.

When Sarah led on a restart during the race and then went 20-plus in P2, I was in full breathe-into-a-bag mode, I don't mind saying. More thoughts on Chicagoland soon, but to tide everyone over for now, here's the IndyCar PR-provided transcript of the post-race Top 3 press conference.

How to Survivacy LUNACY? Situational Awareness, Disassociation from Death

Chicagoland. Home of three-wide racing labeled "lunacy" by Eddie Cheever Jr. Open-wheel cars four inches apart, traveling with all the precision on of bumble bees (that is bobbing all over the place as they move forward) around a 1.5-mile oval at about 218 mph. One wheel touch and someone is going AIRBORNE.

Do you have to be completely psycho to do this for a living? This insanity makes for too-freaked-to-breathe moments for spectators, but what about drivers? Are they wide-eyed and sweating with adrenalin squirting out of various orifices during the entire race?

I asked a couple of them, and the answer was ... no. Calm, relaxed, focused, detached from possible consequences? Yes. Freaked out and bathed in their own urine? No.