Over a 20-year span, four racers have attempted to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day — and three of them have taken a shot at drag racing as well. Tony Stewart has made the most serious commitment, marrying Top Fuel driver Leah…
Antron Brown, a three-time Top Fuel champion, laughed that knowing laugh and shook his head after talking with fellow new NHRA team owner Tony Stewart before the start of this season.
It’s a room dedicated to the memory of Eric Medlen, the spirited and skilled young Funny Car driver and popular teammate to John Force who passed away 15 years ago after suffering a closed-head injury during a testing accident at Florida’s Gainesville Raceway.
The cost cap in Formula 1 this year is $140 million. To operate a NASCAR team for a single season costs about $15 million. A top-tier IndyCar team’s expenses for a full schedule run about $10 million.
Just as extraordinary as Brittany Force’s speed-ratcheting winning performance en route to winning the recent NHRA national event at California’s Sonoma Raceway was the official news that evening that Don Schumacher had relinquished control of his once-mighty race team.
Blame it on “the three p’s” — promotion, potato salad and porta-potties. They’re part of the reason that in 35 years of Pro Stock Motorcycle racing, Steve Johnson hasn’t earned a championship.
