Motor Sports

5/20/2026 |  Caitlin Clark has been named the Indianapolis 500 grand marshal (Associated Press (AP)) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark is finally going to the Indianapolis 500 and she’ll do it in style — giving the starting command before Sunday’s sold-out race.
Race organizers announced Tuesday they had chosen the two-time WNBA All-Star as this year’s grand marshal. Her basketball schedule had prevented the former Iowa star from previously participating in race week activities.

5/20/2026 |  Why Pato O'Ward Has Best Chance To Earn First Indy 500 Win (Fox Sports) Winning the Indianapolis 500 often takes the right mix of aggressiveness and patience. For those who keep trying to win the race, they learn with every run.
So when someone asks who has the best chance to become a first-time winner, the first thought goes to those with experience.

5/19/2026 |  Rob Gronkowski named grand marshal of Indianapolis 500 Snake Pit for 2nd straight year (Associated Press (AP)) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Four-time Super Bowl champion and Fox NFL studio analyst Rob Gronkowski has been named grand marshal of the Indianapolis 500’s Snake Pit, race organizers said Monday.
It’s second consecutive year the four-time Super Bowl champion will serve in that role.
The sold-out race is scheduled to be run Sunday.

5/18/2026 |  IndyCar penalizes 2 cars for rules violations by putting them at the back of Indianapolis 500 field (Associated Press (AP)) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar penalized drivers Caio Collet and Jack Harvey for making unapproved changes to their cars for Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 qualifying, sending them to the final two starting spots on the 33-car grid in next weekend’s race.

Post-qualifying technical inspection revealed the rules violations, IndyCar said in a statement. The teams can appeal.

5/18/2026 |  4 Takeaways From Alex Palou Snagging Indy 500 Pole (ESPN) Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.) — Yes, again.
Alex Palou, the defending Indianapolis 500 winner and four-time INDYCAR champion who seems to win all the big events these days in INDYCAR, captured the Indy 500 pole Sunday.