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December - 2010

INDYCAR: 10 Things I WON'T Miss From The 2010 IndyCar Season
A NASCAR postcard from the edge ...
USPS gives 100th-anniversary Indy 500 stamp of approval
Great Moments in Racing: The Rain-Delay Near-Death Experience
SHANNON MCINTOSH: New Year's resolutions, weaknesses, and learning life
The Paddock Pulse: December 22 Edition
The Obligatory Word Butcher "Dear Santa" Blog Post
The Brickyard Redemption: Thoughts on a glorious off-season
An early present for us all: Kanaan back in the seat for 2011
IndyCar's rosy outlook key to Ganassi growth
Ganassi creates 2-car "satellite" team for Rahal, Kimball
The Paddock Pulse: December 15 Edition
On giving credit where it is due
Don't Stop ... Bah-liev-ing!
Dinner at Big Bill's: A Questionable Allegory in One Act
Mazda hands aspiring racers road map to Indianapolis
SHANNON MCINTOSH: I have a "life coach"? YES!
The Paddock Pulse: December 8 Edition
Ganassi earns honors for... well, just about everything
Perceived struggles could lead to real ones for Andretti Autosport
Notes from a Close Encounter of the Red Car kind
The Truth is Out There: IndyCar's moves being noticed
Sarah Fisher's Retirement a Cautionary Tale For You-Know-Who
The Paddock Pulse (December 1 Edition)

November - 2010

No second-guessing Sarah: Fisher primed for bright future as IndyCar owner
HOW 'BOUT SOME PIE?? The Pop Off Valve Thanksgiving Post
INDYCAR: The Paddock Pulse (November 24 Edition)
BLOG: Restoring the power of positive thinking
INDYCAR: Lotus officially in for 2012 with engines, aero kits
INDYCAR: Lotus squeaks in at deadline; engine, aero kit for 2012
INDYCAR: The Paddock Pulse (November 17 Edition)
INDYCAR BLOG: Time to find the Next Big Thing
INDYCAR BLOG: Requiem for the Silent Pagoda
Andretti Autosport first IICS team to embrace full Road to Indy
Fiat Voluntas Tua: Italian automaker to join GM, Honda for Indy 2012?
BLOG: Oh Captain, my Captain
INDYCAR NEWS: GM, Penske bringing Chevrolet back to IndyCar Series in 2012
INDYCAR: The Paddock Pulse (November 10 Edition)
BLOG: Let's get (re)started
Mario Andretti to be part of Indy 500 Centennial Tour
Ironman or IndyCar, Meira gives it his all
SHANNON MCINTOSH: Organizing, prioritizing, and motivating the hell out of The Dream
Tweet Tweet, Danica said what?
INDYCAR: The Paddock Pulse (November 4 Edition)
INDYCAR BLOG: Edmonton businesses, fans hoping to get around city's block
IndyCar 'disappointed' at Edmonton outcome
Buy calendars, help kids. It's not that hard to figure out!
BLOG: Say 'hello' to the new guy

October - 2010

INDYCAR BLOG: The Day of the Dead
INDYCAR: All-American Andretti Autosport... but no Kanaan
SHANNON MCINTOSH: Wielding the Glass Hammer, taming the Beast
INDYCAR: The Paddock Pulse (October 27 Edition)
INDYCAR: 10 Things I Miss From The 2010 IndyCar Season
INDYCAR: The Paddock Pulse (October 20 Edition)
INDYCAR: Road to Indy scholarship programs a step in the right direction
INDYCAR: The Paddock Pulse (October 13 Edition)
INDYCAR: What We Learned (Season Wrap-Up Edition)
Shane Hmiel on "long road to recovery" after surviving frightening wreck
Shane Hmiel undergoes neck surgery, will have back surgery Monday
INDYCAR BLOG: Don't sell the salesman
INDYCAR: Power Rankings (End of Season)
INDYCAR: "Multiple companies" targeted to take over Hunter-Reay sponsorship
INDYCAR: The Paddock Pulse (October 6 Edition)
INDYCAR: Team Redline Xtreme plugs in to KV Racing for 2011 Indy 500
INDYCAR: Haiku Tuesday (Winter Hiatus Edition)
INDYCAR: 7-Eleven scales back, joins Danica; Kanaan "free agent"
INDYCAR: What We Learned (Homestead Edition)
EMOTICONIC Race Chat: Homestead 2010 Season Finale
INDYCAR: Ganassi's dynamic duo make a bid for second consecutive championship
INDYCAR: Friday Pre-Race Preview (Homestead)

