Indianapolis 500 Archive
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![NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Kurt Busch completed the Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation Program during a test Thursday, May 9 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, reaching a top speed of 218.210 […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Kurt-Busch-feature-5-10-115x115.jpg "Kurt Busch Completes Indianapolis 500 Rookie Test")
Kurt Busch Completes Indianapolis 500 Rookie Test
Posted on May 10, 2013 | No CommentsNASCAR Sprint Cup champion Kurt Busch completed the Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation Program during a test Thursday, May 9 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, reaching a top speed of 218.210 […] -
![Nineteen races over 16 event weekends highlight the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule announced today. The expanded schedule includes the return of Indy car racing to Pocono Raceway and the […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IndyCar-Sau-Paulo-feature-6-14-115x115.jpg "Izod IndyCar Series Unveils 19-Race Schedule For 2013")
Izod IndyCar Series Unveils 19-Race Schedule For 2013
Posted on October 1, 2012 | No CommentsNineteen races over 16 event weekends highlight the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule announced today. The expanded schedule includes the return of Indy car racing to Pocono Raceway and the […] -
![Jerry Grant, a 10-time competitor in the Indianapolis 500 and the first person to turn an official lap faster than 200 mph in an Indy car, died Sunday, Aug. 12. […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Jerry-Grant-feature-8-14-115x115.jpg "Indianapolis 500 Veteran Jerry Grant Dies At 77")
Indianapolis 500 Veteran Jerry Grant Dies At 77
Posted on August 14, 2012 | No CommentsJerry Grant, a 10-time competitor in the Indianapolis 500 and the first person to turn an official lap faster than 200 mph in an Indy car, died Sunday, Aug. 12. […] -
![Dario Franchitti slipped the wreath over his head and took a healthy sip of cool milk in the 91-degree mid-afternoon heat in victory circle at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. First, […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Dario-Franchitti-feature-5-27-115x115.jpg "Franchitti Claims Competitive Third Indianapolis 500 Win")
Franchitti Claims Competitive Third Indianapolis 500 Win
Posted on May 27, 2012 | No CommentsDario Franchitti slipped the wreath over his head and took a healthy sip of cool milk in the 91-degree mid-afternoon heat in victory circle at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. First, […] -
![A large contingent of race fans came to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on a steamy Saturday morning to attend the Public Drivers’ Meeting as all of the 33 starters participating […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Susie-Wheldon-feature-5-27-115x115.jpg "Wheldon Honored As Drivers Prepare For Indianapolis 500")
Wheldon Honored As Drivers Prepare For Indianapolis 500
Posted on May 27, 2012 | No CommentsA large contingent of race fans came to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on a steamy Saturday morning to attend the Public Drivers’ Meeting as all of the 33 starters participating […] -
![Dario Franchitti hopes Miller Lite Carb Day is again a good indication of Indianapolis 500 Race Day. Franchitti, who will start the 96th Indianapolis 500 from the inside of the […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Dario-Franchitti-feature-5-25-115x115.jpg "Franchitti Leads Final Indy 500 Practice On Carb Day")
Franchitti Leads Final Indy 500 Practice On Carb Day
Posted on May 25, 2012 | No CommentsDario Franchitti hopes Miller Lite Carb Day is again a good indication of Indianapolis 500 Race Day. Franchitti, who will start the 96th Indianapolis 500 from the inside of the […] -
![Bryan Clauson, Ed Carpenter and Oriol Servia were back in the qualification line less than 24 hours after aspirations of reaching the top-nine shootout were scattered across the Indianapolis Motor […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Oriol-Servia-feature-5-20-115x115.jpg "Field For 96th Indianapolis 500 Set On Bump Day")
Field For 96th Indianapolis 500 Set On Bump Day
Posted on May 20, 2012 | No CommentsBryan Clauson, Ed Carpenter and Oriol Servia were back in the qualification line less than 24 hours after aspirations of reaching the top-nine shootout were scattered across the Indianapolis Motor […] -
![Ryan Briscoe had two hours to mentally prepare himself to qualify for the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 after crashing in practice on Pole Day 2011. “That was very difficult to […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Ryan-Briscoe-feature-5-19-115x115.jpg "Ryan Briscoe Claims Pole For 96th Indianapolis 500")
Ryan Briscoe Claims Pole For 96th Indianapolis 500
Posted on May 19, 2012 | No CommentsRyan Briscoe had two hours to mentally prepare himself to qualify for the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 after crashing in practice on Pole Day 2011. “That was very difficult to […] -
![Marco Andretti believes he has a car capable of winning the 96th Indianapolis 500 no matter where he qualifies for the race. But winning the pole for the “Greatest Spectacle […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Marco-Andretti-feature-5-18-115x115.jpg "Andretti Sets Month’s Top Lap In Indy’s Fast Friday")
Andretti Sets Month’s Top Lap In Indy’s Fast Friday
Posted on May 18, 2012 | No CommentsMarco Andretti believes he has a car capable of winning the 96th Indianapolis 500 no matter where he qualifies for the race. But winning the pole for the “Greatest Spectacle […] -
![Following six days of practice totaling 35 sun-splashed hours on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it’s time for teams to literally switch gears. INDYCAR, the sanctioning body of the IZOD IndyCar […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Scott-Dixon-feature-5-18-115x115.jpg "Teams Prepare For ‘Fast Friday’ At Indianapolis")
Teams Prepare For ‘Fast Friday’ At Indianapolis
Posted on May 18, 2012 | No CommentsFollowing six days of practice totaling 35 sun-splashed hours on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it’s time for teams to literally switch gears. INDYCAR, the sanctioning body of the IZOD IndyCar […]
