Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indiana adopted “The Crossroads of America” as its motto in 1937, and I’m happy to report the phrase still applies—at least if my loved ones have anything to do with it.

May Madness photographer and writer Kate Shoup spent race day trackside with her husband, Olivier Boisson, a KVSH Racing engineer and Team Sebastien Bourdais crew member.

Now I know why people say that first shower after the race is the best of your life.

“There’s a hundred ways to throw this race away,” said Montoya. “But there’s only one way of winning it.”

Celebrities walked the 2015 Indianapolis 500 red carpet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

IndyCar drivers present and past gather at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for introductions ahead of the 2015 Indianapolis 500, as well as celebrities (Dave Letterman, Adam Carolla) and performers (Jordin Sparks, Straight No Chaser).

As IndyCar drivers prepared for the 2015 Indianapolis 500, their families got in some playtime during a photo shoot outside the Pagoda at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Revelers in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway infield cut loose at the 2015 Snake Pit Party. What did you miss? Music, beer, cutoffs, tanks, groping, and—judging by the photos, at least—a damned good time.

One driver’s Jack Russell terrier is to IndyCar what Blue III is to college basketball.

“One guy said something like, ‘Why don’t you let a man do that?’ It wasn’t that long ago.”

“We’re not nervous about the large audience. We’re nervous about the history of the song and the expectations that the people of Indiana have for that moment.”

Racing greats past and present were in high spirits at Friday’s 2015 Indianapolis 500 Carb Day.

“In a last minute sponsorship, Coke Zero agreed to be on James Davison’s car. They have zero calories, and James has zero chance of winning.”

No one has shouted “It’s a new track record!” at the IMS for a long time.

“It’s just a different era,” says Daly. “I feel like there’s about 100 different people who come up every day and tell me if I was racing 10 years ago, I would have been hired instantly.”