The field is now set for the 107th Indianapolis 500, and Alex Palou has claimed the prestigious pole position. His four-lap average of 234.217 mph just barely nipped Ed Carpenter Racing's Rinus Veekay's speed of 234.211 mph by the slimmest of margins. It was an eventful day that saw plenty of drama for both the …
What! A! Day! As an old, traditionalist curmudgeon, I've made no secret about the fact that I would love to see the Indianapolis 500 return to it's old, time-honored qualification procedure with each car getting to take the green flag a maximum of three times and only getting to take the checkered flag one time. …
With all the talk of guaranteed starting positions and expanded fields for the Indianapolis 500, it's hard to remember just how good Bump (or Bubble) Day used to be for the Indianapolis 500. The new qualifying formats, regardless of what tweaks have been implemented for the past seven or eight years, have somewhat done away …
The Field of 33 