Steve Nicewanger’s Story Archive

1963: The Green “Funny” Car Changed Everything

May 25, 2023 | by Steve Nicewanger

This column first appeared in May 2013 While it didn’t seem so at the time, 1963 was the most revolutionary year in the history of American automobile racing. Two cars entered by Team Lotus of Great Britain and powered by engines produced by the Ford Motor Corporation were entered and … Read More

Baby Boomers

May 18, 2023 | by Steve Nicewanger

First published in November 2013. Baby Boomers are defined as anyone born in the United States between the years 1946 and 1964. They tended to be the sons and daughters of the service men and women who came out of the war and settled into domestic life. The Greatest Generation … Read More

Parnelli Jones and The Quest for the Minute Mile

May 11, 2023 | by Steve Nicewanger

First Published May 14, 2010 Forty eight years ago this month (61 years ago adjusted for today’s date), Rufus Parnell Jones became the first Indy car racer to break the magic minute mile. That is, he averaged 150 miles an hour on a qualification run. Today of course that’s not … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 12-18

August 11, 2022 | by Steve Nicewanger

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, August 17, 1922: Nine Indianapolis men attended a meeting yesterday evening at the Denison Hotel under the auspices of the American Unity League, an anti-Ku Klux Klan society headquartered in Chicago. The men pledged to arrange a meeting next week to organize a county chapter … Read More

The Colts Are Soaking Wet

October 28, 2021 | by Steve Nicewanger

If you watched the Colts play the 49ers last Sunday night in Levi’s Stadium you learned how the Colts would play in a monsoon! To say that the weather made the playing conditions difficult was to say the least. Both teams made a manful effort and the game went on … Read More