The 1968 Indianapolis 500 will forever be remembered by most as the race where the turbine failed for the second straight year – just a few miles from the checkered flag.But the untold stories were the dominance of winner Bobby Unser, and another strong run of Lloyd Ruby that ended...

For the first time since opening its new gallery in 2016, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum will present a specially curated exhibition of auto racing art, highlighting the work of the late John Orfe.Orfe was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began a life-long love affair with motor racing after seeing...

Marshall Pruett and Robin Miller discuss Fernando Alonso's impressive debut on the IMS oval and follow with interviews including Andretti Autosport COO Rob Edwards, Alonso's race engineer Eric Bretzman, 2003 Indy 500 winner Gil de Ferran who serves as Fernando's driver coach, and we close with Alonso's post-test press conference...

Marshall Pruett and Robin Miller rip through the Verizon IndyCar Series snoozer in Phoenix (don't miss Robin's take), look at the positives and negatives for various drivers in the race, discuss the one-day Gateway oval test, IndyCar's bizarre media invitation for Fernando Alonso's IMS test, talk Spencer Pigot and his...

Above: Joe Leonard at Indianapolis in the City of Daytona Beach Eagle-Ford, 1969He was a champion on two and four wheels who drove for Dan Gurney, A.J. Foyt and Parnelli Jones and earned the respect of anyone who raced against him or watched him race.Joe Leonard, who died Thursday at...

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...

These two classic Indy 500 racecars were photographed by renowned automotive photographer Rick GravesThe Lotus 34 was built by Team Lotus for the 1964 Indianapolis 500. The Type 34 was Lotus' second Indy car. Based on the earlier Lotus 29, it was a very similar car which differed principally in...

Photographer: Rick GravesIn 1968, the turbine powered, four-wheel drive Lotus 56, driven by Joe Leonard, who had replaced the suddenly retired Parnelli Jones, was on the Indy 500 pole and lead most of the race until, with just 10 laps to go, Leonard pulled into the pits in an eerie...

If you have a question about open-wheel racing, send it to MillersMailbag@Racer.com. We can't guarantee your letter will be published, but Robin will always reply. Q: We lost Indy car racing's greatest promoter with Andy Granatelli's passing. My favorite Granatelli memory was a weekday practice afternoon in the early '70s...