IndyCar veteran Takuma Sato became the first driver from Japan to win the Indianapolis 500.

The Corvette Grand Sport will serve as the official Pace Car for the 101st running of legendary race on Sunday, May 28.

The popular Formula 1 driver had never driven an Indy Car or completed a single lap on an oval race course before his test session.

The Indiana Historical Society's "History on Wheels" exhibit will travel the state starting next month in a 53-foot double expandable semi-trailer that will visit festivals, school and other locales.

The popular Spanish driver, will skip the Monaco Grand Prix to race in Indianapolis.

An Indianapolis craft brewery has been celebrating motorsports since it first opened in 2010. Four years ago it struck up a partnership with a then up and coming IndyCar driver named James Hinchcliffe.

Race fans are sharing their favorite Indy 500 memories using the WFYI Speak Up Phone. Jill Ditmire and Leigh DeNoon share some of the collected memories with WFYI listeners.

The 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 is nearly here. On Sunday, drivers from around the world will travel at speeds exceeding 200 miles per hour. Sometimes they crash, which can put them in the speedway's infield hospital. But that hospital sees more than just crash injuries.

The speedway's senior director of safety and security says every person and vehicle entering the venue on Sunday should expect to be stopped and checked by security.

Woman have historically been under-represented at the Indianapolis 500 but recent efforts to engage more women in motorsports and STEM related studies and careers are growing.