It was worth the wait, and then some. Josef Newgarden joined the immortals Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by becoming just the sixth driver to win the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge in two consecutive years, edging Pato O’Ward in a scintillating race that included the start delayed four hours by a midday rainstorm. Two-time […]
Pressure Mounts As Spotlight Is Focused On NASCAR Star Kyle Larson At Indianapolis 500
May 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Kyle Larson sat center stage – his fellow Indianapolis 500 second row starters on either side for the last formal news conference before Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. One after another – after another and another – the questions all came for Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion who will roll off fifth […]
RaceDayCT Poll: Which Major Motorsports Event Will You Watch On TV Sunday
May 24, 2024 by 6 Comments
Sunday is the biggest day annually for having a variety of major motorsports events on TV. Sunday kicks off with the 81st running of the Monaco Grand Prix for Formula 1 at 9 am. Then it’s the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 for IndyCar at 12:45 p.m. The day ends with the 65th running […]
Baseball Legend Ken Griffey Jr. To Drive Pace Car At 108th Indianapolis 500
May 20, 2024 by 1 Comment
Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ken Griffey Jr. has been named honorary Pace Car driver for the 108th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, May 26. Griffey will drive the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray and lead the field of 33 drivers to the start of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” “Driving the Pace Car […]
Former Indianapolis 500 Winner Gil de Ferran Passes Away At 56
December 29, 2023 by 2 Comments
Gil de Ferran, who won the 2003 Indianapolis 500 and two INDYCAR SERIES championships, died suddenly after a brief illness Dec. 29 near his home in Florida. He was 56. De Ferran edged Team Penske teammate and fellow Brazilian Helio Castroneves in a scintillating finish in the 2003 edition of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” […]
Indy 500 Green Flag Begins Epic Journey Across The Globe
February 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The green flag for the 106th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge will take an epic global journey in 2022, visiting unique settings and events as part of the Green Flag Relay leading into “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on Sunday, May 29. The flag made its first stop thousands of miles away from Indianapolis Motor […]
Colton Herta Dominates In NTT IndyCar Series At Laguna Seca
September 19, 2021 by 1 Comment
Alex Palou Closes in on Championship MONTEREY, Calif. – Colton Herta continued his family’s success at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with a dominant victory Sunday in the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey, while Alex Palou marched closer and closer to an even bigger win. Herta earned his second victory this season and fifth career victory, […]
NTT IndyCar Series Announces 17-Race Schedule For 2022 Season
September 19, 2021 by 1 Comment
Highlights Include Return to Toronto, New Doubleheader in Iowa, Earlier Start, Powerful Finish, Record Appearances on NBC INDYCAR has announced a 17-race schedule for the 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, which will feature its bold and daring athletes competing against the thrilling backdrop of unprecedented coverage on network television, an earlier start date, a re-energized […]
Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 Delivers Highest Viewership In Five Years To NBC
June 2, 2021 by 6 Comments
“Greatest Spectacle in Racing” Averages 5.581 Million Viewers, Up 51% vs. 2020 and Up 2% vs. 2019 Race Peaked at 7.129 Million Viewers as Helio Castroneves Took Checkered Flag Indy 500 is Most-Watched Sporting Event of the Weekend NTT INDYCAR SERIES Off to Best Six-Race Start in Four Years Sunday’s 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 […]
RaceDayCT Daily Poll: Which Was The Better Event, The Indianapolis 500 Or The Coca-Cola 600
May 31, 2021 by 15 Comments
Sunday was the high holy day of motorsports in the United States. The Indianapolis 500 saw a greatly contested race and a wildly popular victory for Helio Castroneves. At Charlotte Motor Speedway Kyle Larson rolled to a dominating win for Hendrick Motorsports. So which was the better event? Vote below.
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