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Majority-Women Team To Make History At This Years Indianapolis 500, Part Of Broader Effort Unable to load the audio player. playpausemuteunmute Article origination IPBS-RJC Paretta Autosport crew members work on the no. 16 car during a practice session ahead of this years Indianapolis 500. Samantha Horton/IPB News Teams are preparing for this weekend’s Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Simona De Silvestro drives for Paretta Autosport and will be the only woman driver in th...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rod Reid ran a program full of young, Black kart racers locked out...

The Force Indy auto racing team made its debut recently at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Black-owned team is already feeling the impact they’re

View Comments The "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" is finally back. Its been two whole years so in case you need a refresher, heres everything you need to know to enjoy your Speedway experience. Indy 500 has a limited capacity If it feels quieter at the track, remember youre walking around with thousands of fewer fans than usual. The 40% capacity this year, determined by Penske Entertainment Corp. and Marion County public health officials, means the Indianapolis Motor Speedway can host up to�...

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Rolls into 2021 with Defiant Momentum By Dave Furst | Published: Apr 13, 2021 Anticipation continues to build for the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES opener Sunday, April 18 at Barber Motorsports Park, the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by AmFirst. Here’s a look at the year ahead and what’s new with North America’s premier open-wheel series: Varied, Challenging Schedule The seas...

At 20, Rowe is grounded, confident and ready to make a difference. Published February 24th On a snowy February afternoon, Myles Rowe met up with some friends to go sledding in Central Park. Like many young men his age, the 20-year-old Pace University student is an avid skateboarder. For him, slushing through the snow is a nice twist on an activity he loves. You could hardly tell from his easygoing demeanor that Rowe recently found himself on center stage in a sport with few African Americans. ...

Force Indy Names Rowe as Driver for Inaugural USF2000 Season By INDYCAR | Published: Feb 9, 2021 Myles Rowe was named as Force Indy’s inaugural driver in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship during the 2021 season, starting April 15-18 at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. "It’s a blessing, for sure,” Rowe said. “I didn’t expect to get started in open-wheel in this way. It’s defini...

Meet The Entrepreneurs Working To Diversify Indy’s Arts Scene Malina Jeffers and Alan Bacon believe their nonprofit GANGGANG can elevate the citys artists of color. The heavier lift? Ending racism. February 6, 2021 Last summer, 18 Black artists gathered to create a large-scale Black Lives Matter mural on the surface of Indiana Avenue, an area of Indianapolis born from segregation. The stretch and surrounding community was once home to a third of the city’s Black population and a thriving cu...

(photo courtesy of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway) by: Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business Posted: Jan 18, 2021 / 04:18 PM EST SPEEDWAY, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) — INDYCAR and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will Tuesday make what they’re calling a significant development in the ongoing Race for Equality & Change initiative. IMS says the announcement will also include a key update on the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500. First announced in July, Race for Equality & Change was c...

INDYCAR and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will Tuesday make what theyre calling a significant development in the ongoing Race for Equality & Change initiative. IMS says the announcement will also i