Castroneves won the Indy 500 in 2001, 2002 and 2009 while driving for Team Penske. This year he raced with Meyer Shank Racing, a team that started its IndyCar program just four years ago and had yet to win a race in the series.

For the first time, a majority-women's team is competing in the Indy 500 this weekend. The team is a part of a broader effort to bring more diversity to motor sports. Only nine women and only two Black drivers have ever competed in the so-called "Greatest Spectacle in Racing."

With the traditional pre-race 500 Festival Parade canceled for a second consecutive year, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway asked its fans to decorate their houses for a chance to be featured on a parade route.

Scott Dixon will start in the pole position for the Indianapolis 500 for a fourth time. The one-time Indy 500 winner hopes to kiss the bricks again this year.

The majority women's team Paretta Autosport will make history racing in this year's Indianapolis 500. The rookie team fought it out Sunday to secure the final position in the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing."

The Force Indy auto racing team made its debut recently at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Black-owned team is already feeling the impact it's making on motor sports.

NTT became title sponsor of the IndyCar Series in 2019. The company has since extended the agreement and become the official technology partner of IndyCar, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Brickyard weekend.

As a rookie in 2005 Danica Patrick became the first woman to lead laps in the Indianapolis 500. Her third-place finish four years later was the highest for a woman in the history of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Last year COVID-19 restrictions forced IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to move the GMR Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500 from May to later in the year. The races eventually ran without fans in the stands.

The 20-year-old is the fourth winner 24 or younger to reach victory lane this season, joining Alex Palou, Colton Herta, and Pato O'Ward in what is quickly becoming a changing of the guard in IndyCar.