In Part 1 of this interview series, we looked at how Mario Andretti declared that if he had a car that was capable of qualifying on the pole at Indy, he’d still have the capability of getting the job done. He also didn’t debunk the notion of making a comeback in the 2019 Indy 500,…
Category: Behind the Scenes
Part 3 with Mario: “I Never Had a Plan B”
In Part 1 of this interview series, we looked at how Mario Andretti declared that if he had a car that was capable of qualifying on the pole at Indy, he’d still have the capability of getting the job done. He also didn’t debunk the notion of making a comeback in the 2019 Indy 500,…
Part 2 with Mario: Why He Totally Could Make a Comeback
In Part 1 of this interview series, we looked at how Mario Andretti declared that if he had a car that was capable of qualifying on the pole at Indy, he’d still have the capability of getting the job done. He also didn’t debunk the notion of making a comeback in the 2019 Indy 500,…
Part 1 with Mario Andretti: “I Could Put it on the Pole (at Indy)”
(Note: If you’ve stumbled upon this article without seeing the context of how it came about, you might want to peek at that article here: How I F*cked Up My Interview with Mario Andretti) This story’s headline is taken out of context. Sort of. Actually, not really. You see, on paper, Mario Andretti’s resume is bad…
How I F*cked Up My Interview with Mario Andretti
I’m sitting with Mario Andretti on the Saturday morning of “Bump Day” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In fact, even though I arrived 10 minutes early early, I may as well have been late because Mr. Andretti had been sitting in his son Michael’s Andretti Autosport hospitality area waiting for our 10 a.m. appointment. He’s…
Kaye Totton: Fifty-Eight Indy 500s Down, a Lifetime More to Go
One of the wonderful ladies I had the pleasure of meeting this month was Kaye Totton. With the 102nd Indianapolis 500 complete, she’s just finished working her 58th event! Totton’s current role at the speedway, as she puts it, is to be a “hydration engineer,” but in reality, she does a lot to facilitate the…
Sam Goldsmith Takes Us Behind the Scenes of the 12 Hours of Sebring
If you’ve worked in a motorsports paddock, chances are, you’ve come across Sam Goldsmith. His personality is infectious, and more importantly for us, he has a lot of experience with a vast variety of race cars. From off-road races in the deserts of the Southwest to the famed Indianapolis 500, Goldsmith has seen and accomplished…