Steve Nicewanger’s Story Archive

Sports Potpourri

July 2, 2015 | by Steve Nicewanger

IndyCar Update n last week’s IndyCar article I made one mistake. I wrote the Team Penske cars had taken all ten of the poles during the qualifying sessions of the previously run races. This was wrong as Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing won the pole at the Indianapolis 500. … Read More

2015 is Half Over

June 25, 2015 | by Steve Nicewanger

The first half of the year is coming to a close. Highlights of the past six months include the Super Bowl, the Indy 500, the NBA Championship. the NCAA Championship, Indiana high school basketball, Floyd Mayweather winning all the welterweight titles, Jeff Gordon announcing that he will retired from full … Read More

A Brief History of Pajamas

June 25, 2015 | by Steve Nicewanger

We baby boomers all remember one of the universal rituals of our childhood. This was when one of our parents would stand in front of the TV screen and announce that it was “Time to put on your pajamas and get ready for bed.” It meant that the day was … Read More

The Second Half of the 2015 Indy Car Series

June 18, 2015 | by Steve Nicewanger

We are now ten races into the IndyCar season with just six races left to run. There have been seven different winners with three drivers winning two races each. Chevy engines have powered eight of the winners with Honda drivers claiming two victories. The two races that were won by … Read More

A Brand New Equine God

June 11, 2015 | by Steve Nicewanger

American Pharoah galloped into sports history last Saturday with a dominating victory in the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the legendary Triple Crown. Pharoah led from wire to wire and coming off the fourth corner jockey Victor Espinoza put the horse into warp drive and left his principle rival … Read More