September - 2010

SHANNON MCINTOSH: Peaks, valleys and everything in between
INDYCAR: The Paddock Pulse (September 29 Edition)
INDYCAR: A Gall-ing championship trophy
INDYCAR: Haiku Tuesday (Don't Let It End Edition)
INDYCAR: What We Learned (Off-Weekend Edition)
INDYCAR BLOG: Back to the future
Shannon McIntosh: Living the dream on the Road to Indy
INDYCAR: The Paddock Pulse (September 22 Edition)
INDYCAR: Power Rankings (Homestead)
INDYCAR: Haiku Tuesday (Post-Motegi Edition)
INDYCAR: What We Learned (Motegi Edition)
INDYCAR: Friday Pre-Race Preview (Motegi)
Does IndyCar need Danica Patrick anymore?
INDYCAR: The Paddock Pulse (September 15 Edition)
INDYCAR: Haiku Tuesday Motegi Edition
2001: The bad year, and how Alex Zanardi saved it
OFFICIAL: IZOD IndyCar Series unveils 2011 schedule sans season finale
Thursday IndyCar Potpourri
The Paddock Pulse: September 8 Edition
The curious case of Sebastian Saavedra
Haiku Tuesday: My Old Kentucky Gas Tank
EMOTICONIC Race Chat: Kentucky Indy 300
The Hammer nails qualifying, pries Kentucky IndyCar pole from Power
On the eve of the IRL's 200th race, a look back at its first
The Paddock Pulse: September 1 Edition
For Paul Tracy, making his pitch now part of the game

August - 2010

Haiku Tuesday: Breathe into a bag edition
Chicagoland Speedway thriller shows best, worst of IndyCar
EMOTICONIC Race Chat: Chicagoland
Does IndyCar have a future at Chicagoland Speedway?
IndyCar "owner revolt" rumors an unwelcome reminder of a best-forgotten era
The Paddock Pulse: August 25 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: Ludicrous Speed Edition
The Day After: Battling a Power Hangover
Indiana, we're all for you!
Requiem for a blogger
Holding on to hope for IndyCar's future
The Paddock Pulse: August 18 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: Wine Country Edition
Cotman's engine rule decisions will make or break IndyCar's future
Manufacturers' best bet for 2012: Go "all in"
The Paddock Pulse: Aug 11 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: The "I Feel Like Death" Edition
EMOTICONIC Race Chat: Mid-Ohio
Hmiel's road to redemption takes a turn towards Indy
The Paddock Pulse: August 4 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: Probation Edition

July - 2010

Constructive IndyCar Criticism: The NASCAR Way
The Paddock Pulse: July 28 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: Block Party!
Infuriated Castroneves cedes Honda Indy Edmonton to Dixon on blocking penalty
EMOTICONIC LIVE RACE CHAT: Honda Indy Edmonton
Eliminating the "red-striper": Milka Duno facing expulsion from IndyCar
IndyCar driver conflicts signal new direction in couples therapy
The Paddock Pulse: July 21 Edition
As the IndyCar turns: Why oval and road racing both belong
Haiku Tuesday: Michael Buffer Edition
All's Fair In Love and Twitter...
LIVE BLOG: Honda Indy Toronto
"Out of the box" driving: Multi-discipline racing in a specialized world
The Paddock Pulse: 2012 Car-Pocalypse Edition
Delta Wing without the Delta Wing: IndyCar unveils 2012 chassis strategy
LIVE BLOG: The 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series chassis announcement
Haiku Tuesday: One More Day
When It Comes To IndyCar Fuel Strategy, Don't Believe a Word
The Paddock Pulse: July 7 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: A New York State of Mind
Taking the tube to task: IndyCar broadcasts under the microscope
LIVE BLOG: Camping World Grand Prix at the Glen

June - 2010

The Paddock Pulse: June 30 Edition
Bay-area beauty: The joy of racing in California wine country
Are we not entertained? The case for Paul Tracy in IndyCar
Embracing the meat and potatoes
The Paddock Pulse: June 23 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: Newton's First Law = AWESOMENESS
Sweating out ICONIC's chassis decision
The Paddock Pulse: June 16 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: The Long, Dark Off-Weekend of the Soul
REVIEW: "Think Fast: The Racer's Why-to Guide to Winning"
The Ultimate Delta Wing Interview - Is Ben Bowlby the Next Granatelli or Frankenstein?
I want to hire the Grahamboni: Rahal to sub for Conway
The Paddock Pulse: June 9 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: Texas Brings the Heat
De Silvestro suffers trial by fire at Texas
ICONIC bears first fruits with 2012 preliminary engine spec
The Paddock Pulse: June 2 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: Post-Indy Edition

