Watch The Indy 500 The Geek Way

In case you’d like to re-live last weekend’s Indy 500—or watching 200 laps on a rectangular oval is simply not your thing—the Indianapolis Star has created an excellent Flash visualization of the race. More »

Vitor Meira's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Indy 500

Vitor Meira had a pretty rough Indianapolis 500. His car went up in a fireball, and he returned on the lead lap only to get involved in the days most spectacular crash. Roll the videos! More »

Helio Castroneves Cries Victorious Tears

From a rumored affair to actual tax evasion charges, things have been a little rough for Helio Castroneves. Top it off with your third Indy 500 win and things get, well, emotional.

Indy 500: Vitor Meira Crash Introduces Sideways Retaining Wall Racing

We haven't gotten decent images yet, but if you missed it, Vitor Meira, who returned to the field after a near-flambe, got tangled with Raphael Matos, his car flipped backwards, landed on its side pod and slid along the wall for about a quarter mile before landing upright. Unbelievable. More »

Vitor Meira Lights Self On Fire, Will Change Pants Later

During a pit stop, Vitor Meira got the OK to pull away before the fuel probe was totally withdrawn, resulting in a full-car fireball! The pit crew quickly put out the fire and Meira went back into the race and remained on the lead lap! Cajones? Yep. More »

Indy 500: Tony Kanaan Crashes Out Hard On Lap 99

Tony Kanaan's streak of leading every Indianapolis 500 he's ever been in has come to an end as he crashed hard into the wall on the entry of turn two and bounced off, hitting hard again on the other side. Thankfully he walked off under his own power.

Indy 500: Davey Hamilton Hits The Wall In Turn Four

Turn four at the Indy 500 is turning into a graveyard as Davey Hamilton has hit the wall following similar crashes from Graham Rahal, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Robert Doornbos (who kissed the wall after some 150 MPH reverse lock correction). We're 90 laps in and under green once again.

Graham Rahal Crashes Exiting Turn Four, Dixon Takes Lead

For the second straight year, Graham Rahal has crashed in the beginning laps of the Indy 500, grinding the outside of his car hard into the outside wall while exiting turn four. Lucky for us he came to rest just in front of the press box. Pics below. More »

Indy 500: Ryan Hunter-Reay Crashes Into Pit Lane

Ryan Hunter-Reay in the #21 car lost it into the outside of turn four and slid into pit lane amidst a shower of sparks. We're sitting at 12 laps of yellow out of 26 so you might say the Indianapolis 500 is getting off to a crashy start.

Indy 500: And They're Off... To A Yellow

The green flag dropped on the 93th running of the Indianapolis 500 and almost right away two cars went into the wall. Mario Moraes and Marco Andretti tangled in the first lap. The 22-year-old Moraes was apparently on his cell phone and not paying attention, pushing Andretti into the wall. More »

Things You See At The Indy 500

It's getting close to the start now, the grandstands are full, cars are on the track, all the teams are making last minute checks and Miss America is singing "America the Beautiful." Here's a collection of some of the sights and sounds going on right now at the Indy 500. More »

Indy 500: We're Here!

After a harrowing battle with 326 miles of cornfields and freeways, we've made it through the gates of the Indianapolis 500. It's already muggy, and the red sunrise looms like a warning from the racing gods. More »

Jalopnik Going Indy, Perhaps A Bit Gonzo

Just a reminder that we'll be live from the Indianapolis 500, the greatest spectacle in racing this weekend. With a crowd capacity of 400,000 around the 2.5 mile oval and untold hoards tailgating outside, we'll be covering the ins-and-outs of this mind-bogglingly huge festival of speed. Details below. More »

Helio's Still The Man, Snags The Big Pole For Detroit Grand Prix IndyCar Race

Yup, Helio's still the man — mostly because now he's sitting atop the pole for tomorrow's IndyCar race with a speed of 103.401 mph for Team Penske. That's almost as hot as the two lovely ladies he had with him last year at Indy. [Detroit News]

Vintage Indy Roadsters at Monterey Historics

The acrid odor of burning methanol filled the air at the 34th Monterey Historics during a practice session at the event, which this year celebrates the heritage of Indy's Roadster era. Also on deck for the weekend are IMSA and Can-Am monsters of history. The newest car in the entire group of 400 cars is 1981 Porsche 935K4, with a 1914 Mercer taking up the slack. Stick around as we turn on the racing way back machine over the next few days.

