Bill Long on the big ideas that reinvent an industry, from a brick racetrack built in 1909 to IndyCars running the streets of Washington, DC in 2026, and why playing it safe carries a real risk of its own.

Paul Pfanner on what the next Indy car should be built to prove once raw speed has reached its useful limit. Third in his series on the future of the sport.

Paul Pfanner on why IndyCar's new car is frozen on purpose, now that a broadcaster owns a third of the series, and what that costs in a world moving faster than 230 mph.

Paul Pfanner on people still arguing over who won The Split — and why the best version of IndCar is the one happening now.

Paul Pfanner surveys Sunday's 110th Indianapolis 500 — Felix Rosenqvist's 0.0233-second win for Meyer Shank Racing, the closest finish in race history — and argues that the Penske Entertainment era, reached its best day to date.

Paul Pfanner accepts the 2026 Russo-Marvel Founders Award and challenges the journalists who cover motorsports to build the future of their profession in an age of AI.

As Paul Pfanner receives the SPMJ Russo-Marvel Founders Award, he offers a meditation on learning, proximity, and who journalists actually work for.

For sixty years one organization has dominated sport and business with a consistency no one has fully explained. The results are visible to everyone. The source of the advantage is something most organizations walk right past.