INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indianapolis Speedway officials say Swiss driver Simona De Silvestro is on her way to the hospital after burning both hands during a crash at an Indy 500 practice.... Faced with killing some time while hoping the cars might get out and practice yesterday, I was left with nothing to do but eavesdrop on the conversation at the next table. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter @kentsterling Three-time Indy 500 champ Bobby Unser is not shy about sharing his opinions, and he did [...] by Kent Sterling A year after I moved to Indianapolis, I grabbed a bunch of old and dusty reel-to-reels of Indy 500 highlights and sat down to try to understand the allure of this event. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter @kentsterling So many feel such enormous passion for the Indianapolis 500 that I [...] Donald Davidson knows more about the Indianapolis 500 than any man alive. Â Today, we turn Donald's memory loose on the third three time champ, Mauri Rose. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter @kentsterling I think every story Donald tells is incredibly interesting, and understanding the Indy 500 as a historical event is ... It's that time of year again, when procrastinators everywhere suddenly panic because they have no plans for Memorial Day weekend. Luckily we're here to rescue you and your family from boredom! INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Rain limited Tuesday's Indianapolis 500 practice to two participants.... There are a lot of people who carp about the loss of certain traditions related to the Indy 500. Â There are now only two days of qualifications, the start time bounces around a little bit, and the cars are going to change again soon. Â There was the split, Tony George's removal from his position as [...] by Kent Sterlling Everyday through the Sunday, May 29, and the running of the centennial Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, we will present a video memory of one of the most important men in Indy 500 history. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter @kentsterling The features will be more or less chronological, but will always [...] Canadian driver steps away from regular team to join another for the Indy 500 by Bert Beiswanger Aside from race day of the Indianapolis 500, I don't think I anticipate any day on the calendar more than I do opening day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May. Practice for the highly anticipated Centennial Indianapolis 500 kicked off Saturday before being interrupted by something we're all ... by Kent Sterlling Everyday through the Sunday, May 29, and the running of the centennial Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, we will present a video memory of one of the most important men in Indy 500 history. The features will be more or less chronological, but will always feature some of the guys who I like. [...] Scotsman has returned to the venue of his two biggest wins with an opportunity to finally become a repeat winner INDIANAPOLIS — Dario Franchitti will finally get a chance to defend a Indianapolis 500 title — four years late. After winning the 2007 race and that year's IndyCar points title with Michael Andretti's team, the Scottish driver left the series, joined Chip Ganassi's NASCAR team and never got a chance to defend his championship. The three-time points champ — and now two-time Indy 500 winner — knows this will be a busy month. As the defending champion, he has dozens of requests from the media and sponsors, and on Monday night he'll host a private fundraiser for Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. Read full article >> Spectators at this year's Indy 500 will see a life-size version of a Hot Wheels track, as the company attempts to set a world-record jump. All sports have traditions that go beyond the actual field of play. The Indy 500 winner drinks milk after the race, dotting in "I" for Ohio State or the Masters Green Jacket are just a few examples Hockey seems to go deeper in tradition than other sports. Beyond player traditions, hockey really encourages and embraces fan traditions as well. Traditions seem to start the same basic way. An event happens, perhaps out of the ordin... It's just three weeks to the historic Centennial of the Indy 500 but you can still easily attend the Four-time winner A.J. Foyt accepted an invitation yesterday to step in for Donald Trump as the celebrity pace-car driver of the Indianapolis 500, ending a controversy before the May 29 race.
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