An upcoming bar crawl along Indianapolis’ Massachusetts Avenue will pair adult beverages with historic tales (and re-enactments) of crime and punishment in the city. This year, the Indiana Humanities historic bar crawl has expanded into two nights and will take place on June 3 and 4. Participants will start and end at the Indianapolis City Market […]
Rookies Pass 2014 Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation Program
Carlos Huertas eventually agreed with team owner Dale Coyne that the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race isn’t one to pass up. “I was a bit unsure because I never did it before and because I had a late start to the season I couldn’t prepare for the ovals well,” said the 22-year-old Verizon IndyCar Series […]
Brantley Gilbert to adorn Sage Karam’s INDYCAR
Country music entertainer Brantley Gilbert will try his own version of a “Memorial Day Double” at Indianapolis and Charlotte. Gilbert, the 2013 Academy of Country Music (ACM) New Male Artist, will adorn the No. 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Kingdom Racing Chevrolet of rookie Sage Karam for the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor […]
INDYCAR Explores Prospect of Event at NOLA Motorsports Park
INDYCAR announced today it is exploring a prospective Verizon IndyCar Series race at NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale, La. The announcement of the potential event, which would be known as the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Louisiana and organized by Andretti Sports Marketing, was made jointly today with Gov. Bobby Jindal and Laney Chouest, owner of […]
Indianapolis Indians May 2014 Home Schedule
Norfolk Tides at Indianapolis Indians Friday, May 9, 2014 at 7:15 PM Friday Fireworks A Spectacular fireworks show will follow the game. Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 7:05 PM Signature Saturday — Team Autographs & Team Photograph Giveaway An Indianapolis Indians Team autograph session and entertainment featuring the Fur Circus will be available at the […]
2014 Grand Prix of Indianapolis and Indy 500 Pep Rally, May 7th
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Verizon IndyCar Series will be holding a pep rally on Monument Circle in Downtown Indianapolis on May 7, 2014. Various Verizon IndyCar Series Drivers will gather to help the City of Indianapolis prepare for an action-packed, speed-filled month of May. The Pep Rally will be held from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on […]
500 Festival Generated $19.7 Million in Economic Impact in 2013
The 500 Festival announced today that a recent economic impact study revealed the 500 Festival events generate a significant tangible economic impact on the city of Indianapolis each year. In 2013, this amounted to $19.7 million in financial impact, including $5.5 million of direct spending by out-of-area visitors. Each year hundreds of thousands of people from […]
Bobby Rahal and Ray Evernham Enter Cars in IMS Celebration of Automobiles
The Celebration of Automobiles Vintage and Classic Car Show will return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a fourth consecutive year on Saturday, May 10, with this year’s edition featuring entries from racing luminaries Bobby Rahal and Ray Evernham. Vintage car owners and automotive enthusiasts from around North America have flocked to IMS the last three […]
Pippa Mann’s Indy 500 ride to support Susan G. Komen
A cause-oriented idea sparked a promotional proposal mushroomed into a pink platform for Pippa Mann and the Susan G. Komen, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, for the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race onMay 25. Mann will drive the pink and white Honda-powered No. 63 Dale Coyne Racing car in the 500 Mile Race, the British […]
IMS Road Course will be racy for Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan has been immersed in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course reconfiguration project since its inception seven months ago, and even maintains a Downtown Indianapolis apartment for his frequent visits. But ahead of the Verizon IndyCar Series Open Test on April 30, he took up residence in the motorcoach lot […]