Picker's Paradise: Indiana Landmarks Treasure Hunt

Officials may have shortened 500 track time to two weeks and even added a second separate race to the beginning of the month. But make no mistake: May is a 31-day citywide holiday.

On that Sunday, as soon as I stepped outside my Broad Ripple home, I could hear the fuzzy broadcast in stereo coming from several neighbors’ porches and yards.

If he wants to someday kiss the bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, take him to your friendly neighborhood go-kart track. Most offer racing leagues where aspiring Speed Racers can learn the ropes. “Any race-car driver you have heard of no doubt has go-karts somewhere in their early history,” says Rick Bisbee, sales director for […]

Ed Carpenter has always had a familial link to the Speedway. Because he embraces Indy, fans have always laid claim to him.