Ray Hartjen

Writer of words & music; Chronic Padres guitarist. Author of The Indy 500: A Year-Long Quest to Win the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

Today is D+2557.

2,557 days since my stem cells were reintroduced to my body, the final chapter of my stem cell transplant.

7 years.

Grateful for all 2,557.

Make your day a great one! #PunchTodayInTheFace

#MultipleMyeloma

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

No fan base in the #NFL expects an undefeated season. But in college ...

College football's era of invincibility is over. Get used to everyone losing https://t.co/CKIaIc1LRk

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

How Spanish engineering and Alex Palou brought #IndyCar to Barcelona https://t.co/2kMh7nF8Z7

by @JoeyBarnes85

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

As a #myeloma patient, that #standuptocancer moment at the #WorldSeries brought me to tears.

Thank you, @MLB .

#punchtodayintheface

[Zion Brown @z10nbr0wn]

Testing for #IndyCar at Barber today:

Dreyer & Reinbold (new team test): Conor Daly

ECR (team driver eval test): Hunter McElrea

Dale Coyne Racing (team driver eval test): Alex Dunne and Nikita Johnson

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

@SHUNCK A true one of a kind.

Good thing too, as that's probably all we coulda handled.

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

Not certain who plays left guard and who plays right. But the #Seahawks have two good ones!

Colts reportedly trading veteran G Quenton Nelson to Seahawks for 2 draft picks https://t.co/Z6FNwDFfXZ

#12s

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

Outflanked.

An espionage thriller that spans the globe.

Available wherever books are sold.

https://t.co/l3iFNe9S8B

#Thrillerbook #Bookstagram

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

Always weary of #IndyCar going to tracks raced in #F1, as the lap time delta isn't good for the "fastest racing on Earth"

Barcelona joins 2027 IndyCar schedule in multiyear deal https://t.co/MMiAAokDs6

by @JoeyBarnes85

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

Pick up your copy of The Iranian Fiasco, an espionage thriller, wherever books are sold.

Signed copies at https://t.co/CNE7JvFWoz ship free in the US.

https://t.co/X0qSHGVtJ6

#ThrillerBooks #Bookstagram

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

When winning isn’t enough: Inside IndyCar’s mega-transfer from Ganassi to McLaren | by @marshallpruett for RACER @RACERHQ https://t.co/eT2iLcT4u3

#IndyCar #indy500

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

"Akin to hiring away the head coach from the Super Bowl-winning team"

Key engineering talents Simmons and Bunnell to depart Ganassi | RACER https://t.co/wqSVepQoxL

By @marshallpruett

#IndyCar

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

Barcelona set to host IndyCar race in 2027 under multi-year deal https://t.co/AFebDbQvPE

#IndyCar

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

The story of Cal and Tiger starts with Outflanked, available in paperback and ebook format wherever books are sold.

#thrillerbooks
#actionadventure
#bookstagram

https://t.co/yUmcdGrTp8

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

But Outflanked, available in paperback and ebook, wherever books are sold.

#thrillerbooks
#fiction
#bookstagram

https://t.co/yUmcdGrTp8

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

Why IndyCar’s updated licensing system fails its own integrity test ~ by @JoeyBarnes85

https://t.co/rwQn3g2C2h

#IndyCar
#Indy500

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

.@MarioAndretti "Yesterday's champions would be champions today, and vice versa."

Special guest tonight with the Society of Professional Motorsports Journalists (SPMJ) for "A Conversation With ..."

#AutoRacing
#Motorsports
#IndyCar

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

.@MarioAndretti says sprint car racing in the dirt made him comfortable (and competitive) racing in the wet later in his career.

Constantly changing conditions and a search for grip.

#motorsports
#autoracing
#IndyCar

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

.@MarioAndretti said if he was a driver today, he would be arguing heavily for a halo device over the aeroscreen.

[Ray Hartjen @RayHartjen]

The great @MarioAndretti joined the Society of Professional Motorsports Journalist tonight for "A Conversation With ..."

#autoracing
#Motorsports
#IndyCar