IMS rolling out new tools to help Indianapolis 500 fans navigate crowds
During this weekend’s Indianapolis 500, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is doing a pilot test of technology to help fans find the concession stands with the shortest lines.
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Indianapolis 500 rally marked by brisk ticket sales, fewer empty seats
Actual ticket sales—and the number of existing permanent seats—remain one of the sports world’s greatest mysteries because those numbers are not publicly released. But IndyCar teams and drivers don’t need attendance figures to know how much has changed.
After years of struggling, A.J. Foyt Racing has cars to contend in Indy 500
A.J. Foyt Racing hasn’t had a car on the podium since 2019 and its last victory came a decade ago. But major changes in the offseason are expected to make the team competitive in the Indianapolis 500.
Graham Rahal gets Indy 500 ride as replacement for injured Stefan Wilson
Less than 48 hours earlier, it appeared Rahal’s 15-year streak of starting in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” would end.
Wilson fractures vertebrae in crash with Legge in Indy 500 practice
Katherine Legge ran into the rear of British driver Stefan Wilson’s car, sending both skidding into the wall.
Fishers family navigates business side of auto racing
Al Morey IV competes for Indianapolis-based Jay Howard Driver Development in the USF2000 Championship series.
Graham Rahal wants father’s team to improve before deciding IndyCar future
The 34-year-old son of 1986 Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal is in a contract year and said Tuesday he’d maybe retire if a competitive seat isn’t in his future.
Race teams ask NASCAR for ‘meaningful’ talks as dispute skids toward summer
The fight between NASCAR and its teams over a new revenue model prompted the owners of 16 chartered organizations to send a letter to NASCAR’s board of directors requesting “meaningful dialog” regarding the franchise model system.
Defending Indy 500 champ Marcus Ericsson back at Brickyard, seeking new contract
The defending race champion and current IndyCar points leader is back in Indianapolis with a new goal: proving he deserves longer pact with Chip Ganassi Racing.
New organization aims to get girls interested in STEM, motorsports
Sim 4 Stem, launched by two former professional female athletes, is launching next month with events geared around the Indianapolis 500. One of the group’s founders, Nicci Daly, is the niece of retired racer Derek Daly of Carmel.
McLaren head remains supportive of Andretti joining F1
Michael Andretti’s bid to join Formula One has met fierce resistance through the F1 paddock as teams are opposed to expanding the grid because it would dilute the pot of money for which the 10 current teams compete.
500 winner Ericsson intends to stay in IndyCar title picture
Winning in weird ways could be part of the reason why Ericsson doesn’t get the championship consideration he craves, but he believes eeking out victories under strange circumstances is a show of strength for his team.
Bryan Adams to headline this year’s Carb Day concert at IMS
Adams, who has sold more than 100 million albums and singles worldwide over the past four-plus decades, will be making his first concert appearance in Indianapolis since playing Old National Centre in 2010.
Marcus Ericsson wins rough IndyCar season-opening race
Jack Harvey was taken to a hospital and Helio Castroneves needed an ice pack and X-rays. A pair of cars went airborne, the leaders crashed into each other and the entire Andretti Autosport fleet was eliminated.
IndyCar showcasing veterans, fresh faces in new season’s crowded field
IndyCar finally has its own television program, a refocused marketing plan, aggressive sustainability efforts and a whopping 27 full-time entrants as the season begins this weekend in Florida.
IndyCar to use sustainable tires made from desert shrub
The tires will make their season debut in next week’s opener on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.
Rose-Hulman engineering major to race in Daytona, prepare for final exams
When Mandy Chick isn’t racing from class to class at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, the mechanical engineering major has stock car racing on her mind, especially this weekend.
Don Schumacher Motorsports plans $10.5M expansion in Brownsburg
The expansion, which involves additional equipment at the existing facility and a new 32,500-square-foot building, is expected to increase employment by 42 workers.
Andretti focuses on sports cars while F1 ruling pending
So long as he can’t get Indianapolis-based Andretti Global onto the Formula One grid — seemingly a long shot at this stage — Michael Andretti has turned his attention to other areas for his expanding motor sports program.
Sato joins Ganassi, to race ovals only in IndyCar
Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato will share the No. 11 Honda with rookie Marcus Armstrong, who was hired to drive the IndyCar street and road course races for Ganassi.