For a long time, Indy car racing’s most hated player was Rodger Ward, a.k.a. Rodger the Dodger. Ward had earned the hateful alias because of triggering, but somehow avoiding involvement in, two of the most infamous and fatal accidents of the 1950s, the first resulting in the death of Clay...

The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America's signature exhibit, the 40-foot tall "Sweep of Speed," underwent an exciting transformation heading into the New Year and again is ready to wow visitors and Daytona International Speedway tour guests.Just before the holiday season, a crew from Orlando-based Nassal removed two vehicles from...

Unless you were in attendance back in June of 1963 at Milwaukee, there is no video or written documentation of Jack Conely’s wildly entertaining IndyCar run in the Rex Mays Classic.A successful super modified racer from Brighton, Mich. who earned the nickname “Brighton Bandit” because he would blow into Oswego...

Ken Brenn is one of the most decorated car owners in open-wheel history, with a career that spans six decades and includes a phone book’s worth of talent behind the wheel.During his years of owning, towing, wrenching and maintaining midgets, sprints and Indy cars, Brenn won a lot of races...

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. We've all seen the iconic shots from the first 99 runnings of the Indy 500; here's a look...

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...

Working as a turn announcer and pit reporter for the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network is a dream job, one I had thought about long before I ever grabbed a microphone.While it is an exhilarating adrenaline rush to describe the sleekest and sexiest machines known to man as they...

RACER's Robin Miller recounts the life of Indy 500 winner Rodger Ward, who was the benchmark for success during the 1960s.