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April 19, 2018 | By Indianapolis Motor Speedway The 2019 Corvette ZR1 is the official Pace Car for the 2018 Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil and will lead drivers to the green flag Sunday, May 27 for the 102nd Running of the legendary race.

April 19, 2018 | By Paul Kelly, Indianapolis Motor Speedway The 1957 Indianapolis 500 featured a perfect marriage of a car and driver that needed someone to believe in them.

April 19, 2018 | By Paul Kelly, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Like many drivers who weren’t born in America, Max Chilton admits he didn’t quite get the Indianapolis 500 during his rookie year in 2016.

April 18, 2018 | By Indianapolis Motor Speedway The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is continuing a collaborative community effort, 500 Forward, to celebrate the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil and the Month of May.

April 17, 2018 | By Paul Kelly, Indianapolis Motor Speedway There’s one name among the rookies assigned to cars for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil that stands out for race fans even though that driver has just one career Verizon IndyCar Series start.

April 13, 2018 | By Crown Royal For the second year in a row, and as part of the brand’s “Live Generously and Life Will Treat You Royally” campaign, Crown Royal is enabling race fans of legal drinking age to submit names of their military heroes for display on the Crown Royal Wall of Gratitude.

April 13, 2018 | By AJ Foyt Racing James Davison has been named to drive the No. 33 Chevrolet in the Indianapolis 500; the car has been entered by Foyt Racing with partners Jonathan Byrd’s Racing, Hollinger MotorSport and Belardi Auto Racing.

April 13, 2018 | By Paul Kelly, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Pat Flaherty wore a shamrock on his racing helmet, but he didn’t need the luck of the Irish to win the 1956 Indianapolis 500. But it did take a healthy dose of luck – and miraculous work by Indianapolis Motor Speedway track superintendent Clarence Cagle and his crew – for the 40th edition of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” to take place on schedule Wednesday, May 30.

April 12, 2018 | By INDYCAR Hildebrand, a 30-year-old native of Sausalito, Calif., has 62 Verizon IndyCar Series races on his resume, including three podium finishes. As an Indy 500 rookie in 2011, he was leading for Panther Racing when he crashed in the final turn of the final lap and finished second as Dan Wheldon won.

April 12, 2018 | By Indianapolis Motor Speedway A wide array of exciting new features are being added to the Fan Midway for the Month of May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, including karting in partnership with Speedway Indoor Karting, simulators and virtual reality displays.

April 12, 2018 | By Paul Kelly, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hunter-Reay has scaled the pinnacle at the Speedway, beating Helio Castroneves in a wild, seven-lap shootout after a late red flag to win the 2014 Indianapolis 500. He also has started on the front row twice, third in 2012 and in 2016. He won Sunoco Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year honors in 2008.

April 10, 2018 | By Paul Kelly, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kanaan, 43, remains one of the top competitors of the Verizon IndyCar Series in his 21st season of major North American open-wheel racing. He will attempt to make his 17th career Indianapolis 500 start in the 102nd edition of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on Sunday, May 27.