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Author Biography
Steve Nicewanger loves old scary movies, history, food, and sports.
Steve Nicewanger was a lifelong resident of the east side of Indianapolis, and lived in Irvington. He followed the Indianapolis sports scene since the early 1960's when his father started taking him to Indian's games and auto racing events. His career as a librarian gave him a background in information gathering and factual research. Steve loved old scary movies, history, food, and sports. He passed away in December 2021.
Steve Nicewanger’s Story Archive
Pocono Requiem
Last Sunday, the final IndyCar race that will ever be run at Pocono in Long Port PA closed with a whimper rather than a bang. Will Power did end his 2019 winless streak by leading the field on the 128th lap when the rains came and the red flag was … Read More
McLaren in IndyCar for 2020
The big news in automobile racing this week is the announcement of a merger between McLaren Racing and Arrow Schmidt-Peterson Racing for the 2020 season and beyond. McLaren attempted to field a car in this year’s Indy 500 with disastrous results. Working with Andretti Autosports and Honda, the team tried … Read More
Colts Training Camp Progress
As the Colts training camp enters its third week there are some definite trends emerging. One, and this may be the biggest, is that Jacoby Brissett looks very comfortable running the first team. With Andrew Luck holding himself out of training camp because of that nagging calf injury, the 4th … Read More
Dixon Wins Mid Ohio
For Will Power, the 2019 IndyCar Season has been a major disappointment. 2015 was the last year that Power won fewer than 3 IndyCar races. He picked up a single victory that year. Power has won at least one race every year since joining the series in 2008, but the … Read More
Racing in the Middle of the Night in Iowa
The IndyCar boys tried to race under the lights in the cool of a hot July evening in Iowa last Saturday night. Unfortunately the song “Stormy Weather” was playing and the race was delayed over 4 hours. It finally ended in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Simon Pagenaud had … Read More