Originally posted on Racer.com by our esteemed colleague Robin Miller.Fifty years ago today, Al Unser’s life changed in a way he could never have imagined a few years earlier.“When I came to Indianapolis as a rookie (in 1965) they tried to throw me out,” recalls the four-time Indy 500 winner....

As Jimmie Johnson’s crew chief, Chad Knaus has amassed 81 wins and seven NASCAR championships.It’s certainly possible that Knaus, who revealed this week he won’t be with J.J. in 2019, can still add to that total in the next few years, but won’t come close to the all-time mark of...

Another cool piece of rock-based Indy 500 memorabilia has come to light, and unlike the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track core samples that were recently revealed, this one-of-a-kind item is for sale.Saved during demolition of the Speedway Motel that sat adjacent to Turn 2, the IMS 'wing and wheel' mosaic that...

During these two weeks of preparation for the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500, RACER.com will be running video answers to some of your IndyCar-specific queries for Marshall Pruett's Tech Mailbag.Marshall will be putting some of your questions to the engineers, drivers and mechanics around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway garages,...

Photos courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway Before there were engineers, aerodynamicists, shock dynos and computers, there was George Bignotti."As far as I'm concerned, he was the greatest mechanic that ever turned a wrench on an Indy car," said A.J. Foyt on Friday evening after learning that Bignotti (LEFT AND BELOW, with...

George Bignotti at Indy in 2004. (LAT photo) Legendary Indianapolis 500 chief mechanic George Bignotti passed away Friday in Las Vegas at age 97. Bignotti tuned cars to seven Indianapolis 500 victories, more than any chief mechanic in the history of the race. His Indy-winning drivers included A.J. Foyt, Graham...