Editor's note: The following has been re-published every year since we first posted it, in 2008, during the run-up to the Indianapolis 500. Enjoy! The Indianapolis 500 is the world's highest attended single day event. Its total capacity is approximately 400,000 with about 125,000 located in the cheapest and most "festive" seats- the infield. … [Read more...] about Worst (or Best) of the Indianapolis 500 Infield People Watching
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All seems right at 96th Indianapolis 500
The Month of May has come and gone again with the completion of another 500-mile stroll around the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. There have been plenty of Mays in the last 16 years -- the time in which U.S. open-wheel racing endured a crippling 12-year civil war and its aftermath -- that have gone by without much of the luster that traditionally has accompanied the … [Read more...] about All seems right at 96th Indianapolis 500
The 96th Indianapolis 500 ushers in a new era
Perhaps what truly makes the Indianapolis 500 "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" is tradition. Indeed, few things change about the most significant annual event in motorsports. Whenever you enter the storied 2 1/2-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, you often feel as if you have never left. As firmly steeped in tradition as the 500 is -- the festivities during the Month of … [Read more...] about The 96th Indianapolis 500 ushers in a new era
Indy 500 starting point to see rule changes
IndyCar racing officials have decided to eliminate double-file restarts this season at three major ovals: Indianapolis, Texas and Fontana. Race director Beaux Barfield said the decision was made for two reasons: the location of the acceleration point at those particular tracks and drivers' concerns. … [Read more...] about Indy 500 starting point to see rule changes
Danica Patrick to do Coca-Cola 600 instead of Indy 500
For the first time since 2004, the Indianapolis 500 will not include Danica Patrick. She is skipping it to do the Coca-Cola 600 instead; giving up her self-described favorite race in order to focus on her full-time shift to NASCAR. Patrick never won the race, but she finished in the top 10 in all but one of her seven starts. She is also the first and only woman to have ever … [Read more...] about Danica Patrick to do Coca-Cola 600 instead of Indy 500
