5 Mears won his first Indy 500 in his first full-time IndyCar season Roger Penske offered Rick Mears a part-time ride for the 1978 season, including a chance to race in the Indianapolis 500.

For Rick Mears, racing was not about experiencing ... driving whenever Andretti was off racing Formula One events. Mears made his first Indy 500 appearance that year and finished 23rd to share ...

Bobby Unser won the pole with a qualifying speed of 200.546 miles per hour in a Norton Spirit Special with a Penske/Cosworth ...

After the National Anthem was sung by the Purdue Band and “Back Home Again in Indiana” was performed by Richard Smith a ...

Should Kyle Larson be forced to leave IMS on Indy 500 race day in order to make the Coca-Cola 600, here's what Tony Kanaan ...