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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
The 500 on Local Television
The 2016 Indianapolis 500 will be broadcast on local television! The race is a sellout, so the Speedway lifted the 70 mile ban to allow the folks in the Indianapolis area to view the ABC broadcast in their home on Sunday, May 29 at noon (WRTV Channel 6). Ladies and … Read More
The Biggest Week in Indy Sports
The 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race! Incredible, breathtaking, almost unbelievable. Names like Hulman, Harroun, Meyer, DePalma, Shaw, Vukovich, Bryant, Bettenhausen, Foyt, Ward, Sachs Hurtibuse, Clark, Unser, Gurney, Andretti, Ruby, Penske, Rutherford, Johncock, Mears, Franchitti, and Wheldon will echo above the roar of the engines and across the … Read More
It’s Supposed to be May but It Seems Like December
The Frenchman Wins Again Simon Pagenaud drove to his third straight victory last Saturday at the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis held on the road course of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Driving the neon yellow number 22 Meynards Dallara Chevy, the 31 year old driver from Poitiers, France started … Read More
This and That
Colts Happenings The Colts rookie mini camp started this last weekend. Only second round draft choice, safety T. J. Green of Clemson, and third round pick La’Raven Clark offensive tackle from Texas Tech remain unsigned. Among the rookie free agents the Colts are looking at is Notre Dame’s 2016 season’s … Read More
The First Week of May
Pacers are Done for the 2016 Playoffs Despite a heroic performance from Paul George, our Indiana Pacers fell to the Toronto Raptors 89-84. The Pacers had a 17-4 run going and might have pulled off the win but with 26.9 seconds left on the clock George was driving toward the … Read More