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The Indianapolis 500 is the most prestigious race on the open-wheel, or IndyCar, circuit and is contested annually on Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. First held in 1911, the Indy 500 is now known as the "Greatest Spectacle In...

Sunday is arguably the biggest day of auto racing of the year, with the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco, the IZOD IndyCar Series Indianapolis 500 and the Sprint Cup Series 600-mile race at Charlotte filling the day. Winning any of these three races will c...

Anyone winning Sunday's Indy 500 will be a worldwide story instantly. But some potential winners -- such as Marco Andretti -- would really add luster to the race's lore.

IndyCar driver Charlie Kimball was sick Saturday and missed the public driver meeting for the Indianapolis 500.

For the first time in a long time, A.J. Foyt's team is a threat to win the Indianapolis 500. As Bobby Unser said of the Foyt-Takuma Sato pairing: "He's really got him a fast race driver."

Indianapolis 500 fans will have to leave their big coolers of beer at home and pay to park in a once-free lot as part of tighter security measures at Sunday's race.

Jimmie Johnson is a five-time Sprint Cup champion. So it stands to reason the surefire Hall of Famer would hold his own in, say, the Indianapolis 500, right? It's not that simple.

Friday's Carb Day highlights from Indianapolis Motor Speedway

With the Indy 500 field set, Dave Tuley offers some perspective on how to bet the race, and a couple bets he'd be looking for.

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On her second Memorial Day weekend removed from the Indianapolis 500, Danica Patrick spoke in wistful terms about her open wheel career and conceded that the likelihood of again attempting the race that manifested her fame is "less and less likely."

Katherine Legge didn't know she'd have a shot at the Indianapolis 500 until it was time to qualify, when Schmidt Peterson Motorsports decided to put her in its second car at the last second.

From IndyCar driver to now owning her own racing team, life outside of the driver's seat hasn't slowed down for Sarah Fisher -- far from it.

Gomer Pyle will be back for this year's Indianapolis 500. Carol Brady is staying home.

The 2013 Indianapolis 500 rookie class is small but stout. Three Indy first-timers -- front-row sitter Carlos Munoz, Tristan Vautier and Conor Daly -- shouldn't be taken lightly.

Jim Harbaugh insists he will coachable when it comes to the tricks of driving the Indianapolis 500 pace car this weekend.

The 2013 Indy 500 pole is just the second pole of Carpenter's career. Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, the 2013 Indianapolis 500 pole winner Ed Carpenter stops by to chat about leading off IndyCar's biggest race this weekend (Sunday, 11 a.m. ...