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IndyCar Considering Sponsoring Patrick in NASCAR

Excited about the potential to reach "about 785% more people on any given race day," the IZOD IndyCar Series is reportedly considering sponsoring Danica Patrick in NASCAR.

"It's a chance to get our name in front of more people in three races than we reach in a year in IndyCar," said one official who asked not to be named. "We're excited about NASCAR's ability to reach large numbers of fans."

NASCAR Gets Massive Press for "Green" Trend

It's possible that IndyCar went to 100% fuel-grade ethanol (now from Brazil) and called the green efforts good. But N-word, just FYI, has some green irons in the fire as well. And I fear this will be another case of "anything you can do, I can do better."

Witness the massive "cover story" N-word got in today's USA Today about how N-word is about to inhale all the green-product sponsor money out there. That's hard to believe since IndyCar has been working so hard to develop the green-leaning sponsor prospects. Oh, wait ...

Reminds me of when N-word developed that SAFER barrier.

Read "NASCAR, rooted in fossil fuels, turning over new, green leaf" HERE.

UPDATE: The Indy Racing League is hours away from announcing the race in Brazil will held on the 19th of NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

Official: Indy Lights May Be Poor Preparation for IndyCar

Officials Monday questioned the idea that the Firestone Indy Lights (FIL) series adequately prepares drivers to move up to the IndyCar Series.

"The FIL does not teach drivers the two main skills needed to win in IndyCar," said Imma Fakeperson, who works with FIL drivers to find IndyCar rides. "It doesn't teach them to save fuel, and it doesn't teach them to pass in the pits. So I don't know how these drivers are going to develop the truly important skills they need to be successful in IndyCar."

Survey -- Most Fans Believe IndyCar Racing on Moonbase Alpha this Weekend

A survey of the estimated 1,096 remaining IndyCar fans showed the vast majority believe the series is racing on Moonbase Alpha this weekend.

Acme Survey Company reported that a recent poll of people who "even have a remote idea what IndyCar racing is" showed that a solid 34% of fans thought the series ended in Chicagoland on Aug. 29.

Live from Chicagoland Speedway 8/29/09 -- Part 1 -- A Blustery Quest for Food

Chicagoland Speedway is acting like someone with a hangover -- very slow to awake, groggy, staggering around.

This night race is kind of throwing me off. I got to the track around 10 a.m., which is like showing up at the track at about 5 in the morning for a regular 2 p.m.-ish start. It's blustery here, about 61 degrees right now, headed into the mid-50s by tonight. 

Locust Watch in Effect for Chicagoland

Giancarlo Fisichella's winning the pole for the F1 Belgium Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps is apparently having repercussions thousands of miles away in Joliet, IL.

Track officials here Saturday issued a "Locust Watch" in effect through tonight's race (9 p.m. eastern on VERSUS).

"The saying 'when Giancarlo wins the pole' used to be like saying 'when pigs fly,'" said a Chicagoland official. "So now that he HAS won the pole, seriously, we're wondering if it might not just be the coming of a new age."

Growing Tweet Up Raises Eyebrows of Yellow Shirts, Joliet Police

The growing momentum around a "Tweet up" organized for Saturday by the notorious partiers at Vision Racing is attracting the attention of Chicagoland track security and local law enforcement.

"We've heard of this so-called 'tweet up," said Sgt. Walter L. Gingermash of the Joliet, IL police. "Frankly, we thought it was going to be a lot of people sitting around typing with their thumbs, but now we're not so sure."

IndyCar Hails "The Power of the Green Bracelet"

Did green silicone save the Indy Racing League?

"It's quite possible," said one relieved Indy Racing League official during the drunken party that broke out after Danica Patrick told reporters Saturday she's staying in the Indy Racing League. "My new favorite color is silicone green!" The official then resumed doing shots of of tequila and licking salt off a stripper's chest.

Andretti Green Racing May Be on a “Pack the Track” Strategy

Insiders are speculating that the addition of a fifth car to Andretti Green Racing is just part of an effort to “pack the track in order to get a win."

The Pack the Track strategy is being carried out in conjunction with the league's quest to "finally find our Jean Girard."

AGR, in partnership with AFS Racing, announced recently it will have Franck Montagny in a car for next weekend's race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.

Montagny, 31, is from France and has spent time in Formula 1, finished second to Will Power in his only Champ Car race (2008 at Long Beach, Calif.). He has also driven for AGR in the American Le Mans Series. Montagny joins AGR regulars Tony Kanaan, Danica Patrick, Marco Andretti and Hideki Mutoh.

Indy Teams Fear Carpenter's Run "Only Pissed Them Off"

IndyCar teams are reportedly concerned that Vision Racing's Ed Carpenter "only made the big two more enraged" by challenging for the win at Kentucky.

"I've heard that Roger Penske was so angry that a relatively tiny team like Vision had the impudence to challenge him for a win that he went out back of his trailer and set a bail of $100 bills on fire and lit his cigar with it, just because he could," said an IndyCar team member who asked not to be named.