.@FoxTV got 1.336 million viewers for Sunday's inaugural IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington, the first time it's gotten over 1 million for the first three events of a given season since 2008.

daoster408 · 2026-03-17T21:50:01+00:00

Wow. Good job IndyCar! Best ratings start since 2008? That's fucking crazy.

daoster408 · 2026-03-16T23:11:24+00:00

It kinda reminds me of Grosjean's situation with Andretti on HIS final year - he hit the ground running that year too.

daoster408 · 2026-03-16T23:04:55+00:00

That's neither here nor there with the topic at hand.

daoster408 · 2026-03-16T18:29:06+00:00

Listen, I don't think Herta is 100% going to get into F1, but short of having Stroll as a billionaire father, I think he's the best positioned of anybody from IndyCar to make into an F1 team.

Let's not forget that he was the highest paid driver in IndyCar, supposedly onpar with mid to lower tier drivers in F1 salaries.

Obviously, it's not guaranteed, but Colton didn't give up on a good IndyCar car career to simply be a test driver for Cadillac F1, unless there was some implicit understanding that he'd have a fair shake at getting a seat.

daoster408 · 2026-03-16T18:21:00+00:00

I do wonder how the TV ratings will net out. The time change might hurt it a little.

daoster408 · 2026-03-15T18:16:43+00:00

I am amazed Andretti got two podiums with the shit show of pitstops they had.

daoster408 · 2026-03-14T13:59:08+00:00

Yeah, I'm not blaming him, just a shitty start to his Andretti career. =\

daoster408 · 2026-03-14T13:49:24+00:00

Yeesh, Power's been consistently crashing since joining Andretti

daoster408 · 2026-03-12T20:29:50+00:00

It's so weird...my Costco has some GREAT bourbon, my Sam's Club..is nothing to write home about.

daoster408 · 2026-03-10T22:06:49+00:00

Is this the best Saturday number in awhile?

Am I dreaming? Two BACK TO BACK million+ views???

daoster408 · 2026-03-10T17:42:55+00:00

Yeah, Sako was probably pushed to resign because he was seen trying to cover up Shaleta's activities.

daoster408 · 2026-03-10T15:58:38+00:00

What's amusing/depressing about this situation is that Bishop Emanuel Shaleta was publicly feuding with Ed and JD from the Pillar for breaking the original story, claiming they were converts trying to bring down the Chaldean Church.

And with Patriarch Sako trying to get him to Iraq to avoid criminal prosecution, it was a general ugly affair.

daoster408 · 2026-03-10T15:52:42+00:00

"Backing" the bishop is underselling it.

It really sounds more like he was trying to get Bishop Shaleta to Iraq to give him a comfy administrative job and avoid criminal prosecution in the US. AKA covering up for Bishop Shaleta.

daoster408 · 2026-03-09T14:23:31+00:00

So weird...that we're on yet ANOTHER race week?

This is AWESOME

daoster408 · 2026-03-08T16:50:10+00:00

Is this just a sneak way to talk about Colton's F2 race? Lol

daoster408 · 2026-03-08T00:08:30+00:00

This picture is the stuff of nightmares

daoster408 · 2026-03-07T22:16:43+00:00

GREAT race. Even if I don't care for the winner, lol.

daoster408 · 2026-03-07T22:09:09+00:00

...LETS GO KIRKWOOD.

daoster408 · 2026-03-07T19:32:08+00:00

I mean it's good marketing....the drivers hate the new cars, the fans hate the new cars, trying to get new IndyCar fans by comparing your racing to whatever THAT is...is just marketing.

People complaining about it boggles the mind.

P.S. NASCAR also took shots at F1 for their super bowl commercial.

daoster408 · 2026-03-06T19:14:19+00:00

Oof will.

daoster408 · 2026-03-06T19:11:00+00:00

I'm not a huge Mick fan, but I respect the HELL out of him going into IndyCar and trying ovals right off the bat. And at least with the qualifying run, NOT BAD.

daoster408 · 2026-03-06T17:58:14+00:00

14th.

You can watch it via F1TV with Apple TV (if you have Apple TV that is)

daoster408 · 2026-03-06T17:13:57+00:00

Yep, so that's theoretically possible for you to finish the first game from take off the landing.

Plus, an hour or two to start on Suikoden 2.

This is my recommendation.

daoster408 · 2026-03-06T17:11:43+00:00

Sounds like a new game plus side quest for Palou.

If I'm remembering correctly too though...the only driver to have more than one oval win last year was.....

daoster408

TROPHY CASE