Good morning from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where in about five hours or so, the 100th anniversary running of the Indianapolis 500 will begin in front of another packed house here at the world’s greatest racecourse. Right now, fans are beginning to grow in number as the sun rises in the Indiana sky, a foreshadow […]

In what’s sure to be a highly photographed and videotaped moment tomorrow during Race Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the famous No. 32 Marmon Wasp — the car that Ray Harroun drove to victory in the inaugural Indianapolis 500 back in 1911 — will take two ceremonial laps during the lead-up to the 100th […]

It’s a free day here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as fans mill about looking at all sorts of historical racers, check out the vendors and kiosks, and just have a easy time. Today will feature the massive Indy 500 veterans autograph session, and earlier this morning, the public driver’s meeting and the 33-car grid […]

Target Chip Ganassi Racing will still be powered by Honda when the new era of INDYCAR racing dawns in 2012. New cars and engines will debut next season, but the defending three-time IZOD IndyCar Series champions will stick with the Japanese manufacturer as its anchor team. Honda Performance Development is supplying a 2.2-liter, turbo V6 engine for the team […]

Deal between Andretti, Foyt is a blow against “500” traditionDoes speed no longer matter at the Indianapolis 500? What about hard work, talent and the art of losing gracefully? It appears that no, none of those things matter anymore. Why bother with such trifles when you have a fat wallet or a giant checkbook? Monday’s […]

Marco Andretti bumps teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay in final moments In a day that Michael Andretti called his worst as an IndyCar team owner, his Andretti Autosport squad became the focal point of Indianapolis 500 Bump Day 2011 — which ended with his son, Marco, knocking teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay out of next Sunday’s centennial running. Forced to race […]

Dario Franchitti goes dry: http://youtube.com/watch?v= tR3wFiQG3gk[/youtube] Alex Tagliani picks up the pole: http://youtube.com/watch?v= WqGlFgaqtFo[/youtube] Commence celebration/words of wisdom: http://youtube.com/watch?v= cO7a2zzQI58[/youtube] We’ll remember this Pole Day for a while, methinks.

When the dust settled on a wild and dramatic Pole Day Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it was Alex Tagliani who had etched his name into the record books as polesitter for the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500. In the final “Fast Nine” shootout for the pole, Tagliani threw down a four-lap average of 227.472 […]

Considering that Helio Castroneves popped a 228.6 yesterday during Fast Friday, you couldn’t help but wonder if his Team Penske and Target Chip Ganassi Racing would settle the Indy 500 pole amongst themselves today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But maybe, just maybe, there’s one driver that can take down the giants. Alex Tagliani, driver of […]

HVM Racing’s Simona de Silvestro was not medically cleared to drive today in Indianapolis 500 practice according to INDYCAR. The Swiss driver suffered burns to both her hands in her hair-raising practice incident yesterday at the Speedway. The team has not yet given any word on a potential replacement for her in this weekend’s qualifications and Bump Day […]

“Fast Friday” sets up for Pole Day shootout; De Silvestro out this weekend?Despite rain washing out three practice days so far, here we are again on Fast Friday, itching to see who’s gonna have the horses to contend for the Indianapolis 500 pole tomorrow. Thursday’s tow-tastic adventures at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway may not have […]

http://youtube.com/watch?v= 18pFE6cRHYw[/youtube] Simona de Silvestro is currently heading to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after suffering second-degree burns to her right hand and superficial burns to her left hand in a scary practice crash this morning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Near the end of the first hour of today’s practice session, an apparent parts failure on […]

Fall-like weather caused yesterday’s Indianapolis 500 practice session to be delayed and then end early. A light rain forced the hand of IMS officials and ended the session at 4:05 p.m. ET, about two hours before its scheduled conclusion. Not that much of anything happened. Only two drivers — Andretti Autosport’s Mike Conway and Marco […]

Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver raises the bar to 225.8 mph With qualifying just five days away — and coming off a complete rainout of track activity on Sunday — 39 cars took laps during Monday’s Indianapolis 500 practice session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. On a chilly afternoon at the Brickyard, it was Sam Schmidt […]

Ed Carpenter tops shortened Opening Day of Indy 500 practice Photo Credit: Robert Ellis/IZOD IndyCar Series. There’s a long way to go between Opening Day and Pole Day, but Ed Carpenter (above) still got bragging rights as the first driver to top practice for the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500. On a day known for shake-downs […]