I’ve been fielding questions from first-time Indy 500 viewers for the past few days, and one of the big questions has been: why are there 33 cars? And I’ll be honest: for a long time, I didn’t know, I just shrugged it off as the kind of arbitrary tradition that […]
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First — Takuma Sato (No. 30 Panasonic/PeopleReady Honda): “Obviously, we pitted (a lap) short from Dixie (Scott Dixon). The fuel strategy was a bit tight. I saw Scott was coming right through out of Turn 4, and he was screaming coming at me. And I just held him off. Thank […]
It was a case of smiles all around the Honda camp following the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Too bad the vendors, dealers and other usual guests of the manufacturer at the Greatest Spectacle in Racing weren’t able to celebrate in the […]
Although he led only twice for a total of 27 laps, Sato’s Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda was fast when it counted, in the run from the last round of pit stops to the checkered flag. Exiting the pits in second to Dixon, Sato swept into the lead on lap 185, […]
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver Takuma Sato (30) pours milk over his head to celebrate winning the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Rahal Letterman […]
Takuma Sato of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing claimed his second Indianapolis 500 triumph with the veteran racer holding off five-time IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon in a race that finished under caution on Sunday in front of an empty Indianapolis Motor Speedway due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Greatest Spectacle […]
This Sunday, when the green flag flies over the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500, there’s a pretty good chance that someone will have the race on a TV in your house. We’re giving you the chance to impress your family and friends with your knowledge of the Greatest Spectacle […]
FIA President Jean Todt believes that Formula 1 returning to Indianapolis Motor Speedway would be very good for the sport because it “has all the ingredients” of an F1 venue. Todt, who is in Indianapolis to attend the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500, spent Saturday morning at IMS in […]
Marco Andretti’s first memories of the Indianapolis 500 (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET) were not made inside the walls of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They come from the parking lot outside Turn 2. That’s where the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Motel, better known simply as the “Speedway Motel,” stood from 1963 to […]
I’m going to wake up Sunday morning and have to remind myself it isn’t Memorial Day weekend. That was nearly 90 days ago, which seems like an eternity in this bizarro world of the coronavirus pandemic. Yet, with the end of summer coming into focus, we will finally get to […]
For the first time in its history, the Indianapolis 500 will be run this year outside the month of May. The pandemic forced the annual Memorial Day weekend tradition to move to Sunday, and no spectators will be allowed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This was expected to be an […]
Image caption Alonso made his Indy 500 debut in 2017 Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso will start the Indianapolis 500 in 26th place. The 39-year-old Spaniard posted a four-lap qualifying speed of 228.678mph in his Arrow McLaren car. American Marco Andretti took pole at 231.068mph. Alonso said: “Did […]
Jenna Fryer | The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Marco Andretti led a Honda rout on the first day of Indianapolis 500 qualifying — a session dominated by Andretti Autosport and Honda as Team Penske was shut out of pole contention. Andretti posted a four-lap average of 231.351 mph to top […]
The Indianapolis 500 will be held behind closed doors for the first time in its 104-year history in 2020 due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indiana. IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway were initially hoping the race could run at 50 percent crowd capacity, which was […]
© Provided by The Canadian Press INDIANAPOLIS — Fresh off one of the biggest moments of his career, Marco Andretti headed to St. Elmo’s Steakhouse for a small celebration with friends and teammates. Load Error Another diner at the Indianapolis landmark said, “Go get ‘em Marco” as he passed by […]
Marco Andretti poses during the front row photos session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Andretti won the pole for Sunday’s race. Michael Conroy AP INDIANAPOLIS Fresh off one of the biggest moments of his career, Marco Andretti headed to […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Fresh off one of the biggest moments of his career, Marco Andretti headed to St. Elmo’s Steakhouse for a small celebration with friends and teammates. © Provided by Associated Press Marco Andretti poses during the front row photos session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis […]
Marco Andretti is starting first in the 2020 Indianapolis 500. The third-generation racer barely beat out Scott Dixon on Sunday to start first in the pandemic-postponed race. Andretti had the fastest qualifying time of everyone on Saturday and then posted the fastest four-lap average again on Sunday among the nine […]
Darron Cummings/AP Scott Dixon will start at No 2 on the grid for the Indy 500. Scott Dixon just missed claiming pole position for the Indianapolis 500 as Marco Andretti pipped him in the dying stages of the Fast Nine Shootout to determine the starting order for the famous race. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Marco Andretti has won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 in a lightning-fast first step toward snapping the infamous “Andretti Curse” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Andretti logged a four-lap average of 231.068 mph in Sunday qualifying, and an Andretti will lead the field to green for the first […]