The opening weekend of practice for the 2012 Indianapolis 500 is behind us and things just get weirder and weirder. Rather than dwell on headlines that are already well covered in mainstream news releases, let me dive into a few behind-the-scenes observations and some educated guesswork.

Have you ever wondered what it was like to drive a production-based sportscar in the golden era of American road racing? Me too. And now I know. 

The Super Cup Stock Car Series season-opening race at Columbus Motor Speedway was rained out. The full field included 2011 Rookie of the Year Rob Jones, defending series champ Jody Harrison, race winners J. J. Pack, Jim Crabtree and Kevin Kromer, and many more notable short track stars. 

Director Joe Schmaling said the series would be in contact with Columbus Motor Speedway officials to investigate the possibility of re-scheduling the event in May. Super Cup's second event is scheduled for June 2 at West Virginia's Ona Speedway, followed by a visit two weeks later at Motordrome Speedway near Pittsburgh. 

Sopwith Motorsports Television Productions will produce the upcoming MV Agusta motorcycle feature program for Discovery's "Velocity" network according to a new agreement reached last week.

Packs Racing has finished pre-season testing and conducted their final team meeting in preparation for the Super Cup Stock Car Series opening event April 28 in Columbus, Ohio.