Breakfast at the Brickyard serves Hoosier mayors at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)–The 500 Festival Breakfast at the Brickyard took place today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, featuring over 80 mayors from across Indiana. This long-standing tradition, dating back to the 1950s, brings together community leaders and …

Scott McLaughlin destroys car in huge crash ahead of Indianapolis 500 qualifying

INDIANAPOLIS – Scott McLaughlin crashed his Team Penske car in Sunday afternoon practice and ruined his chance to repeat last year's Indianapolis 500 pole-winning run. McLaughlin qualified Saturday inside the top 12 and was eligible to run for the pole …

What channel is Indy 500 qualifying on? How time trials work at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis 500 2025 qualifying is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. Positions 13-30 for the May 25 race will be established Saturday, while positions 1-12 and 31-33 will be determined Sunday. One driver …

IndyCar: A Different Fast Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

By Lucille Dust via AutoRacing1.com, 1h ago Good afternoon from the “Racing Capital of the World”, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fast Friday, presented by Turtle Wax, did not live up to its name today. With temperatures in the mid-80s for most of the …

Hours after harrowing crash, Colton Herta qualifies for 109th Indianapolis 500

Just hours after a scary crash that saw him flip upside down in a shower of sparks, 25-year-old Colton Herta locked himself into the 2025 Indianapolis 500 field in a back-up car that he hadn't turned a single lap in.  After taking a harrowing, airborne …

First crash of 'Fast Friday' in turn 4 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The crash happened around 12:45 p.m. Friday and sent the car flying through the air at the track. SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Kyffin Simpson is reportedly OK after a dramatic crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on "Fast Friday" at the track.  Simpson …

Fast Friday Indy 500 practice schedule at Indianapolis Motor Speedway today, May 16 

Racing in the sun: The role of weather in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway experience

SPEEDWAY— As temperatures rise in May, fans flock to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for racing events, soaking up the sun and reveling in the electric atmosphere of the racing capital of the world. The weather is always a significant factor for race fans, …

Driver Marcus Armstrong slams into Indianapolis wall, avoids injury

Marcus Armstrong left the track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on a stretcher following a single-car crash on Saturday but appeared to escape serious injury. "Marcus has been seen and released from the infield care center," his team, Meyer Shenk …

Indianapolis 500 qualifying format, explained

Get ready for perhaps the most thrilling qualifying weekend in all of motorsports. Qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. Over two days at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the 34 entries will push their cars, and themselves, to the limit, trying to secure a spot …