Verizon leaving as IndyCar Series title sponsor after next season
The departure of its title sponsor leaves IndyCar with two major issues to address before the end of the 2018 season.
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Speedway targeting consumer-oriented sponsors
Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles is firing up an effort to go after consumer-oriented sponsors—a move aimed at helping the Indianapolis Motor Speedway sell more tickets.
IMS revs up relationships with bevy of local tech firms
The Speedway contracts with nine software companies and four tech-services firms that are either based in central Indiana or have a substantial local outpost.
New IndyCar kits get high marks on opening day of testing
After spending the day testing the sleek, stylish cars on Indianapolis' 2.5-mile oval, two racing veterans left the opening day screening by insisting the cars run even better than they look.
Kasey Kahne prevails in 6-hour, crash-marred Brickyard 400
The wacky race had a little of everything—14 cautions and 55 caution laps, both race records, three red flags and a 1-hour, 47-minute rain delay.
Vintage-car racing group’s new vision ushers in glory days
The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association’s racing series rolls into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this month for an event expected to draw hundreds of competitors and tens of thousands of spectators.
Indy 500 takeaways: Andretti’s six-driver strategy pays off
The motorsports critics kept saying Andretti Autosport was stretching itself too thin by fielding an audacious six entries for the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500. But four of those entries combined to lead 95 of the 200 laps Sunday, including the last one.
LOPRESTI: Men who didn’t finish first helped make 500 memorable
In a race that had 15 different leaders, Takuma Sato prevailed, becoming the first Asian to win the Indianapolis 500. But there was a plethora of other storylines.
Sato outduels Castroneves to win wild Indianapolis 500
Takuma Sato lurked within striking distance during much of the 2017 Indianapolis 500, which featured a record number of drivers leading the race, and then won a white-knuckle duel at the end.
Questions abound for future of Indy 500 on television
The rapidly changing sports media landscape has left a hazy cloud of uncertainty over the future of the race. Its current contract with ABC runs through next year, and some experts anticipate new bidders.
IUPUI preserves Indianapolis 500 artifacts using 3-D technology
Race fans can now view more than a dozen pieces of Indianapolis 500 history not on view in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum by using a new 3-D internet database.
Indy 500 kingmakers Foyt, Penske begin plotting their futures
A.J. Foyt and Roger Penske are as much a part of the Indianapolis 500 as the pagoda and Gasoline Alley. Foyt turned 82 in January and Penske turned 80 a month later.
Indy 500 officials playing it safe with race-day security
Two days after 22 people were killed at a concert in Manchester, England, speedway President Doug Boles outlined the track's security plan and urged fans to arrive early and stay patient.
Brickyard 400 moves to fall in 2018, will be last event before playoff series
Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles said the race is “moving to one of the most important dates on the NASCAR calendar.”
Dixon takes third Indy pole with fastest speeds in 21 years
Dixon’s first-lap and his final average were the fastest times recorded at Indianapolis since Arie Luyendyk set the qualifying record and single-lap record in 1996.
Most Indianapolis 500 drivers insured against the unspeakable
At least half of the drivers in the Indianapolis 500 field get their life insurance from the same Indianapolis-based insurance agency.
As Penske’s cars pull away, everyone else plays catch-up
Somehow, over the last 14 months, Team Penske has turned one of the world's most competitive racing circuits into a virtual one-team showcase.
Speedway to ban smoking in grandstands starting in October
Beginning with the Red Bull Air Race, most of the smoke spectators see and smell from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway grandstands will waft from exhaust pipes or screeching tires.
Speedway breaking new ground with massive wireless hardware
Those driving past the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the last week, might have noticed five 600-pound ball-shaped structures towering over the 2.5-mile oval race track.
F1 driver Alonso to miss Monaco Grand Prix to race at Indy 500
Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso plans to race for McLaren at the Indianapolis 500, marking McLaren’s first Indy 500 appearance in 38 years.