The 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 is in the books, and a new face will soon adorn the Borg-Warner Trophy. Marcus Ericsson took advantage of an unfortunately-timed yellow flag against one teammate and an inexplicable mistake by another to put himself in place to hold off a late-race charge set up by yet another …
Every race has a broadcast. Not every broadcast becomes legendary. This is the story behind the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network's iconic call of the historic 2021 Indianapolis 500.
7:22 PM -- We've become accustomed to last second drama during Pole qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. Scott Dixon made sure there was none of that today as he blitzed the field to win his fifth pole position by over a half a mile per hour. By recording the second fastest qualifying time in Indianapolis …
5:02 PM -- We may have missed slightly on the first forecast of rain this morning, but we didn't miss the second time. Once the track was reopened for qualifications, the green flag was out for about 12 minutes before a much heavier rain pushed through and ended the day. During the short session, Sage …
3:05 PM -- Somewhat as expected, drivers have been slow to take to the 2.5-mile oval this afternoon with higher temperatures and gustier winds. Those drivers who have been on track, however, have not been slow. Almost 2.5 hours into this Fast Friday session, Andretti Autosport's Alexander Rossi current sits atop the speed chart with …
The second consecutive year of having the first day of time trials washed out, the unexpected victory of Arie Luyendyk, and the unbelievable 15 mph increase in the winner’s average speed were the highlights of this year at the Speedway.
The Field of 33 