Simon Pagenaud

As nonstop flights to Paris take off, let IndyCar driver (and French native) Simon Pagenaud show you around.

A few ways future Tourism Ambassador to France Martha Hoover could lure her people over yonder.

This is the first time champagne bottles have specially designed in the four-year history of the Grand Prix. Krisiloff’s goal is for the bottles to become an extension of the trophies drivers and fans traditionally see after races.

“I think when people see it, they move out of the way,” Pagenaud says of the car’s gaudy color scheme. “It’s disturbing. So it’s perfect.”

We have a soft spot for IndyCar wives and girlfriends, who, along with their hunky beaux, bolster the racing series’s claim on the title of Most Beautiful Sport in America.

Saturday in downtown Indianapolis, the 500 Festival Parade featured floats, fans, celebrities, and plenty of excitement as the city gets in the mood for the 2015 Indianapolis 500. Notables in attendance included Pacers Paul George and Frank Vogel, Indy 500 drivers Helio Castroneves and Scott Dixon, and former Colt and restaurateur Gary Brackett.  

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.

IM’s May Madness photographers caught the action at today’s Grand Prix of Indianapolis warmup—and got up close and personal with the drivers.

I had been told I might see celebrities, and I was not disappointed.

And he hopes something about the month of May never changes.

Check out Shoup’s photos for up-close looks at some of IndyCar’s biggest stars—Helio Castroneves, Marco Andretti, James Hinchcliffe, Simon Pagenaud, Bronte Tagliani, and more.

There was plenty to see on Saturday at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s inaugural IndyCar road race.