November 10, 2025

Recently Marco Andretti announced his retirement from auto racing to focus on just his family.

He had a few shinning moments in his Indy Car career that were mostly at the Indy 500 where he got close a few times to winning but never got it done.

He won 2 Indy Car races in his career from 2006 to 2025 and competed in just about every form of racing. That includes Star Mazda, Indy Car Pro Series, Nascar, Formula E, International V8 Supercars, ARCA, Craftsman Truck Series, A1 Grand Prix, Infiniti Pro Series, Star Mazda, the American LeMans Series and won the Camping World SRX Championship in 2022.

His grandfather, Mario Andretti, and his father, Michael Andretti, were always coaching him and Mario could always be found in his pit area trying to help. 

Marco didn't have the race craft of his father or grandfather, but he tried.

Enjoy retirement Marco with the family.

Here are a few photos of him from through the years.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

September 15, 2025

Here is part 2 of the Indy Car race at the Milwaukee Mile on August 23rd and 24th 2025.

Saturday was hot and humid with Alex Palou taking the pole position and Sunday was a cool jacket weather day.  Christian Rasmussen getting his first win in Indy Car was the excitement of that day. 

Alex Palou finished second with Scott McLaughlin in third. Nolan Siegel spun right in front of me and was the first car out of the race on lap one.

Indy NXT had a great race with Salvador de Alba taking the win and his Andretti Global teammates Dennis Hauger second with Lochie Hughes third.

The driver to keep an eye on is Myles Rowe.  He got the win in the final Indy NXT race in Nashville a week later.

The main grandstand sold out which was great to see and hear as they were very loud and into the race.

Marshall Pruett, Dario Franchitti and Will Buxton had a little meeting with the media on the 10th anniversary of Justin Wilson's passing. Marshall told us that a documentary is in the works and can't wait to see it as Justin was a great racer and friend. Miss him.

Enjoy the photos and thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

Race day at the Mile saw Alex Palou on the pole but Christian Rasmussen got his first win!

Qualifying day at the Milwaukee Mile for the Snap-On Milwaukee 250 race.

September 1, 2025

On August 24th we had the Indy Cars and Indy NXT at the Milwaukee Mile for the Snap-On 250 race.

This blog is just part 1 with qualifying and practice photos. Part 2 will have the race photos.

Big crowd and of course Alex Palou got the pole position, but he did not get the win. Christian Rasmussen got his first win in a wild race with a ton of passing.

Enjoy a look at the guys and the big crowd with a sold out grandstand on Sunday.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

August 18, 2025

Been a crazy few weeks around here with chemotherapy, another urinary tract infection and then I got COVID at Road America photographing what you see here of IMSA.

Finally feel normal again and ready to do this blog on IMSA  at Road America where it didn't rain or wasn't super hot. Usually, it rains for  IMSA weekend at some point but not this time.

I wanted my Team Penske and fishing friend Philipe Nasr to get the win but the BMW's of Bobby Rahal's team came away with Dries Vanthoor and Phillipp Eng getting the win. The second BMW came in second with Marco Whittman and Sheldon Van Der Linde.

The Aston Martin Valkyrie with Ross Gunn and Roman De Angelis is an amazing car to hear and see. It sits so low which of course is less drag and makes it so smooth as you watch it go but it didn't win.

Enjoy a look at all the classes running and some beautiful cars.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

The Indy Cars, Indy NXT and USF Pro 2000 at Road America on June 22, 2025 for the XPEL Grand Prix.

July 14, 2025

My last blog was on the Indy Cars at Road America for the XPL Grand Prix.

To get into one of those Indy Cars you have to move up the Indy Car ladder and it's feeder series. That would be the Indy NXT, USF Pro 2000 and of course starting out in go karts that all Indy Car drivers still train in.

The June 22nd weekend I spent only a few hours at the track thanks to the heat and chemotherapy fun. Hopefully I'm done with chemotheraphy for a while and more tests to come to figure out where I stand.

Proof that the ladder series works is Myles Rowe who won Saturday in Indy NXT at Iowa Speedway! First win for him and we will see him in an Indy Car soon I believe. Couple photos here from 2021 at Road America when Myles was talking with my Vintage Indy Registry folks.

Enjoy a look at the USF Pro 2000 cars having a go at the track at Road America.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

June 30, 2025

Just a short blog on Indy Car at Road America on June 22, 2025. It was too hot for this old photographer with cancer.

I went up just for a few hours on Saturday and took a few photos. Shouldn't have as it was 130F in pit lane and it whooped me after finishing chemotherapy a week or so before.

This week I received a new neph tube for future treatments that has knocked me down a bit more. They are only good for 90 days and this is my 4th neph tube.

Alex Palou won the race of course but Scott Dixon was very close to winning it. He was running out of fuel and pitted with just a few laps to go.

Great to see Santino Ferrucci on the podium in third with Felix Rosenqvist in second.

Stay cool and enjoy a few photos of Saturday's qualifying session.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

May 19, 2025

One of the best auto racers to ever drive an open wheel race car was Jacques Villeneuve who was born to race.

His father Gilles Villeneuve past away when Jacques was very young in 1982 driving for Ferrari.  That took the racing bug out of Jacques for just a little while.

By 1994 he was driving a CART Forsythe/Team Kool Green Indy Car.  In 1995 he was driving for Team Kool Green and won the Indy Car Series Championship and the Indy 500!

1996 he moved to F1 and won the F1 Championship in 1997 for Team Williams.

Seemed like he could win in anything and tried NASCAR, Sports Cars and more.

Born in Canada but moved to Monaco when he was 7 and was raised in a Swiss boarding school until the racing bug took over at 17.

I had the pleasure to watch him drive in the Indy Lights and then the 1994 and 1995 seasons in an Indy Car.

Enjoy a few years of some great memories of a great racer and beautiful race car.

Thanks,

Rich