At 46, Castroneves would later say that 2021 “might be the year for aging veterans,” comparing his achievement at the Brickyard to
Takuma Sato should probably thank Fernando Alonso. So far, every time the Spaniard starts in the Indianapolis 500, Sato ends up winning the race. But while Alonso’s first outing at the Brickyard was marred by numerous Honda engine failures, the Japanese manufacturer came back in force for this year’s event. Sold Out: Honda Civic Type […]
The COVID-19 pandemic initially caused the world to come to a grinding halt. From sports to concerts and everything in between, it was smarter to simply postpone our favorite events for the sake of public health. But now that appropriate safety measures have been put into place, the Indianapolis 500 is set to occur on […]
If you’re planning on attending the Indy 500 this year, it looks like you’ll have to wait a bit longer to experience the race. IndyCar just announced that it will postpone the Indy 500 to Aug. 23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This announcement doesn’t come as a total surprise, considering how many auto shows […]
Seven Honda drivers made up seven of the top 10 in the traditional “Carb Day” final practice session leading up to Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. Santino Ferrucci was quickest among Honda drivers with an average speed of 225.486 mph, just shy of Tony Kanaan’s timesheet-topping 225.517 mph. Just behind Ferrucci was former Indy 500 winner Takuma […]
Colon Herta, one of six rookies who will participate in the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500, qualified ahead of all other Honda drivers, beating several former winners in the process. Honda drivers made up 18 of the 33 total who qualified for the 2019 race, including seven previous winners and six rookies. Herta, driving […]
Thanks to a joint effort by Google Maps and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, you can now catch a track-level glimpse of what it’s like to race in the Indianapolis 500. Right before this year’s race, a vehicle equipped with a Street View camera drove a lap around the speedway. The resulting images show a 360-degree […]
In 2016, Honda accomplished something historic: it won the 100th Indy 500 with Alexander Rossi, a 24-year-old rookie, at the wheel. He became only the ninth first-year driver in history to win the prestigious race, and now his car is going to be available at the Mecum auction house during August’s 2018 Monterey Car Week. […]
Will Power has finally won the Indy 500, the one major trophy that had eluded him throughout his otherwise illustrious IndyCar career, which includes more than 30 victories, 40 pole positions, and even an IndyCar championship. It was, as it had been last year, an extremely chaotic but exciting race, featuring crashes involving seven drivers, […]
It’s not easy to triumph at the Indianapolis 500. Since the race began in 1911, only three drivers have managed to win it at least four times. Here’s a quick introduction to those legendary racers. A.J. Foyt All told, A.J. Foyt raced in 35 straight Indy 500s from 1958 to 1992. The first driver to […]
A retired steel executive is selling a complete set of Indianapolis 500 Chevy Corvette pace cars that he spent 30 years collecting. Keith Busse, the retired chairman and cofounder of Steel Dynamics in Fort Wayne, Indiana, owns 16 Corvettes that were specified as pace cars for the Indy 500. His collection will go up for auction in […]
Fernando Alonso’s participation in the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 was one of the highlights of this year in motorsports—and could have been so much more had his engine not gone up in flames, as he had been poised to fight for the win in the closing stages. Since then there has been speculation […]
Alexander Rossi, winner of the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2016 and a former Formula One driver, believes two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso would be happy competing in the IndyCar Series. “I think that, with Fernando, there’s not going to be any negative that comes from it and I think that he as […]
The new episode of Honda Racing: at Speed focuses on Takumo Sato’s thrilling victory at the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500, in which he became the first Asian driver to win the iconic racing event. The monthly recap of Honda Racing and Acura Motorsports news recently premiered on MavTV, as well as the Honda […]
Fernando Alonso had led 27 laps and was in contention for the win at his first Indy 500 when his Honda engine began to smoke, but he hasn’t let that bring down his attitude toward the race. Given that less than a month before he had never sat in any IndyCar, Alonso’s performance can be […]
Attending the Indy 500 was an exciting but exhausting experience. My fiancée and I knew traffic would be unlike anything we’d seen before, so we resolved to get to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway early—ideally, not much longer after the gates opened at 6 AM. Because we live in Ohio, that meant staying at a hotel […]
Takuma Sato won the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 yesterday after passing and holding off three-time winner Helio Castroneves in the final few laps. A record 15 drivers led at least one lap during the race, but Sato was the one to do it when it counted after the last of many caution periods. […]
The 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 was a big one for Honda, as veteran driver Takuma Sato led the Japanese manufacturer to victory, himself becoming the first Japanese racer to win the Indy 500. Sato bested three-time Indy winner Helio Castroneves as the two went head-to-head in a fierce duel over the final 11 […]
