Avoiding the Sophomore Jinx: IndyCar’s Second Year Drivers

Avoiding the Sophomore Jinx: IndyCar’s Second Year Drivers

by Frank Santoroski                    @seveng1967   The 2019 NTT IndyCar Series featured one of the more stellar rookie classes in quite some time, and the crop of rookies coming up this season also promises to impress. While the new kids get their feet wet, the...
Who is Scott McLaughlin?

Who is Scott McLaughlin?

by Frank Santoroski                    @seveng1967  The NTT IndyCar Series has a rookie class stacked full of talent for 2020. The young drivers running the full schedule are likely to have a close points battle to decide Rookie of the Year. There is, however, a...
ESPN to Premiere Janet Guthrie Documentary

ESPN to Premiere Janet Guthrie Documentary

by Frank Santoroski           @seveng1967  While there is still a long way to go, the search for gender equality has made large gains over the past several decades. It is commonplace this day and age to see women successfully filling important, high-profile roles in...
Revisiting 1981: How ABC-TV Manufactured a Storm

Revisiting 1981: How ABC-TV Manufactured a Storm

by Frank Santoroski           @seveng1967  To the best of my recollection, this is how the events of the 65th running of the Indianapolis 500 mile race, contested on May 24, 1981 unfolded. I was 13 years old, and my family decided upon a camping trip for Memorial Day...