For most of the twentieth century, the Borg-Warner trophy, awarded to the winner of the Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway race, has been the most coveted prize in auto racing. Known as "the greatest spectacle in racing," the Memorial Day...

International 300-Mile Sweepstakes (1916) Liberty Sweepstakes (1919)International 500-Mile Sweepstakes (1920–1941, 1946–1979) The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The...

Roger Penske made the right call Saturday and Helio Castroneves rewarded his car owner with another Indianapolis 500 pole.Penske, whose elite team has won 14 poles and 14 races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway _ both records _ watched and waited while all the other...

Winning three in a row at Homestead-Miami Speedway is fine, but Dan Wheldon was barely out of the cockpit after his season-opening victory Saturday night before he was thinking about another race win he wants more."This is step one toward the Indianapolis 500," said Wheldon,...

Michael Andretti's strong run in the Indianapolis 500 last year just increased his desire to win the big race. He wants to take a shot at it again.A year ago, the longtime open-wheel racing star came out of a two-year retirement to drive in the...

Sam Hornish Jr. and Marco Andretti can remember every turn of the wheel, every nudge of the pedal. It came down to a few feet at the end of 200 laps, as Hornish streaked across the finish line to win his first Indianapolis 500, while...