When you’re driving 200 mph, there’s not much time to react to a crash, especially when that crash happens only a few feet ahead of you. Just ask Conor Daly at this year’s , who spun himself into a wall trying to avoid a crashed Mikhail Aleshin. The Indy 500...

Today’s Indianapolis 500 is full of unlikely mistakes from experienced hotshoes, and that’s exactly how to describe this bizarre pit lane collision between Townsend Bell, Helio Castroneves and Ryan Hunter-Reay. Seriously, what are they doing in today? Bell tapped the car of Helio Castroneves, sending him spinning into Hunter-Reay’s car....

We already know how complicated can be, but are the reins of an IndyCar any simpler? What do all of those buttons do? Here’s a breakdown. Yesterday, during our live , we learned a lot about how IndyCars work, and we even got a quick explainer on what some of...

This year’s lured in 350,000 fans, one of the biggest crowds in all of racing history. Between that huge crowd and the fact that the Indy 500 is—for many—just a giant party, there were insane amounts of trash left at the raceway. Here’s a look at the aftermath. We got...

Friend of Jalopnik Sarah Connors is a yuuuuuuuuuge Alexander Rossi fan, down to the big American flag banner she made for his maiden attempt at the Indianapolis 500. Needless to say, she’s overjoyed with the of yesterday’s race. More big banners in racing, please. ...

Manor Formula One reserve driver and rookie Alexander Rossi appeared to coast through the finish running on what had to be leftover fumes to win today’s 100th running of America’s most famous race. Rossi opted to stay out in his No. 98 Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda in the...