Simon Pagenaud was officially honored this evening at the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Championship Celebration.Pagenaud, 32, was saluted at Hilbert Circle Theatre on Indianapolis' Monument Circle for capturing the season championship on the strength of a series-best five race wins and seven Verizon P1 Award pole positions over the course...

Townsend Bell came into the pits on lap 117 in the lead with one of the fastest cars in the 100th Indianapolis 500. But by the time he re-entered the race, he was out of contention.In a chain-reaction incident, Bell blasted out of his pit stall just behind teammate Ryan...

Over 99 runnings, the Indianapolis 500 has become the most famous event in motorsport. That iconic status is built on a bedrock of hundreds of small stories, and to celebrate the centennial race, RACER.com has asked some of the people who are part of Indy's fabric to share a few...

Tags: Townsend BellBill SweedlerTommy MilnerJordan TaylorRicky TaylorOliver GavinJan MagnussenAntonio GarciaThe IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will be well represented when the green flag waves on Sunday for the 100th Indianapolis 500.Defending GT Daytona (GTD) champion Townsend Bell, who co-drives a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 with Bill Sweedler for Change Racing, will start...

Welcome to RACER.com's live report from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Check back throughout the day for updates.***4:00 p.m.: The checked flag flies, and we can all exhale after almost 2,900 laps run today! Read more about today's session here. ***3:54 p.m.: Alex Tagliani has exited the pits with about five minutes...

Highlights from opening day of practice for the 100th Indianapolis 500.

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Schmidt Peterson Motorsports co-owner Sam Schmidt has entertained almost every driver with a budget and desire to race in May's 100th Indianapolis 500. After months of fruitless discussions, he says a deal for someone to compete in SPM's third car for the Indy 500 has yet to be completed."I've just...

James Hinchcliffe will be the first to admit he has unfinished business – both personal and professional – when he returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week.It was at IMS on May 18, 2015, that Hinchcliffe suffered the worst crash of his career while practicing for the 99th Indianapolis 500,...

Graham Rahal thinks 2016 might be the most competitive year in Indy car history. His bold prediction comes after preseason testing showed small gaps all the way up and down the timesheets.Add some capable young guns, wily veterans and highly motivated teams and manufacturers, and it’s tough to argue with...