With that, here's a photo recollection of the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Rain, rain, go away The 2025 Indianapolis 500 didn't start on time due to weather in the area.

They're part of every celebratory moment. Why do drivers kiss the Yard of Bricks when they win the Indy 500? There are so many elements of the track's and Indy 500 history that come down to tradition.

Race winners celebrate in a variety of ways, but they and their teams and families line up on the Yard of Bricks and kiss them for iconic photos. And although it’s a given now at the Indy 500, it ...

At 11:45 a.m. Sunday, the green flag will wave, starting the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500, sending 33 cars across the yard of bricks and around the 2½ mile oval in the greatest spectacle ...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway features a yard of bricks on the racing surface Paving bricks — 3.2 million of them — once covered the entire 2.5-mile oval, but over time different sections of the ...

Tim Newcomb Thu, May 22, 2025, 7:35 a.m.6 min read A History of the Famed Indy 500 Track SurfaceJosh Scott - Getty Images As just about anyone who's ever watched the Indianapolis 500knows, a ...

The bricks—and mortar between them—remained the benchmark until the 1930s. And that’s when historical layers started transforming the home of the Indy 500.

The bricks—and mortar between them—remained the benchmark until the 1930s. And that’s when historical layers started transforming the home of the Indy 500.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The season debut of the “Behind the Bricks” podcast takes viewers and listeners to a special spot at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – its newly reopened museum.

The Pagoda, which has stood in some form at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1913, is an integral part of the venue’s identity. Though the current 13-story steel and glass structure was ...

Drivers such as Jeff Gordon, Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd, Dale Jarrett, Rick Mast and Ernie Irvin gathered at the yard of bricks alongside Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles and the ...