No other race in the world is as elevated and informed by its history and heritage as the Indianapolis 500. Born in 1911, and with the 107th running set for May 28, its 200 laps, 800 turns and 500 miles are a stage that creates heroes and legends, with 2.5-mile...

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Gordon Johncock became the latest legend of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to receive a ‘Baby Borg’ from Borg-Warner, makers of the renown BorgWarner Indy 500 Trophy that was unveiled in 1936.Presented in front of 100 guests, including the Michigander’s family, the Baby Borg trophy was given...

Indianapolis, IN -- U.E. “Pat” Patrick, who won the Indianapolis 500 three times as a team owner, died Tuesday (Jan. 5) in Phoenix after a long illness. He was 91.Photo: Michael Levitt/Motorsport ImagesHis Patrick Racing team fielded race-winning Indy 500 entries for Gordon Johncock in 1973 and 1982, and Emerson...

Two new exhibits at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum are paying tribute to "heroes of horsepower" and a fixture at the front of the field."Incredible Engines of the Indy 500" honors the power plants behind the famous engines that have taken part in the legendary 500-mile race. The exhibit showcases...

For three decades he was a designer, builder, fabricator, dreamer, adventurer and racer to the core. He gave Jimmy Clark his final IndyCar ride, brought the first female driver to Indianapolis in 1976 with Janet Guthrie and helped Len Sutton, Billy Foster, Cale Yarborough and Tom Sneva start their careers.But...

The Indianapolis 500 had never seen a leap in speed quite like it – and it never would again. Huge wings and massive boosts made the 1972 race a journey into the unknown.Peter Revson captured the pole position for the 1971 Indianapolis 500 at a record 178.696 miles per hour....

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s photo archives are filled with tens of thousands of photos from the 1900s to 2016, and some are simply bizarre, or funny, or a mixture of the two. Take the one above of actor Dale Robertson, best known for his roles in westerns like "Tales of...

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...

"What happened to the good old days?" How many times have you heard that sentiment expressed?The “Good Old Days” are relative. It mostly depends on when you started as an Indianapolis 500 fan. As we count closer to the 100th running of the great race, I think about my Good...

It’s all very surreal, even more than two weeks after the season opener.I’m talking about the privilege of becoming just the sixth chief announcer in 64 years of the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network – what for years was known as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. My debut...