Ha habido tanto drama antes de la 109ª edición de las 500 Millas de Indianápolis que el intento de Kyle Larson por completar el doblete

The storylines are packed for this year's Indianapolis 500. Roger Penske fired the top three executives of his IndyCar team because the cars of two-time defending winner Josef Newgarden and Will Power failed inspection.

Natalie Grant, the Grammy-nominated vocalist who's built a star career in the Christian and gospel music worlds, will sing at the Indy 500.

Ray Harroun entered racing immortality when he became the first driver to win the Indianapolis 500. Eight decades later, Jeff Gordon put his own stamp in the Speedway history books when he took the checkered flag in the inaugural Brickyard 400.

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.

Kyle Larson will attempt to be the second driver in the last 20 years to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.

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.