Friday, August 10, 2012  Friday INDYCAR: Roger's Whiz-Kid, Hats,
Sponsors  -By now, it seems like everyone and their cousin has
weighed in on the Jay Penske arrest. Now, I'm not saying
urinating on a woman's shoes is anything to be proud of, but
when you've grown up on stories on the drug culture and arrests
that permeated the racing scene throughout the 80s (the
Whittingtons or John Paul, anyone?), stuff like this does tend
to pale by comparison. If anything, it shows our crimes in
IndyCar are much more highbrow. Getting arrested for breaking
and entering or public urination outside the Gulp n' Go is one
thing--being busted outside a yacht club clearly shows some
refinement.  What will the impact on Penske's team be?
Negligible, I imagine. It's embarrassing, yes, but I sincerely
doubt we see any on-track ramifications.  Additionally, I'm
happy to see TMZ continued the national media's proud ineptitude
when it comes to racing knowledge and identified Roger Penske as
a NASCAR legend. For this story, I think we