Chat with Indy 500 final qualifier Buddy Lazier

...to The Show! On Sunday, following the IRL's Indy 500 Bump Day, we'll have Buddy Lazier, the 33rd, and final, driver to qualify for the Indy 500 by to chat. Sunday is...

Chat | May 16, 2008

Lazier returns, signs with Team 3G

Jaques Lazier has found a home with Team 3G after a two-year absence from IRL racing.

...to-last lap but race officials said the yellow flag had come out seconds earlier after Buddy Lazier and rookie Laurent Redon crashed. Castroneves won the race under yellow

Andretti, Hunter-Reay OK on Bump Day

John Andretti and Ryan Hunter-Reay barely qualified for the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

Andretti finds late speed to make 500

An exhausted John Andretti spent Bump Day in -- and out -- of the Indy 500 field. With less than 10 minutes to go, he finally put the Richard Petty car in the show.

Field filled to 33, but three still trying to get in

...last 15 minutes, the 33-car field was filled and there was even a bump, as Buddy Lazier's 216 mph run proved to be insufficient. And the drama lasted until the 6 o...

Doornbos fastest in 3rd-round qualifying

Robert Doornbos shook off the effects of two crashes last week and led early qualifying Saturday in the third round of time trials for the Indianapolis 500.

Buddy Lazier stows his gear after he qualified on the third day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500...

Sharp gets in under the gun at Indy

There were costly crashes and tense moments for the second round of Indy 500 qualifying, none more so than Scott Sharp coming through to make the field on the final laps of the day.

Indy 500 buildup really begins now

With practice slated to start Wednesday, Pole Day on Saturday and four days of qualifying over the next two weekends, the buildup for the Indy 500 is in full swing.

Rarely used vets to join rookies at Indy

Seven veterans who have had limited track time in the past year are expected to begin the Indianapolis 500 rookie orientation program along with six first-year drivers.

Helio's thrilling win at Chicagoland dulls pain of runner-up title finish

Helio Castroneves did his job to win Sunday's IndyCar finale at Chicagoland Speedway. Problem is, Scott Dixon did his job to win the series title, writes John Schwarb.

Winner Dixon's purse of $2,988,065 nearly doubles previous record

The Indy Racing League delivered on its promise of a record payoff for the Indianapolis 500.

Dixon, Wheldon, Castroneves and Kanaan roll off as odds-on favorites

A deep field brings added excitement to the 92nd running of the Indy 500. While a breakthrough for Danica Patrick or Marco Andretti is certainly possible, Scott Dixon, Dan Wheldon, Tony Kanaan and Helio Castroneves are the class of the field, writes John Oreovicz.

Looking up and down the Indy grid reveals hidden structure ... a pyramid

Most years, the Indy 500 looks like a crapshoot, with many drivers looking as if they have the winning stuff. This year? Scott Dixon has it looking like a pyramid game, writes John Oreovicz.