Alex Palou’s impressive seventh-place qualifying effort during last Sunday’s Fast Nine Shootout for the 104th Indianapolis 500 has landed him with a new sponsor.
Because fans won’t be allowed to attend Sunday’s 104th Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles said fans should continue to count Sunday’s race as part of their “streaks” of the number of 500s they have attended consecutively
Without fans in the stands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual public driver’s meeting for the 104th Indianapolis 500 was closed to the public.
From Scott Dixon’s thrilling pass for the lead that led to a decisive victory in the GMR Grand Prix, to Chase Briscoe’s fender-banging triumph in the Pennzoil 150 and Kevin Harvick’s battle with Denny Hamlin to win his third Brickyard 400, the first IndyCar/NASCAR Tripleheader was a rousing success.
McLaren CEO Zak Brown is back in Indianapolis, the same town where he built his business and marketing empire, Just Marketing, before taking on one of Formula One’s most iconic teams.
A new era of the Indianapolis 500 will dawn in Sunday’s 104th running of the world’s most famous race as the Penske Era begins with owner Roger Penske giving the command, “Drivers, start your engines.”
Roger Penske, the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar, sent a letter Thursday morning to the fans, expressing his deepest disappointment they won’t be able to attend Sunday’s 104th Indianapolis 500.
Danica Patrick, the most successful female driver in Indianapolis 500 history, will be back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Sunday’s telecast on NBC.
Although it’s not official, Penske Entertainment CEO Mark Miles has a date in mind for the twice-postponed Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio doubleheader at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
