On May 29, 1977, Janet Guthrie became the first woman to race in the Indianapolis 500, finishing in 29th place (A.J. Foyt won the race for his record fourth Indy 500 victory).
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Female drivers from F1 Academy hope to reach a new audience with Netflix series
Following “Drive to Survive,” which sparked a boom in F1’s audience, “F1: The Academy” debuts on Netflix on Wednesday.
Indianapolis 500 averages 7.05 million viewers on Fox — the race’s biggest audience in 17 years
Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 had its biggest television audience in 17 years.
Indianapolis 500 fans double up with split loyalties to Indiana Pacers, race day traditions
As Indianapolis Motor Speedway swung into high gear, blue-and-gold Indiana Pacers jerseys and other team regalia could be found almost anywhere one looked.
Alex Palou becomes the 1st Spaniard to win the Indianapolis 500
Alex Palou has become the first driver from Spain to win the Indianapolis 500 by holding off a former teammate over the closing laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Sold-out Indianapolis 500 packed with drama, from Kyle Larson’s double to Josef Newgarden 3-peat bid
The storylines are packed for this year’s Indianapolis 500.
Jim Irsay’s influence can be felt all around Indianapolis as the city celebrates a big sports weekend
This is the kind of sports weekend only Jim Irsay may have envisioned when he first came to Indianapolis in March 1984. The Colts owner died Wednesday at 65.
Wienermobile from Chicago loses the inaugural Wienie 500 by about half a bun
The Southeast Wienermobile made a dramatic pass of the Wienermobile repping Chicago at the finish line to win the inaugural Wienie 500 on Friday. The margin was about a half a bun.
Pato O’Ward finally milks a cow, hoping to break his streak of Indianapolis 500 heartbreaks
Pato O’Ward hopes spending the morning milking a cow will help him finally clear out the negative karma keeping him from winning the Indianapolis 500.
Team Penske fires top 3 from IndyCar organization for ‘organizational failures’ amid cheating scandal
Roger Penske fired team president Tim Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar general manager Kyle Moyer on Wednesday in the wake of an Indianapolis 500 cheating scandal.