Pole Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

It's Pole Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We'll learn Saturday who gets to take home $100,000 for being the fastest driver to lap the track four times.

Briscoe puts Team Penske back on Indy 500 pole

IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe, of Canada, is congratulated by a crewman after he qualified on the first day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 19, 2012.

Indianapolis 500: Tidbits and Takeaways from Pole Day

After a long, hot day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, there were many things that could be taken away from the first day of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500:   1. Although the DW12 appears to be safer, it crashes ugly Crashes by Bryan Clauson, Oriol Servia and Ed Carpenter on Day 1 were our first opportunity to see the DW12 crash on an oval. While all three walked away unscathed, the car ...

Excitement for Bump Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The heat is on but it isn't stopping fans from enjoying qaulifications at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Ryan Briscoe edges James Hinchcliffe in closest Indianapolis 500 pole fight ever

SPEEDWAY, Ind. - Qualifying at the front of the Indianapolis 500 has never been and never will be easy. It's a 10-mile, 16-turn sprint with today's speeds eclipsing 230 miles per hour. A driver's adrenaline pumps. The risk is real. One mistake in the two-plus minute time trial is enough to derail hundreds of hours of preparation.