Andretti Autosport News

Welcome to Indiana-ville where on-site photographer Jay Alley was pleased to see the rain at the Speedway disappear, allowing the Indianapolis 500 Pole Day to commence.

Name things that are red? Answer - A Radio Flyer Wagon, Superman's tights, Dorothy's ruby slippers... and this month the No.

The stepson of IndyCar founder Tony George became the first member of the Hulman family to win the biggest pre-race event in the series - the Indianapolis 500 pole.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished second Saturday night in the 40-lap race to earn the second transfer spot, and Danica Patrick moved into the 22-car field by winning the fan vote.

Jamie McMurray had his way with the competition in the Sprint Showdown, and to no one's surprise, Danica Patrick got the fan vote to advance to the All-Star race.

After spending most of the week frustrated as he tried to find speed, Roger Penske's team finally came up with the answers the Australian needed to move into position for his first Indianapolis 500 pole.

E.J. Viso's quest for a 230 mph lap fell just short, but the Andretti Autosport driver still recorded the fastest practice lap at Indianapolis since 2003.

Three years ago, Simona De Silvestro emerged as the heir apparent to Danica Patrick in the IZOD IndyCar Series.

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E.J. Viso posted the fastest lap at Friday's practice for the Indianapolis 500, reaching 229.537 mph before lightning, heavy rain and wind shut things down.

Format: All drivers are eligible to post times on the first day by making as many as three four-lap runs from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The fastest nine will participate in a 90-minute shootout to determine the starting order for the first three rows.

Danica Patrick said the possibility of winning Saturday night's Sprint Fan Vote - and a free ticket into the NASCAR All-Star Race - would be nice, but she'd rather get there on her own.

Who is going to win the pole Saturday for the Indy 500? A sampling of opinions from Indy Star reporters and editors: 1. Marco Andretti.

A home for one this certainly isn't. In fact, there are days -- and particularly nights -- when the homeowner doesn't know how many occupants he's hosting in his six-bedroom, 12,000-square-foot mansion overlooking Nazareth, Pa.

It is being reported that NASCAR legend Dick Trickle has died due to wounds suffered by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Bruton Smith talks with NHRA drivers John Force, Courtney Force and Brittany Force as his son, Marcus Smith looks on prior to finals action of the 2013 Dollar General NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, NC on Sunday, April 21, 2013.

Indy 500 rookie Carlos Munoz is getting one heck of an education on the art of driving in the draft at Indy.

A bus has been involved in a crash on I-65 northbound at the 128 mile marker. That's between Zionsville and Lebanon in Boone County.

Arkansas State quarterback Ryan Aplin gets a hug from NASCAR racer and GoDaddy.com girl Danica Patrick after leading the Red Wolves to a 17-13 win over Kent State in GoDaddy.com Bowl on Jan.

It took five days of practice for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 for someone to break Chevy's stranglehold atop the speed charts, and fittingly, the man to do so was Dario Franchitti, the defending race winner.