Indiana leases pricey hospitality suite for historic DC race
The Monument Suite covers both racing days, and comes with 30 tickets and all-inclusive food and beverages.
Read MoreThe Monument Suite covers both racing days, and comes with 30 tickets and all-inclusive food and beverages.
Read MoreRacers Álex Palou, Felix Rosenqvist and David Malukas and motorsports officials stood beside the president as he promoted the Freedom 250 Grand Prix.
Read MoreWith Dixon, Rosenqvist, Pato O’Ward and Ryan Hunter-Reay, Arrow McLaren is seeking its first Indy 500 victory since Johnny Rutherford’s 1976 win.
Dixon plans to join Arrow McLaren’s IndyCar team, according to multiple media reports, as does reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist.
Fusek, who grew up in Wisconsin, spoke with IBJ about competing with e-commerce companies and how auto racing influenced his management of Fusek’s Hardware.
The 34-year-old Swedish driver has been with Meyer Shank for the past three seasons.
A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Reinbold founded Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in 1999 and fielded a variety of drivers in the IndyCar series.
Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion, won more races than anyone across NASCAR’s three national series.
The four-time series champion understands why it’s happening — fans are weary of seeing him reach victory lane race after race — even though Palou isn’t tired of winning.
The Ed Carpenter Racing team spent Tuesday afternoon in Gasoline Alley, prepping Rossi’s backup car for his best career starting position at the Indianapolis 500.
Clark will give the traditional command for drivers to report to their cars during the pre-race ceremonies, which start at 10 a.m. on May 24 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Post-qualifying technical inspection revealed the rules violations, IndyCar said. The teams can appeal.
Palou will try to become the seventh driver in Indy 500 history to win back-to-back 500s.
The semifinal round is set for Sunday afternoon with the fastest 12 qualifiers each getting one attempt to make the top six. The fastest six will advance to the next round of qualifying, which will determine positions one through six.
It’s the first time since 2008 a full day of qualifying was lost because of weather. The decision prompted some significant schedule changes for Sunday.
It’s a perplexing problem for a series that has significantly reduced the number of mechanical failures over the past few decades.
Daly and Palou took advantage of the cool, overcast conditions to post the fastest laps on the second practice day.
Since 1994, five drivers have competed in both races, but Tony Stewart remains the only one to complete all 1,100 miles.
The sellout means that the traditional broadcast delay that blankets central Indiana will be suspended to allow local fans to watch the race live on television for the third consecutive year.
The defending Indy 500 champion keeps finding ways to reach the top of the speed chart — even when mechanical issues get in the way.
Grandstand ticket sales for this year’s race are pacing ahead of those for the 2025 event, which was announced as a sellout on May 20 — five days before the race.
Fishers-based Cadillac F1 is focused on showing progress made from race to race, and even though Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas finished near the bottom of the running order Sunday, it was still considered a successful day.