Indianapolis 500

Takuma Sato snatched a second Indianapolis 500 victory at empty Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the Japanese racer held off Scott Dixon and ultimately won under caution.

Attendance will be limited to 25% capacity for the Indianapolis 500 and spectators will be required to wear face coverings at “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”

The Indianapolis 500 will run in August with 50% fan capacity. The total could still hit six figures at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The Indy 500 set for May 24 has been postponed until August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time since 1946, the race will not run on Memorial Day weekend.

Roger Penske has just bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar Series. After 74 years, the Hulman family relinquishes control of the iconic speedway.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will work his first Kentucky Derby on Saturday as part of his expanding role with NBC Sports and is also slated to cover his first Indianapolis 500.

Danica Patrick will join NBC Sports' inaugural coverage of the Indianapolis 500 as an analyst alongside host Mike Tirico. Patrick retired after last year's Indianapolis 500.

Janet Guthrie, the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500, was dropped from the list of nominees for NASCAR's Landmark Award.

Conor Daly has been chasing sponsorship money all across the country in a nonstop effort to continue his racing career. The Indianapolis 500 is the priority.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Power hated racing on ovals. He wasn't a fan of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and figured he would never win the Indianapolis 500.
That kind of attitude doesn't fly when you drive for Roger Penske.
Power had to change his thinking and his performance on oval trac…