Gearheads are sure to be excited over the new engine and chassis package at the Indianapolis 500 this year, but IMS and IndyCar Series officials hope the highly publicized changes will be enough to grab the attention of more casual fans and create an attendance and TV ratings boost.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is selling advertising along the world-famous, 103-year-old race course for the first time ever, a break with tradition that promises to boost its financial firepower as racetracks nationwide are struggling.
IBJ follows driver E.J. Viso and his team of engineers and mechanics during a sometimes-frustrating practice day at the Speedway.
The 26-year-old Venezuelan driver E.J. Viso hopes this year's Indy 500 will be his next step toward a breakout season, propelled by greater patience, a new race engineer and the tutelage of Jimmy Vasser.
Newgarden has been impressive through the first three races this season, and started on the front row of last week's race at Long Beach.
American Le Mans Series race director Beaux Barfield on Wednesday took the hot seat as the IndyCar Series' new chief race official.
After months of skirting speculation, Danica Patrick announced Thursday that she's leaving IndyCar in 2012 to run a full Nationwide schedule. She didn't rule out a return to open-wheel racing for the Indianapolis 500.
IndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard is considering taking the open-wheel series to the Road America road course in Elkhart Lake, Wis., for 2012. That race could replace the Milwaukee race, which Bernard said faces a 50-percent chance of being eliminated.
Rookie JR Hildebrand made the ultimate mistake with his very last turn of the wheel, crashing into the wall and sliding across the finish line.
While the Indianapolis Motor Speedway revels in its centennial this month and motorsports aficionados take a nostalgic look back, the next generation of heirs to the Hulman George fortune has its eyes firmly fixed on the future.
Consumers open wallets for drivers who aren’t front-runners this year.
Indianapolis-based Panther Racing, which has two drivers in this weekend’s Indy 500, has been sued by a former employee, its former landlord and even one of its former drivers, mostly over allegations of not paying its bills.
Andretti Autosport's purchase of an Indy 500 ride for bumped driver Ryan Hunter-Reay is an extreme example of the influence sponsors wield in the sport, but it's not unusual for motorsports teams to wheel and deal during race week.
IMS CEO Jeff Belskus tells IBJ that ticket sales for the race are the best they've been in five years.
I, like many others, am lured to the Speedway by the spectacle itself because I am most definitely not a gear-head.
Even if most of them aren’t showing off any talent beyond waving from a car on the parade route, there’s no denying that celebrities visiting Indy for the 500 add a kick to the month of May. Of course, one person’s celebrity is another’s “Who’s that?”
The centennial running of the Indianapolis 500 this year is almost overshadowed by changes that will make next year among the most important in the history of open-wheel racing.
The 100th anniversary of the race serves as a time to reflect on the great history of one of America’s iconic sports events.
Potential presidential candidate and reality-TV force Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not be driving the pace car at the May 29 race, after all. Four-time race winner A.J. Foyt is his likely replacement.
Will Conseco Fieldhouse be half empty of Pacer fans for the playoffs?
