Alexander Rossi’s team took the chance it took because it was the only shot at victory—something between a Hail Mary pass and a suicide squeeze bunt. And it worked. Strategy, not horsepower, won this Indy 500.
In an Associated Press survey of the 27 living winners of the Indy 500, Roger Penske fell just four votes shy of longtime track owner Tony Hulman as the most important non-driver at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s decision to call off the local television blackout could have a big impact on WRTV, Emmis Communications and race-day advertisers.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials are encouraging attendees to arrive at least two hours earlier than they usually would due to the expected huge crowd.
The company created to broadcast the Indy 500 is using innovations to diversify its customer base and fuel double-digit percentage growth.
General admission tickets available at the Speedway box office for $40 as late as Tuesday afternoon were selling for more than triple that amount on the secondary market by Wednesday morning after the race became a sellout.
IndyCar has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against the organizers of the canceled Grand Prix of Boston, which had been planned for Labor Day weekend this year and again each year through 2020.
Thanks to a savvy tax-avoiding maneuver by late track owner Anton “Tony” Hulman Jr., his descendants appear poised to lead the Indianapolis Motor Speedway into the next era.
Indianapolis 500 fans might feel like they’re traveling through a time warp this month when they visit Gasoline Alley.
IndyCar will return to the road course at Watkins Glen International in New York on Labor Day weekend as the replacement race for a canceled event in Boston.
Former Speedway chief of staff Ken Ungar said one of the most important elements of Project 100 will be the response to the venue’s upgraded restrooms.
The Knights Inn at the airport had a couple of rooms left at $899 per night Wednesday, according to Expedia. And a room could be had at the Red Roof Inn in Anderson for $446.
Now that the event is officially sold out, brokers expect ticket prices on the secondary market to soar even higher. Some ticket brokers were already asking $1,500 for prime tickets.
Indiana has more than 1,000 dairy farms, and the Milk Man tradition is designed to spotlight the state's dairy industry.
The Grand Prix of Boston had faced public opposition and a wavering commitment from local leaders.
Mark Miles with the IndyCar circuit said the promoter “is throwing in the towel.”
WRTV-TV Channel 6 for the first time will air the Indianapolis 500 twice. But neither of those telecasts will be live.
With a sellout crowd anticipated for May and all 145 permanent hospitality suites gone, Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials must figure out how to bring customers back for the 101st race.
Ed Carpenter and James Hinchcliffe left Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday more confident about the cars they will race in May.
The Hulman Terrace Club is the first new seating option at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in more than a decade. A sellout of the section would score the Speedway more than $2 million.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has already sold more tickets for this year’s race than it did for last year’s. Suite and premium seat sales are so strong, officials are discussing adding more inventory.
