The presentation of the belt buckle dates to 2010 when Dario Franchitti won his first of two buckles. His other came in 2012. The other Indy 500 winners who have earned the “NTT DATA Buckle Award” are Dan Wheldon (2011), Tony Kanaan (2013), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014), Juan Pablo Monto...
Third son Bobby earned his first chance at Indy in 1963, with Al following him in 1965 as part of the decorated rookie class that included fellow future winners Mario Andretti and Gordon Johncock, plus Formula One veteran Masten Gregory and motorcycle ace Joe Leonard, who won Indy’s pole i...
Indianapolis 500 moments, from four-time winners to tragedyBy MICHAEL MAROT
Preparations for the 108th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge will start this week with a field consisting of eight former winners of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and five NTT INDYCAR SERIES champions. There are 34 entries set to contest the 33 starting spots for this year’s edi...
Mostly, though, they want to mingle with Super Tex — even in October and especially as the first of the four four-time Indianapolis 500 winners nears his 90th birthday in January. For Foyt this area, this street,where he used to eat during the month of May, are ...
Finally, despite the fact that 1973 is said to be a year not to be remembered too intensely, one celebration ceremony has taken place in late April 2023 to commemorate the golden anniversary of a driver winning the race has taken place after all. Winners are presented the Borg Warner Trophy...
Presenting the Winners of the 34th Annual ROSE Awards Each year, the ROSE Awards (Recognition of Service Excellence) honor the unsung heroes who deliver outstanding service across the… May 1, 2025 | Becca Schmiegel 22 Places We Think Caitlin Clark Should Visit In Indy ...
The 46-year old, who won at the Brickyard in 2001, 2002, and 2009, joins A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Sr., and Rick Mears as the only four-time winners in race history. It was the first Indianapolis 500 victory for the Meyer Shank Racing team. The average speed in Castronev...
Mr. B., who grows cotton near Prendergast, Ga., asks ten questions, which have to do with the speed of previous contestants and the money paid to winners. Evidently he is sure he will win a place in the first 10 positions, or he is weighing the expenditure he must make to become ...
Brink is buried in Indianapolis at Crown Hill Cemetery, where the four founders of the Indy 500 are buried, along with other Indy 500 winners, drivers, mechanics and car owners. Tragedy struck the 44th edition in 1960 in the stands, when a privately owned scaffold collapsed, killing two ...