• Again, I was scared to death. I had zero grip, and I was lifting at the start/finish line going into one. It's embarrassing.

    Marco Andretti, Kansas 2007

  • My Father said if you are going to win one race, make sure it is the Indianapolis 500

    Eddie Cheever after winning the Indy 500

  • Downforce is the enemy of racing.

    Rick Mears, Motorsport.com, September 15th 2016

  • That was the hairiest day I've ever had.

    Ryan Hunter Reay, Indy 500 Bump Day 2009

  • The things that play on your mind the most are the ones that just got away.

    Buddy Lazier on the Indy 500

  • I really wish I'd gone to college and got a proper job!

    Katherine Legge on the stress of last chance qualifying, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 19th 2024

  • I was a craft beer and a wallet chain away from being a hipster!

    James Hinchcliffe on beard growth, Tim and Sid's Plays of the Week, September 14th 2015

  • This track, believe it or not, has done worse to me in the past, and we came back swinging.

    James Hinchcliffe on Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Bump Day, May 19th 2018

  • Well, the elephant in the room is the aero kits.

    Marco Andretti on why the Honda teams were struggling, Barber, April 27th 2015

  • I drove it like I stole it!

    Helio Castroneves, St Pete's 2006

  • Time to go to the back row party!

    Ryan Hunter Reay, Indy 500 Bump Day 2009

  • It's the biggest race in the world. It's not supposed to be easy.

    Marcus Ericsson on The Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 2023

  • The Indy 500 was the defining stage of my career.

    Mario Andretti

  • The track is narrower than I thought! You watch the television and you see three cars alongside on the main straight - now I am in the car on the main straight and it's hard to imagine how you can fit three cars there at speed.

    Fernando Alonso after his first test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 3rd 2017

  • That's the kind of incident that leaves skidmarks *inside* the cockpit!

    Tom Sneva

  • Beautiful chaos!

    David Malukas on the racing at Texas Motor Speedway, April 2nd 2023

  • All up it was one of the toughest weekends of my career in ANY form of motorsport, and you can sometimes learn more from your roughest days out there.

    Scott McLaughlin on his Detroit weekend, June15th 2021, Speedcafe.com

  • Who is the buff guy in blue with the big #Schnozolla?

    Chip Ganassi on Tony Kanaan's Family Feud appearance, via Twitter, July 26th 2016

  • With photos, sometimes people get old. Not me, but some people do.

    Helio Castroneves, June 2009

  • Speed on ovals is insane. Currently re-calibrating my eyes.

    Jimmie Johnson on his first oval test at Texas Motor Speedway, via Twitter, August 30th 2020

  • I can't believe it. I cannot believe it. What a year for this Target team. It was so much fun to be a part of.

    Dario Franchitti, Homestead 2009

  • Not bad for a part timer ;o)

    Graham Rahal on finishing 5th at Toronto, via Twitter, July 2010

  • I wish Beaux Barfield was officiating when I was driving - I'd have gotten a lot less penalties!

    Paul Tracy on lax penalties for avoidable contact, Long Beach 2014

  • I don't know him at all. Is he in his own little world?

    Kevin Lee on Jacques Villeneuve, Trackside, August 2012

  • The worst thing about crashing A.J.'s car twice in two days is you still have to go to dinner with him. And he makes you buy, and then he eats your bowl of ice cream, too.

    Billy Boat

  • Whoever has got the big balls is going to go fast!

    Helio Castroneves

  • Now it's obvious we were too conservative, we should have just gone for it

    Eric Bachelart, Indy 500 Bump Day 2009

  • I just can't wait to get back in the car. I wonder if I'm still any good.

    Will Power on the long off season, St Petersburg, March 21st 2013

  • He said its the best team out there. If its the best team, he shouldn't have a problem.

    Chip Ganassi on whether he'd allow Jaun Pablo Montoya to test for Penske, Houston, October 2013

  • Some of the drivers roll out this 'safety' word, and suddenly it ties everybody's hands. But those arguments make no sense anyway. Remove downforce and you actually improve safety

    Rick Mears on downforce, Motorsport.com, October 28th 2015

  • Having raced all over the planet, I would say that IndyCar is the toughest beast yet to master for me.

    Felix Rosenqvist, Motorsports.com, September 17th 2019

  • I have learned more in one week here than I did in my entire Formula One career.

    Jean Alesi, Bump Day, Indy 2012

  • This is just an excellent race and to be a part of the history, I'm really grateful for that.

    Roger Yasukawa, Indy 2007

  • We are trying to fix them but when you start behind the eight ball like last year you are playing catch-up and you will continue to play catch-up until we get rid of these stupid kits!

    Michael Andretti on aerokits, Autosport.com, 15th April 2016

  • Racing IndyCars at Richmond is like flying fighter jets in a gymnasium.

    Eddie Cheever Jr.

  • That's a cool shot of the glowing brake disc!

    Colton Herta watching a replay of his pass on Rossi, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 3rd October 2020

  • He's grounded.

    Bryan Herta to Marco Andretti on Colton Herta knocking Marco out of P1 in final practice, Long Beach, April 14th 2019

  • You don't gotta win by five seconds - you just gotta win.

