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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
2015 Indy 500 Wrap Up
The 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race is now history. Juan Pablo Montoya, driving for Team Penske, claimed his second win in three starts and gave “The Captain” Roger Penske his 16th win as an owner/manager. Starting with the Angie’s List Grand Prix which was run on May … Read More
Team Weekly View
As you may know, the Weekly View was one on the sponsors of the #98 Dallara Honda of rookie Gabby Chaves. On the Thursday before the race, the Boss and I got to go to the track and visit the Bryan Herta Team garage to see our car. I wound … Read More
Accidents & Death at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
IMS is a place of speed. Specially designed cars built with material designed to absorb the impact of a crash at 230 miles an hour. Still, there are accidents, injuries, and on certain occasions, fatalities. The death of Dan Wheldon, a two-time Indy 500 winner at the end of the … Read More
Remembering Scott Romebke, the 2015 Indy 500 Starting Field and We Have a Car in the 500 Field!
The 21-year-old Gabby Chaves from Bogota Columbia will be piloting the #98 Bowers & Wilkins Speakers Dalara Honda for the Bryan Herta Racing Team. Gabby is a rookie and will be starting in 29th position. The Cutter Racing team is a sponsor of the #98 car and the Weekly View … Read More
Deflategate and Colts Rookie Camp
The results of the NFL’s investigation into the New England Patriot’s use of deflated footballs during a game with the Colts and most likely other teams was made public last week (just a bit late for me to mention in last weeks column). Among the investigators findings was that at … Read More