Race fans will have to undergo a temperature check at the gate and will receive a face mask and hand sanitizer. Seating will also be spread out to practice social distancing.

Last month, IMS officials announced the race would reduce the number of spectators to 50 percent. Now, only 25 percent will be allowed to watch the event at the track.

The Indy 500 was bumped from its traditional May date because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 104th Indy 500 will run Aug. 23 at half the total of what is traditionally one of the biggest sporting events of the year.

Track officials had been optimistic IMS could be the first major sporting venue to have fans back in the stands this summer. Instead, the stands will be empty much like the rest of the tracks since major racing resumed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Associated Press has updated its survey of living Indianapolis 500 winners and their pick as the greatest race in the long history of the event.

Two new COVID-19 community testing sites will offer drive-through and walk-up testing in areas of Marion County most impacted by the virus.

Speedway High School will hold this year's graduation ceremony at the nearby Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The estimated annual economic impact on Indiana from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is $510 million, according to a study by the Indiana University Public Policy Institute using the years 2010-12. The number will surely take a hit this year, it's just not clear how much it will be.

Hundreds of squad cars lined the oval of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Thursday for IMPD Officer Breann Leath's funeral. The public watched the ceremony online.

The Harvest GP is set to run Saturday, Oct. 3, towards the end of the 2020 racing season.