The Clash at the Coliseum is not that great.

Here comes the feeling we all know and love, the feeling of racing season being right around the corner. This time of the year we see lots of testing, paint scheme reveals, and content/production days. We also start seeing the schedules for the series we follow. However, there's one race of the "season" that irks me. That race is the Clash at the Coliseum. NASCAR added the exhibition race at the start of 2022, and while it was fun and different, it shouldn't be a consistent thing and here's my reasonings. One, the track is way too small. There's no room for passing and the cars barely surpass 75mph. Thus, making it harder to pass and actually make any gains through the field. Secondly, it is becoming a hotspot for celebrities who don't care about the sport but are there to stay relevant and show "support" to the sport. While it's not just annoying for us who watch the sport, it's also annoying to see NASCAR feeding into the buzz to have the celebrities there to gain more fans from people who aren't fans. Lastly, it's just not great. It's a waste of money and time to host an event to watch cars not break 100mph. The event saves the teams money cause they're at a track where there's minimal damage to cars when they wreck, most of the time. If we could have a different track for the Clash, I would choose Phoenix. We could still use the same format for the Clash, just have a better faster track. Tell us about your thoughts on the Clas at the Coliseum, and if you agree or disagree leave a comment!

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Will Conor Daly appear in the 2024 IndyCar season?

There is no doubt about it, that Conor Daly is THE fan favorite in IndyCar. Conor is seasoned veteran in the IndyCar series and has been with several different teams throughout his open-wheel journey. Shortly after the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 in May, Ed Carpenter racing and Conor Daly have mutually agreed to part ways and go different paths. Ryan Hunter-Reay filled the now empty seat for ECR. Conor was given some opportunities in NASCAR to compete and although it was exciting to watch the IndyCar favorite in another series, the stats and performance wasn't there. Now we're rolling to the start of the racing season in 2024 as we're two weeks away from the 24hrs of Daytona. Surely, we can assume that he can find a seat to participate in this race, but will we see him in the NTT IndyCar series field in 2024? That question often remains unknown, but the time is running out. Could we see Conor pouring interest elsewhere in the racing world? I think that he will try and field the 108th Running of the Indy 500 but remain doubtful to see him any other time in this season. Let me know your thoughts!

Helio Castroneves adds his name to the 4-Time 500 winners list

Helio Castroneves was definitely one to watch during the 2021 Indy 500 presented by Gainbridge. The 500 this year was nothing shy of amazement; Dashing moves, incredible passing, and less cautions. Scott Dixon led the field of 33 to green. Some solid moves were made early on by Rinus Veekay and Colton Herta as they were battling for the lead, but don’t count Conor Daly out as he had a rocket ship. He led the most laps of the race before getting damaged from a loose wheel. Helio Castroneves wheeled his machine to P1 and some green flag pit stops started and he lost the lead. Later on with roughly 20 laps to go Rosenqvist and Sato pitted being P1 and P2 Helio drove to capture the lead position and win the race adding his name to the 4-Time 500 winners category.