It’s one of the biggest days in motorsports each year, and the 100th running of the will roll off in just a few hours. It’s not hard to sense the excitement surrounding the whole spectacle, and we’ve got a few folks out there to bring it all to you—from a whole lot closer than your TV will probably get.

The photos below are from Thursday, Friday and Saturday action at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and they come to you straight from our guy . His galleries from race weekends never disappoint, so feel free to kill a bit of time before the race gets going by scrolling through the photos below.

The race itself will be on ABC at 12 p.m. ET. If you aren’t in front of the TV, we’ll have plenty of coverage from the day. Happy Sunday, and happy race day!