Photos: 500 Festival Month of May ‘Kickoff’ on Monument Circle
IM staff photographer Tony Valainis was on hand to capture the moments.
IM Editors
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Ryan Hunter-Reay, John Green & David Letterman Cross Paths in NYC
Hunter-Reay was in the New York neighborhood of Green’s movie premiere to film an episode of The Late Show. Here’s what happened.
Megan Fernandez
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Indy 500 Champ's Whirlwind NYC Tour
Champion Ryan Hunter-Reay is now on a national tour, blitzing the media and sipping champagne with his wife—but still not milk with his young son, that’s for sure.
Jonathan Scott
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First Person: I Stalked Jim Nabors
I raced after his golf cart, jumping through pedestrian traffic like it was a game of Frogger. I charged through the doors, but an imposing security guard turned me away as Jim entered the conference room.
Jessie Fudge
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Victory Lap: Ryan Hunter-Reay Celebrates Indy 500 Win
“I still feel like I’m living a dream,” Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay said on the podium, his car and pit crew to his left. “I can’t believe my face is going to be on [the Borg-Warner] trophy.”
Jon R. LaFollette
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IndyCar Meet-and-Greet: Pippa Mann & Sarah Fisher
Mann stood out from the rest of the field—and not just because of her car’s highlighter-pink hue. Mann was the only female driver to cross the Yard of Bricks, the first time in eight years the race hasn’t fielded multiple female competitors.
Jon R. LaFollette
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Overheard in the Indy 500 Snake Pit
“I’m not that drunk, I swear. Just dance with me, “ slurred a clearly intoxicated sweaty thirtysomething man, who insisted I take a photo with him. I respectfully declined.
Jennifer Burnham
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Farewell Tour: Jim Nabors's Indy 500 Parting Words
“I’m trying not to be too emotional, or I’ll gargle the song,” Nabors said.
Jessie Fudge
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Very Superstitious: Indy 500 Crews Share Pre-Race Rituals
Superstition runs rampant in autoracing. Some teams never wear new clothing on race day, others always put a certain tire on first before mounting the rest.
Joe Ruley
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Faces of IndyCar: Candid Indy 500 Portraits
Highlights: Susie Wheldon, a tender moment between Will Power and wife Liz, teen and future-face-of-IndyCar Sage Karam, Tony and Lauren Kanaan, and more.
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Photos: Indy 500 Celebs' Best Red-Carpet Quotes
Dario Franchitti, on getting his first speeding ticket: “[My father told me] going fast was for on the track and not on the road—I was told that many, many times.”
Jon R. LaFollette
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Speed Read: Indy 500 By the Numbers
See what car number has been most victorious over the year, plus how many gallons
Joe Ruley
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Photos: Celebrities Pick Indy 500 Favorites
“It is so nice to have a virgin experience at this stage in my life,” says Michael Feinstein. “And so I will be coming with great expectations but no attachment to any particular driver.”
Jonathan Scott
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All 33 Drivers Share Earliest Indy 500 Memories
Whatever “it” is, every year it captures the imaginations of the 33 drivers who compete for the Borg-Warner Trophy. And they all have this in common: At one point in their lives, something drew their attention to the Indianapolis 500.
Daniel McFadin
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IndyCar Meet-and-Greet: Jacques Villeneuve
Why did Villeneuve decide to return to Indy after all these years? “That’s the question I get the most,” he says. “And, you know, why not?”