    Tony Kanaan, Motegi 2007

  • There's fathers out there. There's husbands. There's brothers, sisters. It's something that absolutely we think about. We hope for the best with it.

    Ryan Hunter-Reay on the dangers of racing an IndyCar, Pocono, August 23rd 2015

  • Every podium tastes like glory and every victory more so.

    Alex Palou on the calibre of competition in IndyCar, September 5th 2023, via Marca.com

  • It was talent and skill, that's how I did it. A masterful display of driving ability!

    James Hinchcliffe on getting through the gap that took him from 17th to 6th at Mid Ohio, August 2014

  • It's just great, pure racing.

    Sebastien Bourdais on IndyCar, June 2015

  • Do you think I give a flying f*** what Buddy Rice thinks?

    Dan Wheldon

  • Sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug. And sometimes you have an air gun failure.

    Simon Pagenaud on equipment issues, St Petersburg, March 11th 2018

  • It looks so easy when you watch it on TV, but it's not.

    Franck Perera on racing ovals, Homestead 2008

  • I was just hanging back there waiting for someone to make a mistake and it turned out to be me!

    Colton Herta on the final restart, Road America, June 12th 2022

  • What makes IndyCar racing so good is there's not much you can do on your car to differentiate it from the others. It's only dampers, third springs. There's the aero with the aero kits – and hopefully those are going away.

    Bobby Rahal on the benefits of a spec series, Racer.com, May 18th 2016

  • It's a living, breathing, organism.

    Eddie Cheever on Indianapolis Motor Speedway

  • Milka, if you're gonna go that slow you gotta drive your mirrors, hon'!

    Ryan Hunter-Reay to Milka Duno after Watkins Glen qualifying, July 2010

  • It's amazing how different an Indycar is from anything else on a racetrack.

    Alexander Rossi, Autosport.com, April 26th 2017

Results

Results for Bommarito Automotive Group 500

PosPlayerTeamPoints
1Jim FergusonTeam Kanaan154
2Tom SpanglerReynard Honda Firestone153
3Jim StringfellowRace Riot152
4Lethal Leigh Feel the Power#12151
5Iowa Indy FanIowa Indy Fan149
6Joseph GallagherTeam Helio147
7June's BoyfriendGezzers143
 Mike GBoilerbird Racing143
 Jonathan CloseLemming51 Enterprises143
 FitsTeam Mystery Machine143
11SlimSlim Pickins141
12Camknasty69These Cars Could Be Lauda140
 Kurt St. AngeloThe Yellow Shirts140
14Dale GleitzMallard135
15ZenMasterCART Forever134
 Rob FoxxFoxx Indy Racing Enterprises 🔥134
17John BlaskoSpeed Master II133
 Jay BreslawskiMonarch LT Racing133
19Mike CockrallTeam Canada131
 F-TypeTeam F-Type131
21kerry breslinnz racers (who said kiwis can't fly)128
 C. Block, III backup car1981 Pepsi Challenger 🏎️128
 Andy MillerSquadra Speedgeek128
 William Wilson🏁G2 RACING CAR NO#306🏁128
25Scott BartonIndy500Fan126
 Sixty YearsNovi Sounds126
27Alan LosureRebel Racing125
28Andrewagn727123
 L.A. Hewitt-RubleClutchXCoast123
30craig StringfellowSquaredCircleracing122
 Tom EarleIndyHP122
32liz walshScottie's girl #9121
33Adam EvartsEvarts Motorsports120
34JohnRacer X118
35Andrew ShieldsShields419116
 J.GriffithTeam13116
37Nathan LosureWho Dat Racing115
38Ron DrewniakBlack Flag114
39Melissa BarramedaBignumber4113
40Life Long FanA C Racing111
 Brian WallaceBWALL2700111
 OpenWheelNutJohnny Lightning Racing111
 Maryln E.MizzIndy111
 RaceArachnid Racing111
45MommaHFast Times109
46Andrew YUTeamPENSKErules107
 Ryan Ellegood RAE Tennessee Racing107
48Larry KellerMo Money Mo Problems106
49Gary Evansnrracing104
 Gordon Martinez'Qvistcapade Racing104
51Ben SmithFacta Nonverba Racing103
52Cousin GrahamRuttman Racers102
53Cruncher Block, III Accept no imitationsIn memory of 3 time Milwaukee Mile winner Mike Mosley101
 Steve MenteGoggles_Paisano101
 Alayna BlaskoPit Layn101
56John BernbrockLittle Al Fan99
 dacBoiler Up99
58JoNew3Gen3 Solution98
 Rod StrayerHoosier Racing Team98
60TrixieDennit Racing94
 MichaelRick Mears Head94
62Mike WilliamsFoytfanforever92
 Sheila BlaskoPeppy Pistons92
 Andrew WoodFast Woody92
 Greg from NJGrizzlor92
66Od1nVikiings91
67Jordan Rinaldi WilmanJordan Rinaldi Wilman89
68LeesadeeYou Got Smoked88
 Samantha UtleyRacing Cyclone88
70BritishDudeBritish Racing77
71Judy Laubysome beach72
72Jim BlaskoLightning Blackie60
 Andy BernbrockLords of Dongtown60