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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.

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

Ed Carpenter and crew pick up the pieces after a Pole Day crash, Tony Kanaan gets in some family time, A.J. Foyt makes an appearance—plus more images from Sunday’s qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Up-close photos with current and former IndyCar drivers at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ahead of the 2015 Indianapolis 500.

All the IndyCar drivers, celebs, and sights from the 2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway rumbles to life as IndyCar teams roll in for Opening Day 2015.

IM staff photographer Tony Valainis was on hand to capture the moments.

On Saturday Indianapolis protestors (“thousands,” according to some estimates) marched from Monument Circle to the Statehouse. Photographer Darryl Smith was on hand to capture the rally.

When Prohibition ended, the boozy, bawdy days of the Indianapolis Press Club began. Patrons favored a martini “so potent that on the third sip” their tongues would be “paralyzed,” according to one account.