NASCAR driver Kyle Larson has a dream. To drive in the Indianapolis 500, fly to Charlotte, and pilot his Hendrick Motorsports No 5 Chevrolet in the Charlotte 600 on Sunday, May 26.
Larson cut his teeth in go-karting at age seven. He graduated to open-wheel racing as a teenager where ...
Part of the tradition of the Indianapolis 500 is the presentation of the Borg-Warner Trophy to the winner. The trophy has each winner’s face, name and winning year permanently etched. A silversmith is commissioned to create the new champion’s portrait in bas-relief for placement on the trophy. Sculptor Will Behrends, ...
The Cummins Special holds a couple of Indianapolis 500 records even though it did not win the 1931 race. The car was entered by the Cummins Engine Company of Columbus, Indiana.
Eddie Rickenbacker, the Speedway president and the president of the AAA Contest Board, was concerned that there would be ...
After multiple wrecks killed five on the opening weekend of auto racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the 300-mile featured Wheeler-Schebler Trophy race was stopped after 235 miles. Threatened with no more racing at the track by the American Automobile Association, the partners had to decide whether to abandon their ...