On the heels of the closest finish in the 115-year history of the world’s greatest race in front of another sellout crowd at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it’s clear that this is the era of the new glory days.
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Mickey Shuey A new state partnership to expand immigrant detention is being promoted with a “Speedway Slammer” nickname. The moniker drew a backlash from the IndyCar Series on Wednesday and also a response from Pato O’Ward, the only Mexican driver in the series.
Caitlin Clark and the Fever host the WNBA champion New York Liberty on Saturday. On Sunday, the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 starts not long after noon. And Sunday night, the Indiana Pacers host the New York Knicks in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Final playoff series.
Last year, Purdue University announced plans to occupy a portion of Dallara’s downtown Speedway facility as part of a new partnership meant to further develop the university’s Indianapolis presence, including its motorsports engineering program.
The old saying is that Indy picks its victor. Pato O’Ward isn’t the only incredible contestant that the iconic racing venue has left waiting on the playground to hear his name called.
Teams across IndyCar and all motorsports depend on support from corporate partners, typically in exchange for placement of logos on their cars and racing suits as well as other perks like driver access and the use of hospitality suites.
The museum is set to reopen following a year-and-a-half-long closure during which the building was essentially gutted, updating technical systems and revamping exhibits.
The nonprofit museum partnered with Ontario-based RM Sothebys to sell some of its most valuable cars with the goal of raising $100 million for its endowment.
Carmen Lethig held the economic development role for nine months, following more than four years as administrator of long-range planning with the city of Indianapolis.
Officials with the town of Speedway, which is not named in the lawsuit, said they are “carefully monitoring” the situation and in communication with the developers on the matter.
Following a near miss between an errant wheel and grandstand fans at the Indy 500 in May, chassis manufacturer Dallara has designed a retaining nut that is more than 60% stronger than the previous design.
For some fans, nothing beats watching the Indianapolis 500 surrounded by friends, business clients and co-workers from inside one of the 116 suites outside of Turn 2 and in several spots along the front straightaway.
The upscale hotel project across from Indianapolis Motor Speedway has gone through numerous delays since being announced in 2015. A new developer took over in late 2021 but has yet to restart construction.
Seven-time Grammy Award nominee Kaskade will headline the 18-and-older party on race day in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Basketball Hall of Famer O’Neal also is on the five-act bill.
Tyler Reddick closed the best month of his career with an overtime win Sunday on the road course at Indy to give him two victories in the last five Cup races.
Teammates Romain Grosjean and Alexander Rossi played bumper cars in a race for position that turned personal. Rossi also hit rookie teammate Devlin DeFrancesco. Grosjean hit Colton Herta, and IndyCar penalized both Rossi and Grosjean for avoidable contact.
Race organizers said the estimated crowd topped 325,000, which they believe makes the race the most-attended single-day sporting event in the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
The 41-year-old New Zealander had the car to beat for much of the Indy 500 on Sunday until a late penalty cost him a chance to kiss the bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time since 2008.
The acquisition across from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s main entrance on 16th Street gives track officials a large swath of contiguous land for reimagining the corridor.
Romain Grosjean didn’t crash, but his high drift with 15 minutes remaining in practice came oh-so-close to kissing the outside wall of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The museum’s latest exhibit spans 1960 to 1972, when car designs changed radically, international drivers made a big impression, and the race arrived on television sets across the United States.
