Sebastien Bourdais

“In the grand scheme of things, we’re not allowed to complain at our situation. It’s just the way it is.”

“He was just a humble guy, super friendly, easy to talk to,” Bourdais recalls. “Then we walked into the lobby of the Hilton, and three or four ladies absolutely lost 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.

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.

Spotting is no small job. “You screw up,” said Wheeler, “it’s big.”

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

2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis pole-sitter Will Power, his wife, Liz, and other IndyCar drivers captured in candid images.

After two quick tours around the circuit, the second of which involved a brief battle with Helio Castroneves down the main straight, we peeled into pit lane and roared back to the team’s garage.