Dario Franchitti Doesn't Blame Dan Wheldon For This Scary IndyCar Crash At Michigan Speedway

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That Psychedelic 70s Car Show

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway itself is putting out the call to all unique and unusual rides from the 70s. Owners are encouraged to roll in and help celebrate the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Psychedelic 70s Car Show, from May 18th to 20th. As a Sunday bonus the entire group will be invited out onto the Brickyard for a parade lap. Brush the dust off that 1976 Mercury Bobcat, break out the 8-Tracks, and register before May 11th. – Mike Bumbeck More »

I Am Indy: Chevrolet's 2007 Indianapolis 500 Corvette Pace Car Replica

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It's Black, It's Sort of Sleek, It Looks Fast: Danica Shows off New Car

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Indy, We Were: Knew It Was Hot...But Hot Enough To Kill?

So we totally were amazed at the pit stains down in Indy. We don't mean the oil spills in the pits where the racers get the new tires, fuel and what-not — although there was more than enough of that — instead, we're talking more about the arm-pit stains from the oppressive heat on race day and at the parade the day before. Well, it turns out it wasn't just wardrobe-wetting — it was deadly. James "vince" Vinson, the co-owner of a bar outside of Cincy was down at the speedway with friends. He decided to stay in the car for a bit after complaining of being a bit "tired." More »

I am Indy: This Is What A Pit Stop Is Supposed To Be

Before Sam Hornish tried to drive off with the fuel hose and fuel man still attached to his car in this year's Indy 500, the Penske team actually had a couple of successful pit stops. And by successful we mean they changed all four tires, added fuel, and didn't break anything. Also, the blonde you can barely see at the end is Hornish's high school sweetheart and wife. She's nice. More »

I Am Indy: Trying To Make Lance With Us, Leather

So we're told this is a really exciting race. Something about Michael Andretti leading his son and then his son passing the old man's ass and Hornish on both their asses. One of us is pretty excited about this, but the other one of us was too busy making sure the excited one was working hard — real hard — to try to get some love of the Berman catch-phrase onto the TV. This may have been the closest we came. More »

I Am Indy: Tomas Parties Hard — Car Hardly Running; Also Watching IndyCar Is Dangerous

So our boy Tomas was out on the town Friday night at some club party being hosted by Extra! — now it looks like his cars not running so much at all. The pace car's out and it's all cause of our main man TS — oh and by the way — next time can you try to keep the pieces of your car from going into the stands? Cause that's totally not a good way to build a fan base. More »

I Am Indy: Yes, We're Stuck In The Corporate Hospitality Suite With You

So here's our concept. I'm eating in the corporate hospitality suite — Austin's watchin' the race and I'm watchin' via Austin — all through the wonders of instant messenger. Here' s our convo: More »

I Am Indy: Lady and Gentlemen Start Your Engines, Sorry PJ — You're Done.

We're just getting off of the track — we were there for the engine start — and have some amazing content. Already there's been a crash — P.J. Chesson's out in a not-as-stunning as NASCAR crash in the first lap. We'll be up with pipin' hot content for yo' sexy auto-lovin' eyes in a moment. More »

This Shit is Genius, They Are Indy, Etc.

So you know, Austin's all about the ladies forming a line to his left for makeouts and dudes forming a line to his right for hi-fives. Wert is all about tossing his dorkdom to the wind and wincing when it blows back in his face, then posting video of it anyway. Here we have video of Wert attempting to coerce Austin into conning Danica into the line to his left and Austin chickening out. According to Austin's sister, the Austin children are video-averse. Wert, however is a cammin' machine, which makes for some classic, short-short verit . Thankfully, though, neither of our correspondents are wearing short-shorts. Our sporty, spicy brother over at Deadspin had this up earlier today, but since our boys in Indy didn't seem to feel it was Jalop-worthy, we're making an executive decision and posting it here. Now go get that Chaim Witz interview, dammit! More »

I Am Indy: The Parade's The Thing, Part II — Ray's A Maniac, Maniac, In The Car

This is the part where Ray went crazy. And we don't mean the crazy like the crap we pulled earlier in the day. You see, being in a parade is much different than watching a parade. You have unimaginable powers. The whole crowd is watching you, and they're just waiting to be excited. I learned this when Ray hopped aboard the parade car while it was still moving and proceeded to whip the crushing sea of humanity into a near-bloodthirsty frenzy. Just watch it and be amazed. Also, keep in mind that we had no justifiable reason to be in the parade and nobody had any idea who were — oh and we were right in front of the 'Row 1' cars at the end of the parade. Oy. But we digress... More »

I am Indy: The Parade's the Thing, Part 1 — Helio's The Man

One of the big events on Indy Weekend is the IPL 500 Festival Parade, and yeah, we were there. Actually we weren't just there we were in the parade. We might have even flashed a "You're with me, leather" Deadspin logo on ESPN. Someone needs to check the TiVo and get back to us, asap. Also, Ray is maniac. But we're getting ahead of the story, check out part 2 if you want to get to the good stuff. In the meantime, here's a post of my random thoughts while watching the greatest show in Indy...on Memorial Day weekend...that is not the Indy 500. More »