Q&A with Dave Calabro, WTHR-TV Channel 13 sports director
In December, Calabro will retire as sports director at WTHR-TV Channel 13 and end a 32-year run at the station.
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Larson carefully watching weather as Indy 500 forecast calls for rain
Kyle Larson is trying to become the fifth driver to run the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, and he doesn’t want weather spoiling a year’s worth of preparation.
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Indy Autonomous Challenge set to return to IMS with other high-tech programs
The competition between self-driving race cars, featuring 10 university teams from around the world, also will include chances for spectators to interact with drones, robots, augmented and virtual reality and generative artificial intelligence.
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Top NASCAR driver Kyle Larson uses Indianapolis testing to learn on the fly
The 2021 NASCAR Cup champion going to attempt to complete the Memorial Day weekend double—1,100 miles of racing in Indianapolis and Charlotte, North Carolina, on the same day.
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NASA hopes to gather data on sun during eclipse totality at IMS
With more than 50,000 attendees, IMS is expected to be an epicenter for “citizen science” during the eclipse’s totality.
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Alexander Rossi lands seat with Ed Carpenter Racing
Team owner Ed Carpenter, who had already scaled back to racing just ovals, will only run the Indy 500 next year in a third ECR entry.
Larson, Hendrick Motorsports in discussion on 2025 return to Indianapolis 500
Kyle Larson wants to run the “Double” again in 2023 after weather issues ruined his chances this year, but details are still being worked out.
IMS Museum eyes major haul for endowment by auctioning off 11 valuable vehicles
The museum has partnered with Ontario-based auction house RM Sotheby’s to take the cars to market in a move that could bolster the organization’s $10 million endowment with an additional infusion of $100 million or more.
NASCAR’s restart rules questioned after Larson takes advantage of unusual Brickyard 400 finish
Ryan Blaney thought he was perfectly positioned to win the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, but the restart rule worked against him.
Kyle Larson races to his 1st Brickyard 400 victory, making a late charge through the field
Larson has won three of NASCAR’s crown jewel races, missing only the Daytona 500. And his return to Indy was every bit as exciting as it was in May.
Q&A: IMS leader Doug Boles weighs in on Brickyard 400 scheduling, return to oval
IBJ spoke with Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles about expectations for the Brickyard 400, which is returning for the first time since 2020, and the challenges of scheduling NASCAR around other major events in Indianapolis.
Longtime Cup owner Rick Hendrick to drive pace car at Brickyard 400
Hendrick Motorsports has won at least one race in each of the past 39 seasons, and Hendrick driver Jeff Gordon won the first Brickyard.
Team Penske on hot streak headed into Indy for return of Brickyard 400
NASCAR heads to Indianapolis this week for the much-anticipated return of the Brickyard 400 on the historic oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Parnelli Jones, winner of 1963 Indianapolis 500, dies at 90
At the time of his death, Jones was the oldest living winner of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske called the versatile Jones “one of the most accomplished racers in history.”
UPDATE: IMS to lift local blackout of race on NBC
IMS President Doug Boles said Sunday that despite the weather, IndyCar officials believed they would have a window of time to dry the track and start the race.
Kyle Larson says Indy 500 appears to be ‘priority’ but he hopes for Monday race
A delay at Indianapolis Motor Speedway puts the NASCAR star’s hopes of completing it and the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte later Sunday in doubt.
Kyle Larson watching the weather, waiting to see if Indy 500-Coca Cola 600 double is possible
The forecast at Indianapolis Motor Speedway called for a band of storms to push through around 12 p.m. EDT, just before the time the Indy 500 was scheduled to begin.
Josef Newgarden was on top of the world after winning the Indy 500. This year feels much different
Newgarden returns to the speedway for Sunday’s race as the defending Indy 500 winner but caught in a cheating scandal that has damaged his pristine reputation and that of Team Penske.
Hall of Fame outfielder Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
Ken Griffey Jr. will be the first former Major League Baseball player to drive the pace car.
For IMS Museum, storytelling wins in renovation plans
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is amid a $64 million renovation to transform the 48-year-old building into a state-of-the-art facility that showcases the Indianapolis 500 and the evolution of IndyCar racing.
‘American Idol’ alum Jordin Sparks to perform national anthem at Indy 500
Sparks, who won “American Idol” in 2007 at age 17, also performed the anthem before “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” in 2015.
Mark Montieth: This May in Indy is more special than ever
No other month has captured a greater share of the city’s best memories.
Colton Herta hopes to protect narrow points lead through IndyCar’s biggest month
The 24-year-old American finds himself atop the standings for the first time in his career and by the narrowest possible margin.
Smithfield Foods donation will help this year’s Rev chefs
The May 4 culinary party at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that raises funds for the Indiana University Health Foundation is sold out.