Final practice, air demonstrations and music acts round out schedule Friday, May 24 at IMS. Read More>
Two departure times provide more flexibility for fans who want to commute to the track on their bike on Race Day. Read More>
This partnership represents the first time a major athlete's sponsorship has been decided by a vote using blockchain technology. Read More>
View images from the shortened first day of the Indianapolis 500 Open test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. View Photos>
View images from the once-in-a-lifetime Total Solar Eclipse event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. View Photos>
Josef Newgarden unveils the 2024 Indianapolis 500 Ticket View Photos>
On this episode of Doug and Drivers, 2022 Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson sits down with Doug Boles to talk about the pain of coming so close to scoring back-to-back wins, how he wanted to compete on ovals after his Formula 1 career and the transition to Andretti Global. Watch Video>
Why does Scott McLaughlin move his hands around so much in the car? What "button" is he pushing? What's the pressure of the iconic Yellow Submarine like? We cover that and so much more with Scott McLaughlin on the latest Doug and Drivers. Watch Video>
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles truly goes behind the bricks of the IMS Museum and checks in on the renovation progress. He also gets an exclusive look at the vision of the refreshed Museum, which opens a year from this week. The Museum is a separate entity from IMS and is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Consider supporting the Museum by visiting imsmuseum.org Watch Video>
May 22, 2013 | By Paul Kelly
Wish For Our Heroes (W4OH), the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indiana National Guard are teaming up to provide fans with an opportunity to help send active United States military or veterans to the Indianapolis 500, Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard or Red Bull Indianapolis GP in 2013. The “Wish Fund” program gives fans four ways to salute American service members through contributions or donations at wishforourheroes.org:
Wish For Our Heroes is a national, non-profit organization based in Noblesville, Ind., that provides tickets to active United States military or veterans for Indianapolis Motor Speedway events.
*** INDYCAR episode of ‘Mythbusters’ airing May 22: An INDYCAR-themed episode of the popular Discovery television series “MythBusters” will air at 9 p.m. (ET) Wednesday, May 22. The one-hour episode, which was filmed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, will test such racing myths as whether man can beat machine in a 30-foot standing-start sprint, whether a driver can lose 10 pounds during a race and whether a tire’s grip can loosen a manhole cover during a street race. *** Fans can purchase IMS ticket memorabilia: A wide selection of Indianapolis 500 ticket memorabilia is available now through a new licensing agreement between the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and That’s My Ticket, the nation’s leading manufacturer of unique sports, concert and theater ticket-related products and displays. Tickets from the 2013 Indianapolis 500 and previous editions of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” are available in such products as frames, albums scrapbooks and more, ranging in price from $9.90 to $34.90 each. Other products feature the race’s ticket images in their designs including 4x6 picture frames as well as Mega Tickets and Mini-Mega Tickets. Visit www.ThatsMyTicket.com for pictures and more information or to purchase Indianapolis 500 ticket collectibles. *** Ticket purchases can benefit children’s hospital: Fans can buy tickets for the 97th Indianapolis 500 in the Tower Terrace section overlooking the front straightaway at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with a portion of their purchase benefiting Riley Children’s Foundation, through a partnership between IMS and Tickets-for-Charity.com. Tower Terrace tickets are available for $97 at ticketsforcharity.com. The Riley Children’s Foundation is committed to improving the health and well-being of children through philanthropic leadership in support of Riley Hospital for Children-Indiana University Health in Indianapolis and its research programs. *** 2013 Indianapolis 500 tickets: Tickets are on sale for the 97th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race on Sunday, May 26 at IMS. Race Day ticket prices start at just $30. Fans can buy tickets online at www.ims.com/tickets, by calling the IMS ticket office at (317) 492-6700, or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area, or by visiting the ticket office at the IMS Administration Building at the corner of Georgetown Road and 16th Street between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET) Monday-Friday. Children 12 and under will receive free general admission to any IMS event in 2013 when accompanied by an adult general admission ticket holder. Tickets for groups of 20 or more also are on sale. Contact the IMS Group Sales Department at (866) 221-8775 for more information.