The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly called the Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis. The event is traditionally held over Memorial Day weekend, usually the last weekend of May. It is contested as part of the IndyCar Series, the top level of American open-wheel car racing, a formula colloquially known as "Indy car racing". The track itself is nicknamed the "Brickyard", as the racing surface was paved in brick in the fall of 1909. One yard of brick remains exposed at the start/finish line. The event, billed as The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, is considered part of the Triple Crown of Motorsport along with the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Monaco Grand Prix, with which it typically shares a date. The inaugural race was held in 1911 and was won by Ray Harroun. The event celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011, and the 100th running was held in 2016. The event was put on hiatus twice, from 1917 to 1918 due to World War I and from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II. In two different periods, the race was part of FIA World Championships: between 1925 and 1928, the World Manufacturers' Championship and between 1950 and 1960, the World Drivers' Championship.
- Source TVMazeAtlantic Records recording group Straight No Chaser has announced the release of their much-anticipated new album as well as details of a major North American tour. “THE NEW OLD FASHIONED” – the world famous a cappella group's fifth full-length release – arrives this October. The tour will r...
Atlantic Records recording group Straight No Chaser has announced the release of their much-anticipated new album as well as details of a major North American tour. “THE NEW OLD FASHIONED” – the world famous a cappella group's fifth full-length release – arrives this October....
Byron 'BK ' Davis Steinway International Artist is returning to Coralville to perform a ninety minute Stevie Wonder tribute. Performances will take place tonight, October 10 at 2:00 PM & 6:00 PM....
Formula One returns to the site of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games this weekend, as NBCSN presents live coverage of the Russian Grand Prix from the streets of Sochi this Sunday at 6:30 a.m. ET....
Byron 'BK ' Davis Steinway International Artist is returning to Coralville to perform a ninety minute Stevie Wonder tribute. Performances will take place Saturday, October 10 at 2:00 PM & 6:00 PM. Tickets are $12-$27, and are available through the CCPA Box Office at 319-248-9370, and online at www.c...
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that Steak 'n Shake, the definitive American brand and home of the original Steakburger and hand-dipped milkshakes, has expanded its role with the team to include primary sponsorship of the No. 15 Indy car ...
NBC Sports Group continues its presentation of the 2015 Formula One season this weekend, as CNBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra combine to provide comprehensive coverage of the Hungarian Grand Prix, with live race coverage airing Sunday morning at 7:30 a.m. ET on CNBC....
NBCSN continues its extensive coverage of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series this weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., with live coverage of the MAVTV 500 today at 4 p.m. ET....
NBCSN continues its extensive coverage of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series this weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., with live coverage of the MAVTV 500 on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET....
NBC Sports Group will present more than 40 hours of motorsports coverage this weekend, highlighted by live coverage of the IndyCar Firestone 600 on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, as the Verizon IndyCar Series resumes on NBCSN for the final eight races of the 2015 season....
Atlantic Records recording group Straight No Chaser has announced the release of their much-anticipated new album as well as details of a major North American tour. “THE NEW OLD FASHIONED” – the world famous a cappella group's fifth full-length release – arrives this October....
Atlantic Records recording group Straight No Chaser has announced they will return to the Fox Theatre for “The New Old Fashioned Tour” on Wednesday, December 16 at 8 p.m. The tour follows the release of the world famous a cappella group's much-anticipated new album, “The New Old Fashioned,” ...
Atlantic Records recording group Straight No Chaser has announced the release of their much-anticipated new album as well as details of a major North American tour. “THE NEW OLD FASHIONED” – the world famous a cappella group's fifth full-length release – arrives this October. The tour will r...
The joint venture between Showtime and HBO, the first since 2002's Lennox Lewis-Mike Tyson heavyweight fight, meant collaborating with both entities to create an entirely new branding and graphics design to support the pay-per-view broadcast....
NBCSN kicks off its 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series coverage this weekend in New Orleans with the inaugural Grand Prix of Louisiana on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET, highlighting more than 30 hours of motorsports coverage on NBCSN this week....
Atlantic Records recording group Straight No Chaser will perform "(Back Home Again in) Indiana" during the pre-race festivities for the 2015 Indianapolis 500 on May 24....
Dr. Jerry Punch, who has been associated with ESPN since 1984 as a motorsports and college sports announcer, has agreed to a new contract to remain with the network and extend his run as one of ESPN's longest-tenured announcers....
Joining the ranks of Jennifer Aniston and George W. Bush, Armando Montelongo, star of A&E's 'Flip This House' and CEO of Inc. 500-ranked Armando Montelongo Companies, Inc., has upped the celebrity stakes by hosting the biggest ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to date....
At the 2014 ESPYS tonight in Los Angeles, entertainment and sports celebrities will gather to celebrate the year's major sports achievements....
NBC Sports Group will present KURT BUSCH: 36, an all-access look into the intense preparation, 200+ MPH competition and extreme logistics surrounding Kurt Busch's participation in IndyCar's famed Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, this Sunday, June 8 at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC....
Continuing a Memorial Day weekend TV tradition that began in 1965, ABC will air the Indianapolis 500 for the 50th consecutive year today, May 25....
NBC Sports announced today that it will present an all-access look into the intense preparation, 200+ MPH competition and extreme logistics surrounding Kurt Busch's upcoming attempt to win IndyCar's famed Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. The 30-minute special, featuring i...
Continuing a Memorial Day weekend TV tradition that began in 1965, ABC will air the Indianapolis 500 for the 50th consecutive year on Sunday, May 25....
Season Three of “Celebrity Wife Swap” (10:00pm/ET) returns TUESDAY, APRIL 15, featuring the ex-girlfriend of actor Daniel Baldwin swapping lifestyles with the wife of music legend Jermaine Jackson. The series features two women of celebrity families trading households, lifestyles and children (b...
