There was history made on many fronts for the 1991 Indianapolis 500 — starting at the front. Rick Mears became the third four-time winner of the Indy 500, joining legends A.J. Foyt and Al Unser, by ...
(Editor’s note: NBC Sports has selected the Top 10 Indy 500s of All-Time through an esteemed panel of former drivers, broadcasters, journalists and historians. The countdown will run through the 107th ...
The Indy 500 is known as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" - and for good reason. It's hard to emerge victorious at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
INDIANAPOLIS — If Helio Castroneves or Ryan Briscoe snatches the pole on Saturday for the Indianapolis 500, the winner will likely acknowledge the Master of Faster for part of his success. Rocket Rick ...
Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears, a consultant for Team Penske since retiring as a driver a decade ago, will be a coach and consultant for the IRL's Infiniti Pro Series. The Infiniti ...
David Malukas continues to soak up greatness as the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 inches closer. A year ago, the Chicago native captured a runner-up finish in the Indy 500 while driving for ...
Other factors serve as motivation in all-star races, as Rick Mears can attest. In 1991, four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Mears was in command of the Marlboro Challenge, a predecessor of sorts to this ...
(Editor’s note: NBC Sports has selected the Top 10 Indy 500s of All-Time through an esteemed panel of former drivers, broadcasters, journalists and historians. The countdown continues today and will ...
Since his first Indianapolis 500 win in 1973, Gordon Johncock had come close to a second win on several occasions. He’d finished third in 1976 and 1978. Between those two outings, he’d dominated in ...