Motor Sports

5/29/2026 |  Inside The Indy 500's Dramatic, Terrifying And Impressive Side-By-Side Last Lap (Fox Sports) Wow. Wow, wow, wow, wow. 
I am not sure what you were expecting from this year’s Indianapolis 500, but I have to be honest: A record-breaking, hair-raising, crowd-screaming drag race to the finish was far more than I thought we had in store!

5/28/2026 |  NASCAR Coke 600 ratings tell different stories depending on methodology (Sports Media Watch) The viewership story for NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 depends on the methodology.
Last weekend’s NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 from Charlotte Motor Speedway averaged a 1.3 rating and 3.06 million viewers on Amazon Prime Video, per the official Nielsen “Big Data + Panel” currency — up a tick in ratings and 12% in viewership from last year’s “Big Data + Panel” figure (1.2, 2.72M). 

5/28/2026 |  Indy 500 viewership dips, but still nears high, in year two on FOX (Sports Media Watch) Despite an all-time finish, the Indianapolis 500 could not quite match last year’s milestone audience.
Last weekend’s Indy 500 averaged 6.635 million viewers on FOX, down 6% from last year’s 7.09 million, but still the second-largest audience for the race since 2012 (6.85M).

5/26/2026 |  Felix Rosenqvist collects a record $4.34 million from highest purse in Indianapolis 500 history (Associated Press (AP)) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Swedish driver Felix Rosenqvist earned a record $4.34 million payout after winning his first Indianapolis 500 on Sunday — topping Alex Palou’s total from last year by more than $500,000.
The total purse, $30,906,400, was also a race record, organizers announced before Monday night’s formal victory celebration dinner in downtown Indianapolis. That’s a nearly $11 million increase over last year’s previous all-time high.

5/26/2026 |  Inside The Garage: Alex Palou Leaves Indy 500 With No Repeat And Small Penalty (Fox Sports) Here's what's happening this week Inside The Garage:

• Alex Palou's Indy 500 repeat bid falls shorts
• Will Helio Castroneves return for another Indy 500?
• NASCAR honors Kyle Busch at Charlotte

Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.) — Alex Palou left Indianapolis Motor Speedway without another Borg Warner Trophy but still remains the INDYCAR points leader.