May - 2010

The Day After: Thoughts on the 94th Indy 500
Indy 500 Post-Race Quote-A-Rama
Second Indy 500 victory for Frico Suave
Castroneves in Indy 500 driver's seat
P1ppa's history-making pole win? "A nice place to start."
The Paddock Pulse: May 26 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: Week Before the 500
Rollin' the bones
The Paddock Pulse: May 19 Edition
The Ladder Report: May 18 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: Special Indy Rain Edition
Twenty meeeeeeellion dollars
The SBNation Indy 500 Primer: The Experience
The Paddock Pulse: May 12 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: Back Home Again...
The SBNation Indy 500 Primer: The Traditions
The SBNation Indy 500 Primer: The Brickyard and the 500-Mile Race
The legacy of "The Unions"
The Paddock Pulse: Cinco de Mayo Edition
Haiku Tuesday: The moonlight on the Wabash
ESPN Classic BRINGS IT with classic Indy 500 broadcasts
Sparse Kansas crowd illustrates need to improve "The Show"
LIVE BLOG: Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 from Kansas

April - 2010

The Anonymous Championship: IndyCar season title lacks name, meaning
The Paddock Pulse: Apr. 28 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: Left turn, left turn, left turn...
Bringing the "majors" back to IndyCar
A change is gonna come
He's not big-league, he's my brother: IndyCar's need to connect with the common fan
The Paddock Pulse: Apr. 21 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: Long Beach
Honeymoon over for Rahal and Fisher
LIVE BLOG: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
The future of IndyCar PR (or: I CAN HAZ INTERVIEWZ??)
The Paddock Pulse: Apr. 14 Edition
Vaporware? Nuh-uh... ICONIC roster finally filled
Haiku Tuesday: The delicate art of overtaking
The Ladder Report: Apr. 12 Edition
Should Milka be done-o?
IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama LIVE BLOG
Power's P1 at Barber results in critical pun shortage
2012 should be the latest, not the earliest date for new car
The Paddock Pulse: Apr. 7 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: Barber, Butler and Bernard
2012: The view from the outside
Not necessarily the news

March - 2010

The Paddock Pulse: Mar. 31 Edition
The Ladder Report: Mar. 30 Edition
Haiku Tuesday: Can anyone fight the Power?
Power sweeps pole, victory at St. Petersburg
LIVE BLOG: St. Petersburg (Monday Rain Delay)
Mapping the Road to Indy
The Paddock Pulse: Mar. 24 Edition
An ICONIC symbol of the "new" IndyCar series
The Ladder Report: Mar. 21 Edition
Random thoughts on an IndyCar off-weekend
The Paddock Pulse: St. Patrick's Day Edition (Mar. 17)
Penske wins wet, wild Sao Paulo Indy 300 with Power move
Savvy Sarah's golden Graham gamble
The Ladder Report: Mar. 10 Edition
Chassis favorites spread across generational lines
BAT unveils challenger for 2012 IndyCar concept prize
Use - don't lose - your heads
The Paddock Pulse: Mar. 3 Edition
What's in a (nick)name?
The Ladder Report: March 2 Edition

February - 2010

Q&A with Vision Racing
The Paddock Pulse: Feb. 24 Edition
The proof is not in the passport
The Ladder Report: Feb. 22 Edition
Takuma Sato has a message for IndyCar fans (VIDEO)
IndyCar fan's designs changing opinions about the DeltaWing
The cult of personality's statute of limitations
The Paddock Pulse: Feb. 17 Edition
Luczo Dragon, de Ferran merger could create IndyCar powerhouse
What a concept: Pop Off Valve reviews the 2012 IndyCars
Commonality, evolution trump revolution in Lola 2012 IndyCar concepts
The Ladder Report: Feb. 14 Edition
The Paddock Pulse: Feb. 11 Edition
Upon further review: DeltaWing still not the answer
Revolution calling: DeltaWing stirs controversy after Chicago Auto Show unveiling
Delta Wing unveiling LIVE CHAT
Swift Engineering spices up IndyCar concept battle with "mushroom buster," SwiftLights
Hyperbole on the high banks: Danica's Daytona debut
A 2012 revolution is worth embracing
The Earl Ma Collection: The Making of the Unser Racing Museum
The Paddock Pulse: Feb. 3 Edition
Randy Bernard Press Conference (HD Video)
Randy Bernard IRL Press Conference audio
Randy Bernard saddles up, takes reins of IZOD IndyCar Series

January - 2010

The Ladder Report: Jan. 31 Edition
A team on the brink: Vision Racing turning to the Internet to survive
Buying low: Why I'm covering IndyCar racing at a low ebb
The Paddock Pulse: Jan. 27 Edition
Future of IndyCar should focus on Indy, car
Parting shots to Tony George don't tell whole story
The Paddock Pulse: Jan. 22 Edition
Tony George era ends with sweeping resignation from IRL, IMS
The Paddock Pulse: Jan. 18 Edition
The Paddock Pulse: Jan. 13 Edition
Cheaper leases, engine and safety mods announced at IndyCar winter meetings
The Paddock Pulse: Jan. 9 Weekend Edition
IndyCar's American future not limited to USAC
InnuenDON'T: How publishing gossip turns writers into prostitutes
The Paddock Pulse - Jan. 6 Edition
The X Factor: Women of the IRL, and why we need them

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