Arie Luyendyk came to a realization on the way to becoming a two-time Indy 500 winner in May of 1997.Just 12 months prior, the Dutch speed king set the fastest qualifying laps ever recorded at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but once those wickedly fast CART cars were replaced by the Indy...

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...

A salute to the indomitable Super Tex on his 80th birthday...Robin Miller on A.J. at 80Birthday greetings to A.J.1997: A.J. vs. Luyendyk1991: Jeff Andretti gets in the way at Nazareth1982: Blame it on "Cooogan"