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Full Day of Entertainment Scheduled for Miller Lite Carb Day
Final practice, air demonstrations and music acts round out schedule Friday, May 24 at IMS.
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Bike to the 500 Tickets On Sale
Two departure times provide more flexibility for fans who want to commute to the track on their bike on Race Day.
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Polkadot To Sponsor Daly’s No. 24 DRR/Cusick Entry at Indy 500
This partnership represents the first time a major athlete's sponsorship has been decided by a vote using blockchain technology.
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Indianapolis 500 Open Test - Wednesday, April 10, 2024
View images from the shortened first day of the Indianapolis 500 Open test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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2024 Total Solar Eclipse Sponsored By Purdue University - Monday, April 8, 2024
View images from the once-in-a-lifetime Total Solar Eclipse event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Josef Newgarden unveils the 2024 Indianapolis 500 Ticket
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Doug and Drivers: Marcus Ericsson WANTED To Race Ovals After F1 Career
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.
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Doug and Drivers: Fake Buttons, the Yellow Submarine and more with McLaughlin
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.
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Behind the Bricks: IMS Museum Renovation Update
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
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2024 Doug and Drivers: Ed Carpenter Reflects On One Of Longest-Tenured Indy 500 Careers
For over two decades, there is one thing that's certain at the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge: Ed Carpenter. Now in the Top 10 All-Time for Indy 500 starts and miles completed, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES team owner reflects on his career, his close calls at Indy and what it's like fostering the next generation of race car drivers.
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February 21, 2024
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2024 Doug and Drivers: Will Power Wants an Indy 500 Pole
Doug and Drivers returns for the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season leading up to the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. The first driver that IMS President Doug Boles is interviewing is 2018 Indy 500 winner Will Power, who dishes on his storied career, the empty feeling he has from not having an Indy 500 pole, and the issues that have plagued his personal life the last year.
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February 14, 2024
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Behind the Bricks: Unlocking Secret Safes
As credit card transactions become the norm, IMS President Doug Boles blasts into the past and checks out the remnants of cash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. That includes breaking into safes that haven't been opened for decades.
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February 08, 2024
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Behind the Bricks: Track Rentals
Maybe you've wondered what we do the other 11 months of the year, or maybe you've heard how we were on track over 150 days this year at IMS. But what does that mean? On this episode of Behind the Bricks, Doug Boles takes you behind the scenes of a Buick/GMC event to show you the testing that goes on and how the Speedway is being used even when fans aren't here.
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November 30, 2023
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Behind the Bricks: Our Connection to Crown Hill Cemetery
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles visits the iconic Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis to learn about its connection to auto racing and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Then, he makes a visit to an iconic IMS figure and takes race fans somewhere they will never be able to go again.
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November 16, 2023
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Behind the Bricks: Final IMS Museum Basement Tour
One final tour of the famed IMS Museum basement. That’s what’s in store on this week’s episode of Behind the Bricks, as IMS President Doug Boles checks out some of the Museum’s most prized possessions in one of the most coveted places at IMS – the basement of the Museum. The IMS Museum basement is no longer open, as the IMS Museum has begun its renovation process that will see a brand new museum open in April 2025.
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October 13, 2023
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Green Sports Day: A Deep Dive into IMS Sustainability
Take a behind the scenes tour of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to learn how we make our event operations green through recycling, composting and food donations around our events, such as the Indy 500 and Brickyard 400.
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October 06, 2023
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Behind the Bricks: Preparing for the BC39
How does the Indianapolis Motor Speedway bring The Dirt Track at IMS to life and put on one of the best USAC shows? It takes a village! From dirt equipment to tractors, watering trucks and help from a lot of friends, IMS President Doug Boles shows you how we put on the Driven2SaveLives BC39.
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October 03, 2023
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Behind the Bricks: IMS Track Conversion
How do we go from a 2.5-mile oval to a 2.439-mile road course and back again? We're here to show you on this episode of Behind the Bricks! It includes 48 barriers, 576,000 pounds of concrete and about 15 hours of work for a full conversion.
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August 31, 2023
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Behind the Bricks: Origins of the Pit Lane Stencil
Is it a tradition, or is it a fact of life at the Indianapolis 500? Every year when you show up for Race Day, pit lane is lined with stencils signifying each driver's pit box. On this episode of Behind the Bricks, Doug Boles investigates the origins of the stencil work and shows you how we bring this to life each and every May.
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July 27, 2023
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Behind the Bricks - The Makings of Indy 500 Pre-Race, Part 2
In this continued episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles continues to give you a behind the scenes look at pre-race ceremonies for the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. You'll see how Jewel prepared for the National Anthem, how we time the flyover just perfectly, and which pre-race song made Boles get emotional minutes before the largest single-day sporting event on the planet.
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July 13, 2023
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Behind the Bricks: How Indy 500 Pre-Race Comes To Life, Part 1
Whether you're one of the thousands in attendance, or one of the millions watching at home, Indy 500 pre-race is special. But it's also one of the most choreographed pieces of the Month of May. In this two part episode of Behind the Bricks, Doug Boles takes you behind the scenes to rehearsals for the Indy 500 Pre-Race Show to give you an inside look at how driver introductions, NBC and in house broadcasting and more come together to create Indy 500 Race Morning.
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July 06, 2023
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