And talk of Indianapolis, and it will almost certainly bring the world's most famous 500 Mile Race to the forefront of the mind and imagination. From its beginnings as a yard of bricks laid just past the turn of the 20th century,

On Carburetion Day, better known as Carb Day, at the Indianapolis 500 on Friday, the fastest car perhaps fittingly belonged to the two-time defending champion.

The Indianapolis 500 this year will feature two drivers in particular whose storylines are all about chasing history. Josef Newgarden is attempting to win his third consecutive Indy 500. No one in the 108-year history of the race has won back-to-back-to-back.

Two-time defending Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden had the fastest lap of the 2-hour final practice on Carb Day at 225.687 mph.

Still, there were some insightful, interesting or just plain fun exchanges on media day May 22 and Carburetion Day, the final practice, on May 23 ahead of the 109th running May 25.Get daily updates on the Packers during the season.

Found this on the series' photo site from the 2024 #Indy500. Had to pull up the exposure to see the darkened rear and it shows the blended attenuator. Third photo is the attenuator on the car in the IMS Museum, with a similar exposure change to reveal the shiny dark black seam… pic.twitter.com/sLahd6QJ2E

Robert Shwartzman became a popular Google search topic Sunday after the IndyCar rookie shocked the racing world by qualifying for pole position in this weekend's Indy 500. And those who searched long enough came across one little obscure fact about the 25-year-old that certainly got our attention here at FTW: he's also a