Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced that the 2016 Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis will be contested May 14, and lead into the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.
Will Power of Team Penske won the race May 9 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course from the pole position.
Special ticket pricing is available through June 8 for reserved seats (save $10) and general admission ($25). Visit ims.com/tickets, call 800-822-4639 or visit the ticket office at the corner of Georgetown Road and 16th Street in Indianapolis.
Dixon and Wilson charm 3,000 school children
Three-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon of Target Chip Ganassi Racing and Justin Wilson of Andretti Autosport met an enthusiastic and appreciative crowd of 3,000 elementary school students May 19 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Dixon, the Indy 500 pole sitter, and Wilson were special guests for the speedway’s Speeding To Read championship assembly. They served as trophy presenters, conducted a Q&A session, participated in some light-hearted “Minute To Win It”-themed games with the students and snapped a few selfies during a celebration of the top readers in the school year-long program.
They also made a grand entrance (right).
“What just occurred was pretty awesome,” Dixon said. “My ears are still ringing and it’s obviously a very important part with the whole initiative of reading. Just to see the expressions and the excitement of the kids is cool. I haven’t seen that in quite a while.”
In the four years of existence of Texas Motor Speedway’s Speeding To Read, students that participated in the educational program have combined to read more than 1.9 million books.
“Seeing all those kids today and seeing how many books they’ve each read and read combined as a group is very inspiring,” Wilson said. “Also seeing their passion was great. Definitely brightened up my day and put a smile on my face just watching them and seeing their reactions. It was very cool.”
The Verizon IndyCar Series will compete at Texas Motor Speedway on June 6 in the Firestone 600.
Special delivery at the Speedway for Freedom 100
Marine Staff Sgt. Liam Dwyer will give the command to "start your Mazda engines" for the Freedom 100 Presented by Allied Building Products on the fourth anniversary of his "Alive Day."
During his second tour of combat duty, he was gravely injured after stepping on an IED on May 22, 2011, in Afghanistan. Despite losing his left leg above the knee, he is now a Mazda-backed race driver and race winner in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge series.